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look forward to remarkably positive ratings. Add the environment to that, because let’s not forget that the countryside around the city, and Helmond, is fantastic. De Kempen, de Peel, de Meierij; singer Guus Meeuwis has already expressed his love for Brabant’s heritage. Add to this the Brabant people in their element, often consisting of picturesque villages where life is good and the light burns long into the night, and we have just about all the sentiments in a row that make Southeast Brabant a creative, pleasant working and living environment.
That has never been different. Almost thirty years ago, ‘holiday man’ Frits Bom proclaimed on TV Eindhoven the most boring and unsociable city in the Netherlands. Since then, development has started which, entirely in accordance with our national character, has pushed the tide in the city and countryside against the current of public opinion. We had to be proud of our achievements, including economic
progress with inventions like the CD. Comedians such as Theo Maassen gave growing self-awareness a further impulse. The only good thing about Amsterdam was the train to Eindhoven. And the fact that Eindhoven was the football capital of the country for some time also helped: Calimero outgrew the inferiority complex.
No wonder that we, again, welcome more and more people who are attracted by the power of the Brainport region. Now we must ensure that we keep up with all our ambitions. It won’t be up to us. Eindless pushes the temperature up again with this third edition. It is still full summer, Eindhoven and the surrounding area are endlessly hot, hip ‘n happening.
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It is the city of technology, design, and knowledge, yet it conceals many wonderful surprises. It is generally not considered the most beautiful town in the world, but it is the most vibrant and exciting one, you have to know where to look, or you can wander around. If there’s one thing we know you love more than anything, it’s the opportunity to partake in unforgettable experiences and meet new people.
With its host of pubs, beautiful museums, vibrant street art, live performances, festivals, nightlife,
and more, there’s no doubt that there are plentiful things to do in Eindhoven that will fill up your time spent outside of university - you need to know where to look. The biggest challenge is finding a way to feel at home and start a new life. The faster you find a social connection, the better your experience. You will learn student life in Eindhoven is a subculture that creates its event, often with associations and private groups, don’t worry. You, too, will become part of it and find the one that’s right for you.
Here’s our choice of some of the most exciting things to do, including advice from local enthusiasts. Be warned, we are only scratching the surface here, and you’ll find plenty more. However, this is a good starting point.
Every Thursday night, it’s studentenavond (the student night) in Eindhoven. You should go into town on Thursday if you fancy a long night surrounded by other students. You can choose from many places to enjoy yourself this evening. The best locations are ‘t Lempke, and Feestcafé in Stratumseind, the longest street full of clubs in the Netherlands.
It is a modern example of a pub game, and everything goes at trivia nights, from celebrity news to the periodic table and from cartoons to geography. In Brainport Eindhoven, we enjoy games to sharpen the mind. Our favourite places for internationals are LAB-1 and cafè Carrusel, for Dutch speaking café De Wildeman and café De Spijker.
Start limbering up those facial muscles because there are plenty of cracking stand-up comedies in English at Eindhoven. Check out Pand P and Dynamo’s programs to find the best events for internationals. And don’t be shy: if you think you have the right talent and want to go on stage, propose yourself.
There are many cultural events, and discounted student tickets are always possible. There will be many inputs and people to meet from museums to theatres, from film festivals to major international events. Learn about Eindhoven’s roots by jumping back at the Philips Museum or into the future at Mu. Marvel at exhibitions in iconic locations such as Evoluon or the van Abbemuseum, or retrace Van Gogh’s formative years in Nounen.
Not just a healthy body in a healthy mind, attending student sports clubs - such as Thêta rowing club - and gyms is a perfect way to get to know many peers. The choice is vast: if you miss the mountains, you can climb the artificial walls of Monk or Esac. If you love urban sports such as BMX, skate, or breakdance, go to Area 51 or the beautiful, and completely free, open-air Urban Sports park.
The area around Eindhoven (and Helmond!) has many typical Brabant picturesque villages and beautiful nature for walking, cycling and swimming.
Founder of founder of Domibo Radio (stands for Donderdagmiddag borrel, Dutch for Thursday afternoon drinks), an English radio show for students, is hosted every month on RaRaRadio.
Working as a content manager for Eindhoven 365 with a target group ‘bright talents’, is essential to investigate student life. So Jeroen decided to found a radio show with the help of older year students to advise them to have the best student life ever.
What is the fastest way to connect with new people if you are new in town?
Start applying with different kinds of student associations: you can meet new people and learn many human skills too - volunteer for significant international events such as Dutch Design Week or Glow. Grab a bike and investigate the city
Your best places in Eindhoven
I love creative districts like Sectie C and Strijp S. My favorite place is Ketelhuis and I love also the beer festival Biergarten on Ketelhuisplein. Huiskamer is an inviting meeting place based in the Trudo Toren. You can have good cocktails, admire the art of local talents, or enjoy good Suriname food. To enjoy the nightlife, I suggest Cafè Bar ‘t, Lempke: since 2006, is one of the coziest pubs in Stratums-eind, perfect for a fun night in the city center.
Former student in business administration at Fontys, with a part-time job at Tea Stories.
Which is the first thing to do for a new student in town?
