Programme (English) Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018 by Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2028

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11Fountains

in the eleven Frisian cities

public art

from 18.05.18

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The Great Black-tailed Godwit Theatre

Leeuwarden

experience

25.01.18 - 02.09.18

p. 5

Escher’s Journey

Leeuwarden

exhibition

28.04.18 - 28.10.18

p. 5

Dada in Dr8888

Drachten

multidisciplinary

year round

p. 5

Made in Holland

Leeuwarden

exhibition

02.06.18 - 20.06.19

p. 5

The Colorfield Performance

Sloten

landscape art

15.05.18 - 30.09.18

p. 5

Sense of Place

Wadden Sea coast

landscape art

from 01.04.18

p. 6

Stadsoase

Leeuwarden

public park

year round

p. 6

The Tall Ships Races

Harlingen

nautical spectacle

03.08.18 - 06.08.18

p. 6

Field visit

Sint Jacobiparochie

Multidisciplinary

20.04.18 - 20.09.18

p. 6

Conference of the Birds

Leeuwarden

music theatre

10.07.18 - 19.07.18

p. 7

Welcome to The Village

Leeuwarden

festival

19.07.18 - 22.07.18

p. 7

Into Nature: Out of Darkness

Frederiksoord and Holtingerveld

exposition

01.07.18 - 16.09.18

p. 7

The Giants of Royal de Luxe

Leeuwarden

international street theatre

17.08.18 - 19.08.18

p. 8

Skûtsjesilen

throughout Friesland

historical sail competition

04.08.18 - 17.08.18

p. 8

European Sports for All Games

throughout Friesland

international sports

28.07.18 - 18.08.18

P. 8

Lân fan taal (Land of language)

Leeuwarden

multidisciplinary

02.02.18 - 31.12.18

p. 8

Northern Film Festival

Leeuwarden

film festival

07.11.18 - 11.11.18

p. 9

Explore the North

Leeuwarden

festival

22.11.18 - 24.11.18

p. 9

Farm of the World

Friesland & Groningen

sustainable art

year round

p. 9

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leeuwarden-friesland 2018

european capital of culture Our era is changing. The world has grown

not serve under any external power. Or

and society is more diverse. It takes a great

take 1815, when the Netherlands became

deal of courage, creativity and imagination

a kingdom, albeit one with two official

to deal with those changes. Leeuwarden-

languages.

Friesland 2018 tackles its Capital of Culture year by sticking its head above the parapet.

Call it idiosyncratic, but Frisians know

By bringing about a change in the Province,

axactly how to become part of a new era

the country and across Europe to achieve

while retaining their own identity. As a

a shift from our usual sense of community

proud region, and as a part of Europe. A

towards an open community, welcoming to

strong own culture and a cosmopolitan

all. By seeing the chances that appear and

impact: the Frisians find creative strength

listening to new insights. By being flexible

in the contrast.

and adjusting without losing yourself. Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018 is all about Because

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cultural crossovers. Cocktails of the past

something in mind, they are not lazy in

and present, mixed between city and

going about accomplishing it. The Frisian

country, between scientists and artists.

people have always worked hard to achieve

Art is not the goal, but the means. Our

common goals. Look at the Middle Ages,

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The Eleven Frisian Cities Where in the world are cities smaller than villages? In Friesland of course. Our cities get the title not from their size but from their historical significance. They are the cities of dreamers who show that you don’t have to be the biggest to be noticed, and the doers who prove that you don’t have to be the richest in order to chase your dreams. We’re small and they’re big, and that is just fine.

11Fountains

connected by water DATE: FRO M 18.05.18 LO C ATI O N: THE ELE VEN FRISIAN CITIES D I S CI PLI N E: PU B LI C ART TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

Holding an Elfstedentocht (the elevencities ice-skating tour) is becoming increasingly rare. The last time this 200-kilometre race on natural ice was held was in 1997. But practical as the Frisians are, they just created a new Elfstedentocht. Not connected by ice, but by the sparkling waters of fountains.

International top artists in unique collaboration with residents

For this project eleven of the world’s leading artists were linked to the eleven Frisian cities and their residents. Together they sought out local stories and suitable locations. This unique collaboration is reflected in the unusual designs of the fountains.

Cultural heritage as a meeting place

Just as in earlier times, when everyone met at the old lime tree, the eleven fountains have now become a central meeting place. This new cultural heritage is an unmissable destination, not only for residents but also for tourists. The eleven fountains and their cities are always accessible and can be admired by bicycle, car or coach.

