Every week, the Culture Club editors of NH Nieuws come up with three nightlife tips for the coming week: performances, events or other cultural events in the province that you should not miss. Work by Gigja Reynisdotter can be seen in Pop-up gallery Klein Zwitserland in Schoorl, it is Lee Field’s day in Paradiso and there is brilliant theater in De Vest in Alkmaar.
Gigja Reynisdotter is committed to nature – NH News
Nightlife tip 1: Nature art in Little Switzerland in Schoorl
Gigja Reynisdotter from Bergen does not draw on paper but on dried leaves. She draws animals but also people, especially older people. “I thought that went well together, the older faces with wrinkles on the leaves. It has to do with transience.” Gigja also makes leaves in her visual work, made of wood or steel. For example, she has made a large olive branch with people walking hand in hand. “I am concerned about climate change and I think we should tackle it together. Not against each other, but with each other, otherwise the world will end badly.” Her love for nature stems from her childhood in Iceland. But even when she goes back to Iceland now, she experiences the space and the abundance of nature that we miss a bit in the Netherlands.
The work of Gigja Reynesdotter can be seen in the pop-up gallery Little Switzerland in Schoorl. Together with Maartje Brans and Karen Winnubst, the exhibition Between Art and Nature can be seen there until 23 April.
Nightlife tip 2: Soul hero Lee Fields Amsterdam
He looks like he walked right out of the 60’s but he’s totally up to date: Lee Fields. Saturday 18 February is Lee Fields Day in Amsterdam. In the evening this living American soul legend will perform in Paradiso and in the afternoon the Dutch premiere of the documentary Faithfull man about Lee Fields will be held in the Melkweg. The film is directed by Jessamyn Ansary and Joyce Mishaan, who worked on the film for nine years, and tells the special story of American soul singer Lee Fields (1951), who released his first single in 1969 but only became successful at a later age with his music.
Lee Fields has breathed soul since his birth in 1951. As a teenager, he moved to New York in the late 1960s to pursue his career as a singer. With success, because the American artist soon grows into a phenomenon and goes on tour with Kool and the Gang, Sammy Gordon and the Hip-Huggers, OV Wright, Darrell Banks and Little Royal, among others. Today he is at the forefront of the soul revival, his music being chopped up and sampled by hip-hop artists like J. Cole and Travis Scott.
The documentary Faithfull man in the galaxy starts at 4:00 PM. The concert of Lee Fields in Paradiso starts at 8:30 pm.
Lee Fields has breathed soul since his birth in 1951. As a teenager, he moved to New York in the late 1960s to pursue his career as a singer. With success, because the American artist soon grows into a phenomenon and goes on tour with Kool and the Gang, Sammy Gordon and the Hip-Huggers, OV Wright, Darrell Banks and Little Royal, among others. Today he is at the forefront of the soul revival, his music being chopped up and sampled by hip-hop artists like J. Cole and Travis Scott.
The documentary Faithfull man in the galaxy starts at 4:00 PM. The concert of Lee Fields in Paradiso starts at 8:30 pm.
Nightlife tip 3: Brilliant theater in the Vest in Alkmaar
Theater de Vest in Alkmaar has been given over to the National Theater this entire weekend with the internationally acclaimed performance Every Brilliant Thing. Actors Tamar van den Dop and Bram Suijker play the Dutch version. ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ is an evening that you experience together, in a setting that feels like a cozy living room and where participation is not a must, but an option.
What is it about? A seven-year-old begins to write a list of all the things that make life worth living. As the child grows up, the list grows with it. Scoop ice cream. The voice of Nina Simone. The smell of old books. Dreaming that you are flying. When there are a million things on it, the list, which started as support for a depressed mother, turns out to be the lifeline for the now grown child.
“The most beautiful monologue of the year (…) a theatrical nail bomb of human resilience, love and comfort.” said the NRC.
The show Every Brilliant Thing from the National Theatre can be seen and experienced on Friday and Saturday evening and on Sunday afternoon in the Vest in Alkmaar.
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