Open a Facebook profile and follow the groups close to your interest to keep updated; there are so many that you can choose the one that suits you the most. Also, following an Instagram page of the places you like more is handy.
Why do you think it happens that international students drop out in the first year?
I have noticed that it happens occasionally, and the reasons are different. Sometimes they need to get used to our education system, miss home, or don’t have a big social life.
What do you recommend for improving student’s social life?
Go out, explore! During the day, I suggest nice coffee bars like Koffiehuisje, Denf, and Zwartwit Koffie. Then in the evening, I like to improvise on Kleine Berg, which is full of excellent restaurants and cocktail bars. And why not finish the night off in a great local craft brewery such as Stadsbrouwerij?
A student’s wallet is often empty; how to round it up?
Like me, with a part-time job that is very easy to find. Just go to your favorite place and check for any open positions. For international students, explore cosmopolitan restaurants and bars, where is mainly spoken English
External affairs for the students association C.S.V. Ictus Eindhoven.
Why are Dutch student associations so significant?
Because they are often societies for socializing, they organize more evenings with drinks and hold parties. You meet many people, so building a circle of friends in your new city is essential. In committees, you can improve your organizational skills. There are many associations; secular, Christian, sportive, cultural, etc. Many are open for international students like AEGEE-Eindhoven, Esac, and Doppio, or have a separate branch of them.
What is the most important thing for a new student in town?
A bicycle is indispensable. Almost everyone uses it as a means of transport, and it is often faster than a car or public transportation, and it is also safe because there are bike paths everywhere in Eindhoven.
Where do you like to go by bike?
My favorite place to eat out is on the Marktsquare. There are a lot of lovely restaurants; some are expensive but have a genuine vibe to them. Furthermore, the Anne Frankplantsoen is a nice park to relax. But mostly I love to go to Stratumseind for a drink or a party, and I like Peppers a lot.
The 21st Century is more than ever the age of the designer. Without designers, let’s call them ‘rethinkers’ for the sake of convenience, we will not be able to solve our current problems, future challenges, and complex issues. It turns out to be a challenge for all of us to approach the established systems and structures in a disruptive and radically different way. And that is exactly what is needed to find solutions to the countless complex problems and challenges that we, as humanity, are currently facing.
Therefore, in this global search for answers and solutions there is a huge demand for rethinkers. Fortunately, one of the most prominent design schools has been in our city for more than 75 years. The Design Academy Eindhoven is therefore a remarkable institute in a special environment.
With companies that operate globally, combined with an extremely interesting geographical location and an unusual small scale, Eindhoven is a striking city ranked amongst the most liveable
As a Fleming, managing director at the Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) Raf de Keninck lives in Veldhoven. Besides design, music is his greatest passion. Raf studied at the Flemish Music Conservatory, Antwerp. He is a conductor and clarinetist, has his own company, KingsMusic, and was music sector leader at the Fontys Hogeschool voor Kunsten in Tilbrug. For the formation of his vision on design, he took classes at the DAE. He believes in the qualities of Brainport in combination with the optimism of the region.
cities in Europe. Brainport Eindhoven has been a melting pot of old and new for years. A mix of different nationalities, cultures, and religions. A breeding ground for creation and innovation that makes a difference worldwide. It is remarkable that we also see this paradigm at the Design Academy Eindhoven, which is also ranked highly in the world despite being only a small-scale institute among other large-scale universities.
Not only education, the working and living environment stand out. As a Fleming, I notice daily that Eindhoven residents are creative, innovative, and generally optimistic. And that creates a wonderful combination of characteristics! I am therefore convinced that the three pillars - Technology, Design and Knowledgeunited and supported by an attitude of creativity, innovation and optimism, can make Eindhoven even more unique. By working together even more, Eindhoven can become a place where everyone can live a good life and be challenged both intellectually and creatively.
Everyone who is involved in Technology, Design and Knowledge, but also the City Council and, above all, the residents of Eindhoven, shape and make our city. Design Academy Eindhoven and I therefore want to be more actively visible than ever, so that we can get to work together. We realise all too well that attention to connection and communication is now more than ever essential. Only in this way can design offer the added value that is so crucial in the development that Eindhoven is currently experiencing.
Raf de Keninck Managing Director Design Academy Eindhoven
Sports competitions have started again. The region has many top clubs in the various disciplines that are often also active on a European stage. Professional football? See www. psv.nl and www.fc-eindhoven.nl. The women also play football at the highest level. Hockey? Check out www.hcoranje-rood.nl for both men and women. Ice hockey club Kemphanen plays in the Eredivisie. See www.kemphanen.nl.
We also do top level swimming: www.psvzwemmen.nl. For water polo: www.psvwaterpolo. Interested in rugby? See www.rugbyclubeindhoven.nl. More information about athletics: www.eindhovenatletiek.nl. Equestrian sport in the region operates at the highest level, visit www.horses. nl. For urban sports you will find all relevant information at www.area51eindhoven.nl.
The Philips Fruit Orchard (Fruittuin) will hold pear picking days on 9th, 16th and 23rd September.