Artists Bolsward Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum

Johan Creten (BE) Birthe Leemeijer (NL) Jean-Michel Othoniel (FR) Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla (US, Cuba) Shen Yuan (China) Shinji Ohmaki (JP) Jaume Plensa (SP) Jorge & Lucy Orta (ARG & GB) Stephan Balkenhol (DE) Mark Dion (US) Cornelia Parker (GB)

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The Great Black-tailed Godwit Theatre Fly along with the godwits

Capital city Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Liwwadden, Ljouwert, Luwt, Lintwarde: this city of a hundred names is the ideal starting point for an unforgettable trip through Friesland. A city with a centre that remains the best kept secret of The Netherlands and special people who are always up for a chat and a beer. You can have fun in Leeuwarden all year round. From picnics in the Prinsentuin and boat cruises that begin in the greenest port of The Netherlands, to international film festivals in Leeuwarden’s cinemas. Visit one of the museums and stroll through the award-winning shopping streets tucked away behind the wide promenade and punctuated by Leeuwarden’s canals. Eat in restaurants where sustainability comes first or be surprised in small cafés in the city’s hidden alleys.

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Escher’s Journey

the art of the impossible

DATE: 25.01.18 – 02.09.18 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: E XPERIEN CE TI CK E T S: € 9,-

DATE: 28.04.18 - 28.10.18 LO C ATI O N: M USEU M O F FRIESL AND, LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: E XHIB ITI O N TI CK E T S: € 18,-

Water, forests, mud flats, peat polders and lush meadows: you won’t find so much diversity anywhere else but in Friesland. This diverse landscape has been taken for granted for centuries and is in danger of disappearing into infinite grasslands. This means that the smells, colours, and sounds associated with the landscape and with Friesland will also disappear. The King of the Meadows civic initiative believes that this must not be allowed to happen. The group evokes the meadow bird landscape using sympathetic, creative and sometimes confrontational performances, concerts and experiences. The Friesland Museum of Nature brings the king of the meadow to the fore in 2018 with the special Grote Grutto Theatre. During this exhibition, which is ideal for children, you take on the role of the black-tailed godwit, experience its world and test your senses.

M.C. Escher is one of the most famous artists from The Netherlands. What many people don’t know is that he came from Leeuwarden. The Museum of Friesland will showcase a large-scale exhibition of his work in 2018. A journey through Escher’s life is created using more than eighty early and late original prints; a three-dimensional biography where you get to know him personally and follow his artistic development from technically skilled graphic designer to world famous artist. Follow Escher through his physical and mental travels. The locations where he stayed were a major influence on his art. From the dreary flatness of The Netherlands during the first decade of the 20th century, to the sun and mountains of the Mediterranean. Back in The Netherlands, Escher incorporated all these experiences and impressions into complex, mathematical images and impossible worlds. The iconic works that made Escher so famous and loved, form the climax and end to the journey. Made possible thanks to ING and De Haan Advocaten & Notarissen

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Dada in Dr8888

Made in Holland

The Colorfield Performance

DATE: YE AR RO U ND LO C ATI O N: D R ACHTEN D I S CI PLI N E: M U LTID ISCIPLINARY TI CK E T S: € 8,-

DATE: 02.06.2018 - 20.06.2019 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: E XHIB ITI O N TI CK E T S: € 12,50

DATE: 15.05.2018 - 30.09.2018 LO C ATI O N: SLOTEN D I S CI PLI N E: L ANDSC APE ART TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

Would you like to discover something surprising? Something silly, striking and colourful? Put Drachten on your to-do list in 2018. The place where the new art movements of De Stijl and Dada found their way a hundred years ago. This happened thanks to a friendship between architect and painter Theo van Doesburg and two brothers from Drachten: Evert and Thijs Rinsema. The special Museum Dr8888 and the Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis celebrate the legacy of these cultural movements inside and outside the museum walls. A good reason to throw a party: Museum Dr8888 and the Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis will celebrate the legacy of Dada and De Stijl in many different ways in 2018.

