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17 - 30 JULY 2008 ‘Dubbeldik zomernummer’ is just fancy talk for: ‘a two-week edition’.

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Fantastic Men Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom, mag-makers. page 8

RIP

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In memory of Vera Springveer, a drag queen with balls.

African photography exhibitions by, get this, African photographers.

De Brief voor de Koning is a bit of a royal stinker.

Everything you need to know about the Harp festival and the Sleazefest.

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By Arnoud Holleman

Welcome to the fashion issue. And with the Olympics coming up, it’s become very fashionable to write about China. So here we go... In the book What Does China Think? by Mark Leonard, China’s leading economist Zhang Weiwong describes his country’s radical ‘dual track’ reforms by telling a story about a village that relied on horses to get their work done, and how pissed off the village elders would get whenever someone mentioned that a neighbouring village used zebras to much better effect. Eventually the elders secretly agreed that zebras would in fact be better, and now had to deal with their villagers who had undergone decades of brainwashing about the superiority of horses. But the elders came up with a solution: under the cover of night, they painted a few stripes on a few horses. When the villagers awoke to this shock, the elders reassured them that the animals were just horses with a few stripes. This process continued for a while until the elders were able to replace all the horses with actual zebras. The village flourished and in time the elders could even officially announce that horses were bad and zebras good. The moral of this story? Stripes are going to be very in this season.

Features Inbox Bye-bye oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Nature Calls Pigeons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 News Vera Springveer, RIP . . . . . . . . 5 Amstergraph What’s too much? . . . . . 5 A Quick Bike Fix Pssssst-pop . . . . . 5 Street Fashion Summer in City. . . . 7 Report Antoine Peters . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The People Versus The plein . . . . . . . 7 Main feature Fantastic Man. . . . . . . 8 Arts African photography . . . . . . . . 10 3 Questions Eugene Chadbourne . . . 15 Lekker Bezig Flower power. . . . . . 21 Film Review De Brief . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Agenda Short List 12 / Music 13 / Clubs 16 / Gay & Lesbian 17 / Stage 17 / Events 18 / Art 18 / Addresses 21 / Film 23 / Film Times 25

Plus The Glutton: Addis Ababa . . . . . . . 27 A Night in the Life: Jet Lounge . . . 27 Classiﬁeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Eefje Wentelteefje . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

On the cover ‘It’s us in Jeremy Scott’s fast food collection, shot by Jeremy at his house in LA. It’s fun!’ www.jeremyscott.com 12 mosaïc street tiles

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Contact Amsterdam Weekly Publisher Yuval Sigler Director Todd Savage Editor Steve Korver Assistant Editor Nina Siegal Agenda Editor Steven McCarron Film Editor Julie Phillips Copy Editor Mark Wedin Editorial Assistant Sarah Gehrke Art Director Bas Morsch Summer Art Director Simon Wald-Lasowski Production Designers Mattijs Arts, Russell Joyce Production Intern Denis Koval Account Managers Marc Devèze, Simone Klomp Classiﬁeds Kate Hutchinson Distribution Manager Patrick van der Klugt Printer Corelio Printing

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Change is in the wind Submitted by: Steve Sawyer Function: Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council By: email Date 14 July Subject: Soaring energy prices Soaring energy prices are exercising the minds of politicians, pundits and prophets these days like never before—or at least never before since the 1970s. There’s a bit of déjà vu for those of us who are old enough to remember the oil shocks of the ’70s and their dramatic impact on the way we produced and consumed energy—at least for a few years. However, our performance as a species over the last 30 years lends credence to Shaw’s assertion that ‘We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.’ But some things are different this time around. A return to business-as-usual is not an option. Global oil production is never going to get significantly higher than the current 85 million barrels/day, even in the face of soaring demand. Soon, global oil production is going to go into a terminal decline. Oil prices are now at historic highs and are likely to continue to go considerably higher, dragging just about all commodity prices with them, as well as the prices for gas and coal. We are also beginning to reap the whirlwind of the ‘greatest market failure in history’ in the form of global climate change, to use the words of former World Bank Chief Economist Nicholas Stern. Governments around the world are struggling to come to grips with the prospect of radically retooling their energy infrastructure; re-doing, as it were, the industrial revolution itself. For myself, I wonder at what point it’s time to sell my house in Amsterdam and move to higher ground. Another fundamental difference is that we now have the technology to begin the move to a sustainable energy economy in earnest—not in a decade or two, but immediately. In fact, it’s already happening; we are entering the renewable energy age, and investors have flocked to the sector. In 2007, total investment in the clean energy sector reached €93 billion, up from €37 billion in 2005. To put €93 billion in perspective, it was nearly 20 per cent of global energy infrastructure investment, and 2.5 times more than total investment in the commercial aircraft sector. Particularly in the electric power sector, giants such as General Electric, Iberdrola, Siemens and even French nuclear utility AREVA are staking more and more of their future on renewable energy. Most of the asset investments are going to wind power. Iberdrola alone is intending to invest more than €18 billion in renewables over the next four years, mostly in wind power. But to listen to the same pundits, prophets and politicians in the mainstream press, you’d never know that this revolution is underway. The traditional energy analysts would have us chase down a yellow brick road in search of technological rainbows such as ‘safe’ nuclear plants or carbon capture and storage technology. But as Einstein said, ‘You don’t solve a problem using the same sort of thinking that got you into trouble in the first place.’ We have the technology to deal with the energy crisis, and the climate crisis. What we are lacking are political leaders with the vision and the guts to break the back of the vested interests who are still banking on their belief that tomorrow’s energy supply will look much like today’s. It can’t and it won’t. The sooner we come to grips with that, the better.

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Nature calling By Mark Wedin

In southern Spain, there are competitions to see which male pigeon can seduce a female (the white one in this picture) first. The pigeons are painted by their owners so they can be recognised from afar. A particularly successful male pigeon can be worth €10,000. Photo by Fernando Crego

In plain view The life of a pigeon is perhaps the most easily observed of any animal in town. To the chagrin of many, they do everything in public: eat, shit and, oh yes, the dirty mambo. You’ve probably witnessed the mating dance that often occurs when a male spots a female to his liking. He starts bobbing his head, cooing and weaving around her. Usually, the female will ignore this, and continue searching for food. To show that he means business, the male will puff out his neck feathers to glorious proportions, while continuing his dance. At this point, the female might try to escape by running away. If the male is successful, he’ll chase her off from the other birds to a spot where, he hopes, he’ll have his way with her. Once there, if the female is truly impressed by all the dancing and cooing, she’ll slip her beak into the male’s rostrum (relax, it’s just another word for beak) to accept an offering of regurgitated food. With their heads bobbing in unison and the female aggressively sucking out soft nourishment, to our eyes, this might look like the opposite of sex, but it’s the beginning of a life long affair. To the pigeon, offering food is the purest expression of love.

It doesn’t matter what it is—bread, seeds, small insects—if it’s already chewed and partially digested, she’s found her man. And they’re usually monogamous for life. The mating itself is more perfunctory. The male balances precariously on the female, slips his tale under hers—in science terms, this is the cloaca-to-cloaca moment—and after a few seconds, the seed is sown. The father-to-be will fly around, slapping his wings together, making a clapping noise. While he celebrates, the female is likely already contemplating where to raise the little ones—usually in some high, secluded spot, an old habit that still lingers from the pigeons’ days as cliff dwellers, long before they became urbanites. For an overtly public animal, raising their babies is perhaps the only private aspect of their life. Thanks to Remco Daalder, stadsbioloog. Got nature tips? naturecalls@amsterdamweekly.nl

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Obituary

By Willem de Blaauw

Vera Springveer (CHARLES LUCKER)

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7 March 1965 to 9 July 2008 Amstergraph Last week, Amsterdam lost one of its most remarkable creatures, at age 43, to AIDS-related illness. Creative, energetic and original. If one was only allowed three words to sum up Charles Lücker’s talent it had to be these. The man known as Vera Springveer wasn’t just a guy wearing an outrageous costume with heavy makeup slapped on, lip-syncing her way through gay anthems. He could really sing, perform, had tons of ideas and his stage presence was eminent. Since the beginning of the 1990s, Vera was a well-known face in the city’s club scene. He starred alongside the hilarious Hellun Zelluf and the sexy Beestje Freek in the campy and over the top Gay Dating Show during Club Chique at Mazzo, which was also a huge hit when broadcast on the local Salto TV channel. As Bauke Kortleve, from party organisers ArtLaunch and Spellbound, remembers, ‘I first encountered Vera

Photo by Mieke Kreunen

when I participated in the Gay Dating Show and felt a bit intimidated by her cheeky and bitchy remarks. Later I came to know the other side of Vera: a person who did her own thing and didn’t like to compromise. I felt very attracted to Charles’s alternative and “rough” side and we had a good contact. Vera was a rock and for years we enjoyed her spirit, her great voice and her passion. We miss her already. From the Gay Dating Show with Hellen Zelluf to Lovedance, from glam rock to performances at the Homomonument—she shone!’ Indeed, Vera had many faces, either in her role as a common-as-muck female neighbour called Beffie, or as the witty and professional presenter of Love Dance, the annual AIDS benefit at Paradiso. She also glittered in her glam-rock performances in her shows like The Days of Ziggy Stardust and Queen, Bitch, Queer. These shows, performed in Aknathon and Panama,

were true rock shows, complete with a full band, in which she treated the audience to fantastic versions of songs from Bowie, Sparks, Lou Reed and other glam artists—plus, of course, the wicked Rocky Horror track ‘Sweet Transvestite’. These nights were a showcase of her talent and showed yet again that though she might be wearing fur, she still had balls. That’s also how Richard Keldoulis from Stichting GALA, who often worked with Vera at Homomonument events, remembers him. ‘I always thought of Vera as one of the very few drag queens in Amsterdam with real talent. She could rock with the best of them and was always totally professional. She wasn’t the easiest person in the world to work with, but her heart was always in the right place.’ Apart from her own unique performances, Vera also toured for many years with Girls Wanna Have Fun, a collective of Dutch female singers, which included Manuela Kemp, Monique and Suzanne Klemann (Lois Lane), Mieke Stemerdink (De Gigantjes) and Frederique Spigt. Each year, Vera also starred at the Nacht van de 45 Toeren, a themed evening full of Dutch artists performing at Paradiso. The last edition was dedicated to glam-rock and Vera was supposed to sing Bowie’s ‘Rebel, Rebel’, but had to cancel because she was too ill. ‘It was a real shame Vera had to drop out,’ says photographer Jan van Breda who shot Vera only a few months ago for Het Parool. ‘I knew Vera for over twenty years, as he lived just behind me. He was a very sweet boy and a fantastic artist. I have fond memories of Vera’s show at Westgaarde Crematorium where she performed Tranen and Tissues, an over-the- top theatre show about a down-at-heels funeral artiste.’ In that last interview, Vera was asked if there was still something she wanted to do and she answered: ‘Go water skiing on the river Amstel, just like Sophia Loren, wearing a huge beach hat and sun glasses. I’ll wave to my fans and turn a somersault. Because that’s what I can do too. And then I’ll say to myself: “What a success!”’ While she never got to water-ski the Amstel, her last journey to Zorgvlied Cemetery, where she was buried Tuesday 15 July, was done over water. After the ceremony, held at Panama, she was brought to Zorgvlied by a procession of boats. Later that day there was a tribute at Panama. ___

According to cafe visitors, this is when someone has had too much too drink... 0-5 glasses - 11.1% / 6-10 glasses - 51.6 % / 11-15 glasses 22.2 % / 16 - 20 glasses - 11.7% / >20 glasses - 4.4%. Source: Antenne/Jellinek

Graph by Nicole Martens

A quick bike ﬁx By Pete Jordan

Boom-psssshhhh At the red light on the Ferdinand Bolstraat, ready to head north across the Stadhouderskade, it catches the crowd of 20 waiting cyclists by surprise. First, it goes ‘Boom!’—trailed immediately by a pathetic ‘psssshhhh...’ Someone’s bike tyre has blown. Aw, crap, I think. If it’s mine, what am I going to do? Lock up the bike and come back and deal with it later? Or should I take my bike to a ﬁetsenmaker? Where’s the closest one? Or better yet, which is the nearest where I know the mechanic? Whatever the solution, it’ll still be a minor pain in the ass. All of this races through my head before I have even checked my tires. Just as the other cyclists are doing, I inspect. Front wheel? All air accounted for. Back wheel? It’s good too. Whew, that was close! ‘Godverdomme!’ someone mutters. It’s the elderly man on the omafiets in front of me; winner of the lottery none of us wanted to win. He looks back at me for apparent consolation. ‘Echt jammer,’ I tell him. But then I can’t help thinking, better him than me. The old guy wheels his bike out of the lane of traffic and walks it back down the way we all just came. The light turns green. Those of us with air still in our tyres continue on our way. React: bikes@amsterdamweekly.nl

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Street fashion

By Mo Veld

The people versus... By Floris Dogterom

Summer in the city Summer is here and has been here for a couple of months already. Our winter wardrobes are wrapped in mothballs and our flimsy, brightcoloured summer wardrobes have been gratefully reinstated after a springtime spent intensely grooming and detoxing our bodies, and getting a new hairdo and a fresh pair of shades—original Ray Ban Wayfarers being the top score. Summer is all about flirting and flaunting it. Nature’s fertility is peeking, and on a human level, this is an art form not to be underestimated. We want to see legs, both male and female, with hot shorts being so back en vogue and all. But if you’re not the type, Bermudas will do. No need to obsess about those milky white legs either: the ‘working class galore’ tanning trend is so yesterday, it’s almost pre-historic. Skirt-wise, same message: have ’em all the way up there if you dare. Or keep it classy just above the knee, but at least let some air swirl around those firm yoga thighs of yours. Looking sexy starts with feeling sexy. But not in our town, apparently. Why do Dutch women hang on to their 20 black denier stockings as if they’re living in some Bible belt? Leggings are another great excuse, but at least they leave some sexy ankles bare. Though when temperatures exceed 20 degrees, say around May, it’s definitely time to lose them too. Needless to say, women wearing boots throughout summer—

those furry Uggs especially—are sending out only one message: ‘I can’t be bothered to pedicure my winter feet.’ How sexy is that? And what about our typical beer commercial men? (Those ads should be forbidden, otherwise Dutch men may start thinking it’s okay to be a style-lazy lad 24-7.) How about unbuttoning a bit to start with? Did Miami Vice do nothing for your sense of style? You do know that half the local women are about to migrate just because of your persistant lack of performance in the style/flirting department? As an example, take this wellbuilt lad, who was cruising the canals with his ballsy friends. I totally loved his DIY Albert Heijn windbreaker. And indeed, he turned out to be the most stylish man on board since the rest of them took off their jeans and flashed me their cheeky behinds when I pulled out my camera. (For Photo by Mo Veld your information, I looked like a Number 1 style queen that day in my vintage bohemian cotton voile caftan dress and vintage Balenciaga sunglasses.) Those bare bums were absolutely not the way to impress a lady. React: inandout@amsterdamweekly.nl

Catwalk fashion

By Stacey Lee

Blowing up Amsterdam In an industry renowned for taking itself seriously, Amsterdam-based fashion designer Antoine Peters wants to have fun. In his most recent collection, ‘Fat people are harder to kidnap’, skinny models with mouths clamped shut with duct tape strutted down the catwalk to the Sir Mix-A-Lot classic, ‘I Like Big Butts’. Peters’ fashion debut, ‘A sweater for the world’ was also comic: a two-person sweater designed to bring the world closer together. So what will he dare to unveil at this week’s Amsterdam International Fashion Week? Clearly, Antoine Peters now wants to blow things up. ‘The “To make an elephant out of a mosquito” collection began as a response to the irritating way the media sensationalises everything,’ explains Peters. ‘In a recent trip to New York, I saw a lot of pop art—in particular by artists like Claes Oldenburg, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, all of whose work I really admire—that was made in reaction to the way society tends to [figuratively] blow things up.’ To bring this to life on the catwalk, Antoine has been working with extreme silhouettes teamed with large and small prints. And

like his past collections, the surprisingly happy models, thumping soundtrack and Saturday night time slot are all designed to make it feel more like a ‘party on the catwalk’ than a typical fashion event. Despite the fact that Antoine’s collection titles are controversial, the media reaction has been far from sensationalised, especially considering ‘Fat people are harder to kidnap’ was released at a time when skinny models were being scorned internationally. ‘That is because everything starts in a fun way,’ Peters says. Code magazine’s editor-in-chief, Peter van Rhoon agrees, ‘I don’t find it provocative at all. I think a lot of Dutch fashion is quite intelligent but not shocking. I would love to see something truly pro-vocative.’ Elle fashion editor, Antoinette Degens, adds, ‘Fashion is not meant to be serious, I see Antoine as someone who is uplifting in his ideas. The statements he creates are less important than the designs.’ While shock is an important ingredient in fashion to gain exposure and distinguish Peters from other designers, he emphasises that his collections go much deeper than that. From dangerously short mini dresses to a tailored

‘Sweater for the world’, photo by Peter Stigter

straightjacket, Peters attempts to go deeper than just producing a garment. These extreme silhouettes and surprising fabric choices all contribute to his overall narrative. ‘It’s about telling a story. I want people to walk out of my show with a smile on their face and think, “What was that? I don’t know, but I like it”.’ Fashion show: Antoine Peters’ ‘To make an elephant out of a mosquito’, 26 July, Amsterdam International Fashion Week. www.aifw.nl, www.antoinepeters.com

