There is plenty to do in the cultural field in Groningen and Drenthe in the coming days. Feel the penetrating Afrobeats of Femi Kuti, take a look at one of the many markets during Groninger Marktendagen or shiver with the Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ in Meppel. And this is not all. Read on soon!
Largest market in the north
During the Groninger Marktendagen there is something to find and experience for everyone . Whether you are a fan of vintage and handmade products or if you like antiques, books or records, you will find it all here. Stroll around the merchandise market, take a look at the flea market and walk past the many stand workers on the market.
Are you curious about what our province has to offer? On the provincial square you will find a world of regional products from the city and the surrounding area. Fish lovers can indulge themselves at the fish square with fresh fish and smokehouses. Music, a children’s program and various food trucks complete this two-day event.
Groningen – center, Sun and Mon 9am-5pm, free
Contemporary Greek Tragedy
Antigone is an exciting play about a young woman of a damned race. Her father married his own mother and had four children. After a Power struggle wants Antigone to bury her killed brother , but this is against the will of Creon, the new man on the throne. She ignores the prohibition on which Creon orders to bury her alive.
The performance exposes a world that is surprisingly similar to ours. Antigone is a contemporary musical performance. Is that possible? Yes, of course. Greek tragedies have not lost any of their eloquence. Antigone could have been written today. Horrifying and exciting for young and old.
Meppel – Schouwburg Ogterop, Wed 20.15 pm, 16.75 euros incl. drink
Godfather of Afrobeat
The music of Femi Kuti is the beating heart of modern Afrobeat. With a style consisting of a mix of traditional Nigerian drum patterns, American soul, funk and R&B Kuti follows in the footsteps of his father Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The ancient Kuti inspired people with lyrics brimming with political statements and penetrating beats. It is therefore not surprising that the artist’s son succeeds his father.
Femi Kuti’s political messages reach generations of musicians worldwide who, like him, fight for justice and freedom through music. Kuti’s band Positive Force continues to renew themselves, adding hints of punk and hip-hop to their sound while keeping its traditional roots and political message.
Groningen – SPOT/De Oosterpoort, Wed 20.30, 31.10 euros
150 years of Dohle: peddlers on their way to a new future
This year marks 150 years since itinerant peddlers Max and Maria Dohle started their department stores. Dohle had everything for sale, from cutlery to crockery and everything for the household, but many a child will also have loved the range of toys on offer.
The latest exhibition of the Regional Historical Center shows why the Dohles settled from Germany in the Groningen peat colonies. What did their future in the Veenkoloniën look like? What items did they sell? Even after 150 years, there are still two Dohle stores in the Netherlands: Marleen Dohle’s store in Musselkanaal and Miriam Dohle in Scheveningen.
Stadskanaal – Regional Historic Center, until March 3rd Tue – Fri, 3.50 euros
Loes Luca gets out of her head
In By heart looks a actress returned to her life at the end of her career. She tells about a father with a secret, a mother who wants peace and a daughter who wants to live.
The story is stored in that place in the actress’s head where lies, imagination, memory and reality negotiate with each other to make life bearable. Loes Luca plays the actress, the text is by Maria Goos.
Assen – Theater DNK, Thurs 20 hours, 24 euros
You can find more outings at dvhn.nl/uitagenda.
You can register an event via uitservice.nl.