Zomers Carillon

Different artists

In the second edition of Zomers Carillon, carillonneur Frank Steijns will be delighting visitors to the city centre of Heerlen from the tower of the St. Pancratius church. The programme features talented young artists, pop, jazz, and classical music as well as opera/operetta, tango, and traditional music. The public will be able to enjoy the…

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Stichting de Vrolijkheid in Heerlen

Three photo exhibitions by Stichting De Vrolijkheid   De Vrolijkheid is a colourful network of professional artists, musicians, dancers, and theatre makers that organizes creative activities in asylum seekers’ centres throughout the country. At the centre in Heerlen, they organize weekly workshops and projects with children, young people, and parents – some of which can be…

'PLEIN

'PAND / Max Dekker / Johnny Welcome

An experimental project that investigates forms of disruption in the public space. With PLEIN, PAND investigates the way in which the artists’ working methods can influence the public space. To do this, PAND will temporarily place two objects created by young makers – Max Dekker and Johnny Welcome – in the centre of Heerlen. Speels…

FOUR FEET NINE presenteert Dirtbag Jules en LoMalo

FOUR FEET NINE / Dirtbag Jules / LoMalo

FOUR FEET NINE introduces new music and artists to a broad audience. The music platform produces performances – which are preferably organized in unique locations – of new and established musicians and presents their music live and online. During the Cultura Nova festival, FOUR FEET NINE will be descending on Heerlen’s town hall and the…

In Search of Sharawadgi

Piet Oudolf en LOLA Landscape Architects

The exhibition In Search of Sharawadgi showcases the ideas and dreams of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects. Piet and LOLA are the Netherlands’ best-known and most progressive garden designers.  The exhibition takes you on a journey and presents the transformation of public gardens and landscapes around the world – from the High Line in…

De woonkamers van Heerlerheide

Bram Tackenberg

In the autumn, Heerlen photographer Bram Tackenberg will be exploring Heerlerheide. There, in cooperation with Weller Wonen and the Cultura Nova festival, he will work on a Living Room Portrait project with local residents. With his camera, he will capture an inclusive cross-section of households in the neighbourhood. The portrait style will create a proud…

Moederdier

Aad de Haas en Trees Ruijs

During the Cultura Nova festival, SCHUNCK will be host to the Moederdier exhibition. This exhibition focuses on the female form in art, as seen from the perspective of two visual artists, Aad de Haas and Trees Ruijs.  Moederdier is the title of a series of monotypes by Ruijs from the 1980s which focus on female physicality.…

Night Shift

Collectief RaTSMoDee  

During the Cultura Nova festival, 14 empty shop premises in the centre of Heerlen will provide the backdrop for Night Shift – a project featuring 14 presentations at the intersection of theatre and visual arts by artist collective RaTSMoDee. The Night Shift project follows the rhythm of day and night, creating different perspectives on the…

Bonnefanten Pop-up Museum

Kahlil Joseph / BLKNWS

For the first time ever, the Bonnefanten will be organizing a pop-up museum at Cultura Nova. Kahlil Joseph’s impressive video installation BLKNWS will be on display in a special exhibition pavilion. BLKNWS (black news) consists of two flat screens placed side by side, mounted on a background in the form of a photo wallpaper. The…

BALSAM

Laika & Zefiro Torna (BE)

Musical theatre for all the senses. BALSAM is both a musical and a sensory performance. An alchemistic concert in which music merges with surprising aromas, tastes, and sensations. This ode to life and life’s many mysteries received ★★★★★ from Concertnieuws.be. This concert is also corona-proof. The intoxicating music takes you on a journey through traditional…

Solus Amor

Recirquel Cirque Danse - Bence Vági

Recirquel, Hungary’s foremost contemporary circus company, will be presenting the Dutch premiere of Solus Amor at Cultura Nova. A poetic performance at the intersection of classical and modern dance and acrobatics, which mostly takes place high above the stage. Solus Amor is a new extraordinary aerial production in Recirquel’s cirque danse series, of which My…

DANDANA (NL/SEN/GAM)