The Made in Holland exhibition explores the development and dissemination of ceramic techniques, styles and products, with the Netherlands as a focal point. Dutch ceramics has been known around the world for centuries, but its origin is rarely in the Netherlands. Ceramics from abroad was processed here into something new, successfully created and then exported to other countries. Everyone knows Dutch Design, which is also extremely popular outside the Netherlands. This phenomenon has a long tradition. From Delft Blue to Art Nouveau, Dutch manufacturers have produced beautiful ceramics and enjoyed worldwide success with them for centuries. The exhibition not only includes the most beautiful objects, but also explains how Dutch producers incorporated foreign influences for their own success. 2018.nl/en/madeinholland

Community is... creating a huge work of art together. That was the thought of artist Dirk Hakze. He invited hundreds of international artists to work together on his project from May to September 2018. A gigantic colour spectacle will arise in Sloten in 2018. A huge triangle of 233 metres per side, created by 400 artists who together will create 499 panels, set up in the shape of a triangle. Each panel will contain a unique work of art, painted by the participating artists. They are free to make what they want, as long as they do not use black. Eventually all the individual works of art together form one big, colourful whole. A coloured field. A Colorfield Performance.

revolutionary art in Drachten

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400 years a global brand

hundreds of works, one field of colour

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The Wadden:

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Afsluitdijk Wadden Center

Sand in your underpants, reading the newspaper in wind force 4 and drinking cocktails in the dunes. You don’t have to go to the Caribbean for a sense of freedom. You can find it here in the Frisian front yard, also known as an extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Wadden. Note: not suitable for couch potatoes, boxset binge watchers, landlubbers, speed demons, city slickers, Sunday drivers, homebodies and people who don’t like nature.

The Afsluitdijk Wadden Center will be constructed at Kornwerderzand. This is where we will tell the story of the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage site, the Fish Migration River, the renewed, future-proofed Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The Afsluitdijk Wadden Center is not limited to a traditional building containing an information center. It is a total experience which includes components that make Kornwerderzand and the Afsluitdijk a point of interest.

The Wadden Sea has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2009. This means that the Wadden Sea is on a par with world famous nature areas such as Yellowstone Park in the United States, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The foundation of this success is the many years of good collaboration between the countries along the Wadden Sea.

Starting point for a wider visit For example, the Afsluitdijk Wadden Center will be the starting point for a visit to the Casemates Museum, the navigation locks that could be widened, the discharge sluices which need to be renovated and the possible Fish Migration River. Kornwerderzand is also one of the main gateways to Friesland.

Sense of Place an art route full of nature, culture and stories How can you make something as beautiful as the Wad even more beautiful? Joop Mulder, former director of the Oerol Festival, knows how. The landscape in the North is unique. It has a rich history and beautiful nature. The Sense of Place projects make these unique treasures visible or even tangible to a large audience. Some art projects have already existed for a while and receive new attention through Sense of Place, others have been specially created for the project. A special ribbon of more than 25 innovative, large-scale works of art and special landscape architecture will run along the entire Wadden Sea coast, from Den Helder to the Dollard. Sense of Place goes beyond 2018 and is continuously developing. Go to sense-of-place.eu/en for the latest information about the programme.

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Stadsoase

The Tall Ships Races

FIELD VISIT

brand new city park

an armada of cultures

DATE: YE AR RO U ND LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: PU B LI C PARK TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

DATE: 03.08.18 - 06.08.18 LO C ATI O N: HARLIN G EN D I S CI PLI N E: NAUTI C AL SPEC TACLE TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

around 50 crops on three hectares on the Oudebildtdijk

Leeuwarden has a brand new city park. The beautiful courtyard of the former Aegon building, right across from the station, is part of the city centre again after decades. Including artwork by designer Alex van de Beld. You’re surrounded by the Wadden Sea in his 3x20 metre Water Panorama. The actual panorama was created by artists Irem Kaneli and Stijn Smit. With wadden clay! You don’t just visit the City Oasis for the panorama and all the information about Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018, but also to just do nothing, listen to music, talk, dance and take it all in. It’s a stage for new music, theatre, the story behind the news and for art. Work is done, created and shared. Do you want to hang out with us? 2018.nl/en/stadsoase

The whole city of Harlingen will have a nautical atmosphere during The Tall Ships Races 2018. After two exciting races, eighty beautiful sailing ships from all over the world will finish in this Frisian harbour city. The crews of the ships are special - trainees from different countries aged between 15 and 25 who have become familiar with the sea and with sailing on traditional vessels, accompanied by the permanent crew. A beautiful example of European exchange. The historic ships will remain in Harlingen for four days and form the backdrop to a spectacular show – with literature playing a major role – with more than 200,000 visitors expected.

