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Guus Voermans and his grown-up toys page 8 Truck meets bike page 4 / Organised bike thieves tell all page 4 Death of a tall biker page 5 FASHION: Labbing up the street p. 11 / FILM: The Host with the most from South Korea p. 21
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ATTACHMENTS In this issue and... Bicycles may be taken for granted these days, but as ‘iron horses that need no feeding’, they are still majestic beasts which transformed life as much as cars and flight. The fiets democratised movement by being functionally and financially accessible. And, thanks to their mechanical nudity—what Saul Steinberg called an ‘X-ray of itself’— bikes are easy to maintain, too. Amsterdam’s 540,000 bikes would fill Vondelpark twice over. And 150,000 are stolen annually. (Professional thieves steal 40%, junkies 30%, ‘occasion stealers’—broke students—account for the rest.) Yes, this is a very dishonest town. We knew this, so didn’t need last week’s study which proved Amsterdammers are the third most dishonest people in the world—only Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur rate worse—by the number of returned mobile phones planted in cities worldwide. Only 14 out of 30 were returned. In Ljubljana, 29 were handed in. So do something: get on your bike and ride to Honestyville.
On the cover TRIP THE BIKE LIGHT FANTASTIC Illustration by Elza Jo www.elzajo.com
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cars. This way there’ll be fewer risks. Then, of course, we would like to see better and safer cycle lanes. Another option is the possibility for cyclists to wait before lorries at traffic lights. Also the traffic lights themselves could be adjusted, so that cyclist’s lights will turn green first and then the ones for cars.’ On the subject of the blind spot mirrors, she says: ‘They are of course very welcome, but a driver still has to look at them and use them. We appreciate that traffic is hectic, also for lorry drivers, but perhaps they should take a little bit more time to check whether it’s safe to turn right.’
Light at the end of the blind spot mirror? By Willem de Blaauw By the end of 2008, Amsterdam’s council will have placed a hundred so called ‘blind spot mirrors’ on dangerous roads in the city, to avoid accidents between cyclists and cars and lorries. But will this really help? The latest mirror was recently installed on the corner of Overtoom and 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat. Good news, but too late for the two cyclists who were hit there by a truck and a car respectively in June. One cyclist died and the other was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. These unfortunate accidents have refuelled the discussion about safety for cyclists in Amsterdam. Tjeerd Herrema, the city’s alderman for traffic, says: ‘There are still too many accidents because cyclists ride in the blind spots of lorries. These mirrors will help to make these dangerous spots more visible. Any measures to prevent traffic accidents are welcome. This type of mirror is one way to increase traffic safety in Amsterdam.’ Esther Vorenkamp, spokeswoman for Transport Logistiek Nederland (TLN), the lorry drivers’ employers’ organisation: ‘This spring, the outcome of a survey revealed that there’s no increase of accidents with lorries on motorways. In fact, the last five years saw a decrease in serious road accidents with lorries. Of course, there’s always room for improvement, especially since accidents with lorries are bound to be serious. Since 2003, all lorries must have
At least, the cat has nine lives.
a blind spot mirror. Our industry has invested millions in things like even more modern mirrors and video systems. Safety is important for all road users. Without wanting to blame the cyclist and moped riders, it is important that all road users stick to the rules, so cyclists shouldn’t jump a red light or cycle over tram tracks. Wearing iPods surely doesn’t help either.’ Arien de Jong, spokeswoman for the Fietsersbond, doesn’t agree with this. ‘True, cyclists in Amsterdam aren’t always sticking to the rules. Having said that, the accidents where cyclists got hit by a lorry were caused because the cyclist did wait for the traffic lights to change. If they had jumped the lights, before the lorry could’ve turned right, these accidents might not have happened. I really want to emphasise this, because cyclists often get blamed for reckless behaviour and in these cases they just stuck to the rules.’ Vorenkamp also suggests that perhaps lorries should have right of way when they want to turn right. Again, De Jong doesn’t agree: ‘That’s the world upside down, because traffic that goes straight ahead has right of way. It’s the same for standing behind a lorry at a traffic light: it’s safe but it’s not how it’s supposed to be.’ In order to increase safety, TNL does carry out a number of projects. ‘We invest in our vehicles to make them safer, and together with the government, we have safety campaigns,’ adds Vorenkamp. ‘We also have an educational programme for kids in secondary schools, teaching them to cycle safely. They can also sit behind the wheel of a lorry, to find out exactly what a driver sees and doesn’t see.’ De Jong feels strongly that there should be fewer lorries in the city. ‘We are in favour of using vracht taxis, which are much smaller, or to have lorries park on the fringe of the city and then get the goods delivered by smaller
Trust in God but lock up your bike— to a rack. By Heini Suokari Somewhere in the Westpoort, a lot full of bicycles are waiting for their owners to come and pick them up. Amsterdamse Fiets Afhandel Centrale (AFAC), stores an average of 11,000 bicycles which have been removed from all over the city, mainly for improper parking. In a sea of black omafietsen, only a few neoncoloured masterpieces and flower baskets stand out. Despite the common misconception, AFAC is not an organised bicycle thief, but simply the centre that handles and stores bicycles. Different agencies, city districts and the Amsterdam-Amstelland police are responsible for the actual removal of bikes. It is they who decide
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what to remove, then cut the locks and load up the vans. Regulations and strictness vary between the different districts. Most bicycles at AFAC come from Centraal Station and the station at WTC, and have been removed because they were parked hazardously. Wrecked bikes— when the reparation costs exceed the current value—are taken away everywhere with no mercy. AFAC project coordinator Yvonne Kaaij explains that AFAC is part of a larger plan to fight bicycle theft, and the common goal is to get as many stolen bikes as possible off the streets and back to their owners. Bicycles that come to AFAC are registered, sorted by date and location of removal, and stored for three months. They are also checked for possible police reports. Stolen bicycles are returned to their owners for free. The bicycles that have been abandoned by their owners and are irreparable are destroyed. The ones in better condition that never find their owners through AFAC are sold on to different work projects in Amsterdam, one example being courses to teach bicycle repair. Some go to developing countries like Afghanistan or Ghana to be fixed, then sold or given to the local population. AFAC also holds auctions to certified bicycle shops that resell the bikes. Often, a bike’s owner doesn’t come looking for their bicycle—but someone else does. Attempts to use the AFAC as a handy place to go bicycle-shopping usually end after some simple precautionary measures. Proof, such as a key that fits in the lock or information about where and when the bike was lost ensure that someone is genuinely claiming a bike that belongs to them. In the spring, AFAC ran a twomonth-long campaign on AT5. ‘The idea was to mimic one of those animal shelter commercials, where abandoned animals are looking for owners,’ Kaaij explains. ‘Our bikes are abandoned and looking for an owner. They are orphans!’ she laughs. Videos of the parentless bicycles can still be found on YouTube. Kaaij has some tips on how to avoid a trip to AFAC. To prevent your bike from being abducted, always lock it to a rack. To be safe from thieves is difficult, but you can increase your chances by using at least two different types of locks. Thieves often specialise in cracking one type of lock, so they won’t be able to remove two as smoothly and therefore, often leave the bike alone. Having more locks than the bike next to yours is another common method which, however, is getting more difficult as more people use it. Cycling around with five locks is crossing the lines of convenience. As the daily intake varies between 50 and 200 bikes, work days at the AFAC are seldom boring, with chaos and unique personalities in the office the general rule. Kaaij remembers a moving story from a few years ago. An elderly
‘Where th AFAC did our bikes go?’
woman’s stolen bicycle had been brought to AFAC in a terrible condition and was going to be destroyed. She had inherited the bicycle from her mother a couple of months before the mother’s death, and she was very much attached to it. She came to AFAC to say goodbye to her bicycle, and stayed for a while to talk about the bike and her mother. ‘I thought that was lovely,’ Kaaij says. Many find AFAC’s far-off location inconvenient. As a part of a larger parking plan and in an effort to encourage bike use, Groenlinks is taking initiative to place the removed bikes closer to the centre. The idea is to make the service more customer-friendly, and more costeffective for the city. Groenlinks chairman for city centre council Fjodor Molenaar explains that there is room on the Storkterrein in the Oostelijk Eilanden, 10 minutes from Centraal Station, and also the home base for the city’s cleaning department. Since most of the first-hand organised bike-snatching is done by the cleaners themselves, this would work out conveniently. Currently, it takes at least an hour to transport about 25 bicycles to the Westpoort. With an intermediate centre in the Storkterrein, the driving time would be reduced significantly. The bikes would be stored in the new depot for a month, and after that taken to the Westpoort for another two months to wait for their owners. The proposal will be discussed in the city council in September. With support from other parties, the plan for the Storkterrein may become reality in 2009. Until then, the only bicycle orphanage remains in the Westpoort.
Ode to tall bike Luix Squatter extraordinaire leaves lasting impressions. By Mark Wedin On 27 October 2005, Luix, one of the most colourful characters on the Amsterdam bike scene—not to mention the squat, art, drug and various other street scenes—died of liver cancer, and his friends will never forget the impact he made. The inventor of tall bikes and tallbike jousting tournaments, Luix had a never-ending well of energy and ideas, and he saw them through to the very end. On his tallbike.net site, which he created and ran from an assortment of computer parts he found on the street and assembled, his last entry mentions his forthcoming death—‘By the way: I have hcc liver cancer—no cure possible, some weeks (not a joke)’—and then he proceeds to explain what will be needed to run the site without him, and describes the various events coming up.
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‘He was in lots of pain, but he never complained,’ recalls Daan, who lived with Luix for two-and-a-half years and, like most folks in the squatter scene, gives only his first name. ‘When it was really going bad with him, he took his car on a rainy night and drove back to [his native] Slovenia. The roads were quiet at that time, but we were worried. He had become kind of like a walking skeleton, so light, but his belly was a bit swollen up. That was the last time we saw him. Besides two or three telephone calls, we didn’t hear anything from him, until shortly after his brother called to say that he passed away.’ Alongside his continual dedication to the tall bike scene, Luix was an avid promoter of punk and street art, he built the largest water pipe ever—equipped with 64 fluorescent green hoses and used outside, often on Dam with huge crowds, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records—and he was on the cover of the Volkskrant’s first issue of the new millennium after a photographer spotted him dancing around an enormous bonfire at Ruigoord’s New Year’s Eve celebration of 1999. ‘I always loved his unconventional squatter style,’ says Daan. ‘He made this instrument, the Moonflyer. It was a didgeridoo with a bass string attached to it. He played it and danced around on the streets and the people loved it. He never had any money but he made enough playing that to get what he needed—which was only tobacco, beer, muesli bars and calling cards. And when he called you, it was always real fast, like, “Luixhier, belmijterug.” And that was it.’ ‘The Moonflyer was actually the cause of the tall bike invention,’ adds Rendell, another close friend. ‘The instrument was too tall to carry on a normal bike, and he always had to walk his bike when he went out with it. One evening, he was thinking how to solve the problem and the idea just popped in, “I need two bikes, then it will fit.”’ So he patched together two omafietsen, and the tall bike was born, initially for sheer practicality. ‘He had this idea that you were much safer on a tall bike,’ explains Paul, one of the more greyhaired of Luix’s close friends. ‘Up there, you can see cars and everything much more clearly. And they’re wonderful to ride. Always, when you bike through town, everyone smiles, and you can’t help but feel good.’ Evolving beyond a mere smooth ride, the tall bike soon entered the realm of competitive sport. ‘He had this idea that he wanted to set up jousting matches between tall bikes and police horses,’ says Paul. ‘He was really serious about it. It never happened, so then he thought, why not tall bikes against tall bikes.’ And the modern joust was born, becoming a veritable worldwide phenomenon. ‘Lots of guys became way more hardcore about it than we ever did,’ says Daan. ‘The Americans use much smaller pieces of foam on the ends [of their jousts] and much taller bikes. We tried it a couple times on concrete, but it was
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nicer and more recreational in the parks.’ Being a squatter, Luix was always on the lookout for great spaces to build his tall bikes. ‘I helped him with advice to squat the big space on Weteringschans 2 next to Paradiso, the Wee ’tWee, in 1999,’ recalls Paul. ‘It became one of the most open squats in Amsterdam. Everybody felt free to walk in, even tourists, and Luix organised art exhibitions there every week.’ Perhaps one of his most notable squats occurred in July 2004 on Sarphatistraat 131. ‘We squatted a huge building there, owned by the UvA,’ says Paul. ‘Luix had all his tall bikes there and he taught
Magnificent man on a flying machine.
people to make them. He called the space the Hoge Fietsen Faculteit. It was a sensation. People loved the happenings that were there. Of course, the UvA was furious. But we had a beautiful time.’ Then Paul shouts as two Mohawked squatters on tall bikes soar down the street. ‘There go two of them now! Luix’s influence can still be seen everywhere.’ The next tall bike jousting tournament is scheduled for the Me Bike Festival. See Short List and article p.6.
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I have a dream. A cycling dream. The Me Bike Festival has invited a large bunch of artists to present their dream bikes—painted, built, customised, knitted or created in any other way. It’s time to trip on a cloud and bike eight miles high... BY SARAH GEHRKE ILLUSTRATRATION BY ELZA JO
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almanacs on me, so I can bet on sporting events and eventually own my own Las Vegas-like city (yes, I have seen Back to the Future 2!) with all the money I made betting. What does your real bike look like? Probably just like the one which was stolen from you. How many bikes have you had in the past year? I actually had two bikes—one which I had for two years and the other bike I was given by a friend of mine who I met by that bridge by the university and who only wanted 10 euros for it. Why does cycling make life better? ’Cause it’s cool, clean and conscious.
HANNEKE, HANAZUKI What are you up to? In our shop, we sell self-produced items made by artists from all over the world. In our studio, we mainly do motion graphics and design for our clients. Tell us about your dream bike. It’s a bike in the form of a pink elephant. We do a lot with puppets, so we wanted to make a bike that is a puppet. But it was also important that it would still work, so now we’ve made a puppet you can ride. You use the ears for steering. What does your real bike look like? It’s a sort of a cross between a racing bike and a mountain bike. It’s grey, and it has a lot of stickers on it. How many bikes have you had in the past year? Five. Why does cycling make life better? Because you can enjoy the streets more. CHRIS, SLUGNATION What are you up to? I’m a sculptor, and I’m currently finishing off a few sculptures that I’ve been working on lately. I’ve also had a street project. It was mainly stickers, but at the moment it’s not the times for that. They get removed too quickly. I think it’s a bit sad because the idea was not to be rebellious—I just wanted to decorate the city a bit. Tell us about your dream bike. The idea was to make a bike limousine: long and low and shiny. It’s a bit like a chopper, but bigger. I made it out of aluminium pipes and some parts of my old bikes. Actually, someone else had asked me to help him design one, and when I had finished it, it was so nice to ride, I decided to keep it... What does your real bike look like? This is my real bike. I always use it. And I get stopped on the streets pretty much every day by people telling me how much they like my bike. How many bikes have you had in the past year? Just this one. Why does cycling make life better? Because it’s the easiest, nicest and most logical way to get around. In a city like Amsterdam, it’s also the fastest way: you usually get anywhere faster than when you use a tram or a car. MAOMA What are you up to? I live in Maomaland. That is a fictional land where creatures are made with a magical needle. Then we send them all over the world to make people happy and to keep them smiling. Tell us about your dream bike. Maomaland will send one of their characters to come over and ride a BMX. Normally that guy rides flying bicycles, but he knows how to ride down-to-earth ones as well, so he’ll come over for the festival. What does your real bike look like? There’s lots of different kinds in Maomaland. Usually they can fly. Some have wings. Some are more like flying carpets. How many bikes have you had in the past year? A lot, because everyone shares their bikes in Maomaland. Why does cycling make life better? Because it’s fun, it doesn’t pollute the air and it lets you be free.