Illustration by Tomas Schats

Haggling over Haarlemmerplein You know that void at the end of Haarlemmerdijk? It’s called Haarlemmerplein, and has been a void for 35 years or so, since a block of old houses was pulled down. After much ado, finally a plan was drawn up to fill the space. It should result in 91 apartments, a supermarket, shops and an underground car park. Now, the car park is there. Well, almost. The umpteenth court case to stop the building activities has been won by the main opponent of the project, art historian Paul Gofferjé, whose apartment overlooks the challenged construction site. So what’s wrong with filling up a hole in the city in a time when so many people are looking for a place to live? ‘Nothing,’ says Gofferjé. ‘I also want a building there. But the city has to stick by the rules. And they don’t.’ Gofferjé’s main points of annoyance are triple: the car park will hold too many cars, it rises too high above the ground level (half a meter) and the whole building is too high altogether. Gofferjé: ‘The two hundred and thirty cars means six hundred extra traffic movements a day, which means that the maximum levels for particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide will be exceeded. And according to the zoning plan, the top of the garage should equal the ground level, and the whole building should be fourand-a-half metres lower than they are planning to build.’ Els Iping, chairperson of stadsdeel Centrum, says, ‘It is every citizen’s right to object to governmental decisions. But I find it very unfortunate that this case went this way. Besides, we stay within the newly accepted maximum levels for particulate matter. And I don’t think the building will become too high. We just want to put down a beautiful building. Many people in the neighbourhood support the plan.’ Whatever option the stadsdeel will choose to tackle the issue—changing the construction plan, changing the zoning plan or making a new zoning plan altogether—it will take at least one-and-half years for the project to be completed. So it looks pretty much like, until further notice, the Haarlemmerplein will stay what it is: a void. Something to report? thepeopleversus@amsterdamweekly.nl

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The awful success of Fantastic Man magazine Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom were already the bright new cult stars in magazine land with their celebrated gay ’zine Butt. Then three years ago they started the near rigidly impeccable Fantastic Man magazine, a bi-annual ‘Gentlemen’s Style Journal’, and became the new darlings in fashion’s most inner, influential, circles. Meet two new major fashion icons. From Amsterdam—with love... By Mo Veld

Ignore the cover shot. This is the real Jop and Gert in their Acne jeans, pleats and all. Photo by Andreas Larsson.

ssue seven with Tom Ford on the cover is out, and issue eight is in the making. Plus you’re household names in The New York Times style supplement and at Style.com. Did you expect all this success? Gert: I think we did, because of the success of Butt— which we didn’t expect. Jop: Butt’s success was a complete surprise. It’s great when people love something so much. We just try to create a different language with our magazines, something to have a dialogue with. We once talked to this guy from Pitti, the big menswear fair in Florence. He said [with an Italian accent]: ‘Oh I like Fantastic Man, it is outside the games eh? That’s why it’s so nice.’ And that’s in a nutshell why this magazine is so different. But that makes your success all the more remarkable, since magazines that stay very close to the makers, usually stay very small. Gert: I think that’s because it is very well done. We were always confident in the quality. In a way, the ideal thing happened. The fashion world is extremely inward-looking with always the same people popping up. Just like the theatre world, with all the actors in Amsterdam going to [theatre-café] Smoeshaan. They hardly notice there’s a world outside them. The international fashion world is the same. Yet if something comes up that is relating to them, but is still completely outside of it, the inner circle can become very fond of it.

You allow your readers to get really acquainted with those inner circles. Unlike all those magazines that show us the glamour in a way that basically says: ‘You are not part of this.’ Jop: Yes, you get a rather personal entrance in the world of the international jet set, with all these men doing something interesting, which is the reason why they are so fantastic. You get to know them a bit. I think we found a whole new approach to men’s fashion, and men’s magazines in general. Men are very interested in other men, and in seeing what other men are wearing. It sounds almost like a girlie thing, but we bring it with a lot of dignity and a lot of text. Is it me or do I see magazines like L’Uomo Vogue picking up a little bit on your formula? Gert: Of course people picked up on it. They finally realised that for men it’s really important to actually wear the clothes. Men don’t care much about young beauty, they care more about status, what people have achieved, what personality they have. They’re jealous of an Andre Balazs who owns the most fabulous hotels in New York and LA [The Mercer and Chateau Marmont, respectively]. Jop: Maybe it is not so much about ‘looking up to’, but about ‘identifying with’. Can I identify with a fourteen-year-old model? That works much better for women I think because we can actually project a fantasy on this girl, but objectifying men is either very gay, or, well, what we see in other men’s fashion magazines. At the same

‘We work from a tiny country that isn’t so remarkable, especially in the fashion world, so the only way to make a difference is to do something really outstanding— outstanding, on the verge of impossible.’

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time, men’s fashion is really having a moment. And Fantastic Man is a reader’s magazine, and that’s another important thing. I think people get really bored buying those really thick glossy magazines that you can’t even carry around with you. Fantastic Man, on the other hand, is perfect for travelling. You can have it next to your bed in the hotel room, or in the bathtub. And of course you made sure the magazine is rooted in a very inﬂuential network. Gert: Yes, but you don’t get respect from that influential network if it’s not any good. And we’re quite bad at pitching things; we hate doing lectures for instance. We never went to get a bank loan because we can’t be bothered to explain the concept—actually, we really can’t explain it. Jop: It is kind of personal for us. It’s not an invented formula; in that sense it is not a professional magazine. It’s a concept, which we keep repeating but we also want something new every time. What about your separate roles at the magazine? Gert is the editor-in-chief... Jop: Gert is a journalist; I am an art director. We try and keep it apart. Gert: It’s also good to have something different on our business cards, to avoid confusion. Jop: But yesterday Gert was talking to a photographer about the cover shoot, while I was trying to get Gus van Sant in the magazine, so... Gert: We have very different networks. There’s people that Jop gets along better with, and others who I email with every week. Jop: Basically, we tend to work with friends. That’s important, we have to have trust, we have to like the person and we have to know they understand the concept of what we are doing. What were the highlights of the last three years of Fantastic Man? I can imagine having Helmut Lang on the cover was a big one... Gert: Oh totally, Helmut Lang was an absolute highlight. It was definitely where things came together in an amazing way. It was the first interview he gave after he left fashion and went silent for about two years. We chose him, he chose us and it was a happy marriage. And then having Bruce Weber taking the pictures... Jop: Bruce Weber being a legend... Gert: Making the Fantastic Man jeans with Acne was another highlight because looking at something and having an opinion about it is one thing, but being able to turn all that knowledge into an actual pair of jeans... And especially since they’re supposed to be iconic for Fantastic Man. Gert: Exactly, it was a complete hit or miss... It’s really funny and exciting to see that it’s actually being worn. We saw several people with it in Milan and just recently in Stockholm where we stopped this guy in the street, he told us he walked past a store and saw a picture of it in the window. That was exactly the pair of jeans he was looking for, and he’s been wearing them ever since. And now you are working on a cologne... Jop: It’s really about making all those steps, you know, we started very small, without advertising and no support, but we do have a plan about where it should go. It’s interesting to expand, become better known, and still be independent, as a journalistic magazine, but also being a brand, producing stuff. Every season we want to do something else. You are running this ultra-international operation from Amsterdam, with people working for you in New York, Milan, LA and London—where Jop also lives. How do you make it work? Gert: It works for us because if you are right in the middle of the fashion industry, you can’t avoid the day-to-day pressure. If we would be located in New York, we would be invited to a million showrooms and presentations for a handbag or something. If you work in the fashion pit it is very difficult to think outside of that agenda. Angelo Flaccavento, who lives in Sicily, wrote a very interesting piece for our last issue, about the benefits of insularity. He is sitting on an island, completely outside of the fashion world, and yet he is the best informed fashion writer in Italy. He was the first person to know about Band of Outsiders, this menswear brand from LA, because he listens to much more than just this one circle. Distance just makes it easier to filter and to focus.

F E AT U R E There’s also a typical ‘Dutchness’ in your use of a very particular sense of humour: subdued but sharp. Gert: We are blunt. The cliché about the Dutch is that they are very upfront. Jop: Very bold and very un-commercial. When I think about how Viktor & Rolf, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin or Rem Koolhaas started, all were super bold, but didn’t really have a sense of how to sell themselves. It’s about not being part of an industry but still finding your way in. We seem to have that sense of security which maybe comes from living in a social democracy. Gert: And we work from a tiny country that isn’t so remarkable, especially in the fashion world, so the only way to make a difference is to do something really outstanding—outstanding, on the verge of impossible.

Helmut Lang

Every issue has an odd element, yet treated in the same elegant way, like the photo series of plants in the Tom Ford issue. There’s a certain zest of punk... Jop: Or we had a cigarette really blunt all over a spread. It was kind of ridiculous. And yes, it’s a bit punk, but it is not meant to pester. We always wanted to put something outlandish in the magazine, something apart from all these men and products. Gert: For style, it’s super easy to go to PC Hooftstraat and spend twenty minutes at Gucci and you look great. But it’s way more interesting if someone pulls it off with a UPS uniform. That is the punk attitude that has to be in the magazine or else it’s just super boring and just ‘how-to-wear-it-for-men’, like Jort Kelder does. I use the word punk a lot, or rock ’n’ roll. Someone wearing a Thom Browne suit is rock ’n’ roll because the trousers are way too short.

A cigarette spread

So you’re about going against the grain but doing it with style? Jop: Actually post-punk is about doing it with style. The Eighties were about doing it with style, revisiting the Fifties. Arena was about style. Gert: I had lunch once with Hedi Slimane when he was still at Dior Homme. We were sitting outside, opposite from his office and he was all giggly so I said ‘What’s up?’ and he said, ‘Oh we did something so awful this morning!’ He was all excited about it.

Andre Balazs

But isn’t that what fashion is really about? Shaking some feathers? Gert: Exactly, and if it’s done well, it’s beautiful. Prada is all about counterculture; if you talk to Miuccia after the show she goes like: ‘Oh, wasn’t that awful?’ Jop: We are always looking for something that is just a bit off. Gert: And come on, our pleated jeans? Now that’s awful! Jop: And the design of the magazine, everything is super blackand-white and tight. Gert: But it’s awful made beautiful. Jop: There’s definitely something off with Fantastic Man magazine, which starts with the title. Let’s not forget. Our take is perfection, but then with an off side. We celebrate men that have their own personal thing going on. And the ﬁnal, unavoidable, question: is Amsterdam stylish? Gert: Oh no, I never get any inspiration from Amsterdam. Jop: Part of the reason why I live in London is that you dry up here. The only one I get inspiration from in Amsterdam is Gert walking into the office, actually having thought about what to wear in the morning. Everybody here is so extremely casual. I must say London is the opposite. Right now in London, men just look hideously ridiculous, wearing skirts and women’s handbags. They’re so putting on a show. Hysterical! What is interesting coming from a non-fashion country for me is that it’s really still an exploration. Gert: As a journalist I find fashion very intriguing to write about because I find it extremely difficult. I’ve never realised beforehand that style or fashion is such a complicated matter to grab. That’s why I got bored writing about music. With fashion it’s much harder to be precise. Colleague journalists are also very intrigued; they couldn’t put two words on paper about a white T-shirt. Jop: Language and fashion don’t go along that well, that’s why we love to do it. I don’t love fashion to death just like that. In the end, for both our magazines, Butt and Fantastic Man, it’s really about people. Gert: Fantastic Man is not a fantasy magazine, that’s why we always had confidence in it. It is fantastic, but it’s not a fantasy. That kind of sums it up.

Great hair

Older beauty

A lot of text

White shirt

Fantastic Man is available at Athenaeum, Selexyz and other selected newsstands. www.fantasticman.com

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A RT S F E AT U R E Photography: Snap Judgements and Chemises

By Vincent Solomon

Seeing Africa through African eyes Two exhibitions show the shift away from the National Geographic view of a continent.

Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Otobong Nkanga knew she wanted to be an artist. As early as she can remember, Nkanga had a passion for drawing and felt the pull of the visual and performing arts. At 14, her school asked her to decide what career she wished to pursue. As a young Nigerian, many people told her that being an artist meant being lazy, so Nkanga opted for architecture. Nonetheless, Nkanga’s mother encouraged her to follow her real dream, and she became an art student at Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University. This summer, the Stedelijk Museum CS features her work— along with 35 of her contemporaries—in Snap Judgments. The exhibition aims to reveal how a new generation of African artists are using photography to respond artistically to the enormous changes currently taking place in the continent’s economic, social and cultural life. Nkanga and her contemporaries are travelling a trail blazed by those who came before. Fifty years ago, Malick Sidibé of Mali also longed for a career as an artist. Although his hand drawings caught the attention of teachers, he began training as a goldsmith since, like Nkanga, Sidibe was told that he could not merely make art, but needed a trade to earn a living. However, within a few years of study at the College for Sudanese Art in Mali’s capital Bamako, he abandoned his vocation to pursue photography full time. Today, Sidibé is recognised as a pioneer of 20thcentury African art. While his work did not make it to the West until 1995, his photographs of weddings, discos and his later portraits of Malinese youth culture mark him as one of the best known chroniclers of post-colonial life in Mali. The exhibition Chemises at FOAM currently features his work. Together, the two exhibitions offer a glimpse of the remarkable changes African art has undergone since the onset of globalisation and the arrival of the internet. In the last century, Western eyes came to understand Africa through publications like National Geographic, and over time both Western and native photographers constructed the image of a vast, wild and beautiful continent unspoiled by modernity but still grappling with a troubled colonial past. However, because these photos were captured and internalised through the Western lens, they provided only a partial picture of Africa. As both exhibitions demonstrate, that image blurred and in some cases completely ignored the myriad economic, social and cultural currents that animated post-colonial African life. Okwui Enwezor believes it’s time to refashion the image of Africa in the West. The NYC-based curator behind Snap Judgments, in a recent interview with Paul Faber, Africa curator at Amsterdam’s Tropenmuseum, explained the challenge contemporary artists face in moving beyond long held Western ideas about African photography. ‘The African subject is variously depicted as “other”, as difficult to comprehend and relate to,’ he said. ‘From the moment it arrived in Africa, this attitude infused the nature of photography. That’s not something that can easily be changed. A landscape of images has been constructed around Africa—a landscape both exotic and chaotic, a place

with which one is expected to have a quasi-paternalistic relationship. Many of those images are more or less indistinguishable. The images that greet us in the media or travelogues all seem to skim over the complexity of African society.’ While the young artists on display at the Stedijlik came of age amongst unprecedented cross-cultural communication, Sidibé’s work draws upon the subjects and landscapes of his native country. In contrast to the exoticism of his contemporaries, Sidibé’s focus on the urban culture of Bamako stand as an example of the artistic achievements that occurred separate from Western influence and expectations. His snapshots of couples dancing and youth standing on city streets provided a stark contrast to the photography of the National Geographic crowd, helping to expose them as made to order and manufactured to Western tastes. Even today, Nkanga is aware of Western expectations, and she has distanced herself from the post-colonial African aesthetic. ‘You feel that curators want something that is reflected on the news,’ she says. ‘It is much easier to create work about politics or the economy than the beauty of life.’ While issues such as poverty, AIDS and political oppression are important, she consciously explores other dimensions: ‘I do not want to be labelled as a political artist or be known as someone who dresses a subject in feathers for the camera.’ For Snap Judgments, Nkanga juxtaposes photographs of abandoned construction sites from Germany and Nigeria. The images are a by-product of modernity, geographically non-specific and, as she explains it, they ‘reflect how a society’—not just Africa, but universally—‘wants something, but after a while, that Photo by Malick Sidibé desire shifts elsewhere.’ Nkanga sees Sidibé as an artist from a different time. While African artists like him previously worked within the limits of their economic situation, she has the freedom to travel the world and explore artistic frontiers in a way her forebears could not. Nonetheless, Sidibé is important to her because ‘his work showed there was more to life than just the hardship that was going on around them. They saw the festivity of life and showed there was more than just poverty. The younger generation is still looking at society, but we have the ability to look at other aspects, and to build a new and different way of looking at the continent and the world itself.’

‘They saw the festivity of life and showed there was more than just poverty.’

Snap Judgments—New Positions in Contemporary African Photography Stedelijk Museum, until 30 September.

Malick Sidibé—Chemises Foam, until 15 October.

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SHORT LIST

Photographer: Fabio Valiante

Bal du Masque, Saturday 26 July, Goliath

THURSDAY17JULY

SATURDAY19 JULY

Dance: Bolshoi Ballet

Rock: The B-52s

Sure, classicism has become déclassé—what with today’s market-friendly, cuttingedge, extreme, call-it-democratic preferences—but even the most hardcore populist should thrill at the rigour, discipline, super-athleticism and, yes, elegance of the Bolshoi. The legendary Moscow troupe, 225 years old and 226 members strong (counting its own orchestra), is gracing Amsterdam for the first time in 22 years, with 13 performances over the next ten days. Revitalised by its youngish new Artistic Director, Alex Ratmansky (he’s 38), the company will offer a reworking of a ballet banned by Stalin, The Bright Stream, which features music by Shostakovich, along with chestnuts Swan Lake and Spartacus. An event by any definition. (Steve Schneider) Carré, 20.00, €20-€149. Also 18-20, 22-23, 25, 26 July 20.00; 19, 20, 26, 27 July 14.00.

The ﬁrst time I heard the B-52s was in a youth centre in Den Haag in 1980. I considered myself punk but that night I danced myself into a trance to ‘Planet Claire’, not knowing that I was actually dancing to new wave. Later, my sister went to see the Talking Heads in Paradiso, and the B-52s were the openers where she bought their ﬁrst record, the yellow one, and made a C-90 cassette for me. Along with ‘Planet Claire’, the album had another forgotten classic: ‘There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon).’ Their second album, Wild Planet, I know by heart—and it made me trade in the punx for the new wavers for good. ‘Strobe Light’ became my ultimate lovemaking song. So I jumped for joy when I heard they were coming. See you there or be a vierkantje. (Gabriel Kousbroek) Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 19.30, €35 + membership

Classical: The 10th World Harp Congress If ever an instrument has been typecast, it’s the harp, with its ceaseless celestial strumming. But the World Harp Congress’s annual festival seeks to rip the instrument from its straitjacket, and this year’s tenth edition features a vast diversity of concerts, lectures, exhibitions and more. For the next week, soloists, groupings of harpists and chamber ensembles will offer classical, contemporary and world music, in settings in and around the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. Composers range from Bach to Ravel to Elliott Carte—to the Portuguese Jorge Peixinho, the Chinese Wang Fei and the Dutchman Otto Ketting, whose piece for 28 harps and brass ensemble will receive its world premier. Sounds heavenly to me. For the full programme, see www.worldharpcongress.org. (Steve Schneider) Various locations, times and prices. Until 23 July.