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DATE: 20.04.2018 - 20.09.2018 LO C ATI O N: SINT JACO B IPARO CHIE D I S CI PLI N E: M U LTID ISCIPLINARY TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

Between April and September 2018, on a 3-acre demonstration field in Oudebildtdijk, visitors are introduced to former crops that once grew in Het Bildt and those that are grown today. They are informed about various potato varieties, seeds, raw food, grains, etc. But also about fertilisation and crop protection. Farmers and former farmers provide their insights and guided tours. There is also a visitors centre, helped put together by MBO students of the Nordwin college. Made possible thanks to Rabobank

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IEPEN MIENSKIP PROGRAMME (open community)

The Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018 programme is about more than major, eye catching projects. Hundreds of initiatives about, and created by, communities, large and small, by Frisians and non-Frisians, show a commitment to dream, to act and to dare to be different. Because you can sit in front of the television and watch the world around you change or turn it off and, together with your neighbours, make your environment and the world just a bit more beautiful. This programme is about people who seize the opportunity to create something beautiful with their neighbourhood, their village or their acquaintances. Remodelling a vacant supermarket into a village centre, tackling neglected woodlands near the village, community theatre, festivals, sporting events, symposia, cultural routes and dozens of other events. Scattered throughout the province, thousands of people are working to improve their environment, on a small or a large scale. Villages such as De Hoeve, Beetsterzwaag and Burum have got involved with LeeuwardenFriesland 2018 to organise beautiful things together. For example, people who have been bothered by pollution for years have seized the initiative and are using this year to develop projects that highlight this problem. People from throughout the province are getting together in discussion and becoming more aware and more proud of their environment.

conference of the birds

Welcome to The Village

Into Nature:

hundreds of musicians in a field of dance way more than a festival

out of Darkness

DATE: 07.07.18 - 19.07.18 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: M USI C THE ATRE TI CK E T S: € 32,50

DATE: 19.07.18 - 22.07.18 LO C ATI O N: G RO ENE STER, LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: FESTIVAL TI CK E T S: WEEKEND TI CKE T€ 89,-

DATE: 01.07.2018 - 16.09.2018 LO C ATI O N: FRED ERIKSO O RD AND H O LTIN G ERVELD D I S CI PLI N E: E XP OSITI O N TI CK E T S: € 15,-

Find a box and take a seat right in the middle of an orchestra with hundreds musicians. Listen to the overwhelming sound of all those instruments. Watch how they, along with dozens of dancers and actors, depict the story of Conference of the Birds. Be amazed by over hundreds of hafabra-musicians, led by composer Sytze Pruiksma and in collaboration with the Noord Nederlands Toneel theatre company and Club Guy & Roni. Conference of the Birds is a story about nature, culture and leadership.

With more than seventy acts, the area morphs into the most magical and sustainable festival in Europe during Welcome to The Village. National and international top acts from the music, art, innovation and theatre worlds, help us celebrate and build upon the world of the future, a world that works. A festival the way it’s meant to be, but with an additional and distinctive element: we work hard to find solutions for the future during the DORP innovation project and later at the festival site itself. The idea stems from the notion that if a new idea or prototype works during a festival, it should also work in the ‘real world’.

The area where visual arts manifestation Into Nature: Out of Darkness takes place, on the border of Friesland and Drenthe, has three very different landscapes where humans have examined their relationship with nature for thousands of years. The exhibition is located right in the centre of the Colonies of Humanitarianism (UNESCO World Heritage site) and showcases works by international artists. Together, these locations depict the tension between nature and culture, dark and light, control and freedom. It also gives us the chance to reflect on the Anthropocene: the Earth is so saturated with human presence that nature and culture can no longer be separated. These special places around Frederiksoord, and the resulting artistic interdependence, make Into Nature: Out of Darkness a venturous and exciting must-see art event.

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FRIESLAND FOR the family On holiday in Friesland with the whole family? There is also plenty for children to do in the bravest province in The Netherlands. Walk in the footsteps of Hielke and Sietse in the Kameleondorp in Terherne and experience the Kameleon (Chameleon) stories about the famous Frisian brothers. Discover the Wadden: the film set of Penny’s Shadow on Ameland, the shipwreck museum on Terschelling or enjoy a bit of mudflat hiking. There are also other ways to enjoy the water, from sailing to surfing lessons. You might even spot a seal during the seal watching tour in Lauwersoog!