Soul, African, psych, and electronic music  DANDANA is a collective of musicians from the Netherlands, Senegal, and Gambia. Inspired by West African psych pioneers such as Guelewar and Touré Kunda, as well as synth-driven bands such as Air and Tame Impala, DANDANA takes you on a journey through a new universe in a mix of…

Houten spellen en workshop toverstaf maken (7+)

Festijeux (FR)

Wooden games and a special workshop. Festijeux is returning to Cultura Nova. This French company has a passion for wooden games – puzzles and physical games, games that require intense concentration, and games where strategy and skill come in handy. Make your own magic wand For this special edition of Cultura Nova, Festijeux will also…

KL’AA, YOUR SONG (0-5 years)

Inspira Teatre (ES)

A visual and musical experience for the little ones. Slowly I leave the nest. Where am I? Who am I? With every sound and every step, I grow. Filled with curiosity, I move further and further away from home to discover new places and experience exciting adventures. I follow my own song. KL’AA is a…

Let me embrace you

Rianne Wilbers / Intro In Situ

Rianne Wilbers enjoys taking on challenges and connecting with people. Since we were unable to hold our loved ones and friends in our arms due to the coronavirus, Rianne will be giving individual visitors a musical embrace with her solo programme. Let me embrace you is an intimate one-on-one concert, in which improvisations and new…

Electric Grand

Antoon Versteegde & Bart van Dongen

Experience enchanting sounds any way you like – stand, sit, or even lie down. Antoon Versteegde and Bart van Dongen are two experienced artists, skilled in the development of on-site projects. Their spatial installation Electric Grand Pyramid is a gigantic acoustic piano and you – the audience – stand right in the middle of it.…

Sef

Sef (Yousef Gnaoui) started his musical career with Flinke Namen and went on to become a successful solo artist. He had hits with De Leven and Toch Houdt Ze Van Mij, among others, and was nominated for an Edison and a 3FM Award. Besides being a musician, Sef is also an art director and director.…

HUSH (from the age of 6)

Zonzo Compagnie (BE)

HUSH opens the doors to the imagination. We dive into the world of Henry Purcell through a miniature version of an old theatre. While Henry – a sylph, or ‘air spirit’ – observes the spectacle, a singer opens the doors to the imagination. She takes you on a journey through dream sequences or ‘masques’ that…

Sophie Straat (NL)

Dutch folk singer Sophie Straat (real name Sophie Schwartz) grew up in the late 1990s in the former, now gentrified, working-class neighbourhood of De Pijp. These days she writes about the effects of gentrification in Amsterdam, in collaboration with her partner Wieger Hoogendorp. Through her songs, you get a glimpse into the lives of the…

Stiltestorm-baan (7-10 years)

Hoge Fronten - Lieke Benders

Dear parents, Stiltestormbaan is a ‘kids only’ performance. Parents/carers are invited to wait outside. A cross-over between science and theatre about observing your surroundings differently by listening to them more closely. People often tell you that you have to be quiet. But in those moments, you really don’t want to be quiet at all. But…

Ambient festival IN A ROOM (16+)

(h)ear / Intro in Situ

Ambient festival IN A ROOM presents Dirk Serries (BE), Distant Fires Burning (BE), Anne Wellmer (DE), and Red Magnet (NL). All four musicians have their roots in ambient, drone, and experimental music.   The name IN A ROOM is taken from the title of the seminal work ‘I am sitting in a room’ by composer,…

BRUUT! & Anton Goudsmit

BRUUT! – the four-time Edison nominee and, according to Esquire magazine, the best-dressed band in the Netherlands – plays all over the world. Guitar virtuoso Anton Goudsmit has performed with Benjamin Herman and Eric Vloeimans. He was awarded the Boy Edgar Prize, was a member of the New Cool Collective, has performed shows with Jett Rebel,…

Bells and Spells

Victoria Thierrée Chaplin / Aurélia Thierrée Chaplin

“Pinch yourself: Aurélia Thierrée perfects the art of the steal on stage.” – The Guardian In Bells and Spells Aurélia Thierrée Chaplin plays an incurable kleptomaniac who is at the mercy of the objects that she ‘borrows’. Enchanted music boxes and strange mechanisms and encounters take her on an unpredictable journey. Walls, tables, and chairs…

