Archive 2009

Two leading composers took centre stage in 2009. Edgar Varèse’s oeuvre was performed in full at the Gashouder with visuals from American installation artist Gary Hill. The seventieth birthday of Louis Andriessen, the Netherlands’ greatest composer, was celebrated with two concerts.

And there was a living legend of dance as well: Mikhail Baryshnikov performed a duet with Ana Laguna, while the Dutch National Ballet celebrated 100 years of Les Ballet Russes. Besides all the big names, there was also a performance that ventured off the beaten track, literally: Brett Bailey’s Orfeus had audiences take a bus with blacked-out windows to a secret location for a performance about the African underworld.

Edgard Varèse

In this year, a complete performance of Edgard Varèse's entire oeuvre took place at the Gashouder.

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Multidisciplinary

Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir

Christoph Schlingensief

Welcome!

Welcome to the Holland Festival archive! The history of our festival dates back to 1947. Through the programs of each festival edition we aim to tell this history here. Currently our archive has been digitised from 1990 onwards, more history is to follow soon. Sadly some information is only available in Dutch but we aim to be as bilingual as possible. For additions or tips send an email to [email protected].