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MICHELLE JANSSEN What are you up to? I am an agent for artists and models. But I always like to participate in events and festivals. Currently I’m developing something for the Fair Energy Landjuweel festival in Ruigoord, but I don’t know yet exactly what it’s gonna be. Probably some sort of windmill. Tell us about your dream bike. It’s based on a word play—‘the bike that matches me’ is a do-it-yourself kit made out of a box of matches. There’ll be an installation around it, but I’ll also give the kits away. What does your real bike look like? It’s just been stolen, so I don’t have one at the moment. But usually my bikes are pretty simple ones. How many bikes have you had in the past year? About five. Why does cycling make life better? It’s healthy, environment-friendly and gezellig. Also I don’t have a driver’s licence.
Welcome to Maomaland.
Hanazuki had a vision of pink elephants.
ZEDZ What are you up to? I’ve just finished customising two camper vans. One of them just drove off to a festival in Transylvania, the other one was for a shop. Now that they have left my parking lot, I can concentrate on my bike, which is cool because I really got into it. Tell us about your dream bike. I really wanted to rebuild the bike instead of just painting on it. I’m getting a bit bored recently with all that customising, to be honest—it’s getting so commercial. All these big brands get themselves a street artist to customise their products to give them a fresh look. So instead of painting the bike, I wanted to radically reshape it. I’m interested in geometrics, straight lines, precise angles and my bike is gonna be square. Except for the wheels, because I didn’t want it to lose its function. What does your real bike look like? It’s a red and lime-green mountain bike, and it looks pretty rough. The brakes, the saddle and the handlebars are beautiful,
because they are new, but the rest of it looks pretty wasted. How many bikes have you had in the past year? Just this one. I usually take the bus in winter or when it rains, so I haven’t used it much this year. Why does cycling make life better? Why not? Here we know why biking is better than everything else in the world— we’re Dutch! ABNER PREIS What are you up to? I am a painter and performance artist. I have a show till the end of the month at Wolf & Pack gallery in Spuistraat, and I will be performing at the Me Bike city tour as ‘The Reverend’. Tell us about your dream bike. Me Dream Bike is a concept which is quite clear, but unfortunately technology is a bit behind. It’s a time-machine bike, with a goose that lays golden eggs (to cover my financial endeavours). When I travel with it, I will have all the sport
OTTOGRAPH What are you up to? In my studio, I do a lot of 3D painting at the moment: putting objects up on a wall and then painting over them. I’ve also got another project called Kwasten met de Gasten (KMDG), which basically means hanging out with a bunch of friends, all artists of some kind—painters, architects, fashion designers—and seeing what we get up to. The interesting thing about that is that the group changes all the time. It’s cool. Tell us about your dream bike. It’ll be in line with my 3D painting. My plan is to saw the bike in half, lengthwise, and then hang it on a wall and paint all over it, so it’ll get drowned in the painting and become nearly invisible. I’ll only need to find someone who is skilled enough to saw the bike really precisely, so I hope that’s gonna work out. What does your real bike look like? It’s a mud-black mountain bike. I painted it myself. And of course it’s got two huge KMDG logos spraypainted on it. You should look out for it in the city! It’s really cool. How many bikes have you had in the past year? Actually, I’ve had this one for really long. Unusual, eh? I had a second bike, too, but that got stolen about half a year ago. Why does cycling make life better? Because one bike more means one car less. Me Bike Festival, July 27-29, Westerpark, www.mebike.org
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Solving the egg issue Calling artist/inventor Guus Voermans creative would be the number one entry in this year’s understatement competition. BY FLORIS DOGTEROM PHOTO BY AUGUST SWIETKOWIAK
Let me start with a word of advice for any of you journalists out there with an ambition to interview the artist Guus Voermans. Forget about your preparation. Leave your questions behind. Insist on making an appointment in the man’s workshop. I guarantee, from the moment you cross the threshold of Voermans’ universe, stories will be thrown at you at a speed that will make you gasp for breath. In the middle of Voermans’ chaotic workshop in an old Tilburg transport company office stands a metal rack of about four cubic metres. Its contents: a shopwindow dummy’s arm and leg, a bottle of olive oil, half a loaf of bread, an electric bread knife, a meat slicer and a frying pan. ‘Today, I have to get the meat slicer to work,’ says Voermans. ‘After that, I need to solve the problem of the egg in the pan.’ The rack and the objects are part of an installation called ‘Take it easy, bake an egg’. On 28 July of this month, ‘Take it easy’ will mark the opening of Voermans’ exhibition Moving Sculptures at KochxBos Gallery in the Jordaan. Voermans will insert a porcelain plate that will negotiate its way through the installation. Fully automatic, the installation will serve up a slice of buttered bread with sliced ham, lettuce and a fried egg on top—on the aforementioned plate. Bon appetit.
Sort-of-knowledge While darting up and down the room, Voermans, a skinny 50-something wearing a singlet, tight trousers and pointed shoes, asks: ‘Ever heard of a Rube Goldberg machine?’ On his computer screen he shows a Honda promotional film in which objects like tyres, cog and all kinds of other car parts are set up in such a way that they, once the first object has been set into motion, move in a chain reaction, finally starting the car. Voermans returns to the subject of his own Rube Goldberg machine and the problem of the egg and the pan. It’s twelve days before the exhibition opens. ‘I will solve it using a full measure of ongeveerkunde (“sort-of-knowledge”). Professor Fons Verheijen invented that term. He says you need recklessness in order to postpone your problems until the right moment, in the belief that you will somehow find a way to solve them. These days, everything needs to be exactly defined, killing all the excitement in the process. It’s my profession to go astray. I’m an explorer.’ Voermans’ workshop is filled with his sculptures, installations and a mountain of mainly metal objects. Voermans says he only uses recycled materials: ‘Every-
thing you see here I found within a radius of a hundred metres of this place.’ August Swietkowiak, who is present at the interview and whose hallucinating pictures of Voermans’ work will also be on display at the exhibition, says he once asked Voermans why he doesn’t clean up the mess. Voermans replied that the mess is there on purpose; whenever he is looking for something, he’ll stumble upon four, five other objects. ‘That’s inspiring,’ says the artist. ‘And it’s what ongeveerkunde is all about.’ Dangalanga Voermans moves to another part of the workshop where metal sculptures are waiting to be transported to Amsterdam. They’re round and shiny and look birdish. And all of them are kinetic. Voermans puts a plug in a socket. A sculpture of a fantasy bird named Dangalanga starts moving its tail. Slowly. Then the beak does the same and then a foot. No sound. ‘That electrical engine is so weak,’ explains Voermans, ‘you can stop it with a soft dick.’ He’s standing against the backdrop of a wall of 78 identical televisions. Once the price of DVD players has dropped some more, the artist will buy 78 of them to create an electronic notice board. ‘Why? Because it’s fun
doing it. I want to make people ask: how on earth did you hit on that idea?’ Swietkowiak remarks that KochxBos Gallery owners Hans and Esther were afraid that ‘Guus would be too frivolous.’ But Voermans says, ‘Art is a serious thing, in most people’s eyes. But I’m making toys for grown-ups.’ On to Voermans’ next story. ‘I was the first artist in the world who applied a working cell phone to a work of art.’ Voermans places his mobile into a device on a pole; on top is a metal bird skeleton. After Voermans dials a number on his landline the bird starts moving and screeching. ‘I had it installed at an art event in the open air, not far from an apartment building for the elderly. On a small scale, I had distributed the cell phone number. But the Telegraaf and SBS picked it up, so people started calling.’ Voermans roars with laughter at this sweet memory. ‘It annoyed those elderly [people]. I pretended I felt sorry for them, but inside I thought: there’s finally something happening in your lives.’ Moving Sculptures, KochxBos Gallery, 1e Anjeliersdwarsstraat 5. Opening Saturday 28 July, 16:00-18:00. Until 28 August.
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THURSDAY 26 JULY Exhibition: Op Vakantie! Holidays in Holland. Great! Two boring weeks on Texel inside a soggy tent because it’s pissing down all the time. Or having to fight with fat Germans and lobster-red Brits for a spot to lay your towel on Zandvoort beach... No wonder I took an after-school job stacking shelves at HEMA when I was 16. As soon as I had enough money saved I went to London for a week. Now that was a holiday. But this isn’t about me: it’s about how the Dutch have spent their free time over the last 100 years. Only in 1966 was a law introduced entitling people to holidays. Before, packing suitcases and going away for a fortnight was a privilege for the rich only. To see how the nation has spent its two weeks off before the days of mass-tourism, and how this country was promoted in the UK, France and Germany, Op Vakantie! is a perfect one-day, erm, holiday outing. On display are lovely old photos, hilarious camping instructions leaflets (on how to cook, for example) and nicely designed promotional posters. You can also send in your own holiday pic and win a ‘Royal Tour’ through Den Haag. To enter, see www.deverdiepingvannederland.nl. (Willem de Blaauw) Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Free. Until 23 September.
Tour: Sightseeing in the Bijlmer—-Tracks & Trails
Architecten from Rotterdam are contributing demolition-generated building materials and Greenpeace are offering additional solar panels which fit nicely with this year’s motto: ‘LESS IS MORE’, (LESS meaning less consumption, less rubbish to clear up, less hassle and subsequently MORE time to enjoy the ongoing festivities). The festival draws an international crowd that includes artists, free-thinkers, and those willing to jump right into the multicoloured, hippy fray. Unlike more commercial gatherings, the Landjuweeel is a creative, old-school ‘happening’ where doing your own thing is the order of the day. (Dara Colwell) Ruigoord, 12.00, Thur, Sun €15; Fri, Sat €25; pass €45 (includes camping). Until Sunday.
Jazz: Jimmy Rosenberg Trio, Robin Nolan Trio For proof of Robin Nolan’s artistry, heed this: the guy actually made Leidseplein bearable. Over the course of a few summers, the guitarist tucked his trio behind a hat in Amsterdam’s main tourist sinkhole—er, entertainment centre—and for once, the place took on shine. With impeccable phrasing and startling improvisations, Nolan strummed and stomped through modern reworkings of the gypsy catalogue—Django tunes, sure, but also well-turned leaves of the great American songbook—and let the square’s fireeaters know what true flames can do. And while guitar prodigy Jimmy Rosenberg is tonight’s headliner (with good reason: he’s got the recording contract and the concert tours, all resulting from sublime chops), let’s not overlook a local wizard who once worked a minor miracle of urban renewal. (Steve Schneider) Bimhuis, 21.00, €16.
In ‘the functional city’, as Le Corbusier envisioned it, people worked in the city centre, while living and pursuing recreation elsewhere, in high modern buildings amidst green fields and lots of fresh air. De Bijlmer project was started in the 1960’s according to the idea(l)s of Le Corbusier. But the construction of the flats was done cheaply and De Bijlmer would become functional in a slightly different way. The middle classes stayed away, and instead in came immigrants, looking for affordable housing. Soon De Bijlmer would be known as ‘the ghetto of Amsterdam’. In recent years, however, an upgrading is taking place. More laagbouw is being built, finally attracting the middle classes, often the children of immigrants themselves. And with the project Tracks & Trails, De Bijlmer has now reached the status of tourist area. Three walking/biking trails designed by artists Valentina Nisi, Jonas Ohlsson and Dick Verdult take you on a trip through the area, among its people, history and rich musical heritage. See www.imagineic.nl/projecten/5 for more information. In Dutch and English. (MarieClaire Melzer) Imagine IC, €5.
FRIDAY 27JULY
Festival: Landjuweel
Fashion: Swedish Attitude
Electric Ladyland minus the electric, this year’s annual Landjuweel festival—Ruigoord’s 21st—promises stimulation sans power generators. This year, the group 2012
So, what is there to be said about Sweden? There are the old clichés—Bullerby, ABBA, porn. The newer clichés usually refer to stylish interiors, indie rock bands
Art: Markus Amon The words ‘exposure’ and ‘Dutch summer’ don’t typically go together—unless ‘exhibition’ is interjected somewhere in the sentence. Or better yet, ‘exhibitionist’. As part of the summer version of Amsterdam International Fashion Week, German fashion photographer Markus Amon is parading his exhibition Mystic Women at Studio Apart on Prinsengracht. It’s a collection of nude studies of professional models, though exactly how magical/spiritual lithe, stiletto-clad chicks appear to the average viewer remains a matter of opinion. But let labels be labels. Amon’s work is aesthetically approachable, far from Spencer Tunick’s shots of flesh in all its guises—mature, shapeless, scarred or flabby—which arguably requires a certain kind of magic. (Dara Colwell) Studio Apart, Until 2 September.
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and incredibly well-dressed people. Partly responsible for the latter notion are Swedish labels like Koola Anna, whose fresh, sexy and playful clothes will be presented during Amsterdam International Fashion Week. And while most of the designers and labels that flock into town for that occasion will show their gear during normal office hours, Koola Anna have chosen to throw a party instead. In collaboration with Tommy’z Toko, Amsterdam’s coiffeur to the best, the presentation of the collection is, or so the organisers promise, going to be accompanied by ‘the finest Swedish ingredients: ice-cold drinks, straight pop tunes and young, blonde gods.’ Sounds like some pretty nice clichés indeed—eller hur? Isn’t it? (Sarah Gehrke) Club 8, 23.00, €8.
Hiphop: Real Hiphop Planet 1 Year Anniversary We’ve come a long way since Ali B teamed up with Marco Borsato. Acts like Opgezwolle and Typhoon are going strong, and Nederhop shows no signs of having the intention to retreat anytime soon. Another marker of the scene’s good health is the success of Real Hiphop Planet, a weekly open mic night. Taking place every Wednesday at that favourite hiphop-head dive that is De Duivel, RHP can now proudly announce its first birthday—an appropriate occasion to throw a big bash, naturally. Hosts of the night are O Dog & Aries of the Comedy Lounge, and there’ll be performances by special RHP talents Veelplegers and Esccalatie as well as some open mic business-as-usual. Highlight of the party is a showcase from Blaxtar, Typhoon and a ‘Special Zwolle Surprise Act’. Thus: open up the Cristal, schatje! (Sarah Gehrke) Melkweg, The Max, 23.00, €15 + membership.
