Winternachten The Hague 2004

Winternachten 2004

Thu 15 January - Sun 18 January 2004

Future and ideals was the theme of the ninth edition of Winternachten, from 15 to 18 January 2004 in Theater aan het Spui and Filmhuis The Hague. Authors from all continents will gave their view on the future, through 'Delphic sayings', fairy tales and visionary poems. What happened to ideals and ideologies? Is there still something to dream about? It is up to the authors.

On this page you can find the descriptions of the programmes in this edition of Winternachten, together with photographs, and sound recordings of the literary discussions and readings.

Retrospect

Thursday 15 January 2004

20:15 - 22:05

Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

Winternachten - Preview

Before Winternachten starts with its major programme, the journalist and literary critic Michaël Zeeman gives his view on the theme of this year's festival: future and ideals. After this, writer …

Friday 16 January 2004

10:30 - 16:15

Theater aan het Spui & Filmhuis Den Haag

Claiming artistic freedom

What is the future of the freedom of the artist? In co-operation with the Hivos Culture Fund, Winternachten organizes a day programme with presentations, workshops and to close the programme a …

20:15 - 01:30

Theater aan het Spui & Filmhuis Den Haag

Winternacht 1

Antjie Krog, major poet and journalist from South-Africa, opens the festival with her 'Delphisch saying' on the future of the African continent. After this, a full and varied programme starts with …

Saturday 17 January 2004

12:30 - 14:40

Theater aan het Spui - kleine zaal

Poems analysed and put to music

Everything you always wanted to know, but never dared to ask. Writers Adriaan van Dis and Gerrit Komrij give a lesson in poetry. For and with the audience, they each analyse one poem from world …

15:30 - 17:30

Theater aan het Spui - kleine zaal

The kingdom a realm of dreams?

Seldom was the relationship between The Netherlands and the Antilles so turbulent as now. Just in the year the Dutch Kingdom Charter celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. In this charter, the …

20:15 - 01:30

Theater aan het Spui & Filmhuis Den Haag

Winternacht 2

Writers, performers, music and film on five different stages in one theatre. In the literary programme authors present their 'Delphisch sayings', concerning the future of their continents: Tom …

Sunday 18 January 2004

14:00 - 16:30

Theater aan het Spui - grote zaal

The future is not a fairy-tale

Once apon a time there was a girl, that climbed to the top of a tower of books, high above the clouds. What is the view like up there? Is she safe? What will become of her? Authors Manon Uphoff and …