FRIDAY 25 JULY

FRIDAY18 JULY

SATURDAY 26 JULY

Party: Sleazefest

Gothic: Bal du Masque

Beach Parties. Long-haired surfer dudes whispering poetic lyrics into the ears of Californian beauties while strumming on acoustic guitars. Having a joint while gazing into the sunset and thinking about life, and the world, and the perfect wave. Or so. But you might as well do it differently. You might as well go sleazy. And rrrawwk. This rough ’n’ ready beachfest boasts live performances by The Pedro Delgados, Hollywood Sinners, Fruit Cranks and many, many more dirty rock ’n’ roll fuckers, plus DJ sets to go mental to. When the going gets tough, the tough get sa-lee-zeee! Much better chance to ﬁnd the perfect wave like this, too. (Sarah Gehrke) Timboektoe, Wijk aan Zee, 20.00, €6.66.

We love to joke about the Gothic scene as much as the next person, but truth be told, these cats party in style. The Bal du Masque is organised by Medusa, the uncrowned matriarch of the Amsterdam Gothic scene and it’s the fanciest dress party for adults you could imagine. Preferred dress styles range from rustic Victorian to scurvy Pirate and from tribal Celtic to space-age Manga, but costume and mask are mandatory. For further entertainment, expect anything from burlesque performances to mystic seances. At least it’s certain that there’ll be Absinthe a-plenty to ensure visions of Green Fairies for all. See www.baldumasque.nl. (Luuk van Huët) Goliath, 22.00-04.00, €15.

Club: klinch: Electronation 6th Anniversary What does one do on one’s sixth birthday? Play games. Eat cake. Sing songs. Or, in the case of Electronation, the answer would be: techno-dancing. Although, maybe that’s what all toddlers do on their birthdays nowadays—you never know. Anyway... Electronation thus have been around for six years and are set to celebrate this in style, with the help of Melkweg’s regular techno-dancing night klinch, and with some Germans behind the turntables: Dominik Eulberg and Gabriel Ananda are both quite famous in the techno-dancing world and are sure to bring on some appropriate birthday songs. Dance away kids! No cake required. (Sarah Gehrke) Melkweg, The Max, 23.00, €15.

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MUSIC Thursday 17 July World: Chicago Klezmer Ensemble Pure klezmer from the Chicago quintet. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 Heavy: 3xLive Listed for the credibility of band names alone: Verdunkeln! (Berlin), Piss Christ (Melbourne) and Bates Motel. OCCII, 21.00, €5 Experimental: AUXXX—Fluid Electro Jazz Cracks Electro-acoustic improvisations and home-made instruments galore, featuring Seeded Plain (US), The Wench and Black Napkins. OT301, 21.00, €5 Hiphop: Orishas Latin Grammy winners who mix AfroCuban styles with universal rap beats and rhymes—in one hand, it’s unmistakably contemporary urban; in the other, their Cuban traditions never fail to shine through. Melkweg, The Max, 21.00, €20 + membership Pop/Rock: Subbacultcha! Featuring Miracle Fortress and Space Siren. Studio K, 21.00, €6 Jazz: Tim Ries A regular member of The Rolling Stones’ entourage, sax specialist Ries has now called in favours from friends to produce an album of Stones classics, reinterpreted from a jazz perspective. While the record features the likes of Norah Jones, John Scofield, Bill Frisell and Sheryl Crow, the live show includes singer Bernard Fowler, trombonist Michael Davis, guitarist Frederick Favarel, bassist Darryl Jones and drummer Marc Miralta. Bimhuis, 21.00, €18 Festival: The 10th World Harp Congress The clue is in the title. This festival is for all things harpish. Running until Wednesday 23 July, there’s an abundance of performances—and extras—at locations including Muziekgebouw, Bimhuis, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Mövenpick Hotel, OBA and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The highlight may well be seeing so many harps, big and small, being wheeled around the area. See www.worldharpcongress.org and Short List. Various locations, various times, various prices

Friday 18 July Jazz: Joris Roelofs Trio Double bill from the sax/clarinet specialist and winner of the Deloitte Jazz Award 2004. Concertgebouw, Koorzaal, 19.00, 21.00, €13.50 Singer-songwriter: Phosphorescent Raw gothic Americana and folk from American songwriter Matthew Houck. If you didn’t catch him at Paradiso earlier in spring, he’s hotly tipped and performs a style of music reminiscent of Devendra Banhart and Akron/Family. De Nieuwe Anita, 20.00, €7 Classical: Brussels Philharmonic & Het Vlaams Radio Orkest Stravinsky, Ginastera, Parish Alvars and Scriabin, as performed by these Belgian classical masters. They sound a lot like their Dutch counterparts, but talk slower. Oh, and they’re bringing three harpists. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 Rock: Earth Minimalistic drone metal icons. Take some shock absorbers for protection, although on their new album, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull, they’ve even discovered the art of melody. Patronaat, Haarlem, 20.30, €11

AGENDA: MUSIC Saturday 19 July Jazz: The Cotton Club All Stars Afternoon grooves with a guest soloist. Cotton Club, 16.30, free Pop/Rock: The B-52s America’s fave purveyors of new wave dance rock. Famed for hits like ‘Rock Lobster’ and ‘Love Shack’—ten years apart—the quartet have continued to tour the US in recent years, but it was only this year that they managed to release a new album, Funplex; their ﬁrst in 16 years. The rock ’n’ roll essence remains the same but an electronic dance edge has also sneaked into their sound. See Short List. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 19.30, €35 + membership Big band: Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw No holiday allowance for these swingers. Tonight’s focal points are the historic collaborative compositions by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 Latin/Jazz: Vinicius Cantuária Brazilian singer-songwriter Vinicius Cantuaria creates the typical, slightly intoxicating, form of samba and bossa nova popularised by Tom Jobim and Caetano Veloso, for whom he wrote the global hit, ‘Lue e Estrella’. He’s also worked with superstars such as Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, David Byrne and Arto Lindsay. Bimhuis, 21.00, €18 Blues: Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5 World: Parne Gadje Acoustic Dutch quartet messing with Balkan blueprints and Eastern folk. Cafe Pakhuis Wilhelmina, 22.00, €5

Sunday 20 July Classical: De Amsterdam Chamber Group Fresh air chamber music in the Jordaan. Rozenhofje, 15.00, free Jazz: Zomerconcerten op De Drie Gebroeders Annual jazz gathering on a boat on the Amstel. Trombonist Wolter Wierbos is the resident, with this ﬁnal performance focussing on African improvisations with percussionist Serigne Gueye and kora player Layba Diawara. Amstel 320K, 15.00, €10, reserve at fiekebroekhuizen@mac.com Electro rock: Ratatat New York duo comprised of guitarist Mike Stroud and synth master Evan Mast, who’ve just released new album LP3. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 20.00, €8 + membership Classical: Ivo Janssen The pianist tackles Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Concertgebouw, Kleine Zaal, 20.15, €TBC Soul/R&B: Jill Scott R&B, soul, hiphop and jazz songstress. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 21.00, €32 + membership Pop/Rock: Jeniferever Shimmering atmospheric guitar pop from these under-rated Swedes. Patronaat, Haarlem, 21.30, free Singer-songwriter: Sunday Songs A scattering of earnest songwriters every Sunday night. Studio K, 22.30, free Soul/R&B: Giovanca Upcoming Amsterdam soul singer, who’s fresh from North Sea Jazz and promoting summery single ‘On My Way’. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 22.45, €10 + membership

Monday 21July Pop/Rock: Discoverme Fifteen local acts perform two or three songs each to impress. Cafe Pakhuis Wilhelmina, 19.00, €7

Punk: Lagwagon Boisterous and comedic punk and ska rockers from California, who, along with NOFX, are one of the biggest pulls of the Fat Wreck Chords label. Melkweg, The Max, 20.30, €15 + membership

Reggae: Steel Pulse One of Britain’s most popular reggae acts, Steel Pulse have been producing roots reggae since the late ’70s, sending out messages of hope, education and activism as they tour the world. Melkweg, The Max, 21.00, €20 + membership

Soul: The Neville Brothers Original funky soul outﬁt, originating from the mid-’70s. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 20.30, €27.50 + membership

Tuesday 22 July

Ska: Skaguitar, The Shenanigans Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €6 Rock: Dead Elvis and His One Man Grave Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5 Electronica/Jazz: Hipnótica Portuguese crossover psychedelia. OT301, 22.00 Soul: Lefties Soul Connection Raw funk, soul, breaks and beats, with these dance-lovin’ Amsterdammers aiming to maintain the energy levels and spirit set by the Neville Brothers. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 22.30, €8 + membership

Classical: Gilles Apap Primarily classical works, performed by the renowned French-Algerian violinist whose specialist ﬁelds are typically gypsy, Celtic and bluegrass. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 World: Rubén Blades A Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, jazz musician and also politician, who dabbles most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. Having begun his music career in the mid-’70s, despite his many other talents, he’s most renowned for knocking out ‘thinking man’s salsa’. Melkweg, The Max, 21.00, €35 + membership

Patronaat pulls another lovely act, Jeniferever. On Sunday. Go.

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3 questions:

tion from the likes of Joy Division and Bauhaus. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €6

Eugene Chadbourne

Reggae: The Black Seeds What is it with New Zealanders and dub reggae? Seriously, between Fat Freddy’s Drop and The Black Seeds (and other NZ acts yet to tour here), there’s no other ‘white nation’ producing reggae music as proliﬁc. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 21.00, €12 + membership

Bimhuis, Friday 25 July ‘Dr Chad’ is the king of eccentric improvised music—yes, he does jazz but he also indulges in banjo-fuelled C&W, progressive rock, squeaking balloons and even electriﬁed bird cages. Some of his many collaborators include the likes of Camper Van Beethoven, John Zorn and Violent Femmes. This evening he is joined by German drummer/improviser Paul Lovens, former member of the Schlippenbach Trio and a collaborator of Cecil Taylor. Expect your jaw to drop at both the intense musicality and the wicked humour.

Rock: The Happening Retro garage rocking with Beat Revolver and The Happening DJs. Maloe Melo, 22.00, €7

Sunday 27 July Classical: Ricciotti This young ensemble specialise in performing outdoors—or in other unconventional locations. Today, they’re settling for a picturesque scene in the Jordaan. Platanenhof, 15.00, free Jazz: Jazz in Ruigoord Summer special with special guests. Ruigoord, 16.00, €5

Music for rocking? One of the great specialists in rock in my life, who ran a gas station in western Canada, said there were no great rock albums, only great tracks and they are usually the ﬁrst one on either side one or two. From this point of view it is hard to suggest an album, although if I had to, it would probably be Younger than Yesterday by the Byrds. But they were sneaky and put the rockingest track at the end.

Opera: Il Segreto di Susanna (See Saturday 26 July.) Museum van Loon, 16.00, 19.30, €15 Hiphop: Mind The Gap Open mic for MCs and poets. Studio K, 20.00, free Singer-songwriter: Hazmat Modine Adventurous and worldly New Yorkers inspired by the sounds of the ’20s and ’30s. Expect a tuba-tastic blend of blues, vaudeville, swing, cabaret, klezmer and folk. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 20.30, €12.50 + membership

Music for mellowing? That would be Journey into Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane, with really nice playing from Pharoah Sanders and others. This record is particularly great when recovering from having wisdom teeth removed. Music for loving? Billie Holiday. I like those Columbia double sets that came out on vinyl; there were a total of three of them. I also recommend this to victims of bad acid trips.

Jazz: The Garifuna Collective A tribute to Andy Palacio, the recently deceased band leader of The Garifuna Collective. This project is a collection of extraordinary voices of Garifuna women, who tell the stories of their lives through songs. Bimhuis, 21.00, €16

Website: www.eugenechadbourne.com

Monday 28 July Pop/Rock: Billy Idol Sure, it’s a nice day for a white wedding, but the tickets are all gone. Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 20.30, sold out

Wednesday 23 July

Thursday 24 July

Friday 25 July

Classical: London Baroque A Bach special, led by cellist Charles Medlam, also with soprano Claron McFadden and harpsichordist Steven Devine. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21

Singer-songwriter: Jack McManus Commercial piano pop from Britain. There’s major label support, so expect him pushed up to the Grote Zaal by next year. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 20.30, €8.50 + membership

Jazz: Lilian Vieira & Randal Corsen Brazil meets Curaçao in this swinging jazz special. Concertgebouw, Koorzaal, 19.00, 21.00, €13.50

World: Olodum Samba reggae from this famous political Brazilian rhythm act. Yeah, they’ve worked with the likes Paul Simon and Michael Jackson, but surely they’ve earned forgiveness by now. Percussion doesn’t get much better. Melkweg, The Max, 21.00, €27.50 + membership World: Puerto Candelabra & Edmar Castaneda The jazz group Puerto Candelabra from Colombia approach their native folk music in a playful, ironic way, like other bands and musicians in the new ‘El Colectivo Colombia’ movement. Their recent CD, Llego la Banda, is full of contemporary variations on Cumbia, bambuco, salsa and other rhythmically complex styles found in Colombian musical history. Harpist Edmar Castaneda, who played with Paquito d’ Rivièra, will also perform. Bimhuis, 21.00, €16

Punk: The Adolescents Not so teeny now, these Orange County hardcore punks formed way back in 1980. Over the decades they’ve harnessed a long line of punk legends, currently including singer Tony Cadena, bassist Steve Soto and guitarist Frank Agnew. Support from Brat Pack. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 20.30, €12 Reggae: Eddy Grant and The Frontline Orchestra Brit reggae star who’s hits include ‘Electric Avenue’, ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ and ‘Gimme Hope Jo’anna’, which despite being a political anthem lives on to be ever manipulated by teenage boys. Melkweg, The Max, 21.00, €25 + membership

Hiphop: Ready or Not Hiphop party night featuring LQ & Wonder Kid Bounce, Kaye Tunez and Gekkemac. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €5

Jazz: Marc Ribot Trio The American jazz guitarist Ribot has performed with the likes of Elvis Costello, Tom Waits and John Zorn. In his rough and ready Ceramic Dog project, he’s joined by bassist Shazad Ismaily and drummer Ches Smith. Bimhuis, 21.00, €16

Soul/Hiphop: Ntjamrosie American soul with worldly inﬂuences. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 22.30, €8 + membership

Rock: Maikelektro Psychobilly songwriter from Den Haag. Skek, 21.30, free

Local tip: Rock

Jazz: Eugene Chadbourne & Paul Lovens / Michael Moore & Duck Baker Four classy experimental soloists team up as two intriguing duos. Eugene Chadbourne is a fingerpicker with a punk attitude, who jokingly explores the worlds of country, bluegrass, blues and noise. He improvises on banjo, guitar and self-made instruments crafted out of garden utensils and skulls. German percussionist Paul Lovens has a great feel for wacky but brilliant improvisations. Fellow finger picking guitarist Duck Baker immerses himself in various folk and jazz styles, from bluegrass and ragtime to Thelonious Monk and Scottish folk. Since 2007, Baker has been performing as a duo with reedist Michael Moore, known from the ICP and many other improvisation projects. See 3 Questions, above. Bimhuis, 21.00, €14 Singer-songwriter: Jasmine & the Jack Stafford Foundation Following their intimate DIY launch party last month, the local duo have been giving away new album Tall Folks From Little Big Town away for free on their website. However, having just bought a house on the Overtoom, they’re still desperate for your financial support. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 21.00, €7 + membership Jazz: The Tone Travellers Jazz meets bossa nova. Skek, 21.30, free

Alamo Race Track

Blues: Los Tiki Boys Surf rock. Maloe Melo, 22.00, €5

Saturday 26 July

Vondelpark Openluchttheater, Sunday 20 July Today’s free concert in the park features hometown boys Alamo Race Track. These slightly askew alt-poppers gained international recognition when the video to the title track of their last album Black Cat John Brown was downloaded a whopping 300,000 times on YouTube. Check out www.alamoracetrack.com if you can’t sing-along already. 15.00, free

Experimental: Pitch Black Genre-defying electronic music led by multimedia artist Michael Hodgson and Salmonella Dub producer Paddy Free. Winston Kingdom, 20.00, €10

Opera: Il Segreto di Susanna A one-act opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and librettist Enrico Golisciani, performed in the serene surroundings of the museum’s lush gardens. Museum van Loon, 16.00, 19.30, €15 Jazz: Room Eleven Jazzy pop, tonight with brass accompaniment. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 Jazz: Ernst Reijseger More than ten years after his ﬁrst solo CD, Colla Parte, the experimental cellist is now set to release his second, which was recently recorded in a former church in Tuscany. Bimhuis, 21.00, €14 Photographer: Monsieur J.

Rock: Living in Oblivion The darker side of rock, with a live set from French band Varsovie, who take inspira-

Got a million things to do on Sunday? Forget about it. Head to Hazmat Modine at Paradiso.

Tuesday 29 July Classical: Orchestre National de Lyon Works by Debussy, R Strauss and Saint-Saëns. Tomorrow it’s Beethoven and Debussy. Both nights conducted by Jun Märkl (DE). Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21

Listen

Our weekly mixtape amsterdamweekly.muxtape.com See Friday 18 July 1. Lefties Soul Connection - 'Sling Shot Pt 2' See Saturday 19 July 2. The B-52s - 'Ultraviolet' See Sunday 20 July 3. Jill Scott - 'A Long Walk' 4. Ratatat - 'Germany to Germany' 5. Jeniferever - 'When Our Hands Clasped' See Thursday 24 July 6. The Adolescents - 'OC Confidential' 7. Marc Ribot Trio - 'Party Intellectuals' See Friday 25 July 8. Pitch Black - '1000 Mile Drift' See Saturday 26 July 9. The Black Seeds - 'So True' See Monday 28 July 10. Billy Idol - 'Sweet Sixteen' See Tuesday 29 July 11. The Reverend Horton Heat - 'Big Red Rocket of Love' 12. Nashville Pussy - 'Hate and Whisky' Uploaded every Wednesday. For more info see listings and weekly blog.