The Giants of Royal de Luxe a mega theatre for young and old

Prefer to stay on land? No problem. You won’t believe your eyes at the Aquazoo Leeuwarden, or visit the Blotevoetenpad (Barefoot path) in Opende. Learn how to ride a horse or pony, clamber through the trees in Klimbos Appelscha or visit the many petting zoos or playgrounds that Friesland has to offer. And don’t forget the fantastic museums! You can go to the Frisian Nature Museum, Model Railway Museum, Maritime Museum, or even an entire museum village in Allingawier.

DATE: 17.08.2018 - 19.08.2018 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: INTERNATI O NAL STREE T THE ATRE TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

Colossal, beautiful and extremely impressive: street theatre company Royal de Luxe and their iconic Giants will come to Leeuwarden, all the way from France. Creatures so high they tower over office buildings! Believe us when we say this will truly be memorable.

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Over the course of three days, these awe-inspiring, fifteenmetre Giants walk the streets of Leeuwarden. Hundreds of volunteers form a ribbon through the city to make sure the Giants are able to proceed their march. Dozens of assistants hang on trapezes and ropes in order to move the feet forward. Believe us when we say this will truly be memorable. De Reuzen van Royal de Luxe performance is made possible thanks to the city of Nantes and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, Zomer van Antwerpen, Royal de Luxe, ING and De Haan Advocaten & Notarissen

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European Sports for all Games land of language

Skûtsjesilen

In Friesland skûtsjesilen (sailing with historical flat bottom boats) is one of the most beloved events in Friesland. Every year during the northern summer– holidays, over a fortnight, eleven races are sailed by fourteen skûtsjes in order to win the SKS championship. Skippers and their crew do their utmost to gain the much wanted champions pennant and a beautiful challenge trophy: the Sulveren Skûtsje. It’s all about the honour of a town, a village or a region. Starting with the race on the Pikmar/De Wide near Grou, via De Veenhoop, Earnewâld,Terherne, Langweer, Elahuizen, Stavoren, Woudsend and Lemmer, the competition is decided on the Snitser Mar near Sneek after a fortnight’s sailing. The Skûtsjesilen event is part of the European Sports for All Games. It is largely free to visit, though some places may charge a small fee.

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from fierljeppen to pandolo

Alice in word-land

DATE: 28.07.18 - 18.08.18 LO C ATI O N: THRO U G H O UT FRIESL AND D I S CI PLI N E: INTERNATI O NAL SP O RTS TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

DATE: 02.02.18 – 31.12.18 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: M U LTID ISCIPLINARY TI CK E T S: FREE TO VISIT

Mention Friesland, and you think of outdoor sports. Fierljeppen (pole jumping), skûtsjesilen (regatta sailing) and keatsen (handball) are all inextricably connected with our province. Many European countries have their own regional and often unknown cultural sports and that is what the first European Sports For All Games is all about. Slovenia introduces us to pandolo, the Finns show us Finnish baseball, the British are sending a disabled martial arts team and the Italians play lancio del formaggio, where cheeses are rolled through the streets. Athletes from Spain, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Denmark and Greece show us their national and regional sports. An incomparable sporting event that is the starting point of the Games: five days of demonstrations, contests and tournaments throughout Friesland, culminating in a big party.

There will be a roaring cacophony of language around the Oldehoofsterkerkhof and the Prinsentuin in 2018. The headquarters where language is limitless and where we can set our imagination free in the form of words. See artistic projections on the Oldehove, read under the skirts of a giant woman, listen to travelling poets and watch a theatre of Babylonian speech explanations. A language centre will rise from the ground where a cemetery once stood.

Made possible thanks to De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar

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Hidden gems Everyone is familiar with Frisian Beerenburg, the delicious sugar bread and the special Frisian dúmkes cookies. Friesland has even more to offer on a culinary level in addition to delicious regional products. Get carried away in star-rated restaurants, organic hotspots and innovative cafés.