Festival: MeBike After last year’s success at the Chiellerie, the organisers of the MeBike festival have again teamed up with a bunch of artists for a weekend-long celebration of that Dutchest way of transport: the two-wheeler. This year, the emphasis is on BMXs, and there’ll be some major funking around by BMX pros. The whole fun starts on Friday at the Carhartt store with a street art and graffiti tour and an afterparty at a yet secret location. On Saturday and Sunday, MeBike takes over the Westergasterrein for workshops, films, parties and the exhibition of the participating artists’ ‘dream bikes’. The best work will be presented at an award show on Sunday evening. But the highlight of the festival is surely the bike parade on Saturday: starting at 17.00 on Westergasterrein, a large and loud parade will cycle its way through the city, presenting all possible sorts of pedal-fuelled vehicles. Everyone can join: bring your own bike and ride like the wind! (Sarah Gehrke) Various locations and times. See article on p. 6 and www.mebike.org. Until Sunday.
SATURDAY 28 JULY Film: Korte Filmpjes Festival So, you fancy yourself as a low-budget guerilla film-maker eh? Well pardner, be sure to gather up three of your best lo-fi ass-kicking flicks with a running time of no more than three minutes in a Quicktime format and send them to the quaintly monikered Ouwe Pik Ouwe Pijp collective and you might win the vet lelijke wisselbeker (their words, not mine). You have until 19.00 on 26 July to send your masterpieces down the road of eternal fame and glory, so what are you waiting for, slowpoke? While the film-makers scurry about taping cats, the view from their balconies and their pinky toe, let me inform the rest of you that this free mini-festival is situated on the roof of the HorseMoveProjectSpace, located next to the Post CS site and that there’s no admission fee whatsoever. The shit will start going down between 21.30 and 01.00, when each and every one of the miniature masterpieces that have been submitted will be screened, followed by ferocious bootyshaking until the wee hours of the night. Alrighty then. (Luuk van Huët) Horse Move Project Space, 21.30, free.
WEDNESDAY1AUGUST Gay: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hansel gives good Hedwig when he finally decides to make the transgender jump and marry an American GI in order to escape over the Berlin Wall as a married woman. Only abroad as a broad, after a ‘failed’ marriage, will Hedwig be able to realise her dream and reach the top as a punk rock star? But things go less smoothly than the botched post-op stub between her legs. Touring dirty dressing rooms and dingy clubs, she travels undeterred down the road to obscurity and takes a definite detour for Tommy Gnosis, the music man who is destined to change her life. Hedwig and the Angry Inch started life as an Off-Broadway stage hit and was transformed into a gay cinema cult classic. The raw documentary style camera work lends an air of underground authenticity to the proceedings and the raucous musical performances will stun some, but these attributes may not fit everyone’s taste. Nevertheless, it turned enough tricks to pick up the directing and audience awards for John Cameron Mitchell at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. The director stars in the lead role. Look out for the uncredited cameo from Rosie O’Donnell. So, why not go the extra inch? (John Hartnett) Pathé De Munt, 20.30, €7.
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A new festival embraces the fashions that real people create and the results seem to be worthy of the hype.
WORD ON THE STREET IS A LAB THAT’S FAB FASHION Streetlab Westergasfabriek, 27-29 July www.streetlab.nl By Anneloes van Gaalen
It’s a year and a half in the making. Over one hundred fashion designers and street artists are involved, as well as some 20 DJs. There will be four exhibitions, 40 fashion shows and a host of street-related movie screenings. The upcoming Streetlab Festival is a logistic and production feat that can only be marvelled at. For three days, Amsterdam will be transformed into the street capital of the world, presenting the best that the world of grass roots art and fashion can offer. A full week before the start of the festival, project manager Jeldau Kwikkel is eagerly waiting. ‘We’re pretty much ready to go. All the preparation has been done. There’s nothing else left to do, so we’re just anxiously awaiting the opening so we can finally enjoy the fruits of our labour.’ It’s been a long road—one that dates
back to December 2005 when the Premsela Foundation, a platform for design and fashion, had the luminous idea of ‘doing something’ with young designers and fashion. With the help of Cultuurfabriek, the idea for Streetlab was born. But rather than spend almost two years planning, producing and seeking financial support for the three-day festival, the decision was made to take a trial-anderror approach. ‘The upcoming festival is the climax,’ says Kwikkel, ‘but along the way we’ve had about ten to fifteen related events, which we’ve titled “show-offs”. By throwing smaller events, we managed to spread the word about Streetlab, both among media partners and financers, but also among young designers.’ Smart move: organising small shows as network opportunities, marketing tools and a breeding ground of talent from which the organisers could cherrypick young artists. One such artist is fashion designer Eleonore de Ruuk, who will be selling her designs at the festival, as well as showcasing her new collection.
‘For me, this is a great opportunity to see my target audience at work, so to speak. When your designs are sold in a store, you don’t really get to see who buys them. Now I get to see my buyers and experience first-hand how people react to my designs. I’m also excited about being part of a festival that involves so many different designers and artists.’ Jerry, who works under the name GESTIFT and has a preference for drawing with ink and felt pens—hence the moniker—shares Eleonore’s enthusiasm. He’ll be doing some live painting during the festival and is expecting big crowds: ‘I’m excited to showcase my work to an audience that is interested in street art and that whole scene.’ Maybe so, but isn’t the young artist afraid of being labelled yet another ‘street’ artist in a time where the word is in danger of becoming as hyped and meaningless as the term ‘urban’? ‘Not really, street art and street fashion have been around in one way or another for a long time. The media might be creating a bit of a hype around streetrelated creativity right now, but I see that as something positive because it allows a lot of creatively inclined individuals to develop their talent and skills. The media interest in all things street might die down at some point, but you’ll always have people who’ll continue to use the street as a creative outlet or source of inspiration.’ Kwikkel agrees that the word is becoming a bit of a problematic term, but hastens to add that the festival isn’t just a collection of curiosities. ‘We haven’t just taken all things street and put it together.
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Kids these days... and look at what they’re wearing!
We went for quality and work with a high artistic value.’ Any initiative that aims to place Amsterdam firmly on the international art or fashion map needs to be applauded. The only cause of concern could be the sheer size of the festival. Looking at the line-up and programme, the mind boggles. There is a lot to do and even more to see. ‘There is indeed a lot to see,’ says Kwikkel, ‘but we feel that these works deserve a large platform and a big audience rather than have it be a small, in-crowd event. By throwing a big event, we get to show people what is going on in the street scene both in the Netherlands and abroad, while also creating a platform that allows young designers to further develop themselves and reach a bigger audience.’ Any personal festival favourites that Kwikkel wants to share? ‘I think Friday night will be one of the festival’s highlights. A number of Dutch fashion designers, including Nieuw Jurk and Emily Hermans, will present their work during an elaborate showcase. And on Saturday evening there will be a similar showcase, only this time with international designers which I’m really excited about. And Sneaker Pimps of course. It’s the largest touring sneaker show in the world and this is the first time that this exhibition of over one thousand pairs of sneakers will be shown in the Netherlands.’
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Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Bimhuis, see Friday
MUSIC Send listing suggestions at least two weeks in advance to agenda@amsterdamweekly.nl
Thursday 26 July Soul/R&B: Lauryn Hill Chilled soul grooves, but will she be rapping? Fresh from a somewhat stunted reunion with former hiphop icons The Fugees, Hill is hitting the road for a fairly ambitious Euro tour. Will the fans still remember her? After all, her only piece of original material in the last five years—give or take a few guest appearances—is a contribution to the rather shaky animated film Surf’s Up. Heineken Music Hall, 20.00, €39.50 Classical: Lagos Quartet Performing romantic works by Brahms with help from some special guests. Concertgebouw, Kleine Zaal, 20.15, €19.50 Singer-songwriter: Authentic sounding Americana from Donkers, performing tonight with a band. KHL Koffiehuis, 20.30, €6 Classical: Openluchttheater Performances by Nawa Trio, Duo Vrieswijk & Toxopeus and Trio Lumaka. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, 20.30, free Hiphop: A State Of Mind Funky hiphop from the UK. For an instant comparison, think Jurassic 5. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €5
Ed Pettersen Singer-songwriter: Ed Pettersen Folky blues from the Nashville songwriter. Skek, 22.00, free Rock: The Mahones Irish punk rock, only this bunch are from Canada so they probably can’t handle as much beer. Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5
Friday 27 July Hiphop/R&B: BO! Showcases & Open Mic A summer special featuring the best of BO! Live guests include Smiley, Tim Beumers, GMB, Heist-Rockah, El Rod, The BBoy Elite Movement, Man Called Shock, Esperanza, Pravini and De Woordvoerders. Throw in a rap battle and some open mic, and you have a pretty action-packed schedule. Anton de Komplein, 16.00, free Jazz: Ben van Gelder Quartet A double bill of performances from sax player Van Gelder—winner of the Deloitte Jazz Award 2007—and his band. Concertgebouw, Koorzaal, 19.00, 21.00, €12.50 World: Carel Kraayenhof Kicking off a weekend of worldy folk music mixed with Argentine traditions, bandoneón player Kraayenhof will be exploring the world of Irish folk music, joined by Niamh Parsons on vocals, Stijn van Beek on uillean pipes/low whistle, Kaspar Lava on bouzouki, Donall Donnelly on fiddle, Brian Hanlon on guitar/bodhran and Cees van der Poel on guitar. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €21.25/€25
Front Line Assembly Electro rock: Front Line Assembly Industrial by name, industrial by nature, these Canadians burst through the 20-year mark last year. Still dark, still dealing in pulsing beats and still willing to rock, they continue to influence upcoming darkwave outfits. Support from Portion Control, who are true pioneers of the genre, forming back in 1980 in London. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 21.00, €16 + membership Jazz: Jimmy Rosenberg Trio, Robin Nolan Trio Earlier this year, with the release of his documentary Jimmy Rosenberg, the Father, the Son and the Talent, film director Jeroen Berkvens brought the most famous Rosenberg family member back into the spotlight in the Netherlands. This resulted in a successful concert in Paradiso. Now the guitarist is back to play a unique double bill together with the Robin Nolan Trio—two groups from the vanguard of gypsy jazz. During the night, the DVD Jimmy Rosenberg is Back will also be launched and film fragments shown. See Short List. Bimhuis, 21.00, €16 Folk: The Swindlers Featuring fiddler Jonathan Moreman of Solstice and guitarist Sean Dagher. Mulligans, 21.30, free
Rock: GRRRL! Punky riot-grrrl inspired tunes. Ponypack are a modern day Brassy, while Dusty Blinds really wish they could be Sleater-Kinney. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €5 Jazz: Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts Quartet Jazz drummer extraordinaire. Trained as a classical percussionist, Watts became widely known with the Marsalis brothers in the early ’80s. Today he is one of the most in-demand drummers in contemporary jazz, known for combining unusual, complex timings with explosive power, subtle elegance and a never lost street roughness. Joined by saxophonist Marcus Strickland, guitarist David Gilmore and bassist Yunior Terry, his double bill of performances this week ends the cultural season at Bimhuis, which is a pretty fine way to bow out for summer. Bimhuis, 21.00, €20 Singer-songwriter: JopLin Writer, musician and poet. Skek, 22.00, free Soul: Monique Mijnals & Friends Camping Zeeburg, 22.00, free Rock: Nina & the Evil Bumblebees If you’re wondering where Nina ever found some evil bumblebees, it must have been at the genetic modification labs in deepest, darkest Sweden. Either way, they’ve been trained up well in the art of classic rockabilly. Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5
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Folk: The Swindlers (See Thursday) Mulligans, 22.00, free
Monday 30 July
Hiphop: Real Hiphop Planet Ah, precious Nederhop. Some of the key Dutch hiphop players are coming out for the show tonight, including Blaxtar, Typhoon and Veelplegers. Look out for some DJs, open mic session and secret guests too. Melkweg, The Max, 23.00, €15 + membership
Classical: NJO Summer Academy Performing Beethoven’s Overture Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Haydn’s final London symphony and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D. Conducted by Jos van Immerseel and with solo violinist Midori Seiler. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €19.50
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Classical: The Sea On Bells Being a carillon festival, you don’t actually need to be in the church to enjoy the performances today. Just listen for three rounds of bell ringing by David Hunsberger and Stephen Ball. Oude Kerk, 12.00, 16.00, 19.00, free
Blues: Taj Mahal Acclaimed American blues muso, famed for mixing blues, calypso, gospel and country. So respected are his musical contributions, last year his home state Massachusetts designated him to be their ‘official Blues Artist’. And if the word blues still conjures up depressing thoughts in your mind, Mr Mahal may actually manage to transform your notion of the genre with some of the most uplifting blues songs in the world. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 20.00, €20 + membership