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AGENDA: MUSIC/CLUBS Must see: Clubs

Amsterdam BeatClub De Nieuwe Anita, Friday 25 July A cowboy special with surprises in store. Live guests are The Reno Brothers, plus burlesque dancer Natsumi Scarlett. Dress up like a rodeo pimp! And shake that trucker butt! 20.00-late, €7.50

Rock: The Reverend Horton Heat Devilish rock ’n’ roll and psychobilly from the real American masters of ‘countriﬁed punkabilly’. Support from Nashville Pussy, who still haven’t toned down the sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll after ten years of shock and awe. Melkweg, The Max, 20.30, €16 + membership

Etnisch Hysterisch A night of sexy tango, Balkan beats, the latest in gypsy, Indian, klezmer, Arabic, Latin and African electronic dance music. Along the way, resident DJ Kareem Raihani invites his favourite musicians to jam with him during his set. Sugar Factory, 23.0005.00, €10 Oliver $ & Lupe Flex Bar, 23.00-05.00, €8

Wednesday 30 July Classical: Orchestre National de Lyon See Tuesday 29 July. Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 20.15, €17.50/€21 Punk: The Real McKenzies Celtic punks from Vancouver. While all those drunken fake Irish punks are selling out the biggest rooms in town, these Scottish imitators are consigned to the Kleine Zaal. A rock ’n’ roll travesty. Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 22.00, €10 + membership

CLUBS

klinch: Bar Weinig & 360 Techno and house meets jazzy fusion, with special guests Cobblestone Jazz (Vancouver), 360 Soundsystem and Estroe. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 23.00-late, €14 + membership Minimaal Feestmaal Loves Trailer Trash Everybody wants to be loved. Especially Thomas Martojo. That’s why he’s doing a five-hour set. Studio 80, 23.00-late, €6 Nighttime Superheroes Laidback Luke and friends marvel at a night of dancefloor fillers. There’s a party in the cosy basement, too. Paradiso, 23.59-05.00, €17.50

Saturday 19 July Club Rascal Cheeky indie disco frolicking. Club 8, 22.00-04.00, €5

Thursday 17 July

House Guess what’s being played tonight. No, not the TV show. Club Home, 22.00-05.00, €12

Beats & Beyond Funky, fresh and jazzy sounds. Cafe Pakhuis Wilhelmina, 19.00-late, free

Sounds of the Bumblebee UK garage, 2-Step and urban eclectic beats. Hotel Arena, 23.00-04.00, €15

Vreemd rolt door 2.0 Rocking house and techno from Berend Kirch, Bart Skils and Carlos Valdes. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €8.50

Wadada Sound System presents Roots reggae night with the Black Star Foundation. OCCII, 23.00-04.00, €6

WKND Building you up for the weekend with nu-house and deep house spinning. Studio 80, 23.00-late, €5

Labyrint International electronica with a mix of breakbeat, funky house, hiphop, deep soul, minimal and eclectic sounds. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €12.50

Blue Note Trip Jazz and dance fusion. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 23.30-late, €8 + membership

Passion House and electro. Odeon, 23.00-05.00, €12

Friday 18 July

Matjesdisco More ’80s, ’90s, crapness, trash and bad taste so that you can load up on irony for the rest of the summer. OT301, 23.00-late, €5

Kanaal 0 & Antilounge Package! Dutch dubstep and drum & bass. OCCII, 22.00-03.00, €5

Undercover With Strip Steve, Cleo, Vance and the Fanklub DJs. Flex Bar, 23.00-05.00, €10

Fuck Yeah Indie and electro. Fuck it and see for yourself. Club 8, 22.00-04.00, €5

Welcome To The Future invites Stop Zinloos Geluid The future just wasn’t bright enough without external help. Studio 80, 23.00-late, €12.50

De Revolutie Hiphop, funk and dance sounds. Odeon, 23.00-05.00, €14

Legends With DJ Manga and Supreme Cuisine. Paradiso, 23.59-05.00, €10

Punk rockers in kilts. Yep, The Real McKenzies play on Wednesday.

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Gemengd Zwemmen Two rooms of swimmingly diverse noise. In The Max, it’s a groovin’ Latin ¿Que Pasa? special full of summery sweetness; in the Oude Zaal, there’s alternative dance, pop, rock and indie hits. Melkweg, 23.59-late, €8

A G E N D A : C L U B S / G AY & L E S B I A N / S T A G E Must see: Theatre

Saturday 26 July Party: Opening Night Club La, already home to wicked gay parties organised by GALA—such as Ladz and (Z)onderbroek—has completely been taken over by these horny party boys. The venue has a new name, Church, and from Wed trhough Sat it will host different sexy themed nights where worshipping of a different kind takes place. Tonight’s the opening night. Don’t miss it. Church, 21.00, free

Sunday 20 July Wicked Jazz Sounds Jazz, hiphop, broken beats, nu-jazz, funk and Afro sounds, as classic vinyl collides with live musicians. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €9.50

Party: UNK Montly gay/mixed party in the western part of town, held above the Aldi supermarket. DJ Lupe and his crowd spins electro and undergroud beats. Club 8, 22.00-05.00, €8

Zonde! A fashion special with Beesmunt Soundsystem and Mnr Broekjevol & Mevr Blousjevol. Paradiso, 23.30-05.00, €7.50

Sunday 27 July

Monday 21July

Tuesday 22 July

Sex club: S.O.S. Organised by those naughty boys from GALA—who also brought us Ladz and (Z)onderbroek. Well you don’t need much clothing here either as S.O.S. isn’t about that Abba song, but all about Sex on Sundays. Nude or underwear, it doesn’t matter. Anything goes (quite literally)... The Eagle, 16.00-20.00, €8

ToTango Tuesday night tango with drinks, dancing and lessons, if needed. Hotel Arena, 20.00-01.00, €6/€15 (incl lesson)

Monday 28 July

Cheeky Monday True skool jungle and drum & bass, featuring players from the local and international scenes. Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €7

Evolve With MPI Project and Schaamteloos. Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €5

Wednesday 23 July Katapult Got Game Electro night. Special guests are Gameboy/Gamegirl (Melbourne). Studio 80, 23.00-late, €6

Thursday 24 July Huiskamerhits All those fave living room tracks. Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €6 Anti Fashion Party 4 With Mnr Broekjevol & Mevr Bloesjevol, Wannabeastar and Beesmunt Soundsystem. Flex Bar, 23.00-05.00, €5 Vreemd 2.0 Hakt de Pan Uit With Lupe, Michael van L and Richard Parker. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €8.50

Friday 25 July Discokoorts / Disco Fever ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s disco classics. Hotel Arena, 23.00-04.00, €12 Via Brasil Another Kindred Spirits voyage into the dance sounds of Brazil, featuring Antal and KC the Funkaholic. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €10 ADHD Sessions Techno and electro from home and abroad. Studio 80, 23.00-late, €12 klinch: Electronation 6 Year Anniversary Amsterdam’s kings of electro—and other forms of cutting-edge underground electronica—celebrate their birthday with a monster line-up. Some of the guests are Gabriel Ananda (Keulen), Dominik Eulberg (Bonn), Manual Music Laptop Orchestra, Thomas Lauren and Piet van Dongen. Course, Electronation regulars will be around too. See Short List. Melkweg, The Max, 23.00-late, €15 + membership Major League Exclusive Drum & bass mania in this special Shogun Audio label night. Special guests are DJ Friction, Noisia and Spectrasoul. Melkweg, Oude Zaal, 23.00-late, €14 + membership Seen A visually sensitive dance party, featuring DVD DJs: Off The Wall, Mr Wix, Vanilla Nice and Lars Vegas. Paradiso, 23.59-05.00, €15

Saturday 26 July Radical Experimental dubstep party. OT301, 22.00-03.00, €5 Samsobeats Eclectic house. Hotel Arena, 22.00 04.00, €20 Digital Soul! If house music could be soulful, it would be played here. There’s garage, 2-step and broken beats, too. Odeon, 23.00-05.00, €15 Rockit Open Air Afterparty After dancing all day near Utrecht, you can party all night in Amsterdam. Don’t forget to apply some fresh deodorant. Sugar Factory, 23.00-05.00, €12 Sound of Love’s Ofﬁcial After Rockit Festival Despite the ‘ofﬁcial’ moniker, you don’t actually need to go to Rockit to get in. Club Home, 23.00-05.00, €12

Photographer: Marc van Praag

Zomergasten Theater het Amsterdamse Bos, every Tuesday-Saturday Every summer, theatre classics arrive in the open-air theatre at Amsterdamse Bos. This year, it’s the turn of Maxim Gorky and his 1903 play Summerfolk, which is something of a commentary on the Russian bourgeoisie classes and the social and political changes occurring in that era. Michiel Bakker, Christine de Boer and Ian Bok star; direction by Frances Sanders. In Dutch. (21.30), €7.50/€10

Party: (Z)onderbroek Drop your pants and dance in your most sexy briefs/Y-fronts/boxers or jockstrap at this men-only afternoon fun party. We love it here. DJ Benjamin, plus a guest DJ, spin the tunes, but if the heat on the tiny dancefloor gets too much, head for the balcony for some relaxing action. Church, 16.00-20.00, €12 Party: UNK Montly gay/mixed party in the western part of town, held above the Aldi supermarket. DJ Lupe and his crowd spins electro and undergroud beats. Club 8, 22.00-05.00, €8

Wednesday 30 July Trance Orient Express Trance your luck at this hippy-ish dance event. Ruigoord, 23.00-late, €10 Bassline Big bass dance hits from SP, Lil Vic and Abstract. Paradiso, 23.59-05.00, €12 Gemengd Zwemmen This week’s special is classic hiphop and funk. Melkweg, 23.59-late, €8

DJ Bloom DJ Bloom spins some lovely tunes in this great bar. Friendly staff, nice punters and at the back of the bar, you have a great view over the canal. Queen's Head, 22.00, free Club: Vintage Diva Mayday takes you back, way back, and spins classic house and dance tunes. Special performance by ’90s one-hit wonder Haddaway, (‘What is Love’). Exit, 23.00-05.00, €15

Sex club: Naked Bar Weekly nude night, so shed those Calvins and Aussiebums and let it all hang out. Church, 20.00-00.00, €TBA

STAGE

Sunday 27 July Reggae Sundays With DJs and live acts. Winston Kingdom, 21.00, €5

Monday 28 July Cheeky Monday (See Monday 21 July.) Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €7

Tuesday 29 July Voidd Sessions Minimal and techno night. Winston Kingdom, 22.00-03.00, €5

GAY&LESBIAN

Sunday 20 July Sex club: Horsemen & Knights Popular Sunday afternoon sex party for big men and their admirers. And we don’t mean body size. Dresscode: naked or underwear. Free entrance for those who ﬁt the category and pass the ultimate measuring test... Cockring, 15.00-19.00, €8 Social: FurBall Cafe A great bar in itself, what with the friendly staff, great music, tasty ﬁnger food and fab cocktails, but when it hosts FurBall Cafe, it’s even better. Hairy Marys and those in pursuit of the hirsute (including some smooth admires) all gather here for a jolly woof time. PRIK, 19.00, free

Monday 21July Party: Blue Monday Alternative, non-scene, party at this squat for gays, lezzies, bisexuals and transgenders. Vrankrijk, 22.00-02.00, free

Edited by Willem de Blaauw.

Wednesday 23 July

Thursday 17 July

Happy hour: Fabulous Cocktail Night Luxury ﬁnger food, cocktails and champagne. Oh, and a fashionconscious crowd in the latest designer-wear, of course. All cocktails, €5. Arc, 16.00-01.00, free

Party: Women’s Night Weekly women’s night in this laid-back cafe, with either DJ Suna, Ortega, Roest or Voytec. Men are welcome, if accompanied by a female friend. Cafe Sappho, 21.00-01.00, free

Saturday 19 July Party: Asian Disco Night East meets West at this friendly dance party. DJs RW and Eko spin the decks, plus performances and tasty Asian snacks (eh, that’s food). Cockring, 20.00-23.59, €5

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Need a laugh? Try one of six side-splitters under Stage.

Party: Like it or not Diva Mayday treats you to her favourite tunes at this super tiny cafe, plus some tasty free snacks. De Engel van Amsterdam, 19.00, free

Friday 25 July Party: Goldrush Go gold, go Goldrush. Hosted by Nickie Nicole and Tara Montana. DJs include Jerry Black & MBC, plus special appearrance by DJane Miss Delicious (Cologne). Plus the Golden Glitter Gogos, Cocktail Boys and Surprise Drags Acts. Exit, 23.59-05.00, €10

Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Show Weekly standup that’s primarily in Dutch. But some international guests do perform in English. Comedy Cafe, (17-19, 24-26 July 21.00; 19, 26 July 21.00, 23.30), €16 Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet One of the world’s greatest ballet companies is in town. See Short List. Carré, (17-20, 22-23, 25, 26 July 20.00; 19, 20, 26, 27 July 14.00), €20-€149 Comedy: Boom Chicago There’s no summer stop on Leidseplein. See www.boomchicago.nl and take your pick from climate change comedy Last One to Leave the Planet,Turn Off the Lights! or Best of Boom 2008. During July and August, you can even get €5 off the ticket price by saying—sincerely—‘I love George Bush’. Boom Chicago, (Daily), €20/€24 Comedy: Comedytrain International Summer Festival English language stand-up over the weekend from Wayne Deakin (Australia) and Pete Johanssen (US). From Wednesday, the line-up switches to Dave Fulton (USA) and Matt Kirshen (UK). You can’t really go wrong with the CISF. For more info, see www.toomler.nl. Toomler, (Every Thur-Sat, Wed 20.30), €13.50 Comedy: International Comedy The Comedy Theater turns cosmopolitan for the summer, with the joke preference switching to English to accommodate tourists and those left to work through the tropical months. Comedy Theater, (18, 19, 25, 26 July 20.30), €12.50 Comedy: Burlesque FreakOut A weekly party where fetish meets vaudeville and glamour meets sleaze, falling somewhere between Moulin Rouge and a Tarantino movie. Comedy Theater, (19, 26 July 23.00), €12.50 Comedy: In Your Face! All English comedy every Sunday. Comedy Cafe, (20, 27 July 21.00), €13

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AGENDA: EVENTS/ART

EVENTS

ART

Performance: Vondelpark Openluchttheater Summer fun in Vondelpark. Thursday brings classical music, Friday means dance performances, Saturdays are a mixed bag of theatre, cabaret and pop, and Sundays are filled with singer-songwriter musical sets. See www.openluchttheater.nl. Vondelpark Openluchttheater, (17, 18, 24, 25 July 20.30, 19, 20, 26, 27 July 14.00), free

Opening

Event: Friday Night On the 18th, there are guided Van Gogh tours in various languages (English at 19.30) plus music from DJ DaanModern. On the 25th, there’s a talk about Van Gogh and his teacher Anton Mauve, plus tunes from DJ Goldfinger. Van Gogh Museum, (18, 25 July 18.30), museum entry cost 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 10 August. See www.kwakoe.nl. Bijlmerpark, (19, 20, 26, 27 July), free Fashion: Amsterdam International Fashion Week 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(ric)ulous week. Besides all those fancy labels displaying their newest creations to a closed public, there are workshops, exhibitions, ﬁlm screenings and, of course, countless trips down the catwalk. See www.amsterdamfashionweek.com. Until 28 July. Various locations, (19-28 July), various prices Poetry: Poëzie in het Park Poetry for all the family. Go along to watch and listen or take part in a poetry lesson and become Amsterdam’s newest wordsmith. Frankendael Park, (20 July 09.00-17.30), free Party: Peace in the Park—A Globalicious Love a Fair Okay, first instinct: fuck off! We may be cynical at the Weekly, but free ice cream can even win over our sour and shriveled hearts. And that’s pretty much what this gathering boils (freezes) down to. Ben & Jerry’s sponsor and there really is free ice cream. Remember to take a variety of hats so you can change your look and get even more freebies from The (hippy) Man. Westergasfabriek, (20 July 13.00), free Fashion: Stiletto Fashion shows, live music, performances, DJs and VJs. Paradiso, (21 July 23.00-05.00), €12.50 Performance: Cafe Paradiso Paradiso becomes a summer terrace once more. Wander in and enjoy acoustic performances and VJs. There’s even an open stage if you feel like performing (though register ﬁrst at maz@paradiso.nl). Paradiso, (24-27, 29, 30 July 20.00), free Sport: Amsterdamned Floorball Cup It’s not the most famous sport but it can be exciting to watch. Take a bit of football—a tiny bit—a bit of ice hockey—not the bit with ice—and you’re left a fast and furious indoor stick sport. Some of the best teams in Europe are hitting town for this competition. Don’t be surprised if the winners come from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland or the Czech Republic, as these nations somewhat dominate the sport. Sporthallen Zuid, (26, 27 July 09.00-18.00)

Olaf Klijn Twenty-three photos from the book Architectuur & Wonen in Broek in Waterland. ARCAM (Tues-Sat 13.00 -17.00), opens Thursday, until 9 August Free and Untamed Beings Six ambitious artists and designers get fashionistic for a month. The participants are: Meredith farmers, Claire Fons, Py Tswang jin, Jessie Mak, Niki Mens, Quoc Thang and Jenske Dijkhuis. Arguably, if they were more ambitious they’d be in a more commercial gallery, but this place is great. De Service Garage (WedSun 13.00-18.00), opens Friday, until 18 August Finnish Bitches Jewellery by Eija Mustonen, Helena Lehtinen, Tarja Lehtinen, Tarja Tuupanen, Anna Rikkinen, Terhi Tolvanen and Janna Syvanoja. Finnish bitches, indeed. Galerie Louise Smit (WedFri 14.00-18.00, Sat 13.00-17.00), opens Saturday, until 21 August Frans Westers Oil paintings with themes such as human nature, mother & child and young children as fairy tale figures. Maybe if you ask nicely, you can see all of the artist’s darker, more cynical works round the back of the gallery. Galerie Jos Art (Wed-Sun 11.00 -17.30, Sat, Sun 11.00 -17.30), opens Saturday, until 3 September Beyond Paradise Group exhibition which highlights the interaction between tourism and contemporary art. This includes travel brochures, postcards, advertisements, films and so on. Artists include Bik van der Pol, Patricia Esquives, Arnout Killian and more. Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.00), opens Sunday, until 7 September FLY—My World Twelve photos and a short film, which are to be included in an upcoming digital fashion magazine. The exhibited content follows the traditions of noir. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00 -21.00), opens Sunday, until 27 August L’Officiel NL Fashion photo series by various young Dutch designers, including: Mada van Gaans, Monique van Heist, Joline Jolink, Spijkers en Spijkers, Viktor & Rolf and Daryl van Wouw. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), opens Sunday, until 27 July Summer exhibitions Paintings of palaces, castles and grand estates. What more do you expect mid-summer? De Kunstfabriek Tues-Fri 12.00 18.00, Sat, Sun 12.00-17.00, opens Tuesday, until 22 August Black is Beautiful A journey of discovery though the history of art, which for the first time aims to highlight the attractiveness of the black person in the art of the Lowlands. It turns out, many great masters have portrayed black people. Their fascination will be illustrated in 135 paintings, drawings and manuscripts from collections here and abroad, including artists like Rembrandt, Breitner, Sluijters, Appel and Dumas. Nieuwe Kerk (Fri-Wed 10.00 -18.00, Thur 10.00 -22.00), opens Saturday, until 26 October

Events

Fashion: Off Schedule Paradiso, 17 July Progressive fashion event featuring the Amsterdam Denim Awards. The public party starts at 23.00, with special guests, Le Tigre—who’re sticking to the DJ booth this time. 21.00, €10, entry after 23.00

They’re quite sweet if you get to know them. Finnish Bitches. See Art.