Om de hoek woont een struik

Hendrik Kegels en Sonja van Ojen

A miniature city comes to life. The day is dawning… Om de hoek woont een struik is a performance for all ages. Theatre makers Sonja van Ojen and Hendrik Kegels bring a miniature city to life with a self-made scale model. The day dawns, a dustbin blows over, a plastic bag gets tangled in the…

MAURINO

Have you ever seen a mosh pit at a Latin concert? When Maurino Alarcón takes to the stage, anything is possible! The Chilean Amsterdammer plays with the energy of his audience like no other. And no concert is complete without a stagedive. And his Spanish lyrics, critical of society, are always spot on.  Maurino Alarcón…

All Genius All Idiot (12+)

Svalbard Company (SWE)

An unpolished circus performance by four gritty young men about what makes something genius or idiotic. It turns out, there’s a very thin line between the two… All Genius All Idiot is an exhilarating, eccentric performance about the absurdity of life, about identity and human behaviour, geniuses, and idiots. Driven by an irresistible soundtrack, four…

Flying Horseman (BE)

★★★★ “Flying Horseman still refuses to be tamed.” – FOCUS KNACK    ★★★★ “’Mothership’ gets 4 stars and is album of the week.” – DE MORGEN    ★★★★ ½ “Flying Horseman rules!” – WRITTEN IN MUSIC    Flying Horseman’s music is difficult to describe, but we’ll do our best… Bursts of post-folk and dark blues…

Bye, Bye, Confetti

La Baldufa (ES)

A superb mix of traditional clown skills and modern fools’ theatre. Bye, Bye, Confetti opens with the scene of three clowns mourning the loss of their leader and role model ‘Confetti’. The great clown has left behind an uncomfortable emptiness. But, most of all, the clowns are incredibly sad. What are they supposed to do…

Valvetronic Brassband (NL)

House, Dance, Hiphop Valvetronic brass band is a new festival brass band from Amsterdam. With their love of house, dance, and hip-hop, and with no fewer than ten horns, drums, percussion and a generous dose of enthusiasm on stage, this company is a dream for every festival. The Valvetronic musicians are all young professionals from…

Patientia

Mike Kramer

In honour of the 100th birthday of visual artist Aad de Haas, SCHUNCK, and Cultura Nova are organising a live performance of Patientia at St. Cunibertus church in Wahlwiller. In an immersive experience combining composition, architecture, and a quadraphonic arrangement, sound artist Mike Kramer will move you with his spherical blend of raw and angelic…

Tussenruimte / Blank Space

Hoge Fronten i.s.m. Noa Gorissen en Rachel Zomerplaag

  Duration: +- 10 minutes per person As part of an assignment created by Hoge Fronten/Lieke Benders, students from the Departments of Visual Communication and Communication & Media Design at the Maastricht Institute of Arts (Zuyd University of Applied Sciences) set to work on the theme of ‘blank spaces’. A ‘blank space’ can be a…

Nachtlampje / Night Light (from the age of 3)

Teater Refleksion (DK) & Andy Manley (SCO)

A poetic and heart-warming story about a girl who is curious about the night. The blackbird sings and everyone prepares for the night. Mr Night starts with his usual round and soon all the children are asleep. Except for one little girl… She can’t seem to fall asleep. Curious to know who is taking care…

Tabanka (NL)

Energetic and festive funaná Tabanka presents its own contemporary interpretation of funaná; the popular dance music from Cape Verde. During Portuguese colonial rule, the music style was banned because of its supposedly inflammatory and sensual character. So it is hardly surprising that funaná became part of Cape Verdean identity after independence in 1975. It was…

as long as we are playing (from 8 years)

kabinet k (BE)

A performance like a playground, for both children and adults. As long as we are playing is all about playing. Play as an inexhaustible source of impulses. But also play in which people make rules, follow them, change them, manipulate them, and ignore them. Play as a place of enjoyment and harmony, but also of…