Eise Eisinga Planetarium LO C ATI O N: FR ANEKER D I S CI PLI N E: M USEU M TI CK E T S: € 5,25

The oldest working planetarium in the world is on the living room ceiling of a lovely canal house in Franeker. Between 1774 and 1781, Eise Eisinga built an accurate moving model of the solar system in his spare time. He was a wool comber by profession, with astronomy as a hobby that got out of hand. At the age of 15 the young Frisian-born Eisie even wrote a book about mathematics, and two years later he wrote another one about astronomy. Eise’s Planetarium still shows the current position of the planets. The planets in the planetarium move around the sun at the same time as the real planets: for example, Mercury takes 88 days, the Earth

a year and Saturn takes over 29 years! The planetarium runs on an impressive machinery of wooden hoops and discs, with ten thousand hand-forged nails serving as gear teeth and it is powered by a pendulum clock and nine weights. The Eise Eisinga Planetarium is more than a planetarium. The museum houses an extensive collection of historical astronomical instruments and also focuses on modern astronomy. There are continuously playing documentaries in the film room, and you can learn all about the universe in an interactive exhibition.

Film Festival) will present an exciting programme full of adventure, a cinematic festival with a broad international dimension and a proud focus on Northern Dutch and Northern European films. There will be special premieres and a great range of new movies waiting to be discovered. Filmmakers, actors, critics and students can watch each other’s work, follow master classes and workshops, and participate in competitions during the special New Generation programme in 2018. Of course, we also give a lot of attention to the special film projects of 2018, such as Look@Me and Sailing on the Grass. New Generation This year a new generation of filmmakers get to attend workshops and masterclasses. They can see each other’s work and take part in various master classes and workshops during the special New Generation programme. You can also see their films on the festival’s silver screen.

Northern Film Festival

Young talent and Europe on the silver screen DATE: 07.11.18 - 11.11.18 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: FILM FESTIVAL TI CK E T S: € 9,50

Why would you trudge around outside in inclement winter weather when you could be inside at Slieker Film and Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie binging on the best films? In 2018, the Northern Film Festival (Noordelijk

Explore the North

festival for wanderers, thinkers and dreamers DATE: 22.11.18 - 24.11.18 LO C ATI O N: LEEUWARD EN D I S CI PLI N E: FESTIVAL TI CK E T S: TO B E CO NFIRMED

Explore the North sees the city centre of Leeuwarden once again used as a stage for writers, musicians and other performers from all corners of the world. Let stories spark your imagination and wander through the northern city with concerts and poems as your guide. Explore the North is a festival in unsuspected places, a perfect outing for dreamers, thinkers and wanderers. We ask creators and the public to take a leap into the unknown. Listen to a writer whose work you aren’t familiar with in a location you’ve never noticed before, or walk out into the cold air of Leeuwarden and enjoy an intimate concert in a church you’ve never visited before.

Made possible thanks to ING

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Borrow a Frisian

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ancestors anyway? Where were they born? Who did they marry? What jobs did they have? You can find the answers at the Historisch Reisbureau. Join our volunteers and compile your own personal historical travel guide. You can use this document to walk in the footsteps of your ancestors, in search of your roots.

Are you visiting our province? Then borrow a local to show you around! Borrow a Frisian means going out with a Frisian guy who will show you his favourite pub. Or going out with Frisian ladies on a sailboat. Or visiting a chef in his kitchen. Borrow a Frisian is a host of different things at once, but at its heart it is about seeing Friesland through the eyes of Frisians. The Frisian language is special; Unpolished and authentic. it often sounds a lot like Dutch, but sometimes has even more in The leeneenfries.nl website is the common with English or German! platform where the knowledge This list shows you that some seekers, knowledge sharers and Frisian words seem very similar to knowledge creators can sign up English: to find the right buddy. Found what you were looking for? Make an appointment and meet up. A Frisian English Dutch German library card isn’t necessary, but please try to return your Frisian on kaai key sleutel Schlussel time.

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Farm of the World

an abandoned farm as a breeding ground of creativity DATE: YE AR RO U ND LO C ATI O N: FRIESL AND AND G RO NIN G EN D I S CI PLI N E: SUSTAINAB LE ART TI CK E T S: PRI CES VARY FRO M € 0,- TO € 17,50

De Kreake in Húns has undergone a real metamorphosis over the past three years. A small, abandoned farm turned into a vibrant new centre. A place of vegetable cultivation and responsible food production. Artists, designers, farmers, artisans and architects from all over the world come to Húns to work with artist Claudy Jongstra and her partner Claudia Busson. They create beautiful objects with local raw materials and bring together art, food, farming and

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design. De Kreake wants to use Farm of the World to show the diversity, creativity and wealth that even a small plot of land can offer: from organic-dynamic bouquets to ceramics and from food to a training place for disadvantaged young people. Along with the epicentre of Hûns, projects take place throughout Friesland and Groningen.