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Museums

AGENDA: ART Opening

NL28 Olympic Fire An exhibition in which scale models, ﬁlm, debate and theatre help visitors to imagine that the Netherlands is organising the Olympic Games in 2028, a century after the Games in Amsterdam. Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), Rotterdam, until 21 September

Retrospective Zomerdijkstraat 2008 Exhibition about a number of artists who lived and worked in theﬁrst studio apartments in the Netherlands on the Zomerdijkstraat inAmsterdam’s Rivierenbuurt. Glerum Auctioneers (Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00), closing Friday

Gewoon Anders! Exhibition revolving around alternative sexual lifestyles which, during the turn of the 21st century, spawned a wealth of images. With over 100 pieces by some 35 artists, including Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Marlene Dumas, Wolfgang Tillmans, Marlene McCarty, Rachid Ben Ali and a nine-metre high monumental statue of David, in bright pink and canary yellow, by Hans-Peter Feldmann. CoBrA Museum (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.00), until 21 September

Rembrandt Laughing In October 2007, a painting of a laughing man came to light, and there was speculation that it might be a self-portrait by Rembrandt. Now regarded to be fact, the painting will be on display in his former studio. Rembrandthuis (Mon-Sat 10.0017.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), closing Sunday Crosswire—In Search of the Synesthetic Effect Sound installations and audiovisual environments enabling immersive and spatial sonic experiences through body and multi-sensory perception. Contributing artists include Aernoudt Jacobs (BE), Sagi Groner, Kaffe Matthews (UK), Telcosystems and TeZ + Janis Ponisch (IT/DE). Montevideo/Time Based Arts (Tues-Sat 13.00-18.00), until 26 July

Deep Screen—Art in Digital Culture Contemporary multidisciplinary works of art which are all in some way marked by today’s digital culture. The jury, chaired by guest curator Andreas Broeckmann, has selected 18 artists out of the 200-plus submissions. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), until 30 September The Vincent Award 2008 Do artists improve if you dangle €50,000 in front of them? Artists short-listed for this biennial European award include: Francis Alÿs (Belgium), Liam Gillick (UK), Deimantas Narkevicius (Lithuania) and Rebecca Warren (UK). Working with diverse media, their works remain on display through summer, with the prize ceremony on 12 September. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.0018.00), until 30 September

The Best Designed Books 2007 This year 33 books have been selected out of all those published in the Netherlands in 2007. As in previous years, the museum is supplementing the selection on show with a separate category: this time, children’s books of exceptionally good design. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), until 3 August Roots Amsterdam is to a large extent inhabited and designed by individuals with a different cultural background. This exhibition is the result of research into what aspects of the cultures of nine architects, who at various points in their lives came to the Netherlands, bring to their Dutch design practice. ARCAM (Tues-Sat 13.00-17.00), until 16 August

Presence of Mind—A Choice from the Collection by Wolfgang Tillmans The Stedelijk Museum regularly invites artists to select from the collection, coloured only by their own artistic perspective. This time, the German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans (1968) offers a fresh perspective amidst the context of his own oeuvre. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.0018.00), until 30 September

Green Bags: Brand New and Used Materials Showcasing bags and designers embracing the concepts of recyclable and sustainable. Museum of Bags and Purses (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 17 August

Snap Judgments—New Positions in Contemporary African Photography An exhibition of work by 35 contemporary African artists and photographers with unique perspectives on their own continent. It reveals how artists are using photography to respond artistically to the enormous changes currently taking place in African economic, social and cultural life, but the artists also break away from lingering stereotypical images of their cultures, histories and countries. See article p.10. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.0018.00), until 30 September

The Transitory World of Horst Janssen An exhibition of works by the German graphic artist Horst Janssen (1929-1995). In Germany he is regarded as one of the greatest post-war artists, although, strangely enough, he is far less well-known outside Germany. This is the first showing of his prints in the Netherlands. Rembrandthuis (Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 24 August Images of St Petersburg In the 19th century in Russia, as elsewhere, photography revolutionised the recording of everyday reality. The palaces, new buildings, inhabitants and important events were captured by many Russian and foreign photographers. This summer exhibition features almost 100 such examples from the period. Hermitage Amsterdam (Daily 10.0017.00), until 24 August Cary Grant Original screen-printed posters, photos, film compilations and a documentary, which accompany the Cary Grant film series throughout July and August. Filmmuseum (Mon-Fri 09.00 -22.15, Sat, Sun one hour prior to show-22.15), until 27 August Amsterdam and the House of Orange An exhibition surveying the ties which have bound Amsterdam and the House of Orange over the centuries. Amsterdams Historisch Museum (Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 31 August Amsterdamse School Straatmeubilair Uitgelicht Celebrating the street furniture and objects created by architects and designers of the Amsterdam School. Museum Het Schip (Wed-Sun 13.00-17.00), until 31 August Wim van der Linden Photography of Amsterdam from the ’60s. Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 31 August Hans Scholten: Urban future ‘The future of the city’ is the theme raised by Amsterdam artist Scholten (1952) in this photographic project. For a number of years he has been photographing the urban landscapes of huge cities in Asia and the Middle East. There he captures scenes of rapidly growing neighbourhoods, in which chaos and anarchy seem to arise due to a lack of organised city planning. Is this the future that awaits cities in the Western world as well? Huis Marseille (Tues-Sun 11.00-18.00), until 31 August So Blue, So Blue—Edges of the Mediterranean Dutch photographer Ad van Denderen presents photos which look at the political, social, economic and ecological changes occurring around the Mediterranean. Nederlands Fotomuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 11.00-17.00), Rotterdam, until 31 August Domingo Milella: Paesaggi The past six years, Milella has concentrated on an ongoing project, which takes as it’s central focus the postmodern landscape, from

Me!Me!Me! Mediamatic, opens Friday, until 14 September An interactive exhibition that touches on self representation on the internet and in the fashion world, on the far reaching consequences of modern communication, on our self image and the way we experience the world around us. (Tues-Sat 11.00-17.00, Sun 12.00-17.00)

dwellings to urban periphery. His perspectives offers us a fresh interpretation of the changing face of our surroundings. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), until 31 August Anne Frank—A History for Today Travelling exhibition about the life of Frank, set against the background of the persecution of the Jews during WII. Featured are family photos and an overview of the books she read while in hiding. Centrale Bibliotheek (Daily), until 31 August Gilian Schrofer: Models of Concern Models and designs by Schrofer, who’s to design the interiors of the four refreshment areas of the renovated Stedelijk Museum. Stedelijk Museum CS (Daily 10.00-18.00), until 31 August Lectori Salutem Delving into the history of books, with original objects, beautiful manuscripts and books from Dutch collections, photographs and texts. Allard Pierson Museum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 13.00-17.00), until 7 September Marc Camille Chaimowicz: ...In The Cherished Company of Others... One hundred works by Chaimowicz, including drawings, decorative and functional objects, wallpapers, maquettes, sculptures, paintings and a revisited installation. These sit alongside architectural models, bookplates and artworks by other international artists with whom the artist feels empathy with. De Appel (Tues-Sun 11.00-18.00), until 7 September The Shadow Cabinet: No More Reality.Step 3: SHARED FOLDER Video and audio installations, screenings, magazines, books, newspapers, posters and leaflets. De Appel (Tues-Sun 11.00 18.00), until 7 September

Resistance in Belgium 1940-1945 Contemporary portraits of Belgian resistance fighters by French photographer Jean-Marc Gourdon. Verzetsmuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00 -17.00, Sat, Sun 11.00 -17.00), until 14 September Kors van Bennekom—Kors’s Choice An exhibition celebrating the 75th birthday of the Amsterdam photographer Kor van Bennekom, the street photographer, theatre photographer and family photographer, whose remarkable oeuvre reflects the history of the Netherlands in the second half of the 20th century. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), until 14 September

Art

Mark Boulos: All That Is Solid Melts Into Air Stedelijk Museum CS, closing Sunday 20 July Docking Station presents the European premiere of this Boston-based artists new video installation, which utilises two screens to handle the confrontation between two works about oil and globalisation. (Daily 10.00-18.00)

Broaden your fashion knowledge at the Museum of Bags and Purses’ environmentally-friendly exhibition, Green Bags.

De Kabbala—Graven van Safed Photos of the cemetery in the Israeli city of Safed. Nederlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover (Mon-Fri 13.00-17.00), until 12 October ‘Druksel prints’ by Werkman A presentation by the Stedelijk Museum dedicated to the ‘druksel prints’ of Hendrik Werkman, who, in the ’20s, developed the technique of printing parts of a print one at a time to compile the total image on a page. Van Gogh Museum (Mon-Thur, Sat, Sun 10.00-18.00, Fri 10.00-22.00), until 12 October Malick Sidibé Malian photographer (b. 1935, Soloba) who, from the early ’60s on, snapped portraits and various engagements of local society, from football matches to weddings and Christmas Eve celebrations, which now offer insight into the people’s lives shortly after winning their independence. Sidibé was one of the ﬁrst African photographers to gain recognition in the West. See article p.10. Foam (Sat-Wed 10.0018.00, Thur, Fri 10.00-21.00), until 15 October Mondriaan Following the publication of a new book, this exhibition attempts to put paid to the popular idea that

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AGENDA: ART Ongoing

Videozomer Petersburg Project Space, evenings until 01.00, until 29 August. Various works by video artists, viewed from outside of the project space. A new artist is screened each week until 29 August. For schedule see www.petersburgprojectspace.org.

Piet Mondriaan was a cold, mathematically-minded man and reveals that he was in fact an artist engaged in a passionate quest for a new formal language in which to paint. Gemeentemuseum (Tues-Sun 11.00-17.00), Den Haag, until 26 October Inside Out Personal portraits in word and image show how youths deal with religion and the part it plays in their daily lives. Bijbels Museum (Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 2 November 24-hour Indonesia Glimpse the daily life of contemporary Indonesia. Eight different crews across Indonesia filmed during a 24-hour period. Tropenmuseum (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 16 November Atlas Maior. De wereld van Blaeu Exquisite examples of Joan Blaeu’s maps, made in Amsterdam’s Golden Era, when the industry of cartography was in full bloom. UvA: Special Collections Library (Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 13.00-17.00), until 23 November Art of the State Photographs and video works by sixteen artists from Israel. Through their works they reflect upon their country: the community in which they live, the numerous cultural and religious differences among Israel’s population and the current political situation. Joods Historisch Museum (Daily 11.00-17.00), until 30 November Hendrik Werkman: The Blue Barge Exhibition containing Werkman’s preparatory studies for the suites of prints he made as an act of resistance for The Blue Barge during WWII. The most famous of these is Chassidische Legenden. Joods Historisch Museum (Daily 11.00-17.00), until 30 November Drie Meiden in Verzet—Hannie Schaft en de Zusjes Oversteegen Exhibition about Hannie Schaft—‘the girl with the red hair’—and Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, the girls she collaborated with in the resistance movement, and the difficult choices forced upon them in WWII. Verzetsmuseum (Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat-Mon 11.00-17.00), until 7 December Palestine 1948 On 14 May 2008 it will be exactly 60 years ago that the State of Israel was founded. This long

term presentation shows how this event affected the lives of individual Palestinians. Tropenmuseum (Daily 10.00-17.00), until 4 January 2009

Galleries Henk Pander Nature meets industry in this series of paintings titled Amsterdam—Portland (Oregon). Galerie de Rietlanden Exposities (Sat, Sun 13.00-17.00) Su Tomesen: Police First instalment of Videozomer, featuring diverse works by video artists, which can be viewed outside of the project space. A new artist shows each week until 29 August. Petersburg Project Space (Daily evenings till 01.00), closing Friday Joyce van Dongen New paintings of surreal combinations of nature and human culture. Galerie Bart (Thur, Fri 11.00-18.00, Sat 12.00-17.00), closing Saturday Summer in the City ’08 Works by Steve Schapiro, William Wegman and Michael Wolf. Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen (Thur-Sat 12.00 18.00), closing Wednesday ‘Kopie’—Documented Now The contemporary artist works like a DJ, sampling, documenting and copying existing images. Cut and paste is the new originality. But where do artists now draw the line? Is reinterpretation still possible? Where is the boundary between a copy and the emergence of new work? De Brakke Grond (Mon 10.00-18.00, Tues-Fri 10.00-20.30, Sat 13.00-20.30, Sun 13.00-17.00), until 25 July Omega Bridge A collaboration by Doze Green and Fefê Talavera, with their multi-ethnic backgrounds— Green is of Cuban, Cherokee and Haitian descent, while Fefê’s is Mexican, Spanish and Indian—building a bridge between their works. K-Space Amsterdam (Thur 12.00-21.00, Fri, Sat, Tues, Wed 12.00-19.00), until 26 July Lilia Perez Romero The Mexican artist presents her interactive digital work: Frontera v.2. Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst (Tues-Sat 13.00-18.00), until 26 July

Plan your vacation to the Golden Age: Atlas Maior.

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The Unbreakable Nigerian Spirit Photos, paintings and sculptures by ten Nigerian artists. Galerie 23 (Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00, Sat, Sun 11.00-17.00), until 27 July In Stock Diverse works by Paul Blanca, Bart Domburg, Ernie en Bidet, Gerald van der Kaap, Theo Niermeyer and others. Ververs Gallery (Thur, Fri 12.00-17.30; Sat 14.00-17.30), until 27 July Lloyd History Just what the title suggests: documentaries, photos and documents show the many faces of the hotel, including it’s time as a refugee station and juvenile prison. Lloyd Hotel (Daily), until 31 July Nosmo King Niels Shoe Meulman’s self-styled calligraffiti, which addresses the loss of various freedoms that Amsterdam was famous for—spurred on by the recent smoking ban. De Duivel (Fri 20.003.00), until 2 August Fresh Paint A special selection of 4 bright young Dutch painters: Maurice Braspenning (Rotterdam), Bas Coenegracht (Maastricht), Johan van Dijke (Leiden) and Jeroen Witvliet. Ronmandos (Wed-Sat 12.30-17.30), until 2 August Ofﬂine #4 (Sur)realistic paintings by young talents Andro Semeiko and Stephanie Jansen. ArtOlive (Mon-Fri 11.00-17.00; Sun 12.00-17.00), until 3 August Checking Reality Envision the world as a computer game in which your clothes are 3D-projections and a GPS system tells you the position of an object. Imagine yourself as an avatar, ﬂying through future cities and simulated landscapes. This exhibition poses such a virtual world in the real world. Platform 21 (Thur-Sun 12.00-18.00), until 10 August Raymond Cuijpers An exhibition dominated by football by a footballer turned artist. Van Zijll Langhout (Mon-Fri 11.00-17.00), until 15 August Paul Blanca: Mi Matties & Kristal Two new blackand-white photo series: one focussed on street children, the other a naked model submerged in chocolate and displayed like confectionery. Witzenhausen Gallery (Thur-Sat 12.00-18.00), until 16 August New Geographies A new media mapping exhibition that aims to show a visible path of personal migrations. Imagine IC (Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 11.00-17.00, Thur 11.00-21.00), until 17 August Stacked and Scattered Diverse works by George Korsmit, Federico Campanale, Constant Dullaart, Frank Mandersloot, Henny van Overbeek, Boris Tellegen and Nico W Jungmann. W139 (Sun-Thur 11.00-20.00, Fri, Sat 11.00-22.00), until 17 August Eindexamenexpositie voorjaar 2008 Graduating photo students present their works. Fotogram (Mon-Thur 09.30-21.00, Fri, Sat 09.30-17.00), until 23 August El blanco perfecto Paintings and installations that explore Dominican artist Miguel Rivas’s relationship with femininity. CEDLA (Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00), until 28 August Ata & Eva An overview exhibition of the oeuvre of Hungarian photographers Ata Kandó (1913) and Eva Besnyö (1910-2003). Hup Gallery (Tues, Thur, Fri 10.00-17.00), until 30 August Dutch Nudes Dutch photography, encouraging models to get their kit off. Blow Up Gallery (Thur-Sat13.00-18.00), until 30 August Arabic Graphics Exhibition showcasing the graphic and typographic design works of Lebanese-Dutch designer Tarek Atrissi, who has developed ideas for commercial and non-commercial projects around the world. De Levante (Wed-Sun 13.00-17.30), until 31 August Summer in the City Photo exhibition from four established snappers: Anne Marie Trovato, Reinier Gerritsen, Martijn de Jonge and Alex ten Napel. Melkweg Galerie (Tues-Sat 13.00-18.00), until 31 August I Pity Inanimate Objects Freaky sculptures and installations by Jaap de Vries. Planetart (see www.planetart.nl), until 31 August Walking in Rome with Bernini, Michelangelo and Leonardo Retrospective of Italian artist Mario Padovan’s work in Rome from 1963-1997. Paule Carre (Mon 13.00-18.00; Tue, Wed, Fri 10.00-18.00; Thur 10.00-20.00; Sat 10.00-17.00), until 10 September Homo Urbanus—Homo Sapiens? An outdoor exhibition promoting young artists from Latvia. Westergasfabriek (Daily 12.00 -20.00), until 15 September

