The Pentecost weekend is just around the corner, so we have some nice tips for going out again. Theater festival de Karavaan travels through North Holland with many pieces about farmers, back to the Middle Ages at Muiderslot Castle and a summer festival in Victorie Park in Alkmaar. Just after Pentecost, the final of the Zonneprijs will take place in Paradiso, with Jan Modaal’s tearjerker punk as its major asset.
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Tip 1: Finale Zonneprijs in Paradiso Amsterdam
After eight preliminary rounds, the time has finally come on June 1. Then the grand finale of Amsterdam’s hottest new pop prize, the Zonneprijs. Eight talented bands and acts compete against each other in the final in Paradiso in the battle for the title. The preliminary rounds were held in recent months in the Zonnehuis in Tuindorp Oostzaan in Amsterdam-Noord, hence the name Zonneprijs.
In the last preliminary round, Jan Modaal in particular stood out with his tearjerkers punk. Singer Jan shone like a true pop star and sang songs about the housing shortage in Amsterdam. “You are not allowed to live in a caravan, you are not allowed to live in a shed, you are allowed to live in a house, but that is ridiculously expensive”, Jan sings with his unadulterated Amsterdam accent and then the band erupts in the punk chorus: ” Born, raised, evicted!”. The jury praised the charisma and the contact with the audience and sent Jan Modaal to the final. They are a strong contender for the title there.
The Grand Prix final with finalists Kaya, Yodel Queen, Elmer, Figi, Muylike, Dorpsstraat 3, Amor and Jan Modaal on Thursday 1 June in Paradiso in Amsterdam.
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Tip 2: Go on a farm with the Karavaan theater festival
Throughout the Pentecost weekend you can enjoy theater on location in all kinds of places in North Holland as part of De Karavaan. This year the emphasis is on the farmer and many performances are therefore also set on farmland and farms. So there is the performance Farmer I am! a unique play by a born farmer, who is both an actor and a playwright.
It’s about a farmer’s son who dares to take a few steps back and revisit the past and present of the family business. This performance is played at the Natural Genoegen farm in Driehuizen. The show Biblical farmers is a visual music theater spectacle that examines the rural culture of North Holland. The performance is played in the Ringers factory in Alkmaar.
And then there is the performance Something about farmers. It is a performance about farm life today, seen from the perspective of the youngest generation of farmers. The country is in turmoil. The farmer is fed up. Costs that are too high, prices that are too low, too little appreciation and new rules all the time. The farmer leaves the stable and field and goes to war. Further on, the ranger counts the birds, the scientist measures the weather, the politician comes up with a plan, the activist tapes himself and the customer looks at the price of the sausage. The show Something about farmers is played in the yard of farmer Baltus in Zuidschermer.
Theater festival De Karavaan at various locations in North Holland until Monday 29 May.
Below is the trailer of one version of Something about farmers from 2022 in North Brabant. Text continues below the video.
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Tip 3: Back to the Middle Ages at Muiderslot
At the Muiderslot in Muiden you will experience the Middle Ages during the Pentecost weekend. Medieval knights and damsels show how they used to live and how they kept the enemy at bay. There are also old crafts and medieval music. There is street theater and there are various artisans.
All craftsmen have their own specialty. A selection of the crafts: weaving, writing, processing leather, making or embroidering chainmail and armour. There are also knight demonstrations, bow and arrow demonstrations and what is a medieval castle party without music by a troubadour. This event is especially fun for big and small children.
The Castle Festival on May 28 and 29 at the Muiderslot in Muiden. Text continues below the video.
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Tip 4: Yes in My Backyard festival in Alkmaar
During the long Pentecost weekend, you can enjoy a lot of fun at the summer festival Yes In My BackYard in the Victorie Park in Alkmaar. On a beautiful festival site in the backyard of the center of Alkmaar you can enjoy tent theater, specialty beers, karaoke and sing-a-longs and you can lie down in life-size fries trays. In addition, there are small performances by great artists such as Toverberg, Sterre Weldring, Lucky Fonz III, Kiki Schippers and Pitou.
Yes in My Backyard in Victory Park in Alkmaar until 29 May.
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