Tango: Carel Kraayenhof A lesson in tango from the bandoneón player, with help from Sexteto Canyengue. Concertgebouw, Kleine Zaal, 14.15, €12.50 Pop/Rock: Aram The new band from Dutch soap star Aram van de Rest. But will his songs be able to better his voice work in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!? Club Meander, 20.00, €7 Pop/Rock: Subbacultcha! The indie rock gig of the week. Appie Kim were already in Amsterdam last week, but they’ve been going down so well, they’re welcome back in a flash. With their single ‘60 Blows to His Shadow’, they’re stripping away their ties to De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid and emerging as a Dutch duo with real breakthrough potential. Then there’s The Heights from Noordwijk, whose delightful melodic indie pop already won them a record deal with Excelsior Recordings, and so confident are they in the material for their upcoming album, when they turned up at Metropolis Festival in Rotterdam earlier in the month, they played a set comprised of almost entirely unheard songs. De Nieuwe Anita, 20.00, €6 World: Carel Kraayenhof Joined by his ensemble, cellist Quirine Viersen and piper Stijn van Beek, the band take a musical voyage from Buenos Aires to Rome to Havana and end up in New York. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €25
Classical: Musicians of the Globe Harking back to Shakespeare with an evening of renaissance music, humour, magic and mania. Proceedings are led by main jester John Ballanger. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €16.50/€19.50 Singer-songwriter: Open Mic Open podium for songwriters organised by the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild. Cafe Sappho, 21.00, free Jazz: Wazabe A mix of funk, Latin and world music grooves. Casablanca Muziek, 21.00, free
Wednesday 1 August Classical: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Performing Mozart’s Divertimentos in F and B flat, Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D, and Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto. Featuring pianist Piotr Anderszewski and violinist Christopher George. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €19.50
CLUBS Thursday 26 July Saw With Dave Ellesmere and special guests. Twstd, 20.00-01.00, free
Little Man Tate Rock: Little Man Tate Following hot on the heels of the Arctic Monkeys, English city Sheffield seems to be the key hotspot that all the big labels are suddenly scouting. Little Man Tate may also be offering up jaunty distorted riffs, but they aren’t quite as manic as their Arctic companions. Instead, expect more of that Libertines-style Brit rock—without the reliability problems. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 20.30, €12 + membership
The Outsiders A full-on mix of vibrant raw sounds combined with blazing visuals provided by Rietveld students. Bitterzoet, 22.00-03.00, €5
Pop/Rock: Indie Night Featuring Driving School. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €5
Vreemd Summer wild weird electro goodness. House purist Phil Weeks is one of the big draws this week. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €10
Jazz: Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts Quartet (See Friday) Bimhuis, 21.00, €20 Singer-songwriter: Carolyn Wonderland Soulful blues and folk, performed tonight with full band. Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5 Folk: The Swindlers (See Thursday) Mulligans, 22.00, free
Little Sexmachine A special Streetlab edition, featuring your Mexican favourites Joao von Bellem, Señor Wix, Wannabe una Estrella, MC Lyrical Tienho and special guests. Flex Bar, 22.00-04.00, €10
Poptrash Three decades’ worth of rock, electro and hiphop with The Punchout DJs. Melkweg, The Max, 23.00-late, €5 PROPAGANDA! A night to head east for the best Balkan beats, Russian disko, mestizo and whatever mood takes the DJ team of Tommi, Pizdabolkin and Gusztav. Special guests this week are Grandes Lupres & Tomasç. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 23.00-late, €5
Sunday 29 July World: Openluchttheater Gypsy grooves from the Ricciotti Ensemble, Vasile Nedea & Amala ‘dam and the Hoppa! Collective. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, 14.00, free Tango: Carel Kraayenhof A tango salon, with aid from Sexteto Canyengue, Quinteto Zárate, Trio Tincho, Arjan & Marianne and DJ El Irresistible. With tables and chairs and a dancefloor, you can actually work that tango for real. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 15.00, €25 Latin/Jazz: Lex Empress Vibrant contemporary vocal jazz. Blijburg, 17.00, free Tango: Carel Kraayenhof After three days of seemingly non-stop performances, will Kraayenhof still have energy left to shift those bandoneón bellows? Tonight’s performance is all about ‘Heroes of Tango’, focussing on contemporary tango from the past twenty years. With Sexteto Canyengue and guests. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €21.25/€25 Jazz: Kim Sutherland’s All Stars Muziek, 21.00, free
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Friday 27 July The Groove Collection Progressive tunes from home and abroad. With ONNO, Pascal and Fountain. Twstd, 20.00-03.00, free RobotRock A cool mix of indie electro, rock and pop for dancing. Blijburg, 21.00-late, free Streetbeatz Monthly hiphop all-nighter, this time with live shows by King Solomon and Appa, plus DJs Chief, Battle and Jane Doe. Hosted, as always, by Shockwave. Bitterzoet, 22.00-04.00, €7.50 OntFront The one with the hiphop and the masks. This time it’s a Fashion Week special with a catwalk presentation. Therefore the dress code might be even stricter than usual. So don’t just wear any old mask. Wear a super-hip mask. Flex Bar, 22.00-5.00, €10 360 Spinning live sets from Roel H and Darko Esser, with DJs Nuno dos Santos and Patrice Bäumel also doing their own brand of spinning. 11, 22.30-04.00, €12 Bum! Featuring STRFCKR vs Roger72 and The Walk. Club Meander, 23.00-04.00, €5
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26 July-1 August 2007 GO!CRUNC With DJs Denniz, Madskillz, Ba-Z, Pacasso, Robert Feelgood, Fedor Limjoco, MC Zawdi and VJ MacMotion. Panama, 23.00-04.00, €15
gio Schultz. Woodstock 69, Bloemendaal aan Zee, 13.00-01.00, free
Supermarket They’re promising quality produce but who will you check out with? Tunes from Leroy Rey and Everready. Hotel Arena, 23.00-04.00, €10 PiV: AIFW Afterparty Fashion fun from those mad Penis in Vagina kids. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €10 T.N.T. Tackling the last few decades, this atmospheric club night takes you back to the good old days when you could still ask the DJ to play your favourite song. Odeon, 23.00-05.00, €10 klinch A straight-out dance party with a progressive attitude. Set to become a recurring night at Melkweg, promising dance and electronica of the highest calibre, events kick off tonight with a headline set from German house specialist Matthias Tanzmann, with worthy help from Carlos Valdes and Estroe. Melkweg, The Max, 23.00-late, €13 + membership Paradisoul Hiphop and soul as DJ Tom Trago goes it alone. Paradiso, 23.59-05.00, €10
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Highlight With Laurent, Philip Young and Jean Cedric. Cineac, 22.00-04.00, €15 TheDirtyDirtyDirty Streetlab gets dirty in hiphop and electro. The line-up for this megaparty includes Teens of Thailand, Vanderbilt & MoneyBag$, The Flexican, Kubus & Simon, Fanny, Bendeleider, Drunken Lion Soundsystem and Steed Lord (live), plus performance from The Amsterdam Club Kids featuring Joey Elgersma. Westergasfabriek, 22.00late, €12.50 Static Zap! It’s Bart Skils’ electro baby, with special guests Sebo K (Berlin) and Shinedoe. 11, 22.3004.00, €15
Opgezwolle (Rockit Open Air) Rockit Open Air Twelve hours of the best electro, dance and hiphop. Split across eight areas, look out for appearances from the likes of Oscar Mulero, Carl Craig, Ricardo Villalobos, Laidback Luke, Victor Coral, Opgezwolle, DuvelDuvel and Benny Rodrigues. See www.rockitopenair.nl. Maarsseveense Plassen, Utrecht, 11.00-23.00, €35
05.00, €12.50 Welcome to the Future Festival Pre-Party The future is just around the corner, as is the Welcome to the Future Festival, next weekend. But if you can’t wait to see what happens, nor afford a clairvoyant, this preparty features MASSI DL, Daniel Sanchez & Kabale Und Liebe, Jason & the Argonauts (live), Dorine Dorado, David Labeij, Juan Sanchez and Dimi Angelis. Studio 80, 23.00-late, €12.50 Bassline Pump up the bass! In the Grote Zaal: DJs SP, Abstract & Cream, VJ Nintando and MCs Fit and Schockwave. Upstairs: DJ Gomes presents OI. Special for tonight is a live performance by Dutch-Antillian rapper Kempi. Paradiso, 23.59-5.00, €12.50
Terry Toner (Røring on the Beach)
Fat Black Pussycat Contemporary urban grooves, hiphop and dancehall. There are live sets, turntable sound clashes and, of course, the Pussycat Dancers. Hotel Arena, 23.00-04.00, €15 Papaya featuring Kiss Escort Serving up everything from hiphop to electro, bootleg mash-ups and old school breaks. Bitterzoet, 23.00-04.00, €7.50 Gloss...Diamond Edition! With Erick E, Laidback Luke, Rishi Romero, Leroy Styles and Issie Star. The Powerzone, 23.00-05.00, €15
Pleasure Island Commercial dance fest. NDSM-werf, 12.00, €40
Rex... Electronation Special Electronation with a live twist. Guests tonight are David Duriez, Mazi and Tommy Four Seven. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €15
Røring on the Beach Beach dance party featuring the likes of Terry Toner, Behrouz, Marnix, Sven and Geor-
Wild Women Wild eclectic house as Lady Bee and Yasmin le Bon take over the DJ booth. Odeon, 23.00-
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Gemengd Zwemmen Two rooms of swimmingly diverse noise. In The Max girls and boys can make ironic dance moves to classic ’80s songs (when is it ever gonna stop?); in the Oude Zaal it’s indie dance, pop and rock faves all the way. Melkweg, 23.59-late, €8
Sunday 29 July Kinky Casino Liquor, poker and the Streetlab afterparty. With DJ Joakim, Erobique, David Gilmour Girls and Monica Electronica. Flex Bar, 22.00-04.00, free HushHush With De Rockjagers, Mr Speak and Mel. Jimmy Woo, 23.00-03.00, €8 WickedJazzSounds Jazz, hiphop, broken beats, nujazz, funk and Afro sounds, as classic vinyl collides with live musicians. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €8.50
Monday 30 July Cheeky Monday True skool jungle and drum & bass, featuring players from the local and international scenes. Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €6
GAY& LESBIAN Thursday 26 July Social: Homo Ambtenaren Borrel Monthly borrel for gay civil servants. Rouge, (18.00-01.00), free Happy hour: After Shopping Cocktail Sale Cocktails €5: everything must go! PRIK, 19.00-22.00,
Saturday 28 July Club: Twisted Crispy Tunes Tonight, DJ Raf gets crispy, bitter and twisted. PRIK, 22.00-03.00, free
Tuesday 31July Film: Movie Night Tonight’s celluloid offering is Beefcake, a classic documentary about the homoeroticism of pin-ups from the 1950s. PRIK, 19.00, free
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Dance: Work in Progress A new project by Nanine Linning, who researches the human desire for physical contact in a society which doesn’t need that contact for communication. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (Fri 20.30), free
Voidd Sessions Electro and techhouse from De Man Zonder Schaduw (GZG), Mr Manoah, Steady Douglas, Gruis and Lux-A-Flex. Winston Kingdom, 21.00-03.00, €6
Comedy Lounge There’s not as many opportunities to enjoy drama this summer—while many of the theatres are closed, comedy is in full flow. So now Melkweg is following suit with a stand up show in The
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Stand-Up Comedy Show With changing performers and MCs. In English and Dutch. Comedy Cafe, (ThurSat 21.00, Sat also 23.00), €15
2 Move Dance Company Dancers Kevin Polak and Miquel de Jong invite choreographers to create a duet for them. They then film the rehearsal process and screen it as a short before the performance. Tonight they present works by Piet Rogie, Jens van Daele and Claudia Hauri. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (Fri 21.00), free Dance: Penguin Dance A dance performance for kids, inspired by two paintings: Vermeer’s ‘Milk Maid’ and Mondriaan’s ‘Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue’. The paintings get incorporated into the performance, and a story is built around them. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (Sat 14.00), free Cabaret: Carolien Borgers In de Voorhoede presents tomorrow’s pros. Borgers serves up a funky and wild solo performance, accompanied by a piano and a sampler. In Dutch. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (Sat 20.30), free Cabaret: Van Huis Uit Martijn Oosterhuis has been out and about and around the stand-up comedy circuit a lot, in both Holland and England, so he can certainly boast a considerable amount of experience. His new programme revolves around growing up and getting lost in the modern world with all its flaws and oddities, and it’s overflowing with one-liners and audience interaction. In Dutch. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (Sat 21.00), free Music/Theatre: Cafe Paradiso The Grote Zaal is transformed into a chilled out Grand Cafe space this week. The result is a relaxing atmosphere and you can wander in and out when it suits you, enjoying a mix of set performances and open stage slots that allow musicians, comedians and general attention-seekers a chance to present themselves and try to win you over. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, (Thur-Mon 21.00), free
Ongoing Comedy: Lach Us Diverse cabaret and stand-up. In Dutch. Cafe Sappho, (Thur 20.30), €6 Theatre: Alptraum An absurd comedic whodunnit from Toneelgroep Oostpool. In Dutch. Theater Bellevue, (Thur-Sat 20.30), €17.50
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Max featuring slots from Fuad, Reinier Meijer, Big Ed, Rashid Larouz, Dr Johnny Love & Patient and Lloyd Demeza. Your hosts for the evening are O-Dog and Aries. In Dutch. Melkweg, The Max, (Fri 20.30), €10 + membership
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Theatre: Midzomernachtdroom Shakespeare’s fabulous classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream amidst the glorious setting of the Amsterdamse Bos. In Dutch. Theater het Amsterdamse Bos, (Thur-Sat, Tues, Wed 21.30, €10 (Thur-Sat), €5 (Tues, Wed) Comedytrain International Summer Festival Two comedians presenting a solo performance of 45 minutes each. This week: Andy Parsons and John Gordillo. The next run begins on Wednesday, with sets from Arj Barker and Bruno Lucia. In English. Toomler, (Thur-Sat, Wed 20.30), €13.50 Theatre: Groenland Everybody’s whining about climate change. But hey, why not use it for your own good? Like the two protagonists of this play, who decide to buy land in Greenland. It might be snowed in for now, but it should prove a rewarding investment in their near, hot future...In Dutch. Almere-Strand, Almere, (Thur-Sun 22.15), €17.50 Music/Theatre: Café Noir A nightclub show inspired by the worlds of film noir and gangster musicals. With musical works by André Previn, Elmer Bernstein, Tom Waits, Kurt Weill and Leonard Cohen. Paleis van de Weemoed, (Thur-Sun, Wed 21.00, 23.00), Theatre/Dance: Open Podium Performance space with with no restrictions. Here anyone can show off their skills, or lack thereof, in dance, theatre, cabaret, music, stand-up comedy, illusion, mime, acrobatics, juggling, rapping, dry water-ballet, frying eggs, knitting etc. Amsterdam Dance Centre, (Fri 20.00), Comedy: In Your Face! Comedy Improv Show. In English. Comedy Cafe, (Sun 21.00), €13
Desiree Dolron, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, see Galleries
