Photo: Julie Lemberger, dancers l to r: Petra van Noort, Jeffrey Duval, Kevin Ho

Thursday, May 30, 2013 through June 2, 2013
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Brooklyn NY

Dancer PETRA VAN NOORT a native of The Netherlands, is performing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Tiffany Mills Dance Company.  Petra,who is living in NYC, studied at Dansacademie Brabant and Rotterdam Dance Academy.  She first came to New York with a VSB grant.   In the Netherlands she danced amongst others with Wies Merkx and Herman van  Veen. » Read more «

Promised Paradise. Courtesy: The Cinema Guild.

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Union Docs, Brooklyn, NY

Renowned Dutch filmmaker and cinematographer Leonard Retel Helmrich is the first two-time winner of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as well as the winner of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize, amongst many other awards. He will join Union Docs on Saturday to present his controversial 2006 documentary Promised Paradise, which asks the following questions: How can one believe that terrorism leads to heaven? Banned by the Indonesian government, this provocative documentary examines the psychology of extremism in a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. » Read more «

Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:00PM
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Jimmy’s Rooftop Bar, James Hotel, New York, NY

After the book launch had to be cancelled because of  Hurricane Sandy, author Alexis Wilson will finally be able to present her book to a New York audience.  The event will have appearances by Arthur Mitchell, Maurice Hines, Tamara Tunie, Michael McElroy and Byron Stripling for music, words, song. Proceeds will go Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. » Read more «

Monday May 13, 2013 till Friday May 24, 2013
Chicago IL,  Des Moines IO, Memphis TN

The Dutch Kids Drum Ensemble Drums United is back in the USA after a succesful tour last year, that started during the Distinctively Dutch Festival in Pittsburgh. This time, the ensemble under the direction of Lucas van Merwijk, is in Memphis, Chicago and Des Moines Iowa. The  Amsterdam based group brings a colorful all drum show, specifically geared towards kids. » Read more «

May 7, 2013 through May 12,2013
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY

Cedar Lake, the contemporary New York Dance company will return to the Joyce with another work by a Dutch Choreographer. This time they will present the New York Premiere of Jiří Kylián’s “Indigo Rose” and the return of company favorite “Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue,” by Crystal Pite.  » Read more «

Friday May 3, 2013 through Sunday May 12, 2013
San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco, CA

In an unique co-production the San Francisco Ballet will premiere Cinderella a piece that first had its world premiere in Amsterdam with the Dutch National Ballet. The piece, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon with the dancers of the the Dutch National Ballet, got  rave reviews, when it premiered in December. » Read more «

Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Dolby 88 Theater, New York, NY

Children of the Wind tells the story of two Dutch Caribbean brothers and their cousin who journey from humble fishing families on the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire, ( a special Province to the Netherlands)to become three of the best freestyle windsurfers in history.
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 Windsurfing World Cup on Bonaire, the film follows the boys over 15 years as they transform not only their island but the face of the sport worldwide.

Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 9:00PM
Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY 

ICP: Instant Composers Pool is touring the US, and will make a stop in Brooklyn. ICP is a mixed ensemble: part jazz band, part chamber orchestra. On stage, the space between Misha’s piano and Han’s drums is occupied by a thorny string trio: viola, cello and doublebass. Across from them is a five-piece horn section, three reeds and two brass. As in Ellington’s band, distinctive, individual players can merge beautifully on the written material. » Read more «

Wednesday April 3, 2013 at 7:30PM
Friday April 5, 2013 at 8:00PM
Carolina Performing Arts Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Wednesday April 10, 2013 JOYCE GALA
Thursday April 11, 2013 at 8:00PM
Friday April 12, 2013 at 8:00PM
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Celebrated worldwide for its sleek, flawless dancing and galvanizing theatrical flair,Nederlands Dans Theater, one of the world’s most applauded contemporary dance companies, returns to American shores for a national tour that promises to pull out all the stops. At least six U.S. premieres, including dances by Jiří Kylián, Medhi Walerski and collaborations between the company’s Artistic Director, Paul Lightfoot, and its Resident Choreographer, Sol León,are among the highlights. For audiences unable to see the 30-member company on stage, as the first contemporary dance troupe to be part of Pathé Live transmissions, Nederlands Dans Theater will be seen in close to 250 American » Read more «

Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:30 PM,
Film: Sonny Boy Cinearts: Pleasant Hill, CA

Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Film: Susskind Cinearts, Please Hill CA

Sonny Boy (March 11) While separated from her husband, Rika Koole rents a room in her house to Waldemar Nods, a black univesity student 17 years her junior.  He has left his upper middle class, educated family in Surinam for a change to study in Holland.  Their resulting interracial romance comes at a high price:  Rika loses custody f her four older children.  The could, along with their young son, must overcome the bigotry of the townspeople and the invasion of Holland during WWII.  Based on a  true story, this handsomely-crafted drama was Holland’s Best Film nominee for the Oscars.  » Read more «