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THANKS!

Tige tank! The packed LF2018 programme has many partners. The LF2018 team thanks all the residents of Friesland, producers, financers and others involved in realising Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018. You’ll see them in this newspaper, mostly as an organiser or a sponsor. But even more organisations have worked behind the scenes to create a successful 2018. We stand on the shoulders of these giants, without whose valuable feedback and help we would not have created such a fantastic programme. This list is a selection of these, mostly community, partners.

· Embassy of Hungary · Embassy of the Republic of Malta · BOEi · Leeuwarden Fire Brigade · British Council · CALXL · Carex · Circulair Friesland · Club2018 · Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC), European Commission · Doarpswurk · DutchCulture · European Union National Institutes for Culture · Europese Culturele Hoofdsteden netwerk · Frisian media · Frisian schools and institutes · Frysklab · Gave Dingen Doen · Groene alliantie · HOOR Friesland · Horecaondernemers Fryslân · Innovatiepact Fryslân · International Society

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for the Performing Arts Jeugdcultuurfonds Friesland · Keunstwurk · Knowledge2018 · LKCA · Kunstkade · Méér Muziek in de Klas · Merk Fryslân · Museumfederatie Fryslân · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Monitoring and Advisory Panel European Capitals of Culture · NBTC Holland Marketing Netherlands Embassy in Valletta · Netwerk De Verbinding Noordelijke samenwerkingspartners Politie · Dutch Council for Culture · Ried fan de Fryske Beweging · Rijkswaterstaat · Serviceclubs Fryslân · St. Vier het Leven · Streekwurk · Talant · Tourism organisations Friesland

· Tûmba · UWV · Veiligheidsregio Fryslân · Wellzo · Werkgroep Toegankelijkheid Leeuwarden · Wateralliantie · Wetterskip Fryslân · All cultural institutions in Friesland · All Frisian associations and village district interests · All Frisian municipalities and the province of Friesland

...and of course all the staff and volunteers who are affiliated in any way with LF2018 or one of our projects. Also other partners that are not currently on this list. (This is a snapshot from March 2018)

Accessibility

Making Leeuwarden and Friesland just a bit stronger. That is what 2018’s programme is all about. Our region, with a unique history and identity, is an example for many in Europe:

Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018 is there for

medium-sized cities, surrounded by nature and agriculture. We’re working on a new future

everyone. That is why we strive for good

for these places. We make art, culture and heritage the top priority, so that ideas can

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flourish. We find new energy sources, make space for birds and bees, and design sustainable

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products. We are committed to a society in which diversity can peacefully exist. We inspire

the events collaborate on this with the

others to think about how we live together, how we make decisions and how we ensure that

Werkgroep Toegankelijkheid Leeuwarden,

people participate. We’ll set the 2028 agenda in collaboration with companies, community

Talant, HOOR Friesland, MEE Friesland,

organisations, government authorities and the self-employed. The agenda will be presented at

employees of municipalities and others.

the end of 2018 at the ReOpening. A wide range of practical steps towards the Global Goals for

In the weeks leading up to an event, the

Sustainable Development.

description of it on 2018.nl/en will include icons indicating the accessibility of the event and the location. More detailed

Current information on 2018.nl

information on accessibility can also be found on the website of the event itself.

This newspaper contains the complete programme as it is known at the time of going to press. Obviously we are changing fast, more fantastic projects may be added or information may change. So for up to date and detailed information, visit our website at 2018.nl/en. This contains all the information about the programme, ticketing, packages, practical matters and more. Visitor Centre Would you rather talk to someone while enjoying a of coffee? Stop by at: 2018 - Visitor Centre Zuidersingel 2 8911 AV Leeuwarden + 31 (0) 58 751 2018 info@2018.nl For specific questions about ticket purchase, you can email us at tickets@friesland.nl.

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App The official LF2018 app is an ideal guide in Leeuwarden and Friesland. This is where you can find all the current programme information, and their location, you can compile a personal programme, and you will find tips on restaurants and hotels in your immediate area. The LF2018 app for iPhone and Android is available for free download in the Apple Appstore and Google Play Stores search for LF2018.