ART Opening Guus Voermans: Moving Sculptures Inventions and sculptures. Bold, bizarre and often quite startling, the automated constructions from the Tilburg-born artist offer a pretty unusual alternative to most art you’ll find in Amsterdam this summer. And if you’re at the opening party and a machine offers to make you a ham sandwich, just be careful where you put your hands. See article p. 8. KochxBos Gallery (Wed-Sat 13.00-18.00), opens Saturday, until 28 August Shari Pierce: Cardboard Democracy Contemporary jewellery and objects. Galerie Rob Koudijs (Wed-Sat 12.00-18.00), opens Saturday, until 25 August
Museums Mario Garcia Torres: A Brief History of Jimmie Johnson’s Legacy A Docking Station video installation by young mexican artist Torres. In this video essay he looks at the codes of conduct and conventions of behaviour in the museum environment, and the role and significance of museums in general. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), closing Sunday Genesis An examination of the similarities between art and science. While the two fields may have entirely different objectives, the results of their work on information look remarkably alike. Participating artists and scientists include Ad Dekkers, Mark Dion, Edo Dooijes, Erwin Driessens & Maria Verstappen, Charles & Ray Eames, Ed Emschwiller, and George Gessert, amongst others. Centraal Museum (Tues-Thur, Sat, Sun 12.00-17.00, Fri 12.00-21.00), Utrecht, until 12 August Rob van der Nol Attracted to the process of change and transition in lives, this young Dutch artist pho-
26 July-1 August 2007 tographs adolescents. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), until 15 August Jonathan Meese: Jonathan Rockford (Don’t Call Back Please) One of German art’s rising stars, Meese will install a contemporary wunderkammer on the first floor of De Appel, featuring paintings, murals, drawings, assemblages, objects, collages, photos, pictures from magazines, posters, and painted texts on the walls. De Appel (Tues-Sun 11.00-18.00), until 19 August Dutch Eyes The relocated photography museum reopens with a broad overview of Dutch photography. Nederlands Fotomuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 11.00-17.00), Rotterdam, until 26 August The Strength of Hair Two installations by contemporary visual artists looking at the important symbolic function of hair. Artists include Monica Blok, Hadas Itzkovitch and Martie van der Loo. Bijbels Museum (Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 26 August Facing Death Drawings by Antwerp artist Eugeen van Mieghem (1875-1930) of his great love and muse Augustine Pautre. Even though she’d taken ill with tuberculosis in 1904, Van Mieghem continued to draw her, capturing her physical decline, much in the same way that Rembrandt had poignantly drawn his dying wife Saskia van Uylenburgh. Rembrandthuis (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 26 August Ligplaats Amsterdam An exhibition about architecture on water, including concepts for floating theatres, motorways, churches and more, as well as exploration of future possibilities of maritime architecture. There’s even an outdoor part of the exhibition, where one can admire yet-to-be-realised projects, too. ARCAM (TuesFri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 13.00-17.00), until 26 August Henk Hesselius Paintings from Amsterdam-born artist Hesselius (1927). Jan van der Togt Museum (Thur-Sun 13.00-17.00), Amstelveen, until 26 Augst
Amsterdam Weekly painter, sculptor, photographer and textile designer. In this first major retrospective since 1987, more than 450 original drawings, models, paintings, tapestries, films, photographs, sculptures, items of furniture and interiors will be exhibited together to demonstrate the strength and influence of Le Corbusier. Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.0017.00), Rotterdam, until 2 September Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten Marking the opening of the Museum of Bags and Purses in its new idyllic location, an overview of exhibitions from the past ten years is featured alongside the permanent collections of bags and purses. Tassenmuseum Hendrikje (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 9 September Hell is Other People With its title derived from a line in the play Huis Clos (No Exit) by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, guest curator Nathalie Zonnenberg invites three young European artists to reflect on contact with ‘the other’. Contributing artists are Köken Ergun (Turkey), Sejla Kameric (Bosnia), and Gal Kinan (Israel). Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (TuesSun 11.00-17.00), until 9 September The Present—The Monique Zajfen Collection New contemporary artworks that have been added to The Monique Zajfen Collection since 2006. Focusing on the human figure and spanning a range of disciplines, the works in this exhibition explore various aspects of the human condition. Artists include Marlene Dumas, Thomas Schütte, Neo Rauch, Wilhelm Sasnal, Mike Kelley, Pawel Althamer, Paul Graham, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Lisa Yuskavage and George Condo. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), until 16 September
tionship between American energy supply, the status of America as a world power and the American landscape. Additionally, there’s a selection of shots from his series Family Business, the story of his father’s furniture company going bust. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), until 19 September Oud Zeer Drawings and animations by Joep Bertrams, best known for his political commentaries in Het Parool. Persmuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sun 12.00-17.00), until 23 September Op Vakantie! How the Dutch do holidays. See Short List. Nationaal Archief Tue 9.00-20.00; Wed-Sat 9.0017.00; Sun, Mon 12.00-17.00, Den Haag, until 23 September To See or Not to See Hortus celebrates the 300th birthday of Carl Linnaeus, the most famous botanist ever, who wrote his major works in Amsterdam. Hortus Botanicus (Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 10.00-17.00), until 30 September Liberation Music: Songs After Five Years of Occupation A musical memorial to the emotional release that followed the end of the occupation in 1945. Verzetsmuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat-Mon 12.0017.00), until 30 September Corneille: Some of These Days Celebrating the 85th birthday of Corneille, one of the most sparkling artists of the CoBrA movement—and one of the longest surviving members of the ‘CoBrA Three’. Alongside his paintings, photographs, and film portraits of the artists can be seen during the exhibition. CoBrA Museum (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.00), until 30 September
Charlotte Salomon: Work in Progress Rarely and never seen works by Salomon, including reverse sides as well as individual sketches which she made for her series of over 800 gouaches, Life? or Theatre? Joods Historisch Museum (Daily 11.00-17.00), until 16 September
Romy Schneider Part of Filmmuseum’s season celebrating the acclaimed film star, this exhibition pulls together costumes, affiches, audio fragments and portrait photos from artists such as Dennis Stock, Robert Lebeck and Werner Bokelberg. Filmmuseum (Daily 13.00-22.00), until 29 August
De kunst van het verleiden You can’t run and you can’t hide—ads are everywhere, and they will have an influence on you, like it or not. This exhibition about advertising takes place in several rooms, with each devoted to another method, emotion or medium. CoBrA Museum (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.00), until 16 September
Le Corbusier He’s by far the most famous and according to many the most important architect and urban designer of the 20th century, but he was also a
Mitch Epstein: American Work One of the world’s most renowned contemporary photographers, in American Power Epstein focuses on the complex rela-
17 today’s leading Japanese artists. As a representative of the Japanese pop art of the ’90s, he gained worldwide fame with seductive figurative paintings, drawings and sculptures, all executed in a deliberately elementary style. The emphasis in this collection will be on recent work, most of it produced especially for the occasion. GEM (Tues-Sun 12.00-18.00), Den Haag, until 7 October Magische Proefjes! Getting mystical with an exploration of magic and natural sciences from the 18th and 19th century. Teylers Museum (Tues-Sat 10.0017.00, Sun 12.00-17.00), Haarlem, until 21 October Scenes and Traces A lengthy exhibition focussing on three parts of the Stedelijk Museum collection: design, video, and photography. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), until 25 November Grande Sertao A blend of photography, Brazilian culture, literature, and poetry, after Mark Nozeman and Marcelo Greco made a photographic journey through the Sertão—the provinces of Minas Gerais and Bahia in Brazil. Tropenmuseum (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 27 January 2008
Galleries Summer Show Works by James Aldridge, Marijn Akkermans, Aisling Hedgecock, Desiree Dolron, Paul Haworth, JR Amondarain, Nik Christensen and Dick Tuinder. Galerie Gabriel Rolt (Wed-Sat 12.00-18.00), closing Saturday Strongman is Here! Contemporary Maori artworks from New Zealander Kerry Strongman. Despite the modern nature of his works, his techniques are steeped in Maori history, plus you’ll often find him working with ancient wood. Rembrandtplein (Mon-Fri 11.00-20.00), closing Tuesday KOMPLEX Large noir portraits by photographers Barrie Hullegie and Sabrina Bongiovanni. Suzanne Biederberg Gallery (Wed-Sun 14.00-18.00), until 4 August
Yoshitoma Nara Yoshitomo Nara The first ever solo show to be held in any European museum by Yoshitomo Nara, one of
Zomer Expositie 2007 Works by 14 artists, including Yvonne Zomerdijk, Margret Mijsbergh, and Stefaan Eyckmans. GO Gallery (Wed-Sat 12.00-18.00, Sun 13.00-17.00), until 5 August Selections from A Quiet Story Tied in with Amsterdam Fashion Week, this collection features a selection of images by Danish supermodel turned
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EVENTS Thursday 26 July Party: Summer Breeze Latin Night Formerly one of the most popular events at Vondelpark, Summer Breeze Latin Night is setting up camp at Westergasfabriek for the summer and offering adventures in Latin dance and music every Thursday. Each week there’ll be dining, drinking, DJs, workshops and dance demonstrations for diverse Latin styles. Westergasterras, 19.00-01.00, free
Cristóbal Hara: An Imaginary Spaniard An exploration of the perceived cultural identity of Spain, by native photographer Hara. Huis Marseille (Tues-Sun 11.00-18.00), until 26 August Averecht Contemporary fashion and accessories by three talented young designers: Merel Boers (Miss Blackbirdy), Claire Fons and Elke Lutgerink. Galerie 37 (Thur-Sun 12.00-17.00), Haarlem, until 26 August Offline #4 Diverse artworks by Charlotte Mouwens, Margot Lamers, Katrin Maurer and Roos & Chris. ArtOlive (Mon-Fri 11.00-17.00, Sun 12.00-17.00), until 26 August Exit #2: Sculpture Without a Clue Works by Niels Post. Etalagegalerie Weesperplein (Daily 06.0000.30), until 30 August The Portrait Gallery Presenting an overview of portraits from 1950 to the present by ten veteran photographers, including Sanne Sannes, Ata Kando, Willem Diepraam, Machiel Botman, and Barry Kornbluh. Hup Gallery (Tue, Thur, Fri 10.00-17.00), until 31 August Summer Exhibition Featuring diverse works by Cor Jaring, Frans Blind, Irene Hertel, Tho Jongh, Hanne Koorn, Immy Stur van Zoelen, and Joan Verkroost. Oosterkerk (Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00), until 31 August Crimes & Splendors A selection of work from the politically charged British exhibition Paranoia. Featured is a series of night photographs by Dutch artist Martin Effert and video works by the likes of Mireille Astore, Lisa K Blatt, Norman Cowie, and Ricardo Giraldo Montes—all of which explore the essence of paranoia. Ronmandos (Wed-Sat 12.30-17.30), until 1 September Markus Amon: Mystic Women Tying in with Amsterdam Fashion Week, this collection of images features a series of nudes and almost-nudes by acclaimed German fashion photographer Amon. See Short List. Studio Apart (Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur 10.00-21.00, Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 12.00-17.00), until 2 September
Landjuweel Festival: Landjuweel Change the world. Alter your perceptions. Running since 1985, this global gathering, with its friendly and unique blend of art, culture, poetry, theatre, performance and pyrotechnics, promotes active participation. So there’s no need to sit back and accept what’s given. Mingle, discuss and throw yourself into a melting pot of workshops, performances and environmental living. See Short List. Ruigoord, various times, €45 festival pass, €15 Thur or Sun, €25 Fri or Sat Fashion: Amsterdam International Fashion Week Fashion, fashion and more fashion. And even if you’re not a runway model or haute couture designer there’s still a variety of fun things to do during this fab-riculous week. Besides all the labels displaying their newest creations to a closed public, there are workshops, exhibitions, screenings and, of course, countless trips down the catwalk—most of which is centred on Museumplein. For complete public access, check out The Laundry Days programme, which offers tons of fashion events throughout the city, each with their own unique perspective. For the full whack see www.amsterdamfashionweek.com, or cut straight to www.laundrydays.nl. Various locations, times and prices
Friday 27 July Art/Fashion/Music: Streetlab Festival A new international gathering. Tied in with Amsterdam Fashion Week, more than 100 young designers will be showing off, but it doesn’t stop at clothing. There’s music, workshops, club nights, masterclasses, exhibitions, films, skate demos and all the food and drink you could want. See article on p. 17 and www.streetlab.nl. Westergasfabriek, 12.00-01.00, €5-€12.50 Me Bike Bikes, bikes and bikes. The weird, the wonderful and the downright silly. Today it’s all about ‘Cool Bikes’ with an afterparty taking place from 22.00 at a secret location. For the rest of the weekend, festivities are centred on Westerparkterrein. There you’ll find even more bike activities, plus music, art, demos, film screenings and general party action. See article p. 6 and Short List. Carhartt Store, 14.00, free
Versneden en Verbeeld Versneden en Verbeeld: Anatomie in Geneeskunde en Kunst It’s no secret that SMART Project Space was formerly the Pathologisch Anatomisch Laboratorium (PAL). And in this exhibition, it once again revisits its anatomical past, dealing in the history of the practice of anatomy, the history of PAL, and also the relationship between art and anatomy. So you’ll get to see old scientific paintings by the likes of Jozef Israëls, Gerard de Lairesse, and Andreas Vesalius, plus work by contemporary artists like Lisette Verkerk and Karen Arink. Elements will also be on display at the Tentoonstellingszaal Universiteitsbibliotheek, UvA. SMART Project Space (SMART: Tues-Sat 12.00-17.00; UvA: Wed-Fri 11.00-17.00), until 7 September Michael Bredtved, Joseph Beuys New works. Galerie Jos Art (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.30), until 12 September Zwarte Muur: De Transatlantische Slavenhandel Photo portraits by Laura Samsom Rous, who specialises in the people, particularly the women, along the coast of Africa between Senegal and Angola—the region most affected by European colonisation and the Transatlantic slave trade. Melkweg Galerie (WedSun 13.00-20.00), until 1 October