AGENDA: ART Lekker Bezig

By Luuk van Huët

Karim Maarek, friendly neighbourhood florist ‘Three years ago, I started the “Bloemetje, buur?” initiative by spreading five hundred hanging flower boxes throughout OudWest, aided by a group of volunteers. We sold them at cost price, but since it became a full-time job for me for six weeks, I decided that next time I would combine the idealistic with a slightly more commercial mindset—not too much though, since I also made money in this time as an office drone.’ ‘I eventually started my own company called Natural Harmony, and now Bloemetje Buur is the first in a series of initiatives aimed to brighten up the city. You can order the entire package deal through our website and I’ll swing by on my trademark petaled and pimped bloembakfiets to deliver the flower boxes, flowers and hooks. I’ll even install them for you—then you just have to water those puppies! They come in eight different versions, ranging from “On a Pink Cloud” to “Flower Power”. If your entire neighbourhood is interested, we can order in bulk so it’s even cheaper to give your hood a floral make-over. And if you have no balcony or windowsill because you live on the ground floor, our website can refer you to the proper authorities to request a free geveltuin. ‘I’m not afraid of creating a shut-in street where everyone spies on each other from behind their new geraniums. From my experience, the most lavishly flowered streets are those where everyone cares for each other. It’s just a sign that the residents want to keep their neighbourhood fun and liveable.’ Get on the flower train: www.bloemetjebuur.nl

Photo by Joost Benthem

Galerie Jos Art KSNM-laan 291, 418 7003

Paradiso Weteringschans 6-8, 626 4521

Galerie Louise Smit Prinsengracht 615, 625 9898

Parool Theater Sint Pieterpoortsteeg 33

Allard Pierson Museum Oude Turfmarkt 127, 525 2556

Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen Hazenstraat 27, 06 5203 1540

Patronaat Zijlsingel 2, Haarlem, 023 517 5858

Amsterdams Historisch Museum Kalverstraat 92, 523 1822

Gemeentemuseum Stadhouderslaan 41, Den Haag, 070 338 1111

Petersburg Project Space Frans de Wollantstraat 84

De Appel Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10, 625 5651

Glerum Auctioneers Lekstraat 63, 301 2950

Arc Reguliersdwarsstraat 44, 689 7070

Grand Chapiteau near Amsterdam ArenA (P2)

ARCAM Prins Hendrikkade 600, 620 4878

Hermitage Amsterdam Nieuwe Herengracht 14, 530 8751

ArtOlive Polonceaukade 17, 675 8504

Hotel Arena ’s-Gravesandestraat 51, 850 2400

ADDRESSES 11 Oosterdokskade 3-5, 625 5999

Bijbels Museum Herengracht 366-368, 624 2436

Huis Marseille Keizersgracht 401, 531 8989

Bimhuis Piet Heinkade 3, 788 2150

Hup Gallery Tesselschadestraat 15, 515 8589

Blow Up Gallery Hazenstraat 67, 665 3435

Imagine IC Bijlmerplein 1006-1008, 489 4866

Boom Chicago Leidseplein 12, 530 7300

Paule Carre Cornelis Schuytstraat 44, 675 6800 Planetart Weteringschans 179 Platanenhof Lauriergracht 101-105 Platform 21 Prinses Irenestraat 19, 344 9449 PRIK Spuistraat 109, 06 4544 2321 Queen's Head Zeedijk 20, 420 2475 Rembrandthuis Jodenbreestraat 4, 520 0400 Ronmandos Prinsengracht 282, 320 7036 Rozenhofje Rozengracht 147-181

De Brakke Grond Nes 45, 626 6866

Joods Historisch Museum Jonas Daniel Meijerplein 2-4, 531 0310

Cafe Pakhuis Wilhelmina Veemkade 576, 419 3368

K-Space Amsterdam Nieuwezijdsvoorburgwal 262

De Service Garage Stephensonstraat 16

Cafe Sappho Vijzelstraat 103, 423 1509

De Kunstfabriek Polonceaukade 20 (Westergasfabriekterrein), 488 9430

Skek Zeedijk 4-8, 427 0551

De Levante Hobbemastraat 28, 671 5485

Stadsarchief Amsterdam Vijzelstraat 32

Lloyd Hotel Oostelijke Handelskade 34, 419 1840 Maloe Melo Lijnbaansgracht 163, 420 4592

Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam Rozenstraat 59, 422 0471

Mediamatic Vijzelstraat 68, 638 9901

Stedelijk Museum CS Oosterdokskade 5, 573 2911

Carré Amstel 115-125, 524 9452 CEDLA Keizersgracht 395-397, 525 3498 Centrale Bibliotheek Oosterdokskade 143, 523 0900 Church Kerkstraat 50-52 Club 8 Admiraal de Ruyterweg 56B, 685 1703

Ruigoord Ruigoord 15, 497 5702

Sporthallen Zuid Burgerweeshuispad 54, 305 8305

Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234A, 531 8181

Studio 80 Rembrandtplein 17, 521 8333

Melkweg Galerie Marnixstraat 409, 531 8181

Studio K Timorplein 62, 692 0422

Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234a

Sugar Factory Lijnbaansgracht 238, 627 0008

Montevideo/Time Based Arts Keizersgracht 264, 623 7101

The Eagle Warmoesstraat 90, 627 8634

Comedy Theater Nes 110, 422 2777

Museum Het Schip Spaarndammerplantsoen 140, 418 2885

Theater het Amsterdamse Bos Amsterdamse Bos 1, 640 9253

Club Home Wagenstraat 3-7, 620 1375 CoBrA Museum Sandbergplein 1-3, Amstelveen, 547 5050 Cockring Warmoesstraat 96, 623 9604 Comedy Cafe Max Euweplein 43-45, 638 3971 Concertgebouw Concertgebouwplein 2-6, 671 8345

Museum of Bags and Purses Herengracht 573, 524 6452

Toomler Breitnerstraat 2, 670 7400

Consortium Veemkade 570, 06 2611 8950

Museum van Loon Keizersgracht 672, 624 5255

Tropenmuseum Linnaeusstraat 2, 568 8200

Cotton Club Nieuwmarkt 5, 626 6192

Nederlands Architectuurinstituut Museumpark 25, Rotterdam, 010 440 1200

UvA: Special Collections Library Oude Turfmarkt 129, 525 2141

Nederlands Fotomuseum Wilhelminakade 332, Rotterdam, 010 213 2011

Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7, 570 5200

Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst Keizersgracht 264, 623 7101

Ververs Gallery Hazenstraat 54

De Engel van Amsterdam Zeedijk 21, 427 6381 De Duivel Reguliersdwarstr 87, 626 6184 Exit Reguliersdwarsstraat 42, 625 8788 Filmmuseum Vondelpark 3, 589 1400 Flex Bar Pazzanistraat 1, 486 2123

Van Zijll Langhout Brouwersgracht 161, 06 2825 9620 Verzetsmuseum Plantage Kerklaan 61, 620 2535

Foam Keizersgracht 609, 551 6546

Nederlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover Kruislaan 124, 694 0482

Fotogram Korte Prinsengracht 33, 624 9994

De Nieuwe Anita Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, 06 4150 3512

Vrankrijk Spuistraat 216

Galerie 23 Nieuwe Herengracht 23, 623 9215

Nieuwe Kerk entrance on the Dam, 638 6909

W139 Warmoesstraat 139, 622 9434

Galerie Bart Bloemgracht 2, 320 6208

OCCII Amstelveenseweg 134, 671 7778

Westergasfabriek Haarlemmerweg 8-10, 586 0710

Galerie de Rietlanden Exposities Rietlandpark 193,

Odeon Singel 460, 624 9711

Winston Kingdom Warmoesstraat 129, 623 1380

419 4705

OT301 Overtoom 301, 779 4913

Witzenhausen Gallery Elandsstraat 145, 644 9898

There really are many more art listings online at www.amsterdamweekly.nl/art.

Vondelpark Openluchttheater, 673 1499

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AGENDA: FILM

Film review

By Mike Peek

De Brief voor de Koning Opens Thursday at Het Ketelhuis, Pathé ArenA, Pathé de Munt, Pathé Tuschinski and Studio K.

LITERARY ADAPTATION IS A ROYAL FLOP This coming-of-age tale fails to convince on many levels. In 2004, Tonke Dragt’s De Brief voor de Koning was voted the best Dutch children's book published in the last 50 years.

FILM Amsterdam Weekly recommends.

Festival Gay & Lesbian Summertour The pink summer film fest continues, with ten new gay and lesbian flicks every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Highlights this weekend include the Chinese Butterfly about a married woman who falls in love with a woman she meets in her local supermarket; American Eating Out about a straight man pursuing a girl who’s more interested in his gay roommate; and British Nina’s Heavenly Delights about a lesbian trying to win a contest with her newly inherited restaurant while also trying to win her dream girl’s heart. See www.rialtofilm.nl. Rialto

Open Air The Kid The most Dickensian of Charlie Chaplin’s features (1921), with a Victorian street atmosphere and a sentimentality to match. Still, the scene in which Charlie searches the poorhouses for his lost boy (Jackie Coogan) is powerfully moving; seldom has a silent film spoken quite so clearly as in Chaplin’s mimed call of ‘kid! kid!’ A special bonus, this screening features live piano accompaniment. (DK) 60 min. Filmmuseum Open Air Marilena from P7 This bittersweet coming-of-age film by the late Cristian Nemescu (California Dreamin’) is also an affectionate portrait of the rundown suburbs of Bucharest, where 13-year-old Andrej steals a trolley bus to impress the prostitute Marilena. In Romanian with English subtitles. 45 min. Filmmuseum Open Air Thelma & Louise Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis take off for a weekend holiday and eventually find themselves fleeing the law and society in this buoyant semi-feminist road movie Directed by Ridley Scott from a script by Callie Khouri; with Brad Pitt in the role that made him a star. (JR) 129 min. Cavia Open-Air Cinema

A long time favourite of veteran director Pieter Verhoeff, he gladly accepted the challenge to turn Dragt’s novel into a

New this week De Brief voor de Koning See review, above. In Dutch. (MP) 110 min. Het Ketelhuis, Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski, Studio K Comandante The first film of a projected trilogy on doctrinaire political leaders, Oliver Stone’s documentary about Fidel Castro was culled from 30 hours of footage shot over three days. Constructed as a series of dialectical exchanges between the two men, it’s most effective as a meditation on personality, revealing their common obsession with Vietnam, Kennedy and Nixon (as Castro remarks, the American government ‘has been nice to all kinds of dictators’). Photographed in part by the excellent Rodrigo Prieto (25th Hour), the movie mixes a gracefully melancholy portrait of contemporary Havana with startlingly beautiful archival footage of Cuba during the revolution, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the missile crisis. Stone’s casual, indirect interview style yields some fascinating details—like Castro’s admiration for Charlie Chaplin and Brigitte Bardot—but he’s also strangely passive, almost protective of his elderly subject. Richard Boyle, the muckraker who collaborated with Stone on Salvador, might have been more willing to ask Castro about Cuba’s thriving teenage sex trade, its prosecution of political dissidents, and its horrifying treatment of homosexuals. 93 min. Kriterion Le Fils de l’épicier A road movie of sorts, with a very French twist. The story is a bit flimsy: a young man (the grocer’s son of the title) helps his parents when they’re in trouble and sorts himself out along the way. The film’s strength is in its humane view of its characters and painterly eye for the landscape. As Antoine (Nicolas Cazalé) grudgingly drives his dad’s delivery van around, his brusqueness doing little for his sales or relations with the old clientele, we’re treated to breathtaking wide-angle shots of Provence. Close friend Claire (Clotilde Hesme), former femme fatale Lucienne (Liliane Rovère) and increasingly senile father Clément (Paul Crauchet) play crucial, and sometimes very funny, roles while Antoine adjusts to his new life. Eric Guirado directed this feel-good film with an eye for the individual. In French with Dutch subtitles. (KE) 96 min. Cinecenter Mamma Mia! The Movie You’ll either love or hate this remake of the hit musical. Here’s the litmus test: is your body girating at the thought of an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, pouring

movie. But Verhoeff’s passion doesn’t show in this film version, which seems tired and uninspired. Sixteen-year-old shield-bearer Tiuri of Dagonaut (Yannick van de Velde) is about to be knighted. His last test is to guard the white chapel in absolute silence for an entire night, together with four other knights-to-be. They are explicitly told not to open the door for anyone, but when a man cries for help, Tiuri answers his call anyway. He is told to bring an important letter to knight Edwinem, who will give the letter to the king of Unauwen. When Tiuri meets Edwinem, however, he finds him moments away from his death. Tiuri has no choice but to deliver the letter himself. A dangerous journey lies ahead, because some parties don't want the letter to reach its destination... Van de Velde (In Oranje) had to get out of his modern way of talking for the role, skipping his everyday ﬁllers like ‘hey’ and ’okay’. Unfortunately, that’s the only change he seems to have made to his normal behaviour. Van de Velde jumps around, talks and acts like he is in some contemporary soap opera. Not for a moment do you believe he is part of the medieval world Verhoeff tries to create. You can’t help but wonder how Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen (De Daltons, Bloedbroeders) would have ﬁt in the movie. A better actor, his charisma could have made Tiuri far more interesting to look at. It would be unfair, however, to blame

on the schmaltz with one happy, catchy ABBA song after another? Be honest. That’s what we thought. Now grab the phone and invite your friends. 108 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski Stop-Loss Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are Iraq veterans feeling the aftershocks of their experience as they return to their stars-and-stripes Texas town; the rub comes when Tatum and Phillippe are ordered back to Iraq through the US military’s stop-loss policy, assailed here as a backdoor draft. This is Kimberly Peirce’s first film since she debuted with Boys Don’t Cry (1999), and though its intentions are noble, it’s hampered by a stock romantic subplot (Phillippe falls for his friend’s squeeze, Abbie Cornish), a familiar structure (since The Best Years of Our Lives, soldiers invariably come home in threes), and a lack of symmetry (some of Gordon-Levitt’s story seems to have wound up on the cutting-room floor). With Ciaran Hinds and Linda Emond, both strong as Phillippe’s parents. 113 min. Pathé Tuschinski The Strangers Young lovers Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, arriving at his parents’ remote summer home after a wedding, are terrorised in the wee hours by three masked assailants whose motives are never explained. Making his debut as writer-director, Bryan Bertino exploits all the old horror standbys—the phony based-on-a-true-story preface, the knock on the door in the dead of night, the eerily skipping record on the turntable, the malevolent figure glimpsed in soft focus over the heroine’s shoulder. There’s nothing remotely new here, but the movie has the taut, queasy feel of an early ’70s drive-in shocker: old-fashioned suspense without any guarantee of old-fashioned mercy. 90 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt

Still playing 21: Las Vegas Kevin Spacey is an MIT mathematics professor who recruits five of his students to run a card-counting operation and win millions at the casinos. Spacey, playing a heartless prick, is about the only good thing going for this blandly written ﬁlm. (JJ) 123 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens A torrent of

sensational shots by rock’s, and now fashion’s, foremost photographer keep this documentary flowing. Annie Leibovitz has always had timing: she grew up at

Van de Velde completely for the movie’s failure. The cinematography is deadly pale, using only very soft colours throughout, giving the film a very boring look. And although the film’s budget was a weighty (for Dutch standards) €7.5 million, it apparently didn’t allow for proper movie-like camerawork. Verhoeff never surprises us with a single shot of grandeur, often opting for the simplest way of telling the story. A real shame, because anyone who has seen his Nynke, knows Verhoeff is capable of creating gorgeous settings. There is more bad news: the film’s biggest problem is its script. Paced ferociously, the story feels rushed and dull at the same time, not giving any of the famous supporting actors (like Monic Hendrickx and Daan Schuurmans) enough screen time to make something of their characters. Being a fan of the book, Verhoeff understandably, but regrettably, didn’t want to skip anything. It works against his movie, which suffers from that all too common disease among literary adaptations: being a slave to the source. With the central prop (the letter) being an object without real significance, this story is all about the journey. However, be it knight Edwinem's death, Tiuri’s developing friendship with Piak or the mysterious Jorak trying to kill Tiuri, most scenes feel obligatory and add up to little more than a random series of events loosely connected in this unconvincing coming-of-age-story. ___

Rolling Stone magazine, snapped Richard Nixon as he slinked off in shame and posed Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was better known as Mr Universe. She was also one of the last people to see John Lennon alive, when she took the iconic nude portrait of him curled up like a foetus next to Yoko Ono. Photography fans and old hippies will delight in every frame, unlike Keith Richards who mutters, ‘...uh, no, I don’t remember that’, when shown a photo of his drugged-out ’60s self splayed on the floor. Made by Barbara Leibovitz, the sister of, the film isn’t exactly critical, but who cares? (IM) 90 min. Rialto Breath When a woman discovers her husband is having an affair, she does what every normal woman would do: she starts having an affair with a prisoner on death row, much to the chagrin of her husband and the prisoner’s fellow inmates. Diehard fans of Kim Ki-duk’s work will undoubtedly embrace this latest feature wholeheartedly, but for the rest, it’s just not up to standard. Once again the story is filled with pregnant silences and tortured souls, desperately looking for a way to feel alive again. But Breath lacks the haunting beauty and sadness of Ki-duk’s previous work, especially Bin-Jip, one of his real masterpieces. Korean with Dutch subtitles (BS) 84 min. Rialto The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian One thing that is sorely missed in both the recent ‘Narnia’ and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptations is their delicious sense of whimsy. The characters in the films usually take themselves much too seriously, a flaw that is virtually non-existent in the books. Prince Caspian, Andrew Adamson’s second outing for the ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ franchise, is even more grim and violent—although not a drop of (visual) blood is spilled—and less cute, despite the presence of a talking badger and a very heroic mouse (voiced by Eddie Izzard). This time, the four Pevensie siblings have to save the Narnians from the despotic clutches of King Miraz while simultaneously learning a valuable lesson about keeping the faith. English (BS) 147 min. The Movies, Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski

Dialogue avec mon jardinier This ﬁlm could just as

well have been called ‘Zen and the art of gardening’. Separated from his wife, a crisp-looking, middle-aged Parisian painter (Daniel Auteuil) retreats to the house he grew up in, in rural France. His gardener there (JeanPierre Darrousin) turns out to be his partner in mischief from their schooldays. While one paints and the other

Sit outside on Friday with Charlie Chaplin, live old-time piano and green leaves fluttering above in the summer breeze. See Open Air.