You can submit your questions regarding accessibility via toegankelijkheid@2018.nl and to Werkgroep Toegankelijkheid Leeuwarden at toegankelijkleeuwarden@gmail.com.

A day of free travel in Friesland with Arriva The FryslânCard is issued at participating accommodation outlets in Friesland. This FryslânCard is a free day-pass for use on most Arriva public transport routes in Friesland. Tourists can use this card if they stay at least one night in Friesland, and if their accommodation provider is a member of the FryslânCard scheme.

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The Opening weekend was made possible by ING and the Ir. Abe Bonnema Stichting | De Reuzen van Royal de Luxe performance is made possible thanks to the city of Nantes and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, Zomer van Antwerpen, Royal de Luxe, ING and De Haan Advocaten & Notarissen | 11Fountains is realised in partnership with the province of Friesland and the 11 Frisian cities, and made possible thanks to additional support from ING, the Mondriaan Fonds and the Henry Moore Foundation | Adje Lambertsz made possible thanks to Het Nieuwe Stads Weeshuis | De Reis is made possible thanks to the European Cultural Foundation | Strangers on Stage Pluto is made possible by Japan Foundation and EU Japan Fest | Under de Toer is made possible thanks to Rabobank and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. Marijke Muoi is made possible by Stichting FB Oranjewoud | European Sports for all Games made possible thanks to De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar | Look@Me is made possible thanks to Het Nieuwe Stads Weeshuis | Escher op reis is made possible thanks to ING and De Haan Advocaten & Notarissen | Mata Hari is made possible thanks to Rabobank | Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest is made possible thanks to ING | ReOpening made possible by ING | Potatoes go Wild made possible by Rabobank | ISPA made possible by Panasonic | The Northern Filmfestival is made possible thanks to ING

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Welcome to Friesland a small region with a gigantic programme

Join us for events such as: Circus-theatre

Exhibition

Ockhams RaZor Circus

100 years of De Ploeg

Biodiversity

Multidisciplinary

Oratorio

8th Day

Exhibition

Opera

Phantom Limb

Opera Spanga | Aida

Nature

international street theatre

Honeysuckle Blue(s) Garden

The Giants of Royal de Luxe

Exhibition

Sound art

Places of Hope

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visitors centre

Festival

Waterbar

Explore the North

Classical music

Visual Arts

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Second Triennial of BeetsterZwaag

international performing arts Leeuwarden, 24.10.2018 - 25.10.2018 2018.nl/en/strangersonstage

realtime soundscape from live bee recordings Buitenpost, until 1 October 2018 2018.nl/en/silenceofthebees

Art Beyond Escher Leeuwarden, until 06.01.2019 2018.nl/en/phantomlimb

award-winning garden by Claudy Jongstra Leeuwarden, 31.03.18 - 30.09.18 2018.nl/en/farmoftheworld

pioneering for a new future Leeuwarden, 04.04.18 - 25.11.18 2018.nl/en/placesofhope

Tangible water technology Leeuwarden, throughout 2018 2018.nl/en/waterconnecting

one of the best orchestras in the world joins forces Leeuwarden, 26.10.2018 2018.nl/en/neo Made possible thanks to ING

Multidisciplinary

Language garden For the complete programme, go to

Play with language Leeuwarden, throughout 2018 2018.nl/en/lanfantaal

Avant-garde in Groningen Groningen, 26.05.2018 - 04.11.2018 2018.nl/en/100yearsofdeploeg

hundreds of links form one human machine Leeuwarden, July 8th 2018.nl/en/8thday

a classical call for modern peace Spanga, 24.07.18 - 13.08.18 2018.nl/en/operaspanga

a mega theatre for young and old Leeuwarden, 17.08.18 - 19.08.18 2018.nl/en/thegiants

international sound art in Rijsterbos Rijs, 15.08.18 - 14.10.18 2018.nl/en/lud

Festival for wanderers, thinkers and dreamers Leeuwarden, 22.11.2018 - 24.11.2018 2018.nl/en/explorethenorth

under the spell of art for four days Beetsterzwaag, 06.09.18 - 09.09.18 2018.nl/en/thesecondtriennial

Dance

Monkey Mind

Taboo-breaking dance Leeuwarden, 05.10.2018 - 06.10.2018 2018.nl/en/monkeymind

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ÂŠ Artcompress/Pascal Victor