Art/Film: Friday Evening Still lost in the Beckmann theme, tonight there’s Gerbrand Burger’s video installation Really, I only want to paint beautiful pictures. As always, De Veenfabriek will be doing their Beckmann inspired thing, plus there’s B-movie sounds and electronica from DJ Dirkson. Van Gogh Museum, 18.30, €10 Festival: Landjuweel (See Thursday) Ruigoord, various times, €45 festival pass, €15 Thur or Sun, €25 Fri or Sat Fashion: Amsterdam International Fashion Week (See Thursday) Various locations, times and prices
Saturday 28 July Art/Fashion/Music: Streetlab Festival (See Friday) Westergasfabriek, 12.00-04.00, €5-€12.50 Me Bike (See Friday) Westerpark, 13.00, free Walk: Museum Tours & City Walks This month’s theme is ‘Rich & Poor in the 17th Century’, with an exploration of the history and spread of wealth throughout the city. A museum tour precedes the city walk, beginning at 12.30. In English. Amsterdams Historisch Museum, 14.00, €15 excl museum entry: reserve at info@amsterdamcitywalks.com
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Fashion: Sexuality Thru Fashion American artist and Designer Ellen Macomber presents a unique event exploring sexuality and sensuality evoked by fashion in different world cultures throughout the millennia. Supperclub, 19.30, €65
Party: Notopia As always, Notopia brings a warm, colourful and diverse party to the city beach. There’s a tango workshop, musical guests ranging from reggae to pop to jazz, a fashion show, massage and much more. Blijburg, 21.00, €6
Film night: Het Korte Filmpjes Festival Part film festival, part party. Each film being screened can be up to three minutes long and be about anything. Contributions come from the public and you can still join in (if you’re very fast), as the deadline is the evening of 26 July. See www.ouwepikouwepijp.nl for submission details. After 01.00, it’s all about the party, with music from the likes of the Dub Pirates and Amper Benaderd. See Short List. Horse Move Project Space, 21.00, free
Festival: Kwakoe Festival The biggest multicultural festival in the country—with the focus mainly on Suriname—featuring music, movies, sports, food, dancing, information and lectures. Every Saturday and Sunday until 5 August. See www.kwakoe.nl. Bijlmerpark, various times, free
ADDRESSES 11 Oosterdokskade 3-5, 625 5999 ABC Treehouse Voetboogstraat 11, 423 0967 Allard Pierson Museum Oude Turfmarkt 127, 525 2556 Almere-Strand Muiderzandweg 1, Almere Amsterdam Dance Centre Bellamystraat 49-51, 616 1885 Amsterdams Historisch Museum Kalverstraat 92, 523 1822 De Appel Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10, 625 5651 ARCAM Prins Hendrikkade 600, 620 4878 Arti et Amicitiae Rokin 112, 624 5134 ArtOlive Polonceaukade 17, 675 8504 Bijbels Museum Herengracht 366-368, 624 2436 Bimhuis Piet Heinkade 3, 788 2150 Bitterzoet Spuistraat 2, 521 3001 Blijburg Bert Haanstrakade 2004, 416 0330 Cafe Sappho Vijzelstraat 103, 423 1509 Camping Zeeburg Zuider IJdijk 20, 694 4430 Carhartt Store Hartenstraat 18 Casablanca Muziek Zeedijk 26, 06 1220 0519 Centraal Museum Nicolaaskerkhof, Utrecht, 030 236 2362 Cineac Reguliersbreestraat 31-33 Club Meander Voetboogstraat 3, 625 8430 CoBrA Museum Sandbergplein 1-3, Amstelveen, 547 5050 Comedy Cafe Max Euweplein 43-45, 638 3971 Concertgebouw Concertgebouwplein 2-6, 671 8345
€25 Fri or Sat Fashion: Amsterdam International Fashion Week (Also see Thursday) Various locations, times and prices
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Art/Fashion/Music: Streetlab Festival (See Friday) Westergasfabriek, 12.00-18.00, €5-€12.50 Me Bike (See Friday) Westerpark, 13.00, free
Monday 30 July
Festival: Landjuweel (See Thursday) Ruigoord, various times, €45 festival pass, €15 Thur or Sun,
Fashion: Sexuality Thru Fashion (See Saturday) Supperclub, 19.30, €65
Fashion: Amsterdam International Fashion Week (See Thursday) Various locations, times and prices
Consortium Veemkade 570, 06 2611 8950 DanceStreet 1e Rozendwarsstraat 10, 489 7676 Etalagegalerie Weesperplein Metrostation Weesperplein Filmmuseum Vondelpark 3, 589 1400 Flex Bar Pazzanistraat 1, 486 2123 Foam Keizersgracht 609, 551 6546 Galerie 37 Groot Heiligland 37, Haarlem, 023 551 8432 Galerie Gabriel Rolt Elandsgracht 34, 785 5146 Galerie Jos Art KSNM-laan 291, 418 7003 Galerie Paul Andriesse Withoedenveem 8, 623 6237 Galerie Rademakers Prinsengracht 570-572, 6225496 Galerie Rob Koudijs Elandsgracht 12, 331 8796 Gallery Vassie 1e Tuindwarsstraat 16, 489 4042 GEM Stadhouderslaan 43, Den Haag, 070 338 1133 Gemeentemuseum Stadhouderslaan 41, Den Haag, 070 338 1111 GO Gallery Prinsengracht 64, 422 9580 Heineken Music Hall ArenA Boulevard 590, 0900 300 1250 Hermitage Amsterdam Nieuwe Herengracht 14, 530 8751 Horse Move Project Space Oosterdokskade 5 Post CS Hortus Botanicus Plantage Middenlaan 2A, 625 9021 Hotel Arena ’s-Gravesandestraat 51, 850 2400 Huis Marseille Keizersgracht 401, 531 8989 Hup Gallery Tesselschadestraat 15, 515 8589 Jan van der Togt Museum Dorpsstraat 50, Amstelveen, 641 5754 Jimmy Woo Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18, 626 3150 Joods Historisch Museum Jonas Daniel Meijerplein 2-4,
531 0310 KHL Koffiehuis Oostelijke Handelskade 44, 779 1575 KochxBos Gallery 1e Anjeliersdwarsstraat 3-5, 681 4567 Maarsseveense Plassen, Utrecht Maloe Melo Lijnbaansgracht 163, 420 4592 Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234A, 531 8181 Melkweg Galerie Marnixstraat 409, 531 8181 Mulligans Amstel 100, 622 1330 Nationaal Archief Prins Willem Alexanderhof, Den Haag, 070 3140911 NDSM-werf TT Neveritaweg 15, 330 5480 Nederlands Architectuurinstituut Museumpark 25, Rotterdam, 010 440 1200 Nederlands Fotomuseum Wilhelminakade 332, Rotterdam, 010 213 2011 De Nieuwe Anita Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, 06 4150 3512 Odeon Singel 460, 624 9711 Oosterkerk Kleine Wittenburgerstraat 1, 627 2280 Oude Kerk Oudekerksplein 23, 625 8284 Paleis van de Weemoed Oudezijds Voorburgwal 15-17 Panama Oostelijke Handelskade 4, 311 8680 Paradiso Weteringschans 6-8, 626 4521 Persmuseum Zeeburgerkade 10, 692 8810 The Powerzone Spaklerweg, 681 8866 PRIK Spuistraat 109, 06 4544 2321 Rembrandthuis Jodenbreestraat 4, 520 0400 Ronmandos Prinsengracht 282, 320 7036 Rouge Amstel 60, 420 9881 Ruigoord Ruigoord 15, 497 5702 Skek Zeedijk 4-8, 427 0551
SMART Project Space Arie Biemondstraat 107-113, 427 5953 Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam Rozenstraat 59, 422 0471 Stedelijk Museum CS Oosterdokskade 5, 573 2911 Studio 80 Rembrandtplein 70, 521 8333 Studio Apart Prinsengracht 715, 422 2748 Sugar Factory Lijnbaansgracht 238, 627 0008 Supperclub Jonge Roelensteeg 15, 344 6400 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery 1e Egelantiersdwarsstraat 1, 624 5455 Tassenmuseum Hendrikje Herengracht 573, 524 6452 Teylers Museum Spaarne 16, Haarlem, 023 516 0960 Theater Bellevue Leidsekade 90, 530 5301 Theater het Amsterdamse Bos Amsterdamse Bos 1, 640 9253 Toomler Breitnerstraat 2, 670 7400 Tropenmuseum Linnaeusstraat 2, 568 8200 Twstd Weteringschans 157, 320 7030 Under the Grand Chapiteau Next to ArenA, 621 1288 UvA: Special Collections Library Oude Turfmarkt 129, 525 2141 Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7, 570 5200 Verzetsmuseum Plantage Kerklaan 61, 620 2535 Vondelpark Openluchttheater, 673 1499 W139 Warmoesstraat 139, 622 9434 Westergasfabriek Haarlemmerweg 8-10, 586 0710 Westergasterras Klönneplein 3, 475 1412 Winston Kingdom Warmoesstraat 129, 623 1380 Woodstock 69, Bloemendaal aan Zee Zuiderkerk Zuiderkerkhof 72, 552 7987
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Do do do the dosa Dosa Overtoom 146, 616 4838, Open Mon-Fri 15.30-23.00, Sat-Sun 12.00-23.00 Cash, PIN. Not long ago, a BBC channel piped over from Britain featured a late-night Indian cookery programme which made me break out into a tizzied sweat. Imagine the agony of not being able to smell the frying ingredients or the fragrant spices unlocking their pungent magic. As a result, a burning desire to seek a good curry entered my soul. Friends who adore Indian food recommended Dosa, a specialist in South Indian dishes located on the Overtoom, as a tasty destination. I was overjoyed to find it is opposite the Peperwortel, that formidable traiteur which also deserves a visit. I was warmly welcomed and gently ushered to a seat. Sitting nearby was a large group of English and Aussie men, indulging in their curry rites of passage. The anticipation rising from their table made me feel I had come to the right place. My stomach rumbled. I barely glanced at the tandoori menu, or the various mouthwatering sounding dishes from North and South India. Instead, I settled on the dosa section, the eponymous house speciality, which no other restaurant in Amsterdam makes. It's a paper-thin pancake made from lentil and rice flour, filled with meat or, more usually, veggies, or sometimes paneer—a fresh, light home-made cheese not unlike cottage cheese. The pancake is always served with a coconut chutney and sambar, a lentil and vegetable broth. In South India, where the pancake hails from, it is
THE UNDERCOVER GLUTTON The pancake was long and rolled up rather like a newspaper. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I am used to rotis the size of Suriname... often eaten as a breakfast dish. I requested the Special Dosa with chicken, lamb and potato (€16), which I hoped would be as huge as my appetite. I sipped on a refreshing man-
go lassi while I looked round the—rapidly filling up—tables as I waited for my dish to arrive. My dish was presented to me on an oval platter. The pancake was long and rolled up rather like a
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newspaper. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I, you see, am a glutton who is used to rotis the size of Suriname; for me, this was merely a snack or a diet-size version of lunch. I peeled back the pancake to examine its contents. The meat wasn’t much to behold: a few chunks of chicken and lamb, a smidgeon of curried potato. But then I added the coconut sauce and the delicious pureed sambar (which I partially enjoyed as a soup before spooning it onto the dosa), and the resulting flavours proved delightful, although the whole wasn't really enough to fill the hole caused by my gnawing hunger. So I ordered a side dish of Bombay potatoes (€5.50), dry fried with spices, a reddish tomato cumin sauce and chopped fresh coriander. This was heavenly. I ate slowly, relishing the flavours. I was informed that this is a popular lunchtime dish, as it’s light and easily digested. Customers also have it as a starter. I could have greedily had two, maybe even three. What came through from the flavours was the history and alchemy of the spices: an ancient art spanning back to time immemorial. The wars, conflicts and conquest in seeking Indian spice routes, Columbus making a wrong turn. Bartolomeu Dias circumnavigating Africa to get his share of the aromatic loot. The Brutish Empire’s brightest jewel in Queen Victoria’s crown. But in fact, anyone who goes to Dosa is treated like royalty. The motorised couriers, waiting to take deliveries to those who prefer to stay at home, are knights in shining armour. Everyone’s needs are looked after, even people who request no ginger or garlic. (Can they be serious?) The lively conversation humming in the background is relaxing and informal. What makes everything work is the warmth, good business acumen and sublime hospitality. I shall be back to try out the tandoori mixed grill with king prawns.
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21 You’d have a similar expression if you’d seen a giant killer tadpole.
This brilliant South Korean mutanttadpole massacre is comedy, horror and dysfunctional family story all in one.
THE SAGA OF THE HAPLESS PARKS FILM The Host Opens Thursday at Kriterion By Luuk van Huët
Name a critter, any critter at all, however non-threatening and loveable it may be, and I’ll name a horror film that depicts it as a ravenous predator. With the delectable
horror comedy The Host, we can add a terrifying tadpole to the list. While it might be hard to believe that a film about a deadly mutated polliwog is based on reality, the film’s first scene shows how an American officer orders a South Korean subordinate to pour hundreds of bottles of formaldehyde down the drain. In reality, the officer never served time; in the film, the chemicals have a more troubling
effect. Six years later, a malformed monstrosity is seen hanging off a bridge by its tail before somersaulting into the Han River. Meanwhile, the local squid stand, staffed by the oafish Gang-du, his sourpuss father Park Hie-bong and his bright 13-yearold daughter Hyeon-seo, are more occupied with watching Nam-joo, Gang-du’s sister, participate in the national archery competition. This changes abruptly when the monster jumps out of the river and starts chomping down on bystanders. The beast wraps a tentacle around little Hyeon-seo and whisks her off to a seemingly swift demise, leaving the Park family shocked and bewildered. Nam-joo and her boozeloving brother Nam-il join the survivors in mourning, before being rounded up to be quarantined by the army, who think the monster might spread an unknown virus. But when Gang-du receives a message from Hyeon-seo on his mobile phone, the family is forced to face the gigatadpole
themselves, dodging both the South Korean and the American forces while battling the beast with improvised weapons. Whereas most monster movies go for carnage in quantity, introducing a large cast so the body count can soar, The Host isn’t peopled by cardboard characters to be offed just for a laugh. The audience is allowed to get to know every member of the dysfunctional Park family intimately, ensuring that the casualties resonate; by the final monster vs human battle, you’re a heartless bastard if you’re not rooting for the Parks to win. The Host also manages to cleverly combine several genres without becoming unbalanced or overburdened, deftly mixing horror, drama and comedy, often at the same time. A scene in which the Parks mourn Hyeon-seo evolves into a slapstick family brawl, while the monster itself is both disturbingly funny and frightening at the same time. While the CGI is impressive and believable, the most important asset of the film is the strong cast portraying the Park family. The wide-eyed Bae Du-na most recently starred in the charming Japanese high-school comedy Linda Linda Linda, and she brings a feral ferociousness to Nam-joo. Song Kang-ho, who starred in director Bong Joon-ho’s earlier thriller Memories of Murder and has appeared in two films of Park Chan-wook’s revenge trilogy, manages to win our sympathy for the doltish Gang-du by showing his unrelenting devotion to his daughter. So whenever you see a mutant maneating tadpole created by the American military-industrial complex, remember the message of The Host: the family that slays together, stays together.
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FILM Edited by Julie Phillips.This week’s films reviewed by Massimo Benvegnù (MB),Shyama Daryanani (SD),Angela Dress (AD),Don Druker (DD),René Glas (RG),Andrea Gronvall (AG),John Hartnett (JH),Luuk van Huët (LvH),JR Jones (JJ),Dave Kehr (DK),Marie-Claire Melzer (MM),Mike Peek (MP),Julie Phillips (JP),Bart Plantenga (BP),Gusta Reijnders (GR),Jonathan Rosenbaum (JR), Marinus de Ruiter (MdR),Ronnie Scheib (RS) and Bregtje Schudel (BS). All films are screened in English with Dutch subtitles unless otherwise noted. Amsterdam Weekly recommends.
