Upcoming pre – premiere of the new opera Chimera @ FERUS Festival at National Sawdust in New York The FERUS festival is an annual showcase of untamed voices. Presenting the latest in cutting–edge new music with an emphasis on performances that push the envelope, the festival invites artists to perform their newest work in music, […]

Belgian National Orchestra and BOZAR: MAURICE RAVEL L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES Libretto: Colette Crescendo Magazine: ‘The show is made with simplicity and intelligence. The staging takes full advantage of the hall Henry Le Boeuf is provoking, on several occasions, astonishes the public.’ Photos: (c) Veerle Vercauteren for Belgian National Orchestra Otto Tausk: direction Jorinde Keesmaat: […]

Premiere 9 november @ November Music “We still play a role to feel truly feminine, the role that fits modern society’s image of women” Fantastic Women is a music theatre installation in sound and image. Ten international female composers were asked to write a song about being a woman in times like these and what […]

PRESS Opera wire: ‘It was an incredible mix of movement and singing that shocked the audience and gave depth to Dusapin’s composition, while uncovering the core intimacy of Stein’s relationship to her lover.’ ‘To be sung in the top 5 operas to see in North America!’ Center for Contemporary Opera presents: To Be Sung “She […]

‘Dada in de kelder: What the Waf, mooiste concert van het Grachtenfestival, wekte Nelly van Doesburg tot leven.’ Joyce Roodnat –  NRC What the Waf is een ode aan kunstbeweging De Stijl en de dadaïstische soirees van begin vorige eeuw. Muzikaal aanknopingspunt voor What the Waf is pianiste Nelly van Doesburg, vrouw van Theo van […]

Anais Nin & Odysseus’ Women – an opera installation Cast: Augusta  Caso – Anais Nin Katharine Dain Lisa Willems Bauwien van der Meer Petra Ehrisman Musicians: Nieuw Amsterdams Peil Heleen Hulst & Gerard Bouwhuis – artistic leaders Louis Andriessen – composer Jorinde Keesmaat – concept & stage director Ascon de Nijs – set & costume design Koen Bollen […]

An overview of seven years of the concertserie Tracks for the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Musicians: Rembrandt Frerichs Remy van Kesteren Nieuw Amsterdam Klarinet Kwartet Hauska Alma Kwartet Ragazze Kwartet Matthew Barely Izhar Elias Stage director: Jorinde Keesmaat Light: Desiree van Gelderen Video: Jurjen Alkema Producer: Concertgebouw Amsterdam  

Official announcement  After studying in London and the Netherlands, she feels just as much at ease in the New York art scene, where her spectacular music theatre scores highly. Even more remarkable is her ability to connect the work of established composers such as Louis Andriessen with the makers and audiences of her own generation. […]