Then you can pick pears yourself, straight from the orchard. Unfortunately, this year’s apples have been affected by the apple blossom beetle and later by the codling moth larva. After picking, you can enjoy a pancake in the restaurant or bake a pear tart or a Bourdaloue Tart from the harvested pears at home. Admission is free for children under eight years of age. The Philips Fruit Orchard - at Oirschotsedijk 14a in Eindhoven - was founded by Anton Philips as a job creation project. It is a twelve-acre orchard with apple, pear and plum trees. See www.philipsfruittuin.nl
The Brainport region is at the forefront of technological innovations. In the Bunkertoren on the J.F. Kennedylaan, in Eindhoven, the first AI controlled restaurant in the Netherlands has opened its doors.
The Grand café-restaurant BUNKR is in the former student bunker old corps room over which a sturdy residential tower was built, opposite the Technical University (TU/e). Artificial intelligence is used to show guests to their table and make suggestions from the menu. All this via an app that visitors can download and fill in according to personal preference. See www.restaurantbunkr.nl
The Eindhoven region has six Freemasonry Lodges. Four men’s lodges, one women’s lodge and a mixed lodge. They will hold a combined open day on Saturday 9th September in the lodge building in Potgieterstraat 41, Eindhoven. From 11 a.m., interested parties can learn more about this
general brotherhood and sisterhood of people who are not bound by dogmas, religions, or life philosophies and who are looking for answers to life questions in freedom. They also do that together, and there is nothing secret about it. The open day lasts until 4 p.m. More info: www.vrijmetselarij.nl.
At the beginning of July, Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s 4th Cabinet fell. In combination with the various ‘crises’ facing the Netherlands, administrators and companies in the Eindhoven Brainport region fear that progress may come to a standstill. This already applies to various projects. Nevertheless, optimism prevails. It won’t be the first time that Eindhoven and the surrounding area have rolled up their sleeves to pull themselves out of the doldrums.
The last major economic crisis in the Eindhoven region occurred in the first half of the 1990s. Electronics giant Philips was on the verge of collapse and the proud truck manufacturer DAF even went bankrupt. The two Eindhoven icons sent tens of thousands of employees home. In 1992, Philips’ austerity operation ‘Centurion’ cost 50,000 of the 300,000 employees worldwide their jobs. A year later, 5,000 DAF employees became unemployed. Did Eindhoven become the Detroit of the Netherlands? A ghost town from which people left in search of happiness elsewhere?
Eindhoven’s Mayor, Rein Welschen, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Chairman of the Board, Henk de Wilt, and Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Theo Hurks, did not let things get that far. To strengthen the regional
economy, they devised a plan for cooperation between government, knowledge institutions (education) and the business community. To this end, they created a ‘stimulation fund’ in which all 21 Southeast Brabant Municipalities deposited about €5 per inhabitant. European money was added to that. A committee made proposals for financing projects and activities.
In 2000, the internet bubble burst. ASML was threatened with collapse, and in its wake their suppliers. The credit crisis followed in 2008. But cooperation had created a strong economic ‘ecosystem’ in the region that we now call Brainport. This so-called triple helix proved resilient and was extremely successful. In 2012, Eindhoven was named the smartest region in the world. Brainport is currently the second largest economy in the Netherlands, after the main ports of Amsterdam and ahead of Rotterdam. There is talk of a ‘secret weapon’ that is a recipe for economic success. Others talk about the ‘miracle of Eindhoven’.
In 2023, Eindhoven wants to grow quickly to 300,000 inhabitants, Helmond to 150,000. Due to population growth, the arrival of expert workers, refugees, labour migrants and students, the cities are facing a leap in scale. The construction of 100,000 homes is planned in the region. In Eindhoven alone, dozens of construction projects are in the pipeline, mostly residential towers in and around the city center. But the law of diminishing returns seems to apply. Two years of the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have been a blow to the global economy. Shortages have arisen, prices and interest rates have risen, and inflation has hit. Not to mention the ‘crises’ in the Netherlands such as the nitrogen policy, the housing shortage, climate change, the energy transition, the shortage of electricity and the asylum policy.
To top it off, the cabinet fell almost two months ago over the matter of the reception of asylum seekers. The construction of much-needed homes threatens to come to a standstill, investors are withdrawing, newcomers are unable to find accommodation, ASML is hiring fewer staff, no major decisions are being made in The Hague for the time being, and new projects are not being started. The Dutch Design Foundation and TU/e, among others, have already been confronted with setbacks. It is expected that it could take up to a year for a new government to take office. Elections will be held on 22nd November. There then follows the formation of the cabinet. And that took three quarters of a year in the case of Rutte IV.
But the Brainport region refuses, again, to let things come to a standstill. Representatives of the triple helix continue to show their fighting spirit. Eindhoven Mayor and Brainport Foundation Chairman, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, states that the region cannot afford to stand still and warns that developments in the region cannot be delayed. “We have been waiting too long for clarity on nitrogen and for solutions to congestion on the electricity grid.”
According to Philips Netherlands President, Sylvia van Es, the challenges for the region are too great to allow everything to come to a standstill. She sees the region as a catalyst for the Dutch economy. Sand in the engine would therefore affect the entire country.
