Experience the dance performance by Alida Dors, witness a performance by iconic violist Nobuko Imai, visit the sustainability festival Believe in Green Living, listen to the performance of gospel choir Reflection with Shirma Rouse or come and laugh with Kasper van der Laan. There is plenty to do again in Groningen and Drenthe.
Kasper van der Laan with Hot
Kasper van der Laan has a new show. The show Hot is described by the comedian himself as absurd, unpredictable, disarming, hilarious and yet also a bit sexy. His special sense of humor and elusive hazy personality also come into play Hot to their right.
With his original ideas and his logic to get a grip on the everyday, he takes the viewer into his world of experience. Van der Laan keeps storming and never leaves, at least that is his plan. In 2018 he won the Leids Cabaret Festival, was voted comedy talent of 2019 by De Volkskrant and received the Neerlands Hoop for his debut 1 kilo . He is also a member of Comedytrain.
Hoogeveen – De Tamboer, Thursday 8.15 pm, 21.50 euros
Ode to the viola with Nobuko Imai | Advertisement
The Japanese world star Nobuko Imai, the icon of the viola, opens the new year in the concert series Rolder Concerts. On January 28, she will take the stage together with the promising Dutch violist Takehiro Konoe. They are accompanied by pianist Nikola Meeuwsen, winner of the Grachtenfestival Prijs 2022. The concert promises to be the highlight of the season. Imai, still traveling worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher, recently celebrated her eightieth birthday in the Concertgebouw.
The program includes Brahms’ viola sonata, Takemitsu’s A Bird Came Down the Walk (dedicated to Imai), Bartok’s duos and Moszkowski’s suite for 2 violas and piano. An ode to the viola with top musicians.
Rolde – Jacobuskerk, Sun 3 p.m., 20 euros
Listening to inner voice
Do you dare to listen to yourself? To the inner voices that tell you to flee from what you do not want to deal with, or that call you back to what is really important? In Closed Eyes Alida Dors invites the viewer to disconnect from all daily stimuli. Open your eyes and dare to dream. A young man descends to the place where the call is audible to him: in the depths of the Surinamese Brokopondo reservoir, where his ancestors lived. With the help of poetic dance, film images, stirring live music and spoken word by Dors, the audience is taken to a magical parallel universe by seven dancers and three musicians. Closed Eyes is an invitation to be guided by your dreams, in a world between past, present and future. For inspiration, Dors went to Suriname with a crew.
They filmed above Ganzee, the village of her ancestors, which disappeared under the water of the reservoir. ‘My ancestors dreamed for their grandchildren. I wanted to go back to the place where they dreamed those dreams. Where they lived.’ Dors is a theater maker, choreographer and artistic director of Theater Rotterdam. She creates interdisciplinary dance chronicles with influences from hip hop and modern dance, such as Primisi , RIOT and Or Die Trying already shown before. Last season she choreographed the performance The Story of Travis .
Groningen – SPOT/Stadsschouwburg, Thu 8:15 p.m., 22.50 euros
Gospel choir Reflection with Shirma Rouse | Advertisement
Gospel choir Reflection can be admired on Saturday in Theater DNK in Assen. For The Joy of Gospel the choir collaborates with Shirma Rouse. This top singer is known for her participation in various singing programs, performs on concert tours and has released several music albums.
Reflection is a gospel choir from Assen with forty members and was founded in 1990. The choir sings every week under the enthusiastic leadership of Carola Tavenier. She supports the choir members in learning singing techniques and mastering a varied repertoire with different styles and pieces of music. So they are ready to have a party in the theater. See gospelkoorreflectionassen.nl For more information.
Assen – Theater DNK, Sat 8 p.m., 20 euros
Sustainability Festival Believe in green living | Advertisement
Solidarity Groningen and Drenthe will hold the Sustainability Festival Believe in green living on Saturday. In collaboration with local churches and philosophical organizations and students from Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the event aims to create awareness, inspiration, education, action and cooperation in the field of sustainability. There are information tables, posters, lectures, workshops, sales stalls, exchange tables and children’s activities.
There is a wide range of options to get energy-saving tips and make responsible purchases, such as books, vintage clothing and fair trade. Get to know green neighborhood projects, energy cooperatives, neighborhood taxi projects and local neighborhood initiatives.
Assen – NGK Het Lichtpunt, Sat 10am-3pm