Festival Streetlab Festival Films and documentaries about street culture, as part of the bigger alternative fashion festival. See article on pxxx and www.streetlab.nl. Het Ketelhuis
New this week Crónica de una fuga In 1970s Argentina, Claudio Taburrini, goalkeeper of a local soccer team, is kidnapped by a special military task force working for the fascist regime. He is detained in an old mansion with a few other ‘suspects’, where they’re questioned, tortured and humiliated for months. Finally, just when a violent death seems inevitable, the prisoners decide to escape. Unfortunately, Crónica de une fuga feels like you’ve seen it all before. The story is given little context, the focus falling on the kidnap itself. But the kidnap is hardly remarkable, with clichéd bad guys and very little character development. When a guard tells Claudio to get ready for a bath, it’s obvious he’s preparing the viewer for ‘the drowning scene’. The film-makers seem busier with their checklist of tortures than the background of the story they are
SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THIS REVIEW Hedwig & The Angry Inch Pathé De Munt
Crónica de una fuga
(not) telling. In Spanish with Dutch subtitles. (MP) Rialto Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer As federally mandated by the No Marvel Superhero Left Behind Act, this sequel to Fantastic Four (2005) drags in the Silver Surfer, who looks like a gigantic hood ornament and, given voice by Laurence Fishburne, has about as much personality. The original quartet (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis), with their bizarre and frequently comic superpowers, are amusing enough to carry another instalment, though the first movie’s genesis story was more fun than the perfunctory doomsday scheme trotted out here. Tim Story directed; with Julian McMahon and Andre Braugher. (JJ) 92 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt
The Host A dysfunctional family battles a deadly mutated tadpole in this brilliant horror-comedy. See review above. Kriterion I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Adam Sandler and Kevin James star as Brooklyn firemen who pretend to be gay lovers so they can collect domestic partner benefits. The script originated with Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt, Election), but the end result has all the earmarks of Sandler’s cynical, complacent Happy Madison Productions crew: for every stale homophobic joke there’s a sheepish nod to political correctness, and just to be safe, director
Dennis Dugan plays the firefighter card at every opportunity. (JJ) Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt
Open-air screenings Les Triplettes de Belleville Just when Jeffrey Katzenberg declared the death of 2D animation, along came this sly, inventively drawn 2003 cartoon to blow the studio leviathans out of the water. Sylvain Chomet’s grotesque, hilariously imaginative flights of fancy soar unencumbered by overshading or celebrity voice-over, and his gallery of eccentrics is unforgettable: the semi-autistic bicyclist whose calves are larger than his head, his indefatigable Portuguese grandmother, and their ageing, overweight dog, whose dreams and nightmares propel the action. There are also zoot-suited villains, black-garbed malevolent twin packs, and the title characters, a desiccated trio of elderly vaudeville tunesters whose clever use of household appliances as musical instruments is matched by their culinary resourcefulness in maintaining an all-frog diet. In French with English subtitles. (RS) 80 min. Het Ketelhuis O Brother, Where Art Thou? In the Coen Brothers’ 2000 pastiche, three convicts go on the run in Depression-era Mississippi; on the way they encounter or
embody elements of The Odyssey, The Wizard of Oz, Preston Sturges movies and a great gospel and blues soundtrack. George Clooney gives a Clark Gable-esque performance as Ulysses Everett McGill, trying to get back to his Penelope (Holly Hunter). The results are sillier than Fargo, but also less nasty. Country band Los Coyotes plays before the screening on the Van Beuningenplein. (JP) 106 min. Cavia Soundies Scopitones are the ancestors of the video clip: 16mm films that could be shown on a juke box. They first appeared in France around 1960 (think Johnny Hallyday), became popular in the UK and Germany, reached North America by 1964, and disappeared as quickly as they came. A collection of these Ur-videos is screening at the Filmmuseum’s outdoor series. Filmmuseum
Still playing Adam’s Apples Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, who might be the hottest thing from Denmark since certain cartoons, this black comedy stars Mads Mikkelsen, ‘the Danish Johnny Depp’, as Ivan, an insanely optimistic preacher with severe problems who rehabilitates ex-cons in his rural church. Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a recently released neo-Nazi, arrives to test his fate repeatedly, leading to a clash of conflicting ideologies. Whether the film is moralistic or nihilistic is anyone’s guess, but it didn’t garner a Silver Scream Award at the AFFF for nothing,
22 and the very Scandinavian undercurrent of dark humour keeps the film enjoyable and fresh during most of the running time. In Danish with Dutch and French subtitles. (LvH) 94 min. Het Ketelhuis Azuloscurocasinegro A bittersweet coming-of-age drama set in contemporary Madrid, where Jorge (Quim Gutiérrez) lives with his invalid father (Héctor Colomé). Despite his university degree, he works as a concierge. His brother Antonio (Antonio de la Torre) is in prison and his mother is dead, leaving him to take care of his father. When he meets Paula (Marta Etura), he realises that there may be more to life than slaving for others, and that he must take that responsibility. Yet his future stil looks His future looks ‘azuloscurocasinegro’: ‘dark blue, almost black’. Directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. In Spanish with Dutch subtitles. (MM) 105 min. Cinecenter Bes Vakit In a rural Turkish village, three children on the brink of puberty form a secret pact against their parents; one of them is even prepared to kill his father. Through this small-scale generational conflict, director Reha Erdem sketches the friction between tradition and progress in contemporary Turkey. Bes Vakit never
Amsterdam Weekly becomes outspoken, revelling instead in picturesque beauty, as if Erdem is concealing his subversive message with his stately, mannerist style. A slow film, but rewarding for some memorable and poignant scenes. In Turkish with Dutch subtitles. (MdR) 110 min. Rialto Cashback There should be a movie law against using American Beauty-like music over supposedly ‘deep’ moments, especially if they are followed by fart jokes just a few scenes later. In this full-length remake of his own short film about an art student who turns into an insomniac after being dumped, director Sean Ellis seems incapable of delivering a consistent stylistic whole. Instead he keeps shifting from romantic drama to juvenile high jinks and back. Some of the cinematographic experiments linked to the manipulation and distortion of time—the film’s theme—are genuinely well made, but most of them are just used to get women undressed. Cashback feels like a pretentious take on the teen sex comedy, more often baffling than funny. (RG) 90 min. Kriterion César et Rosalie This 1972 film is being re-released in connection with the Filmmuseum’s upcoming Romy Schneider minifest. César (Yves Montand) is a middleaged Parisian entrepreneur, Rosalie (Schneider) his
lovely and supporting wife. Marriage is good, until arrival of cartoonist David (Sami Frey), a lover from Rosalie’s past, turns their familiar affair into a—but of course!— ménage à trois. Claude Sautet’s bourgeois take on Jules et Jim material remains appealing to look at, if only for, as Roger Ebert put it, ‘the way Romy Schneider can make a half-shy smile into the suggestion of unimaginable carnal possibilites’ (although none of them are graphically shown here). And if you add Montand’s acute portrayal of a square man who, in the end, proves to be more open-minded than his ‘artistic’ love rival, the film has enough good stuff to get away with its disappointingly abrupt, no-answers conclusion. In French with Dutch subtitles. (MB) 110 min. Filmmuseum Copying Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven never had a woman copyist, much less the gifted and attractive 23-year-old student and aspiring composer played by Diane Kruger, which might tempt one to scoff at this romantic biopic as eyewash. But Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, The Secret Garden) directs with obvious feeling rather than cynicism, and I was swept away by it despite the story’s anachronisms. Ed Harris, offering another mad-genius portrait after playing Jackson
26 July-1 August 2007 Pollock, goes to town with his hokey part, and one gets to hear a sizable chunk of the Ninth Symphony at its 1824 premiere. Writer-producers Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson won’t win over any purists, but if they introduce a few people to the excitements of Beethoven, they can hardly be accused of wasting their time. (JR) 104 min. Pathé Tuschinski Death at a Funeral This irreverent British ensemble comedy, directed by Muppeteer Frank Oz, mischievously explores what happens when a dysfunctional family gathers for their father’s burial. The characters begin pursuing their own agendas and seeking their own forms of familial redemption, leading to bad behaviour, outrageous faults, skeletons in the closet—in short, to riotous mayhem. Death at a Funeral doesn’t make you laugh out loud, however; the occasional snigger is about it. The events are just too milked out. For instance, a new fiancé who desperately wants to make a good impression on his uptight in-laws accidentally ingests a designer hallucinogen, leaving him prone to uncontrollable bouts of delirium and nudity. This is great fun at the beginning, but after a while you’ve seen enough of the joke. With Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman and Jane Asher. (GR) 95 min. The Movies, Pathé Tuschinski
Drama/Mex Three explosive characters cross paths
in an entertaining art house flick set in Acapulco. They are a teenage boy aggressively trying to reclaim his exgirlfriend, a young beach hooker out to scam her customers, and a middle-aged man who hides in a beach cabin with plans to kill himself. Director Gerardo Naranjo shot his second feature with a low budget and a cast of mostly friends but still manages to lift his fastpaced film far beyond amateur level. Produced by actor Gael García Bernal (Babel, Amores Perros), this unpretentious piece of cinema is a lively contribution to the hot Mexican new wave. In Spanish with Dutch subtitles. (MdR) 92 min. Het Ketelhuis Ensemble, c’est tout Claude Berri’s romantic comedy stars Audrey Tautou as an anorexic artist who works as a cleaner. She’s rescued by eccentric aristocrat Philibert (Laurent Stocker) and invited to share the palatial family home he lives in with his chef friend Franck (Guillaume Canet). Tautou and Canet hate each other on sight and then, by the rules of film logic, fall in love; eventually and predictably, the misfits come together to form a family. Based on the novel by Anna Gavalda; the English title is Hunting and Gathering. In French with Dutch subtitles. 97 min. Cinecenter It’s 8:08 Hawaii (area code 808) is not just for tourists and surfers—it’s a paradise for skateboarders as well, judging from this better-than-average skate documentary by Chuck Mitsui. The young director mixes contemporary digital images with grainy scenes that look like they were shot in the 1970s. It’s 8:08 follows skater Sean Reilly and friends as they whip out their skills on the best spots in California, Mexico, and Japan, only to come to the conclusion that nothing beats Hawaii. This presentation is meant to entertain skateboarding aficionados, but also to display the cinematic talents of Mitsui, who is supported by the Amsterdam-based international film development centre Binger Filmlab. Next year, the young director will start shooting his first feature film, One Kine Day, a story about young skateboarders in Hawaii, with Sean Reilly in a lead role. In several languages with English subtitles. (MdR) 48 min. Rialto Mon fils à moi ‘Mon dieu, quelle histoire!’, exclames Mother as she exits her son’s bedroom. We could very well say the same: she has just successfully demanded to see her teenage son’s privates. In this unusual and well-done pyschological study from first-time French film-maker Martial Fougeron, the always amazing Nathalie Baye stars as an overpossessive mother who will try anything to prevent her 12-year-old son from reaching a healthy puberty. Obviously, as in every bourgeois French-suburban drama we’ve ever seen, events unfold in tragic terms. Mon fils à moi is definitely not to everyone’s taste, but Baye’s performance surely earns her a place in the Hall of Fame of Cinematic Mothers from Hell—Freudians, you’ve been warned. In French with Dutch subtitles. (MB) 90 min. Cinecenter
Ocean’s Thirteen
Ocean’s Thirteen Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Ocean’s Thirteen brings Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his pack of thieves back to that glamorous playground for adults, Las Vegas. But this time, it’s personal. One of their own, Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), winds up in the hospital after being swindled by Willy Bank (Al Pacino). So Danny and the gang are out for revenge: clean out Bank’s finances and hit him where it hurts the most by ruining his chances of get-
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26 July-1 August 2007 ting a Five Diamond Award for his latest hotel on the Strip. Not just another sequel, this is one of the most entertaining movies of the franchise so far: suave, sleek, and snappy. Includes eye candy. (SD) 122 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski
Pan’s Labyrinth By mixing the narrative setting he already visited in The Devil’s Backbone with the Grand Guignol sensibilities he’s shown in his Hollywood films, Guillermo del Toro has managed to create a perfect, poignant fairy tale of the Grimm variety. Young Ofelia must undergo a perilous quest that takes her through the depths of the underworld and pits her against her nefarious new father. Bittersweet and darkly disturbing at the same time, this movie’s guaranteed to keep your inner child up at night with delicious fright. Just refrain from accepting candy from Fascists and fauns and you’ll be fine. In Spanish with Dutch subtitles. (LvH) 112 min. The Movies
Reprise Reprise Norwegian students Erik and Phillip aspire to become influential cult authors. At the start we see them posting their manuscripts. Later on Phillip achieves mild success but suffers a nervous breakdown, while Erik confronts his lack of talent. In between, comic interactions between them and their
bohemian mates and pretty girlfriends alternate with tragic episodes. Directed by Joachim Trier, Reprise displays fresh cinematic talent and is enjoyable for its pop culture references—combining, for example, French nouvelle vague cinema with British new wave music. Reprise doesn’t lack coolness, either. But it does lose its narrative focus towards the end, and ultimately fails to penetrate the surface. In Norwegian with Dutch subtitles. (MdR) 105 min. Rialto
The Science of Sleep Michael Gondry’s latest flick
is a bit more lightweight than his previous efforts, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The Science of Sleep is a rumination on love and longing, in this case the love felt by the dopey Stéphane for his lanky neighbour Stéphanie, which he expresses by presenting her with all kinds of inventive doodads. While Stéphane is cocksure and confident in his cardboard-riddled dreams, he turns into a clunky kid in real life. Gondry’s inventive low-fi aesthetic is always appealing, as are the two leads, Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. In Spanish/English/French with Dutch subtitles. (LvH) 105 min. Pathé Tuschinski
Sounds of Sand Life in Africa is rough; that is what we learn from the news, from documentaries and from films like Sounds of Sand (original title: Si le vent soulève les sables). The problem is, there is not one Africa, any more than there is one Europe. In this Belgian/French co-production, directed by Marion Hänsel, national and local political and cultural issues are swept under the rug to once more offer us painful imagery of the problems of ‘Africa’ as a whole instead of giving us insight into specific issues. In this case we are presented with drinking-water shortages due to droughts and militia vio-