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(Ginger Rogers) psychologically revert to teenagers, then children, as all their unspoken impulses come bubbling up under the inﬂuence of the drug. Pessimistic and funny. With Marilyn Monroe as Grant’s secretary. (DK) 97 min. Filmmuseum

Special screenings 4:30 The Previously Unreleased programme at the Filmmuseum doesn’t seem able to miss. In his languid yet mesmerising second feature, Singapore ﬁlm-maker Royston Tan transports us into the environment of the cheeky 11-year-old Xiao Wu. Every morning at 4:30 he sneaks into his uncle’s apartment, like an explorer of uncharted territory. His uncle doesn’t do much. Usually we see him asleep, or sick, or busy with his pathetic attempts at taking his own life. Yet slowly, the two outsiders develop some kind of rapport. Not much happens in 4:30 (although there is a funny returning gimmick with Xiao Wu and a group of morning exercisers), still the movie’s impact lingers on long after screening. In Korean, Mandarin and English with Dutch subtitles. (BS) 93 min. Filmmuseum 7/7 Ripple Effect In a similar vein with many 9/11 conspiracy theory ﬁlms, this documentary explores other possible explanations for the London public transport bombings on 7 July 2005. Writer/director Webster Tarpley not only examines this particular event, but also provides a historical overview of other false-flag operations and, noticeably fresh for the subject, argues that these sorts of attempts at producing fear of Islamic fundamentalists has come to an end, soon to be replaced by campaigns against growing sectors in the far east. 57 min. NDSM-werf

Blow-Up Michelangelo Antonioni’s sexy art-house hit of 1966. Part erotic thriller (with glamorous roles for Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Verushka and Jane Birkin), part exotic travelogue (featuring a Yardbirds concert, antiwar demonstrations and one exuberant orgy), this is so ravishing to look at and pleasurable to follow (the enigmas are usually more teasing than worrying) that you’re likely to excuse the metaphysical pretensions at the end and go with the ’60s ﬂow. (JR) 111 min. Kriterion Bringing Up Baby Though it’s almost impossible,

try to sit back sometime and enjoy this 1938 Howard Hawks screwball comedy not only for its wildly funny gags, but for the grace of its construction, the assurance of its style and the richness of its themes. The adventures of paleontologist Cary Grant with society girl Katharine Hepburn and her pet leopard Baby lead from day into night, tameness into wildness, order into chaos. Brilliant. (DK) 102 min. Filmmuseum

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

The Philadelphia Story Once again, Cary Grant is

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4:30 Filmmuseum, daily 21.45, until 23 July Butterfly From Hong Kong comes this gauzy lesbian romance (2004) about a teacher (Josie Ho) whose comfortable family life is threatened by her attraction to a pretty musician (Tian Yuan). Director Yan Yan Mak slows the languid pace with endless flashbacks to the teacher’s teenage years, when she had an affair with a student activist (Joman Chiang). Scenes involving Tiananmen Square suggest a parallel between human rights and the protagonist’s sexual identity, but, like everything else in the film, that angle is barely explored. In Cantonese with Dutch subtitles. (AG) 124 min. Rialto Juste une question d’amour This 2000 made-forFrench-TV movie about a young gay man trying to come out to his parents emphasises his desire to be honest about himself without being cut off from his family. No surprises, but it’s elegantly and sensitively done. With Cyrille Thouvenin, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié and Caroline Veyt. In French with Dutch subtitles. 88 min. Rialto Liebe in Gedanken Love knows many faces: it’s a fact often best expressed in literature. But sometimes grows vegetables, they comment on the world in front of them. ‘Don’t you look at the sunset, the stars, the fog?’ asks the painter. ‘I don’t usually see much of anything in a fog,’ replies the gardener. What is art to one is garbage to the other, and vice versa. Director Jean Becker has kept the material down-to-earth, and steers away from possible sentimentality with a couple of good laughs. In French with Dutch subtitles. (KE) 109 min. Pathé Tuschinski Dunya & Desie A reasonably entertaining parade of ethnic and class stereotypes, based on the TV series and directed by Dana Nechushtan (Nachtrit). With Eva van de Wijdeven as kaaskop teenager Desie and the award-winning Maryam Hassouni as her Moroccan best friend Dunya. In Dutch. 96 min. Het Ketelhuis Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel scripted and stars in this solidly funny romantic comedy. The setup isn’t much: after getting ditched by his TV star girlfriend (Kristen Bell), Segel checks into a Hawaiian resort hotel and finds her there with her absurdly hot pop-star boyfriend, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). But in producer Judd Apatow’s usual style, Segel mines a mother lode of painful personal memories for his breakup gags, and the vanity of entertainment people proves to be another rich vein. Nicholas Stoller directs; with Mila Kunis, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd and Jonah Hill. English, Hawaiian 112 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt Hancock Will Smith stars as an embittered superhero who leaps tall buildings in a single bound while cursing and slugging down bourbon. After he rescues goodhearted PR man Jason Bateman from an oncoming freight train, Bateman offers to return the favor by giving him an image makeover. As popcorn movies go, this is fleet, funny and even thoughtful: its central question, nicely underplayed by director Peter Berg, is why power and altruism never seem to intersect. With Charlize Theron. 92 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt The Happening M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) tries to prove he isn’t a one-trick pony with this twistfree eco-chiller. Sadly, he seems to be trying to channel the mastery of Alfred Hitchcock with the wrong Ouija board. A neurotoxin is released that causes those afflicted to commit suicide. Mark Wahlberg does his best Bambi impersonation as a science teacher trying to escape the die-off, Zooey Deschanel looks teary as his estranged wife, and John Leguizamo spouts non-

a movie can work just as well. Liebe in Gedanken is based on Arno Meyer zu Kuingdorf’s book Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken, which itself is based on real events. The young poet Paul Krantz, author of Die Mietskaserne, makes a suicide pact with a close friend for the time when love abandons them. That moment comes sooner than expected. Dreams, poetry, youth on the threshold of adulthood between world wars: director Achim von Borries captures the right mood for these subjects through camerawork, lighting and pacing. Longings ﬂoat hopefully between the characters, but reality is harsh, and the combination of these two and the way they’re handled here make for cinematic literature. In German with Dutch subtitles. (SG) Het Ketelhuis

Monkey Business The thin line between order and

paired with Katharine Hepburn. He doesn’t deserve her—and almost loses her to a young Jimmy Stewart—but is irresistible anyway. A classic of romantic comedy (George Cukor, 1940). 112 min. Filmmuseum Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? This cult film is a fierce ’60s parody of the French fashion industry, with models, animated sequences, the works. Directed by photographer William Klein. Rarely screened, so grab your chance. In French with Dutch subtitles. Kriterion Yves Saint Laurent: His Life And Times The first of two documentaries David Teboul made about the influential couturier in 2002, this provides a reverent overview of the Algerian-born designer’s career but is too conventional to illuminate such an extraordinary life. Anointed at 21 as Christian Dior’s successor, then deposed a few years later, Saint Laurent rebounded by forming his own company with lover/partner Pierre Berge; together they revolutionised women’s wear in the ’60s much as the Beatles revolutionised pop music. Unfortunately the film captures little of the seismic energy of that era, despite some entertaining archival footage, some of it rarely seen. In French with Dutch subtitles. 77 min. Kriterion

anarchy is the theme of Howard Hawks’s greatest comedies, and it ﬁnds its perfect expression in this 1952 story of a chemistry professor (Cary Grant) who unknowingly discovers a youth serum. He and his wife

Zoolander Well okay, maybe this week being Fashion Week is one acceptable reason to screen this crap from Ben Stiller, a loathsome comedy about a male model. 89 min. Kriterion

sensical numbers: Shyamalan could’ve used some of ol’ Hitch’s qualities in whipping actors into shape. While the film is not as inanely atrocious as Lady in the Water, it’s bad enough to turn you into a global-warming sceptic on the spot. 91 min. (LvH) Pathé ArenA Happy-Go-Lucky Poppy (Sally Hawkins) teaches kindergarten in North London, lives in a flatshare with her best friend and fellow teacher Zoe, goes clubbing on Friday nights, and is the kind of person who, in the words of Eric Idle, always looks on the bright side of life. For example, she regards the fact that her bike has been stolen as motivation to improve her skills and decides to take driving lessons instead. That’s how she ends up meeting Scott (Eddie Marsan), who’s basically her opposite. Not much happens in Mike Leigh’s latest film, but Hawkins’s Poppy is one of the great characters of the current cinematic year. (MB) Kriterion, Studio K, De Uitkijk

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L’Heure d’été Two brothers and a sister (Juliette Binoche) witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when their mother dies and her house is sold. Directed by Olivier Assayas, this is the second ﬁlm in a series produced by the Musée d’Orsay; the ﬁrst was Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge. 100 min. The Movies

In Bruges ‘Fucking Bruges!’ To say that Irish hit-

man Ray (Colin Farrell) is less than impressed with the ‘best-preserved medieval city in Belgium’ is an understatement – although he’s elated when he sees a midget doing a ﬁlm shoot. His colleague Ken (Brendan Gleeson), on the other hand, has the time of his life. They are the heart and soul of In Bruges, a surprisingly intelligent and unconventional crime caper. Here, the characters actually think for themselves, and about others! Of course there is the inevitable shoot-out, also featuring Ray and Ken’s exasperated boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes), but even that one evolves out of a brutal yet irrefutable internal logic. A simultaneously exciting and sobering feature debut from playwright Martin McDonagh. (BS) 107 min. Cinecenter, The Movies, Pathé De Munt In memoria di me Andrea (Christo Jivkov) is a young man who decides to become a priest and enters a monastery in Venice. There, his faith and motivation are put to the test by the father superior (André Hennicke), while spontaneous friendship with another novice, Zanna (Filippo Timi), both helps and troubles

Don’t forget Cary Grant at the Filmmuseum.

Silence and tortured souls revisited Breath, Rialto

him. This second film from director Saverio Costanzo (Private) aims very high, mixing Dostoyevski, mysticism and atmospheric settings ripped straight from Into Great Silence, but ultimately falls flat. It feels like Costanzo was simply trying to cash in on the current interest in movies on religious themes. The only things that will stay with you are the beautiful locations: the Venetian islands of San Giorgio and San Servolo. In Italian with Dutch subtitles. (MB) 116 min. Rialto Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones has aged 20 years, from the 1930s to the 1950s, and in the Spielberg/Lucas universe this means hot rod cars and Triumph bikes, bland college McCarthyism, nasty Soviet comrades, the atomic scare and, yes, UFOs. The period shift works pretty well, and gives the film-makers a new palette of elements in which to play with their old character. Professor Jones has aged gracefully, and so has Harrison Ford, joined here by his original Raiders co-star Karen Allen (still Indy’s ex-girlfriend) and newcomer Shia LaBeouf. As in Raiders, there are countless movie quotations to keep the film buffs busy; and overall Indy 4 manages to temporarily recreate that nostalgic sense of wonder that’s been painfully lacking in recent cinema. (MB) 123 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski

Into

the Wild Moving, if somewhat overlong, account of the life of Christopher McCandless, with a bravura performance from Emile Hirsch. At the age of 22, McCandless left his wealthy, dysfunctional family.

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Horton Hears a Who For once, a Dr Seuss adaptation that stays true to the nonconformist spirit and open-minded moral of the book. Even the CGI, though it loses Seuss’s primary colours, captures the feeling of his curvy, loopy forms. (JP) 86 min. Kriterion

Il y a longtemps que je t’aime Kristin Scott Thomas is a talent who cannot be used often enough. Her characters are usually hard-as-nails socialites, who fanatically guard their real emotions with cynicism and acerbic wit. In Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I loved you for so long), she has never been more brittle, or so tough. Her Juliette has just been released after 15 years in prison for a crime that seems beyond comprehension. Still, Juliette has refused to defend her actions, even to her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein), who desperately wants to understand. A strong, composed debut by novelist Philippe Claudel. In French with Dutch subtitles. (BS) 115 min. Cinecenter, Het Ketelhuis The Incredible Hulk After Ang Lee’s philosophical take on the green behemoth failed to live up to box office expectations, the original cast was replaced for a more action-packed reboot of the Marvel franchise. The result is a loose and lightweight roller coaster that balances loud action sequences with a couple of sweet scenes in which the relationship problems of Bruce (Edward Norton) and Betty (Liv Tyler) are allowed to take centre stage. There are a trifle too many set-ups to other upcoming superhero flicks, and the final version of the Abomination (Tim Roth) looks abominable, but this is an enjoyable blockbuster nonetheless. (LvH) 115 min. Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt

Into the Wild Moving, if somewhat overlong, account of the life of Christopher McCandless, with a bravura performance from Emile Hirsch. At the age of 22, McCandless left his wealthy, dysfunctional family, gave his college cash to Oxfam and took off into the breathtaking beauty of the American wilderness. What starts as a run-of-the-mill road movie twists into an American Odyssey as, after two years away from it all, McCandless meets an untimely death in the wilds of Alaska. The usual Characters Met Along the Way include Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn and Hal Holbrook. McCandless won’t stick with any of them, and gradually begins to unravel in his determined solitude. The film becomes a meditation on the human need for human company, framed against some of the most glorious scenery the world has to offer. A triumph for Sean Penn as a director, backed by a custom soundtrack from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. (AD) 140 min. Cinecenter, The Movies, Pathé Tuschinski Iron Man Another Marvel icon gets the big screen treatment, but director Jon Favreau makes his share of lousy choices in his uneven take on the superhero CEO Tony Stark. Lucky for him, he has Robert Downey Jr, who singlehandedly saves the film with his portrayal of Stark as a boozing, slightly amoral, womanising rogue. Jeff Bridges tries to steal the spotlight by overacting in a very un-dudelike way, but the rest of the cast (Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard) accept their status as supporting players to the Robert Downey Jr. Experience. (LvH) Pathé ArenA Kung Fu Panda Just when you got sick and tired of all those yapping animals, DreamWorks comes along with a fresh twist that makes chattering critters not only acceptable, but even fun again. Jack Black voices the sluggish panda Po, whose quest for martial mastery yields a fine mixture of awe-inspiring action and genuinely funny Kung foolery. The voice actors include Dustin Hoffman, Jacky Chan and Angelina Jolie, who all do fine work, but Black steals the show with his patented goofball semantics. Add luscious animation that combines Western CGI with Eastern aesthetics, and you’ve got a recipe for attractive awesomeness indeed. (LvH) 92 min. The Movies, Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski

Paris This Altmanesque tale, written and directed by Cédric Klapisch (Chacun cherche son chat), is centred around a male dancer (Romain Duris) who needs a heart transplant and has to come to terms with his

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AGENDA: FILM fear of death. But he’s the least interesting of the characters who drop by in this interwoven, matter-of-fact assortment of stories—one that, among other things, attempts to elevate ordinary street market workers to sex gods capable of reeling in the supermodels. The dreaded French cliché pops up time and time again, but a fairly uninteresting main character is about all that plagues this appealing Parisian slice of life. Juliette Binoche leads an excellent ensemble cast. In French with Dutch subtitles. (LvH) 130 min. De Uitkijk Sex and the City: The Movie Those who hate the original TV series will stay as far away from this as from an STD. Fans of the New York female foursome will flock to theatres as fast as when a new collection hits H&M. If you’re sentimental and have a soft spot for Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha, bring your hankies. (MB) 144 min. The Movies, Pathé ArenA, Pathé De Munt, Pathé Tuschinski, Studio K Then She Found Me An elementary school teacher (Helen Hunt) is ditched by her husband (Matthew Broderick) after only months of marriage and faces the prospect of turning 40 without children. This emotional crisis is heightened by the sudden appearance of her birth mother (Bette Midler), who gave her up for adoption years earlier and is now the expansive host of a morning TV talk show. This adaptation of an Elinor Lipman novel is Hunt’s feature directing debut, and under the circumstances she might have been wiser to give the lead role to someone else. Her crabby performance weighs on the film, though it’s nothing compared to Colin Firth’s scenery-chewing turn as her self-lacerating new beau. English 100 min. The Movies, Pathé Tuschinski The Trap A Serbian film noir, set in Belgrade, about a couple who discover that their ten-year-old son has a rare heart defect. They don’t have money for the operation to save his life—until they place an ad in the paper and a stranger offers to pay the full amount in exchange for a murder. Directed by Srdan Golubovic. In Serbo-Croatian with Dutch subtitles. 106 min. Rialto Tropa de Elite Months before it won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival, Tropa de Elite was already the most illegally downloaded film ever in Brazil, with more than 1.5 million pirated copies sold. Industry insiders looked at this as not only a fantastic publicity stunt but a way to dismiss controversy regarding the film’s main theme: brutal police violence on the streets of Rio. The Elite Squad of the title claim to be the world’s most effective urban warriors, and their fascistic methods are portrayed in extremely realistic terms. The film’s high-octane action and right-wing morals make it feel like a Hollywood cop thriller with a samba soundtrack. It’s no surprise that Tropa director José Padilha is now attached to an action movie at Warner Bros, appropriately titled A Willing Patriot. In Portuguese with Dutch subtitles. (MB) 118 min. Kriterion Le Voyage du ballon rouge Chinese master HsiaoHsien Hou (Café Lumière, Three Times) has based his first French-language feature loosely on Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 classic Le Ballon rouge. Here the balloon and the story follow young Chinese film-maker Song (Song Fang), who moonlights as a nanny in the house of Suzanne, an edgy, emotionally unstable voice actress (Juliette Binoche in another brilliant, subtle role). Song bonds with Suzanne’s son, but still there’s something missing, symbolised by the presence of the self-willed red balloon, which peeks through windows and peeps around corners. In French with Dutch subtitles. (BS) 113 min. Het Ketelhuis, Rialto