TU/e Chairman Robert-Jan Smits shares the concerns of his fellow Brainport Foundation Board Members but does not think that the region will let it come to that. He argues for extra investments in the region and an equal position for Brainport compared to the Randstad. “That is now a complete mismatch,” he argues.
TU/e wants extra money for growth in the number of (international) students to continue to meet the need for talent. The question is whether ‘The Hague’ wants to finance that ambition. “But that also applies to the International School,” says Robert-Jan. “Look at the difference in culture. The Government really needs to invest here. I find it inconceivable that we will receive no response and that decisions will be postponed and put off when there are so many opportunities and possibilities here. Jeroen wants to talk further with the Cabinet. He is optimistic. He’s keeping his spirits up. We just keep going. That is also the Brabant Brainport mentality.” n
In 2012, Eindhoven was named the smartest region in the world
‘The Brainport region is catalyst for the economy of the Netherlands’
Known for her vibrant personality, Natasja van der Velden-Huijboom is cherished by both locals and internationals alike. A captivating communicator, she empowers those around her with boundless energy.
Natasja is an Executive Program Manager and member of the leadership team at Studyportals in the heart of StrijpS in Eindhoven. Fueled by her free spirit, she has resided in global hubs like London, Paris, and Singapore, thus imbuing her with a distinctive cultural richness. However, it was Eindhoven that graciously embraced and warmly greeted her family’s return to the Netherlands. The city’s cosmopolitan air captivates with its lively culture and welcoming atmosphere, making it an irresistible choice to call home.
I have been living in Eindhoven since highschool but moved in-and outside the Netherlands a few times as well but always came back! I just love the city and the surroundings since it’s green, easy accessible and has all the facilities one could wish for. When my kids were younger, I just loved to go to the playground at Karpendonkse Plas and to Kinderboerderij De Hazewinkel in Veldhoven. Nowadays I fully enjoy Strijp S, the great international restaurants in town.
The Dutch Design Week always inspires me and in my free time I do sculpting with a very nice group. A few years back I even got some certificates in Furniture Making but when I had to start working too many machines it became too professional for me. It’s just wonderful to get your hands dirty and create beautiful things and relax.
Natlab is the place for me to go with friends and to enjoy special movies that always guarantee a great conversation afterwards.With my family we just love to enjoy home cinema evenings with lots of unhealthy snacks.
In September, I might want to go to the Candlelight concert at Muziekgebouw and I will visit the Van Gogh Museum in Nuenen and ride the Lichtjesroute. And for the international community, I recommend the event Lounge Living In - Communities and international languages promoted by the Holland Expat center South, which takes place on September 16 at the Eindhoven Library
Every year the National Student Orchestra performs at the Muziekgebouw and for many years we are a host family for their students and of course enjoy their concert. We always go to a concert from Guus in the Philips Stadion with my family, a real enjoyable Brabant experience! Whenever we have an afterparty with my colleagues, all the fun places with great music at Stratumseind are the best!
The International Women’s Day organized by CLO in the Parktheater can always count on my visit. The music, workshops and the opportunity to meet many of my international friends makes me very happy!
Being outside is the best way for me to relax. I like to cycle around Eindhoven with my loved ones, get coffee or buy cheese at Genneper Parken and to go for long walks to the Watermill of Opwetten in Nuenen or any other nice walk in in the green areas of Son
Walking in the hills of Limburg, enjoying the woods near Lochem, the dunes near the Dutch beaches or anywhere else where you can see far or hear birds and I can make long walks with nice friends all good!
Having lived in both China and the Netherlands, I’m worried about my perspective on Europe’s perceived decline in power, influence, and wealth. While Europeans excel in lifestyle industries, I have concerns about our global competitiveness compared to the US and China. In this column, I reflect on Europe’s distinctive strengths, the need for ambition, and the consequences of complacency from my perspective.
Europe’s Strengths: Lifestyle Industries: Drawing from my experiences in both China and the Netherlands, I recognize Europe’s unparalleled success in lifestyle industries. The continent’s rich history, diverse cultures, and iconic destinations attract millions of tourists worldwide. France has been the most visited country in the world for 30 years. In 2018, its 89.4 million international tourists surpassed Spain (81.8 million), the US (76.9 million), and China (60.7 million).
Additionally, European luxury brands command a significant share of the global market. European football clubs, though influenced by investors from various regions, continue to dominate the sport. These achievements exemplify Europe’s ability to create captivating experiences and capture the imagination of people across the globe.
However, there is a need and urgent call for Greater Ambition for European countries. To thrive in the evolving global landscape, Europe must cultivate a mindset that fosters innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. By promoting policies that encourage investment and nurture talent like in the US and China, Europe can lead in creating wealth and spearheading technological advancements. Building on its size and economic potential, Europe has an opportunity to shape the world stage actively and reverse the perception of decline.
My multicultural experiences have made me aware of the potential complacency that arises from Europe’s allure. Without a sense of threat, there is a risk of stagnation and an absence of urgency to address structural challenges. Europeans are stuck in endless discussions and time-consuming decision-making processes. Europe must embrace change by investing in research and development, fostering a culture of innovation, and supporting risk-taking. By harnessing digital transformation and promoting competitiveness, Europe can reinvigorate its position in emerging sectors where it currently lags behind. Proactive measures and a forward-looking approach will be crucial in ensuring Europe’s continued prosperity and its global influence.
