Watch, Listen, Read: Winternachten 2004
The future is not a fairy-tale
Winternachten 2004
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 Thea Doelwijt, writer and performer Said El Haji, …
read moreAndré Klukhuhn, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Joke van Leeuwen, Manon Uphoff, Michaël Zeeman, Said el Haji, Thea Doelwijt
The kingdom a realm of dreams?
Winternachten 2004
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 relationship between Holland and its colonies was …
read moreBarche Baromeo, Carel de Haseth, Lasana M. Sekou, Maurice Adriaens, Ruben Severina, Vivien Calmez
Poems analysed and put to music
Winternachten 2004
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 literature on the theme of dreams and ideals. In the …
read moreAdriaan van Dis, Denise Jannah, Gerrit Komrij, Toef Jaeger
Winternachten - Preview
Winternachten 2004
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 Nelleke Noordervliet presents a varied programme with …
read moreAdrian Nicole LeBlanc, Antjie Krog, Chirikure Chirikure, Denise Jannah, Lasana M. Sekou, Michaël Zeeman, Nelleke Noordervliet, Putu Wijaya, Robert Menasse, Syahrial & Grup, Tessa Leuwsha, Tom Gilling, Zakes Mda
Perditionists and balloonists
Winternachten 2004
Writer Robert Menasse (Vienna) described the 19th century Austrian movement of 'perditionists'. Tonight he reads his oracle on the future of Europa. Moderated by Michaël Zeeman. English spoken.
read moreMichaël Zeeman, Robert Menasse
Van Dis in Optima Forma
Winternachten 2004
Adriaan van Dis loves languages that 'make love to one another'. He calls it Loving Language. Recently he put together a whole edition of the literary magazine Optima about this very subject. He asked amongst others Abdelkader Benali, Michiel van …
read moreAbdelkader Benali, Adriaan van Dis, Ellen Ombre, Henk van Woerden, Michiel van Kempen
Dreams and ideals from the Antilles
Winternachten 2004
What would the Antilles have looked like if the revolution of 1969 had not been surpressed? Barche Baromeo sketches that other future in his novel E Parto. Lasana Sekou from Saint Martin, in his fierce resistance poems, and Carel de Haseth from …
read moreBarche Baromeo, Carel de Haseth, Celeste Johannes, Lasana M. Sekou
Surinam, land of my dreams
Winternachten 2004
After growing up in Surinam the poets Antoine de Kom and Raj Ramdas chose a future in the Netherlands. However the Surinamese author Tessa Leuwsha - her debut novel wil appear in 2004 - grew up in the Netherlands, and chose a future in the country …
read moreAntoine de Kom, Nicole Terborg, Raj Ramdas, Tessa Leuwsha
The clones of god
Winternachten 2004
Forty years ago the famous words 'I had a dream' made a lot of impression. Nowadays, if we are to believe the advertisements, the question 'beer?' appeals more to the imagination. Who makes what is bent straight asked Ecclesiastes and we with him. …
read moreCarel Alphenaar, Gerrit Komrij, Joyce Roodnat, Khalid Boudou
Ideal State or trade partner?
Winternachten 2004
For years, the American writer, journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc observed families in the Bronx. For them it is hard to imagine a futre. Tom Gilling, from Australia, and LeBlanc will prophecy the future of their continent. Will Australia orientate …
read moreAdrian Nicole LeBlanc, Michaël Zeeman, Tom Gilling
Idealism, commitment and literature in Indonesia
Winternachten 2004
Two writers who through their work want to make a conscious contribution towards a new future for Indonesia. The young Molukkan writer Nukila Amal reads from her much praised debute novel Cala Ibi : The main character in the story enters into a …
read moreAcep Zamzam Noor, Chris Keulemans, Nukila Amal
Putu Wijaya: the oracle of Asia
Winternachten 2004
Putu Wijaya is one of the most important prose writers in Indonesia. For Winternachten this excellent performer wrote a 'Prophecy' concerning the future of Asia. He will discuss this with Chris Keulemans. After that he will read various extracts …
read moreChris Keulemans, Putu Wijaya
Indonesia: the hidden history of 1965.
Winternachten 2004
The events around the removal of Soekarno by Suharto in 1965 leave many unanswered questions. Who was behind the coup and the violent consequences? In Indonesia only now the stories are being heard of the murders and persecution of thousands of …
read moreAad van den Heuvel, Francisca Fanggidaej, Ibrahim Isa, Paul van der Gaag
Is groot kak coming?
Winternachten 2004
Is South-Africa developing in the same direction as Zimbabwe? Who will live longer: the cynic or the idealist, the traditionalist or the innovator? What is the effect of Apartheid on the private lives of people? Three South-African writers Zakes …
read moreDamon Galgut, K. Sello Duiker, Michaël Zeeman, Zakes Mda
The seers - poetic visions
Winternachten 2004
Climbers of mount Olympus, romantic idealists, Doktor Spocks and bungyjumpers to hell, write themselves a poetic road to the future. Four poets and their vision: Pieter Boskma, Ruben of Gogh, Astrid Lampe and Christine Otten were commissioned by …
read moreAstrid Lampe, Christine Otten, Joris van Casteren, Pieter Boskma, Ruben van Gogh
Opening: The Oracle of Africa
Winternachten 2004
The South-African writer and jounalist Antjie Krog opened Winternachten with the first in a series of six Delphic sayings. Afterwards she talks with the Iranian/Dutch poet and scientist Afshin Ellian on the South-African Truth- and Reconciliation …
read moreAfshin Ellian, Antjie Krog, Michaël Zeeman
For happiness and fatherland
Winternachten 2004
A surpressed people walks towards the New Land. But is new always better? When does an ideal become an obligatory ode or a failure? Should we abolish ideals and is it better to allow dreams to remain dreams? Writers Thomas Rosenboom and Frank …
read moreFrank Westerman, Michaël Zeeman, Thomas Rosenboom
VPRO - De Avonden, live radio from Winternachten
Winternachten 2004
In the second hour of the live radio broadcast of VPRO'S De Avonden, presentator Wim Brands talks with amongst others the writers Antjie Krog, Wim Westerman and Henk van Woerden. The new book by Antjie Krog, Liederen van de Blauwkraanvogel (Songs …
read moreAntjie Krog, Frank Westerman, Henk van Woerden, Wim Brands
VPRO De Avonden: The Seers - visions in poems
Winternachten 2004
Four poets translated especially for Winternachtentheir visions into poetry. These are: the young performing poet Tjitske Janse, poet and performer Ramona Maranis, Mustafa Stitou and Erik Menkveld. Presentator Wim Brands talks during the festival …
read moreErik Menkveld, Mustafa Stitou, Ramona Maramis, Tjitske Jansen, Wim Brands