FILM TIMES Thursday 17 July until Wednesday 23 July. For the week 24-30 July, check with cinema websites. Times are provided by cinemas and are subject to last-minute changes. Cavia Open-Air Cinema Westerpark, 475 0924, Thelma & Louise Sat 22.00. Cinecenter Lijnbaansgracht 236, 623 6615 Le Fils de l'épicier daily 16.30, 19.15 Il y a longtemps que je t'aime daily 16.15, 19.00, 21.45, Sun also 11.00, 13.30 In Bruges daily 16.15, 19.15, 21.45, Sun also 11.00, 13.45 Into the Wild daily 21.45, Sun also 12.00 La Noche de los girasoles daily 16.15, 19.00, 22.00, Sun also 11.00, 13.30. Filmmuseum Vondelpark 3, 589 1400 4:30 daily 21.45 Bringing Up Baby Thur 17.00 His Girl Friday Sun 14.30 Holiday Sat 19.30 I Was a Male War Bride Wed 19.30 Indiscreet Sun 19.30 Monkey Business Fri 17.00 Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House Mon 17.00 My Favorite Wife Tues 17.00 North by Northwest Sat 14.30 The Philadelphia Story Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues 19.30, Sat, Sun, Wed 17.00. Filmmuseum Open Air Vondelpark, , The Kid 25 July, 22.00 Marilena from P7 Fri 22.00. Het Ketelhuis Haarlemmerweg 8-10, 684 0090 De Brief voor de Koning daily 12.30, 14.45, 19.15 Dunya & Desie Thur-Mon, Wed 21.00 Hoe overleef ik mezelf daily 14.30, 16.45, 19.15 Il y a longtemps que je t'aime daily 17.00, 21.30 Kung Fu Panda (NL) daily 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, Thur-Mon, Wed also 19.00 Liebe in Gedanken Tues 19.30 Morrison krijgt een zusje daily 12.45 Le Voyage du ballon rouge daily 21.15. Kriterion Roetersstraat 170, 623 1708 Belle de jour Mon-Wed 20.00 Blow-Up Thur, Sat, Sun 20.00 Comandante Thur-Mon, Wed 22.15, Thur also 19.30 The Darjeeling Limited daily 17.00 Fashion in Film daily Happy-Go-Lucky daily 17.15, 19.45, Sat, Sun also 15.00 Horton Hears a Who Sat, Sun, Wed 14.45 Madelief: Krassen in het Tafelblad Sat, Sun, Wed 15.15 La Noche de los girasoles daily 19.15, 21.45 Rear Window Fri 20.00, Sat, Sun 17.45 Sneak Preview Tues 22.15 De Tasjesdief Wed 15.00 Tropa de Elite Thur, Fri, Mon-Wed 17.30, Fri also 0.00, Sat 23.45 Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Thur, Sat, Sun 22.00 Yves Saint Laurent: His Life And Times Mon-Wed 22.00 Zoolander Fri 22.45, Sat 0.00. The Movies Haarlemmerdijk 159-165, 638 6016 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Thur-Sat, MonWed 13.45 The Diving Bell and the Butterﬂy Fri 23.00, Sun 14.30 Heure d’été, L daily 14.45, 17.15, 21.30, Sun also 12.15 In Bruges daily 17.00, 19.00, 21.00, Sun also 12.45 Into the Wild daily 16.00, 18.45, 21.30 Kung Fu Panda daily 15.00, 17.00, Sun also 11.45 Pan's Labyrinth Thur, Sat 23.00 Sex and the City: The Movie daily 16.30, 19.15, 22.00 Then She Found Me daily 14.45, 19.30, Sun also 12.30. NDSM-werf TT Neveritaweg 15, 330 5480

Edited by Julie Phillips. This week’s ﬁlms reviewed by Massimo Benvegnù (MB), Angela Dress (AD), Don Druker (DD), Kate Eaton (KE), Luuk van Huët (LvH), JR Jones (JJ), Dave Kehr (DK), Iris Maher (IM), Marie-Claire Melzer (MM), Julie Phillips (JP), Jonathan Rosenbaum (JR) and Bregtje Schudel (BS). All ﬁlms are screened in English with Dutch subtitles unless otherwise noted.

7/7 Ripple Effect Tues 20.30. Pathé ArenA ArenA Boulevard 600, 0900 1458 21: Las Vegas daiy 18.40, 21.20, Sat also 0.00 De Brief voor de Koning daily 10.30, 13.15, 15.50, 18.20, 20.50 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian daily 11.20, 14.20, 17.20, 20.20, Sat also 23.40 The Dark Knight (Imax) Wed 19.45 Forgetting Sarah Marshall daily 19.40, Sat also 0.10 Hancock daily 10.10, 11.00, 12.20, 13.10, 14.30, 15.20, 16.15, 16.40, 17.40, 18.25, 18.50, 19.50, 20.30, 22.00, Thur-Mon, Wed also 21.00, Sat also 22.40, 23.20, 0.10 The Happening daily 22.15, Sat also 0.15 Hoe overleef ik mezelf daily 19.00, 21.50, Sat also 0.15 The Incredible Hulk daily 19.00, 21.50, Sat also 0.15 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull daily 17.10, 20.10, Sat also 22.50 Iron Man Sat 23.30 De Kronieken van Narnia: Prins Caspian daily 10.20, 13.20 Kung Fu Panda daily 11.30, 13.45, 16.10, 18.30, Sat also 23.10, Sun-Wed also 21.00 Kung Fu Panda (Imax) daily 14.45, 17.00, Thur-Mon also 19.15, 21.30, Thur-Sun, Tues, Wed also 10.15, 12.30, Sat also 23.50 Kung Fu Panda (NL) daily 10.45, 11.40, 13.00, 13.50, 15.10, 16.00

Love Story 2050 daily 16.00 Mamma Mia! The Movie daily 10.50, 13.30, 16.20, 18.10, 20.40, Sat also 23.00 Plop en de Kabouterschat daily 10.00, 12.10, 14.00 Sex and the City: The Movie daily 12.00, 15.00, 18.00, 21.10 Sneak Preview Tues 21.00 Snuf de Hond in oorlogstijd daily 10.30, 12.40 The Strangers daily 17.50, 20.00, 22.10, Sat also 0.20 What Happens in Vegas daily 14.50. Pathé De Munt Vijzelstraat 15, 0900 1458 21: Las Vegas Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 18.45, 21.30, Sat 19.45, 22.30 De Brief voor de Koning Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.15, 12.45, 15.30, 18.30, 21.15, Sat 11.45, 14.30, 17.00, 19.30, 22.15 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 12.10, 15.15, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon also 20.30, Tues also 18.50, Sat 10.15, 13.15, 16.15, 19.00, 22.00 The Dark Knight Wed 19.45 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 19.10, 21.50, Sat 20.15, 23.10 Hancock daily 10.45, Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed also 12.15, 13.15, 14.30, 15.45, 17.00, 18.15, 19.30, 20.45, 22.00, Sat also 12.00, 13.00, 14.15, 15.30, 16.45, 18.00, 19.15, 20.30, 21.45, 23.00 Hoe overleef ik mezelf Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.50, 13.20, 15.50, Sat 11.40, 14.10, 16.40 In Bruges Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.45, 14.45, 17.15, 20.15, Sat 13.10, 15.45, 18.20, 21.00, 23.35 The Incredible Hulk Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 12.50, 21.20, Sat 14.50, 20.40 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 15.20, 18.10, Sat 17.40, 23.20 De Kronieken van Narnia: Prins Caspian Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 13.00, 16.10, Sat 10.50, 13.45, 16.50 Kung Fu Panda Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.15, 12.30, 15.00, 17.30, 19.45, 21.10, 22.10, Sat 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.30, 20.45, 21.50, 23.15 Kung Fu Panda (NL) Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.20, 12.00, 13.30, 14.20, 16.00, Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon also 18.20, Sat 10.30, 11.30, 12.45, 14.00, 15.15, 16.30 Mamma Mia! The Movie Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.15, 13.45, 16.20, 19.00, 21.45, Sat 12.15, 14.45, 17.15, 20.00, 22.45 Plop en de Kabouterschat Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 11.00, Sat 10.20, 12.30 Sex and the City: The Movie Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.45, 14.00, 17.45, 21.00, Sat 11.20, 15.00, 18.15, 21.30 Sneak Preview Tues 21.45 Snuf de Hond in oorlogstijd Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 10.30, Sat 10.45 The Strangers Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 16.45, 19.15, 21.40, Sat 18.45, 21.15, 23.30 What Happens in Vegas Thur, Fri, Sun-Wed 18.40, Sat 19.20. Pathé Tuschinski Reguliersbreestraat 34, 0900 1458 De Brief voor de Koning daily 13.30, 16.15 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian daily 17.00 Dialogue avec mon jardinier daily 18.45, Thur-Mon, Wed also 13.00, 15.30 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull daily 21.30 Into the Wild daily 20.30 Kung Fu Panda daily 14.15, 19.00 Kung Fu Panda (NL) daily 12.15, 14.30 Macbeth (Verdi) Sun 11.00, Tues 13.30 Mamma Mia! The Movie daily 16.00, 18.30, 21.00, Thur-Mon, Wed also 13.15 Romeo et Juliette (Gounod) Sun 11.00 Sex and the City: The Movie daily 20.00, Thur-Mon, Wed also 15.45, Thur-Sat, Mon-Wed also 12.30 Stop-Loss daily 18.45, 21.15 Then She Found Me daily 12.00, 16.45, 21.45. Rialto Ceintuurbaan 338, 676 8700 Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens daily 19.30, Thur, SunWed also 21.30, Fri, Sat also 21.15, Sat, Sun also 15.00 Breath daily 17.00, Thur, Sun-Wed also 21.15, Fri, Sat also 21.30 Butterﬂy Sat 23.00 Gay & Lesbian Filmmarathon daily In memoria di me daily 18.45 Juste une question d'amour Fri 23.00 Paul dans sa vie daily 18.00 Pudor daily 21.00, Sat, Sun also 15.30 The Trap Sat, Sun 14.45 Le Voyage du ballon rouge daily 17.15. Studio K Timorplein 62, 692 0422, De Brief voor de Koning Thur 17.45, Fri-Wed 19.00, Sat-Wed also 14.30, 16.45 Happy-Go-Lucky Fri-Wed 21.15 IDFA Summer School Thur Morrison krijgt een zusje daily 15.45 My Country, My Country Thur 20.00 Sex and the City: The Movie daily 17.30, 20.30. De Uitkijk Prinsengracht 452, 623 7460 Le Ballon Rouge & Crin-Blanc Sat 13.45 Fanny & Alexander Thur-Sun 20.30 Happy-Go-Lucky Thur-Sat 18.00 Kung Fu Panda (NL) Thur, Fri, Mon-Wed 13.30, Sat 13.00 Paris Sun-Wed 18.00 Persona Mon-Wed 20.30 Rasmus en de Landloper daily 15.30.

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DINING/DRINKING

The Undercover Glutton

Glutton-free grub Addis Ababa Overtoom 337, 618 4472 Open daily 17.00-23.00 Cash, Pin, Visa. Addis Ababa’s bright yellowy-orange exterior is unmistakable. A few doors down from Overtoom 301, it glares from the tram stop at Jan Pieter Heijestraat. I was joining two creative friends in the ‘know’: the professional freaks Ewan and Erin from The Carnival of Hellucinations, who regularly visit this popular pocket-friendly Ethiopian restaurant. They are both vegans—no animal or dairy products—and Erin’s cooking is legendary, especially her tiramisu that, while using a soy cream, still evokes the texture and ﬂavour of the real thing (well, almost). ‘What are you drinking?’ I asked, intrigued by the tipple they were clearly enjoying out of a calabash shell. It was fair trade coconut beer from the Mangoza label. At €3.25, it was a bit expensive, but the taste I stole from them was yum indeed. The owner materialised at my side and was quick and humorous in telling me that they had been around for 16 years, were voted best Ethiopian restaurant in town in 2005, use only organic ingredients and offer both many vegetarian and non-gluten options. Though a glutton rarely goes gluten-free, I took no offence and requested a Kenyan banana beer (3% at €3) which arrived in an ice cold bottle, along with a calabash shell and a slice of lime.

(There is also a 7% palm nut beer for those who wish to divine the future in their calabash.) What bliss! One slurp of this foaming chilled beer and the whole imagined game park trumpeted, roared and hissed its way through the dry savannah in my head. The liquid tumbled down my parched gullet, like a roaring cascade at Victoria Falls. For solid food, Erin chose the Atekeit Wot (€8), a mixed vegetable stew, lightly herbed and spiced, that came with yellow and red lentils and a salad. Ewan went for the Be-Ye-Aynetu (€11.50), also a vegetarian dish, which was a combination of split pea sauce, herbed spinach with fresh cottage cheese (which he later graciously offered to me), pumpkin, lentil sauce, vegetable sauce and salad. Being an evil carnivore, I chose the Doro Wot Special (€11), stewed chicken in the traditional spicy red sauce, that came with spinach, crumbly fresh cheese, lentil sauce and mixed curried vegetables. Of course, all meals came accompanied with sour and bubbly enjera pancakes. The vegetarian dishes arrived on a huge round platter along with a woven basket of folded enjeras. We grinned. My platter came with a little African covered pot set on a carved stone lamp. I grinned further. The aromatic stew merrily bubbled away, exuding exotic smells. I plucked off the lid and dished up two succulent chicken drumsticks with meat that fell right off the bone. My ﬁngers turned into talons and I swooped in to taste all the different dishes. What pleasure to eat with one's ﬁngers! We used the full reserve of napkins, and were sure to quaff more fruity beer. What an excellent combination. And what an excellent evening. Hambe gashle. ___

One slurp of this foaming beer and the whole imagined game park trumpeted, roared and hissed.

A night in the life...

By Sarah Gehrke

International jet set Jet Lounge Westermarkt 25 Open: Tues-Thur 18.00-1.00; Fri, Sat 18.00-3.00 Cash, Pin, major credit cards. The girl lifts her right arm and shows how the lower side of it is badly bruised. She looks like a victim of severe domestic violence. ‘So we had planned to go home after a few quiet drinks last night,’ she says. ‘Instead, we stayed out. And then, after the last bar, we ended up at my brother’s place drinking vodka till eight in the morning. And we found that space hopper that he had got from a friend for his birthday—you know, these rubber balls with handles that you can jump around on? Only we couldn’t, not anymore at least, so we all kept falling off. The next morning I woke up looking like this. It was a fantastic night though!’ It’s a Saturday, and she is standing amidst the decor overload that is the Jet Lounge. Going here provides for a multi-sensual experience—shocking, perhaps, to some. The bar is brightlylit, at least for Amsterdam standards. There are lamps that look like plastic torches. There is a large sci-ﬁ Pharaoh

Beer price: €2.50 for a vaasje Jupiler. Emergency food: Full dinner until 22.30, bar snacks ‘until we get lazy’. Special interior feature: Too many to mention. The interior concept of this bar can only fully be grasped after the consumption of several Raging Alcoholics. Predominant shoe type: All sorts, really. But brightlycoloured pumps seems to be a fave with the ladies. Typically ordered drink: Raging Alcoholics. Bottles of Prosecco. And many, many vaasjes. Tune of the night: ‘Teenage Kicks’, the version by Nouvelle Vague. Smoking situation: Good honest hanging out on the street. Mingling factor: Very high. Everyone who walks in is greeted by all of the bar. State of toilets near closing time: Nothing special: the toilets are the only area that have escaped decoration.

statue. There is a big red circle of light on the back wall. There are benches that must have come straight out of a Seventies suburban bus. And there’s sparkly light strings at the bottom of the bar. In short, this place has about a dozen different interior design concepts rammed into a space of less than 50 square metres. It’s great. Also, many people in here hold a bottle that is wrapped into a brown paper bag: one of the many cocktails that Mark, the bar’s owner, has created. It’s called ‘Raging Alcoholic’. ‘When I was looking for a name for the cocktail,’ Mark says, ‘my girlfriend’s son, sixteen at the time, said: “Why don’t you call it after yourself—‘Alcoholic?”’ But I thought nobody’s ever gonna order a drink that’s called this. So I added the “Raging”. Thought it sounded cool.’ Meanwhile, another interesting conversation takes place by the bar. This time it’s about flying squirrels. ‘Oh yes, they do exist!’ says a guy. His listeners seem unconvinced. But he insists. ‘Yeah, yeah, they do. In Canada. They jump off trees and mountains and stuff.’ After a while, he has convinced everyone. And one of his friends turns around to the bar, to order another round of Raging Alcoholics. ___

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