So, as a person who is talking to various entrepreneurs from outside of Europe, this is the critique and worry I recognize. Europe needs to acknowledge their need for further ambition and international talents. Europe’s success in lifestyle industries is undeniable, but it must aspire to more. By embracing innovation, fostering competitiveness, and avoiding complacency, Europe can forge a prosperous future, strengthening its position on the global stage. What do you think?
Jin Chen Head of European China Desk / Partner transfer pricing Crowe Foederer AccountancyDe Technische UnivEindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is the beating heart of the Brainport region. The institution provides the high-tech industry with much-needed technical talent. In turn, the business community invests in researchers and students. Chairman of the Board, Robert-Jan Smits, also wants to bring the city onto the TU/e campus.
“It is my dream to integrate the campus into the city. That we see people here at the weekend because the university is one big living lab
On the day of the interview, Robert-Jan Smits cycled with, among others, Aldermen Stijn Steenbakkers and Mieke Verhees around the Fellenoord in the centre of Eindhoven. The Municipality wants to build thousands of homes on this ‘international Knoop XL’ in the next twenty years, because of which the number of residents will grow from 200 now to 15,000. The chairman of the TU/e Executive Board is enthusiastic about the plan. “I like the fact that we are involved in the development of Knoop XL. I said: make sure there is a gradual transition from the campus to the Knoop. Create startup areas on the border, build student housing. We stay low and green while Knoop XL goes up. I dream of people coming from far away to see what is happening here. That it is lively here, one big living lab, and no longer the elitist campus that it still is. We are an international university that is fully anchored in the region. Eindhoven-based. Stay that way. With a backyard like ours you would be crazy to look elsewhere in the world.”
BUSLOADS
Robert-Jan Smits has been associated with TU/e for almost four and a half years. His term was extended by four years in the Spring. In that time he became an Eindhoven fan: “It is buzzing here. I really like it.”
The Brabant native (Waalwijk) is back home, he says, after years in Brussels as european Commission Director-General for Research and Innovation. Where, as the boss of a tightly regulated organisation, he distributed €80 billion to the best researchers, universities and companies to find solutions to social problems. So it took some getting used to managing in Eindhoven ‘a bit of an anarchic university’ where everyone seems to go their own way. But when the opportunity arose
to become chairman of the TU/e Board, he did not hesitate for a moment, he explains: “I had already heard so much in Brussels about the entire ecosystem here, the cooperation between government, business and knowledge institutions, I wanted to be part of that. Busloads from Brussels visited the Brainport region to see what is happening here.”
He ended up in a different world, he admits: “But I really enjoy the young talent here. The passion of young people, the drive. Then I often think; what was I like at that age? I guess I was more about figuring out where the next party was than what they’re doing here: pitching, raising money for the student team, developing startups. It’s wonderful that people are completely absorbed by their project and work on it in such a way. That passion is a strength but also a weakness. It is often about the individual and not always about the collective. I found that difficult when I came. On the other hand, TU/e is a bit of a university of crazy things. An example, we have a wind tunnel to test the aerodynamics of cars and buildings. A Flemish man ran the wind tunnel. He was crazy about cycling. In no time, riders such as Dumoulin, Vingegaard, Van Aert and Vos came here to test their aerodynamics. If you are too crooked or too straight, that saves seconds. Vingegaard won the Tour de France last year and gave us a signed shirt. I find that typical TU/e. Student teams build cars and win prizes. Go to Antarctica. A robot team that becomes world champions at football. That is the nice thing about this university. Everything is possible. We think outside the box and give space to creativity.”
TU/e works closely with Fontys and Summa College, two other large educational institutes in Eindhoven. There is cooperation within the student teams. The university is committed to innovation. Robert-Jan mainly sees opportunities to accelerate innovation. Collaboration with
‘He has been associated with TU/e for almost four and a half years. In that time he became an Eindhoven fan: “It is buzzing here. I really like it’TEXT: HANS MATHEEUWSEN | PHOTO: KEES MARTENS/DCI MEDIA
Chairman of the Board, Robert-Jan Smits, is enjoying himself at TU/e and in Eindhoven
the business community resulted in a new Thermo Fischer centre for electron microscopy and a cleanroom that ASML is going to build on the campus, an investment of €300 million. Thousands of ASML people will be employed.
“That was the big hit”, he says enthusiastically. “That is Brainport. Roll up your sleeves. To collaborate. To award. To discover. The togetherness. If other parties do not deliver, such as the Cabinet is now, we will continue. With each other. We do not want to be dependent on what The Hague does or decides. For me, that is typical of the Brainport and Brabant mentality for which I came and within which I feel at home.”
He knows that the business community is now asking for a completely different type of engineer than fifteen years ago: “They look for an engineer who can solve problems, who can communicate and who can function in a team. 82% of our Dutch students immediately find a job here and stay. This is 67% of international students. That is very special. This is because of our hinterland, but also because we link our education system to the business community. Students do internships and projects and are already in contact with companies. There is a great need for international talent, especially in this region. We are prepared to grow, to double the number of students, if the government cooperates.”