Special screenings Be with Me There’s little dialogue in most of this absorbing biography-drama hybrid by Singapore filmmaker Eric Khoo. It has three intersecting fictional story lines—a shopkeeper is haunted by his wife’s ghost, a security guard spends hours alone, sometimes stalking a glamorous executive who works in the building, and a teenager finds first love through an internet chat room—and these characters’ silence reflects their apartness. Significantly, the words of the real-life protagonist, Theresa Chan, a deaf, formerly mute memoirist who learned to speak English and read braille on a US scholarship, link them as they confront their loneliness. This elliptical, poetic movie is filled with yearning, humour and warmth. In Cantonese/Mandarin/Hokkien/English with Dutch subtitles. (AG) 93 min. Filmmuseum Garde à vue This 1981 one-room thriller from Claude Miller stars Michel Serrault as an attorney, suspected of child rape and murder, being questioned over New Year’s Eve by police inspector Lino Ventura. Romy Schneider is the supect’s wife and the policeman’s unexpected key ally. Recently remade by Hollywood as Under Suspicion, with Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. In French with Dutch subtitles. (MB) 87 min. Filmmuseum
Hedwig
and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell’s first feature. See Short List. 95 min. Pathé De Munt Une histoire simple In this 1978 film, Claude Sautet explores the grey emotions of middle age. For his characters, ideals have crumbled and dreams have died, but life goes on—on a scale more provisionary but somehow more profound. Romy Schneider, an actress who grew with age, places a divorced woman moving uneasily between a lover and her ex-husband. Sautet excels in group portraits: with her friends and acquaintances filled in around her, Schneider stands at the centre of a full and complex existence, where every choice has a consequence and every emotion an echo. Conventional in style and subject, the film succeeds through scrupulous observation, breadth of vision and discreet compassion. With Claude Brasseur, Arlette Bonnard and Bruno Cremer. In French with Dutch subtitles. (DK) 110 min. Filmmuseum
Je t’aime moi non plus Serge Gainsbourg, the French singer-songwriter-film-maker-actor and bon vivant, lived for creativity, women and provocation. His death in 1991 marked his bittersweet artistic resurrection in the Anglo-Saxon world, when he was embraced by everyone from Beck to Jarvis Cocker to Sonic Youth. His 1969 hit single ‘Je t’aime... moi non plus’ and his albums Histoire de Melody Nelson and L’Homme à tête de chou, with their kitsch-lush symphonic excesses, explored the nihilistic world of obsessive love; they set the stage for Gainsbourg’s 1976 directorial debut. In this classic of eroto-romantic transgression, Johnny (Jane Birkin), an androgynous truck-stop waitress, falls in love with Krassky (Warhol cult-actor Joe Dallesandro), a
brooding, gay garbage-van driver who teaches her the delights of anal sex. This arouses the jealousy of Krassky’s best friend, the effeminate Padovan (Hughes Quester), who embodies Gainsbourg’s own self-doubts and suicidal tendencies. The succulent soundtrack, featuring instrumental versions of ‘Je t’aime’, helps make it an atmospheric and recommended film that belongs in the mad-love category, alongside Last Tango in Paris, The Night Porter, Betty Blue and Turks fruit. In French with English subtitles. (BP) 90 min. De Nieuwe Anita Rondom het Oudekerksplein Shot on location in Amsterdam’s Red Light District, this 1968 black-andwhite docudrama was described by its director, Roeland Kerbosch, as an ‘amusing socio-documentary happening’. The VPRO television network refused to show it and it was released theatrically instead. In Dutch. 85 min. The Movies Scoop Woody Allen follows up his best film (Match Point) with another story set in London and starring Scarlett Johansson as an American greenhorn among the English gentry, but this mystery comedy is tired, laboured and lazy. A journalism student (Johansson), drafted by a stage magician (Allen) to take part in a vanishing act, winds up in a hidden compartment and meets the ghost of a journalist (Ian McShane), who informs her that a wealthy playboy (Hugh Jackman) may be a notorious serial killer. This is hardly Allen’s worst film (I might go with Shadows and Fog or Hollywood Ending), but he’s definitely going through the motions. The score consists of classical chestnuts (Grieg and Tchaikovsky), which Allen seems vaguely to associate with upper-class Brits. (JR) 96 min. Pathé ArenA The Play Nine Turkish women living in a mountain village stage a play about their lives in this 2005 feature by Pelin Esmer. In Turkish with Dutch subtitles. OBA Transylvania Director Tony Gatlif likes to make gypsy road movies—his most famous one being Gadjo Dilo—and his latest film is no exception. This time we follow female protagonist Zingarina (Asia Argento) to the Romanian region of Transylvania to be reunited with her boyfriend. When he rejects her and their unborn baby, Zingarina is inconsolable. Yet love lurks in unlikely places. It’s uncommon for Gatlif to feature a female lead, yet actress Biro Ünel (the anti-hero of Gegen die Wand) steals every scene. What Transylvania lacks in narrative, it amply makes up for in vibrant music and raw emotion. In French/Romanian/English with Dutch subtitles. (BS) 103 min. Het Ketelhuis What’s New, Pussycat? Clive Donner’s stylish direction harmonises well with Woody Allen’s inspired screenplay—his first—to yield this 1965 Swinging Sixties entertainment, proving once again that Allen is a better scenarist than a director. Peter O’Toole is surprisingly effective in his first screen comedy, and Allen is much more subdued and effective as a performer under someone else’s direction. A charming Parisian bedroom farce with fine support from Paula Prentiss, Peter Sellers, and Romy Schneider. (DD) 108 min. Filmmuseum
lence as we follow a schoolteacher and his family in a doomed effort to reach a well on the other side of the desert. The film is beautifully shot, but with its generality it ultimately fails to impress. In French with Dutch subtitles. (RG) 96 min. Rialto Still Life Most of what we read about China nowadays is about their incredible economic rise. Rest assured that behind the veil of success, misery is to be found. Film-maker Jia Zhang-ke (Unknown Pleasures, The World) seems dedicated to showing us other aspects of a culture locked in massive change. His new film Still Life is a stunningly shot drama of people lost in the chaos of progress, in a city literally drowning as it is slowly engulfed by the reservoir of the Three Gorges Dam. Shot entirely on high-definition video, Still Life looks and feels like a documentary; and while the story itself is not, the background of the drowning city is very real indeed. As such, this blend of fiction and the real paints an alienating and disquieting picture of a country where the individual is merely an obstacle to progress. In Mandarin with Dutch subtitles. (RG) 108 min. Rialto
Still Life Les témoins Paris, early 1980s: a 20-year-old kid named Manu (Johan Libéreau) arrives from the provinces, moves
FILM TIMES Thursday 26 July until Wednesday 1 August. Times are provided by cinemas and are subject to last-minute changes. Film times also at www.amsterdamweekly.nl. Cavia Open-Air Cinema Van Beuningenplein, 475 0924, O Brother,Where Art Thou? Sat 22.00. Cinecenter Lijnbaansgracht 236, 623 6615 Azuloscurocasinegro daily 21.45 Ensemble,c'est tout daily 16.15, 19.30, 22.00, Sun also 11.15, 14.00 Irina Palm daily 19.15 Das Leben der Anderen daily 15.45, Sun also 11.15 Mon fils à moi daily 16.30, 19.45, 21.45, Sun also 11.15, 14.15 Les témoins daily 16.00, 19.00, 21.45, Sun also 11.00, 13.30. Filmmuseum Vondelpark 3, 589 1400 Be with Me daily 21.30 The Cardinal Tues, Wed 19.15 César et Rosalie Thur-Mon 17.30, 21.15, Sun also 15.00, Tues, Wed 17.30 Le combat dans l'ile Thur 19.15 Garde à vue Fri, Sun, Mon 19.15, Sun also 14.30 Une histoire simple daily 17.00 Solo/à Mains Nues daily 20.00 What's New, Pussycat? Sat 19.15. Filmmuseum Open Air Vondelpark, , Soundies Fri 22.00. Het Ketelhuis Haarlemmerweg 8-10, 684 0090 Adam's Apples daily 12.45, Thur, Mon-Wed also 15.00 De Avonturen van het Molletje Thur-Sun 12.45, Thur, Mon also 15.00 Drama/Mex daily 22.00 Harry Potter en de Orde van de Fenixdaily 17.15, Thur, Sat-Wed also 14.30 Irina Palm Thur, Mon, Tues 16.15, 19.00, Sun 19.00, Wed 16.15 Das Leben der Anderen daily 15.00, 21.15 Shrek the Third daily 13.15, 19.30 Streetlab Festival Fri-Sun Transylvania daily 17.30 Les Triplettes de Belleville Sat 22.00 (open-air). Kriterion Roetersstraat 170, 623 1708 Cashback Sat, Sun 15.30, Sun also 17.45 Death Proof Thur-Mon, Wed 22.15 The Host daily 20.00, Thur-Sat, Mon-Wed also 17.45 Sneak Preview Tues 22.15. The Movies Haarlemmerdijk 159-165, 638 6016 Death at a Funeral daily 15.15, 17.15, 19.30, 21.30, Fri, Sat also 23.30, Sun also 12.45 Death Proof daily 22.00, Fri, Sat also 0.15 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix daily 16.15, 19.00, 21.45, Fri, Sat also 0.30, Sun also 13.15 Pan's Labyrinth daily 19.15, 21.30, Fri, Sat also 23.45 Ratatouille (NL) Wed 14.15 Rondom het Oudekerksplein daily 17.00, Sun also 13.00 Shrek de Derde daily 15.15, 17.15, Sun also 12.45 Venus daily 15.00, 20.00. De Nieuwe Anita Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, 06 4150 3512, Je t'aime moi non plus Mon 20.30. OBA Oosterdokskade 143, 0900-2425468, The Play Thur 16.00. Pathé ArenA ArenA Boulevard 600, 0900 1458 Babel Sun-Wed 20.30 Die Hard 4.0 daily 18.50, 21.35, Thur-Tues also 13.45, 16.50, 20.15, Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues also 13.10, 16.00, Sat, Sun also 11.00 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer daily 13.00, 15.30, 17.50, 20.00, 22.15, Sat, Sun also 10.45 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix daily 11.30, 14.30, 17.30, 20.30 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (IMAX) daily 12.15, 15.15, 18.20, 21.25 Harry Potter en de Orde van de Fenix daily 12.40, 15.40, Sat, Sun also 9.50 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Thur-Tues 13.40, 16.15, 19.00, 21.55, Sat, Sun also 11.20, Wed 14.30, 16.40, 18.50, 21.00 Das Leben der Anderen Thur-Sat 20.30
23 in with his sister (Julie Depardieu), and is gets to know an older gay man (Michel Blanc), the married policeman Mehdi (Sami Bouajila) and his wife Sarah (Emmanuele Béart). Together, this group of friends and lovers face life, love and the arrival of the AIDS epidemic in this sensitive film, directed by André Téchiné. In French with Dutch subtitles. 112 min. Cinecenter, Pathé Tuschinski Transformers The biggest puzzle in Michael Bay’s allover-the-place extravaganza Transformers is who’s supposed to watch it. It’s a film based on a toy, with PG-13 rated action, that alternates jokes about robots peeing (sorry, ‘lubricating’) on humans with gags concerning masturbation. Which basically leaves you with a target audience of boys between 12 and 15 and the male 30+ fan base from the original series. Rising star Shia LaBeouf successfully carries the film and, to be honest, Transformers is never boring. But those looking for a more balanced form of summer entertainment are better off with Die Hard 4.0. (BS) 132 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt
Zodiac David Fincher has come a long way in the
five years since his last skilful but empty exercise in style, Panic Room. In Zodiac, about four men obsessed with their search for the infamous Zodiac Killer, Fincher finally emerges as a real storyteller. He meticulously follows the book by cartoonist Robert Graysmith without ever allowing it to get boring or lose tension. Fincher has matured, but Robert Downey Jr can claim the most amazing comeback. After some very rocky years battling drug addiction and poor film choices, Downey, as the ever-intoxicated reporter Paul Avery, now dazzles us with a cynical, funny and genuinely moving performance. (BS) 158 min. Pathé De Munt
Ocean's Thirteen daily 16.50, 21.45, Thur-Tues also 18.15, 21.10 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 daily 13.20, 17.15, Sat, Sun also 10.00 Premonition daily 20.50 Ratatouille Wed 12.20, 12.45, 14.30, 14.30, 15.30, 16.40, 18.10, 18.50, 20.40, 21.30 Ratatouille (NL) Sat, Sun, Wed 13.10, 16.00, Sun also 10.30, Wed also 11.45, 14.15, 16.50 Scoop Thur-Tues 18.00 Shrek de Derde daily 12.20, 14.40, Thur-Tues also 11.40, 14.00, 16.10, Sat, Sun also 10.10, Wed also 16.50 Shrek the Third daily 12.20, 13.15, 14.40, 15.25, 17.40, 19.35, 19.50, 22.10 Sneak Preview Tues 21.30 Transformers daily 21.00, Thur-Tues also 12.00, 15.00, 18.00, ThurMon, Wed also 21.35 White Noise 2 daily 18.40, 21.15 Zoop in Zuid-Amerika daily 12.30, 14.45, 17.00, 19.15, Sat, Sun also 10.20. Pathé De Munt Vijzelstraat 15, 0900 1458 Death Proof Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.40, 21.45, Sat 10.30, 20.15 Die Hard 4.0 Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 18.15, 20.40, 21.20, Sat 19.30, 20.45, 22.35 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.15, 12.30, 14.45, 17.10, 22.00, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed also 19.40, Tues also 19.30, Sat 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.30, 21.00, 23.30 Fracture Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 17.30, Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues also 12.10, Sat 19.30 Haaibaai Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.15, 12.10, 14.20, Sat 10.35, 12.45, 15.00 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix daily 14.30, 17.45, Thur-Sat, MonWed also 11.15, Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed also 10.30, 13.45, 17.00, 21.00, Thur, Fri, Sun-Tues also 20.15, Sat also 10.15, 13.15, 16.30, 19.45, 21.15, 23.00 Harry Potter en de Orde van de Fenix Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 12.00, 15.15, Sat 10.45, 14.00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Wed 21.00 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.00, 13.30, 16.15, 19.00, 21.40, Sat 11.30, 14.15, 17.30, 20.00, 22.45 Ocean's Thirteen Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.15, 13.00, 15.45, 21.15, Sat 12.20, 15.15, 18.50, 21.30 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 daily 13.10, Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed also 17.15, 18.00, 20.45, Sat also 16.40, 18.45, 22.15 Premonition Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 14.50, Sat 16.50 Ratatouille Wed 10.45, 13.20, 16.10, 19.10, 21.50 Ratatouille (NL) Sat, Sun, Wed 10.15, Sat, Sun also 15.40, Sat also 12.45, Sun also 12.50, Wed also 12.40, 15.10 The Return Sat 22.50 Shrek de Derde daily 10.20, 11.20, 15.00, Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed also 12.45, 13.40, 16.00, Sat also 12.30, 13.45, 16.20, 17.15 Shrek the Third Thur, Fri, Sun-Tues 19.15, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon also 21.50, Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues also 12.00, 14.15, 16.45, Sun, Wed also 10.25, 12.35, Sat 12-.15, 14.40, 18.15, 20.30 Sneak Preview Tues 21.45 Transformers Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 12.00, 15.00, 16.45, 18.20, 19.45, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon, Tues also 10.15, 13.30, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed also 21.30, Tues also 21.40, Sat 11.00, 12.35, 14.00, 15.45, 17.10, 19.00, 20.10, 22.00, 23.15 White Noise 2 Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 18.20, Sat 18.00 Zodiac Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 20.30, Sat 22.00 Zoop in Zuid-Amerika Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.30, 14.00, 16.30, 18.45, Sat 12.00, 14.20, 16.45, 19.00. Pathé Tuschinski Reguliersbreestraat 34, 0900 1458 After the Wedding Sun-Wed 19.00 Bugs 3D daily 12.00 Copying Beethoven daily 12.30 Death at a Funeral daily 15.15, 17.30, 19.45, 22.00 Dinosaurs-Giants of Patagonia (3D) daily 10.30, 13.30 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix daily 12.00, 15.00, 18.10, 21.30 The Illusionist Thur-Sat 21.45 Das Leben der Anderen daily 21.00 Little Children Thur, Sat 20.45 Notes on a Scandal Thur-Sat 19.15 Ocean's Thirteen Thur-Tues 21.40, Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues also 15.30, Sat, Sun also 18.30 Perfume:The Story of a Murderer Sun-Wed 20.45 Ratatouille Wed 21.15 Ratatouille (NL) Sat, Sun 12.30, 15.20, Wed 15.30, 18.30 The Science of Sleep Sun-Wed 21.45 Shrek de Derde Thur, Mon-Wed 12.45, 15.45, 18.20, Fri 16.20, 18.30, Sat, Sun 15.30 Shrek the Third daily 13.15, 16.00, 18.45 Les témoins Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues 18.30, Sat, Sun also 18.00 Trade Fri 20.45 La Vie en rose Sun-Wed 20.45 Zoop in Zuid-Amerika 21.00. Rialto Ceintuurbaan 338, 676 8700 Bes Vakit Fri, Sun, Tues 18.45, Sat 16.15 Crónica de una fuga daily 17.40, 22.00, Sun also 15.30 It's 8:08 Fri 23.00 Khadak Thur, Sat, Mon, Wed 19.00 Das Leben der Anderen daily 21.45, Sat also 14.45 Reprise daily 21.00, Sat also 23.00, Sun also 16.15 Sounds of Sand daily 19.45, Sat also 15.30 Still Life daily 17.20, 19.30, Sun also 15.10.
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26 PERSONAL YOGA A'DAM Professional & friendly yoga teacher, Jeroen, gives affordable yoga classes in English, German and Dutch. Certified in Hatha, Ashtanga yoga, RSI and stress-resolving. Exercises are adjusted to your personal needs. Practice will revitalise and strengthen body and spirit. Call 06 4138 7253. GUITAR LESSONSAll styles, acoustic and electric. Mail deruiter.anna@gmail.com, or call 06 2474 7803. YOGA WORKSHOP with an Indian Teacher-Yoga Intensive & Philosophy: Special workshop to deepen your practice of yoga. Session includes: Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation & Yoga Philosophy. Date: Sat, 28 July from 10.00-13.00 at Praktijk Hart & Ziel, Borgerstraat 224. Visit www.YogAmsterdam.nl or call 06 4390 2470.
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