TU/e is one of the largest international employers in the region. In total, the university has about 5,800 internationals (students and staff) out of a total of 13,000 students, divided over 93 (!) nationalities. A quarter of the students are international (29% in the bachelor’s programme, 19% in the master’s programme). 1,851 students come from the EU, 1,310 from outside the EU. n
TU/e is one of the largest international employers in the region. In total, the university has about 5,800 internationals (students and staff) out of a total of 13,000 students, divided over 93 (!) nationalities.
A quarter of the students are international (29 % in the bachelor’s programme, 19% in the master’s programme). 1,851 students come from the EU, 1,310 from outside the EU.
Top 5 nationalities (after Dutch):
Romanian 359
Chinese 295
Indian 278
Turkish 222
Bulgarian 219
52% of the academic staff (WP) is international (in 2012 this was 39% percent, and the growth continues). This concerns PhD candidates, post-doctorate, university lecturers and professors. The largest numbers are among PhD students. 912 WP employees are from the EU, 1,510 non-EU, total of 4,688 WP. 103 (!) nationalities are active under the WP (107 of the total staff). There are 61 international professors. The support and management staff also includes around 250 international employees.
‘That is Brainport. Roll up your sleeves. To collaborate. To award. To discover. The togetherness we will continue’ROBERT-JAN SMITS
TUE 1, WED 2, THU 3, WED 9 & THU
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Like every year, we are kicking off the 2023/2024 theatre season with the best open day of the year! Parktheater Eindhoven opens its doors on September 3 from 1 pm to 5 pm and welcomes young and old!
During this day, you can enjoy short performances of Peppa Pig, comedian and musician Leo Alkemade, comedians Valentina Toth & Thijs van de Meeberg and others. There will also be a spectacular circus show on the grass field.
Besides the performances, there are many more activities to experience. For instance, explore the
theatre during a tour of the building, get your face painted or join in a circus workshop. During the open day you can also enjoy drinks and snacks from BIJ13.
It promises to be a day full of entertainment, fun and surprises at Parktheater Eindhoven! Come along and immerse yourself in a world full of theatre and fun!
AFSLAG EINDHOVEN
When Aaron is 11 years old, an unfamiliar man stands in the doorway. His father, Leen, knocks him to the ground. Not even that hard, but the blow is fatal. Leen ends up in prison, and Aaron and his mother Jo are left with a large debt. They struggle their way through life, always on guard.
‘Alleen met de goden’ shows the effects of poverty and of keeping your head above water when you have nothing. The story is permeated with disaster, but there is a strong positive undercurrent: if a person believes in their own strength, they can overcome a great deal. This performance was written by singer and writer Frans Pollux and is based on the novel of the same name by Alex Boogers
PAND P • 20:30 H • TONEEL
BASTA!
Embark on a witty journey through the dark recesses of the human psyche and discover the inescapable consequences of fate in this modern adaptation of Oedipus (Sophocles). In Strijp, Eddie begins his journey to the who, what, where and how?
Regie & Tekst Guido Gerard Bewerking Oedipus Rex van Sophocles Acteurs: Ronald de Bruijn / Karlijn Hoorneman/ Ilse van Lith / Hans Meijer / Mieke van den Munckhof / Bas Pijnacker (Eddie) / Jean Ritzerfeld
Licht: Bodo Koch Flyer-artwork Leon Torremans
This month there’s enough to enjoy in this city in the field of music theatre, sports or culture
During graduation presentations and theatre festivals in spring, scouts look for promising debutants across the Netherlands and Belgium. In ‘Het Debuut’, you get to chance to see three different performances by theatre makers of the future.
You’ll be one of the first to see the pioneers that you’ll undoubtedly hear a lot about in the future. Which shows you will see? That’s still a surprise... But we guarantee an adventurous evening of entertainment. Many of the creators who previously participated in “The Debuut” are becoming established names, such as: Rundfunk, George Tobal (George and Eran Productions), Performance collective URLAND, Caro Derkx, Tarik Moree, Tim Olivier Somer and La Isla Bonita.
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN • 20:30 H • MUZIEKTHEATER
Yousef Gnaoui, better known as rapper Sef, previously graced many stages and charts with The Opposites, The Party Squad, Flinke Namen and Gers Pardoel. Now, he is hosting his very own show
According to Yousef, a flag is the symbol for all the social systems we take for granted. A flag stands for immutability, as if it can’t or should not move. These systems are limited by arbitrary country and city boundaries. On his new album, “I could die for a lot, but not for a flag”, which is the starting point of the performance, Gnaoui expresses his doubts and concerns about the systems in which we live. “VLAG” is a theatrical-musical visual performance about religion, spirituality, beliefs, and life. Stubborn ideas fall apart and merge into a new perspective. During this series of performances, no evening is really the same.
NATLAB • 20:00 H • FILM/TONEELVOORSTELLING
IVO VAN HOVE
The book ‘A Little Life’ by Hanya Yanagihara has deeply touched millions of readers worldwide. Ivo van Hove has turned it into an equally poignant theater performance.
‘A Little Life’ follows four college friends in New York. When ambition, addiction and pride drive the group apart, they still bond because of their love for one of the friends and his mysterious past. Gradually it becomes clear that this friend has a traumatic past and they realize that only through deep understanding and boundless love can they maintain their friendship with him. This performance was recorded live at The Savoy Theater in London and will be shown on the big screen with us. This film has English subtitles.
In their performance ‘1’, Oscar Kocken and Lucas de Waard investigate the many faces of loneliness, and what exactly the difference is with being alone.
They delve into novels, songs, the Quest and their own lives. ‘1’ is heartwarming and heartbreaking storytelling theatre, black-comic, universal and personal, melancholic and hopeful at the same time. There will be a discussion after the performance.
MARTIJN CRINS
Mesthoop is a colorful succession of sketches, songs and stories.
Not a well-rounded story, but an energetic, associative search for the answer to that one question: how should life actually be?
WAALRE LIBRARY • 14:00 H • THEATRE
THEATRE FOR YOUNGER AND OLDER SENIORS
Welcome to the café at the Waalre Library, where the norms and values of the late 60s and early 70s still ring the bell. Here we go for old-fashioned conviviality and quality. Everyone is welcome, because we are all equal.
Be surprised with the well-known and lesser-known songs by Boudewijn de Groot, Rob de Nijs, Herman van Veen, the Beatles and many others. Of course, the famous pub quiz will also be played with the whole audience, an experience you don’t want to miss! A delightful performance by Theatre Group Mooi Weer. Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programme
WO 6 SEPTEMBER
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN • 20:15 U • JAZZ, WORLD
EEN
De Kameroense topbassist en zanger Richard Bona brengt samen met het Metropole Orkest de beste nummers uit zijn repertoire in nieuwe orkestrale uitvoeringen en een aantal speciaal voor dit project geschreven nieuwe stukken.
Bona is een grootmeester. Hij staat te boek als zanger en bassist, maar geef hem een willekeurig ander instrument in handen en hij zal het kunnen bespelen. Als klein jongetje in Kameroen viel zijn muzikaliteit al op en op zijn dertiende debuteerde hij in een Franse jazzclub. Eenmaal volwassen verhuisde hij naar Europa en later naar New York, waar hij een vaste waarde in de jazzscene werd, spelend met Branford Marsalis, Joe Zaniwul en Pat Metheny Dirigent Vince Mendoza.
DO 7 SEPTEMBER
Met een carrière die hem tot nu toe 1,8 miljard streams op Spotify, diamanten, platinum en gouden platen, twee #1 albums in Ierland, een uitverkochte wereldtournee en liveshows met o.a. Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran en Niall Horan heeft opgeleverd, komt Gavin James naar de Effenaar.
Gavin James heeft zich sinds de doorbraaksingle ‘The Book of Love’ definitief op de kaart gezet. De Ierse singer songwriter weet met zijn kwetsbare nummers en kraakheldere stemgeluid precies de juiste snaar te raken.
Vijf lokale booming bands die één ding gemeen hebben; ze begeven zich allemaal in de luidruchtige gitaar underground scene. Tijdens deze avond is er een muzikale mix met diverse stijlen, waarbij Dripping Trees de avond aftrapt met slowcore post rock, gevolgd door no nonsense rock ’n roll van Red Devil Daarna is het podium voor The Mono Kids, die hun lo fi poppunk power door de speakers blazen om vervolgens over te schakelen naar de doom death metal van Alkahest. Fun fact: zij waren onlangs te horen op Roadburn Festival! De avond wordt afgesloten in totale distorted techno gekte met het duo BHPL Don’t miss out!
BJÖRN VAN DER DOELEN, LEO ALKEMADE, ALISSA MAY E.A.
Waar zijn we zonder onze helden? In Helden van het Zuiden nodigen Björn van der Doelen en zijn band de Huursoldaten hun muzikale vrienden uit om hun helden te eren in muziek, gesprekken en verhalen.
In de setting van een repetitiehok, waarin de filterkoffie loopt en de flessen bier koud staan, ploffen de muzikale vrienden naast Björn neer op de bank. Ze delen hun persoonlijke verhalen achter de nummers, hun fascinatie voor hun helden, laten stukjes horen op een krakende pick-up en spelen de liedjes op een manier die bij ze past. Na twee eerdere succesvolle edities, gaan we nu voor editie drie! Bij deze editie ontvangt Björn zijn vrienden Leo Alkemade, Melissa Jansen (Alissa May), Sem Jansen en Leif de Leeuw en Stephanie Struijk (Stevie Ann). Samen met zijn band zorgen ze voor een onvergetelijke avond Brabantse muzikaliteit van de bovenste plank!
ZA 9 SEPTEMBER
EFFENAAR • 20:15 U • GLOBAL SOUNDS
Na een succesvolle editie in april komt Party In Nomansland terug voor een nieuwe ronde.
Party In Nomansland waar we de tijd vergeten. Dé plek waar het niet uitmaakt waar je vandaan komt, hoe je eruit ziet of waar je voor staat.
Op zaterdag 9 september is feest gegarandeerd met YĪN YĪN’s ‘Thaichedelica’, cumbia spektakel Kumbia Boruka en meer!
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ZO 10 SEPTEMBER
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN IN DE PATERSKERK, DOMUSDELA • 20:15 U • PIANO, NEO-KLASSIEK
SOUND & SILENCE
Even ontsnappen aan de drukte van het dagelijks leven? De hectiek van de stad achter je laten en optimaal tot rust komen? Of gewoon lekker een avondje voor jezelf? Bezoek dan een Sound & Silence Ligconcert.
Dit ligconcert prikkelt je zintuigen - liggend luisteren geeft een andere dimensie aan het concertbezoek. Deze avondvullende beleving start met een op maat gemaakte theebeleving, met aansluitend meditatie- en yoga-oefeningen. Breng je eigen yogamatje, kussen of dekentje mee en kom heerlijk tot rust terwijl je van de muziek van Praam geniet. Laat je verrassen door smaken, geluiden en vooral: de kalmte die over je heen komt.
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac komt naar Eindhoven!
Op 15 en 16 september geeft deze band een performance van de hoogste klasse en laat zien waarom Fleetwood Mac wereldwijd zo geliefd is.
Het zevenkoppige gezelschap is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot misschien wel de beste Fleetwood Mac-tributeband. Voor fans van het eerste uur een feest der herkenning, voor jongere fans een mooie gelegenheid om het mooiste van Fleetwood Mac te ontdekken.
Volgens Mick Fleetwood himself is Rumours of Fleetwood Mac een ‘buitengewoon meeslepende vertolking van Fleetwood Mac’. Dat belooft wat!
Op vrijdag 15 september brengt Def Americans een tribute aan Johnny Cash, die dit jaar 91 zou zijn geworden.
De Eindhovenaren van Def Americans weten de swing, sfeer en rebellie van een optreden van deze legendarische Amerikaanse outlaw verbluffend goed te raken. Van Cash’ rockabillykrakers, het ruige van de Folsom Prison en San Quentin live albums en de broze, kale sfeer op de American Recordings. De songs die ‘The Man In Black’ zelf met zoveel lief de en bevlogenheid wist te brengen, worden op deze avond nieuw leven ingeblazen.
ZO 17 SEPTEMBER
EFFENAAR • 20:15 U • FUNK
20 JAAR JUBILEUMSHOW
In oktober blies Kraak & Smaak het dak nog van onze Kleine Zaal tijdens hun uitverkochte liveshow.
Op zondag 17 september keert het Leidse producerstrio met een LIVE XL-show terug naar de Grote Zaal van de Effenaar ter ere van hun 20-jarig jubileum. Voor deze gelegenheid pakt Kraak & Smaak uit met speciale shows met gastoptredens en extra muzikanten, waar de band het publiek meeneemt langs het gehele oeuvre. Natuurlijk zijn de vaste vocale krachten Berenice van Leer en Ivar Vermeulen ook weer van de partij.
Draai het om en word verlicht! ‘Normaal gesproken’ samplet elektronische muziek livemuziek om tot een track te komen, maar vandaag is het andersom: pianist Durian Dumont speelt de muziek van Richard D. James, alias Aphex Twin, live en akoestisch. Jazzy, bluesy, maar vooral de essentie van eenvoudige schoonheid.
We verwelkomen Dorian Dumont, een Fransman die klassieke piano studeerde aan het conservatorium van Montpellier en heeft sindsdien meerdere prijzen gewonnen.
ELECTRO - JAZZ
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN • 14:15 U • KLASSIEK ZO 24 SEPTEMBER
Rock heeft zijn laatste adem nog niet gehad, met bands als Superbloom in de buurt!
1 en 2 sept
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en nog 3 acts
De Anglicaanse priester Mpho Tutu van Furth is dochter van aartsbisschop Desmond Tutu en Leah Tutu. Haar krachtige boodschap van verzoening en duurzaamheid richt zich vooral op een internationaal publiek. De van oorsprong Zuid-Afrikaanse, maar nu in Nederland woonachtige Mpho Tutu van Furth maakt zich sterk voor mensenrechten, in het bijzonder die van jonge vrouwen. Crossing the waters
“The title is both literal and metaphorical. Pete and I have crossed oceans to come here. The story of this country, a land reclaimed from the water is also story of crossing the waters to become who you, nee, want ik ben ook een Nederlander, om te worden wie we zijn. Together this evening in words and music we will cross the waters together to a place of fresh hope...a vision of who we can become.”
Pianiste Iris Hond en strijkorkest Kamerata Zuid speelden in 2021 ook al een prachtig programma rondom Ludovico Einaudi in Muziekgebouw Eindhoven. Dit najaar zijn ze terug met een nieuw avondvullend programma. Met als hoogtepunt de Nederlandse première van het Pianoconcert van Ludovico Einaudi.
Naast dit unieke werk zal Iris haar eigen bekende en nieuwe composities ten gehore brengen. Hiervoor werkte zij samen met componist Xavier van de Poll die de orkestraties voor deze stukken maakte. Ook speelt Kamerata Zuid een aantal grote klassieke werken van o.a. Chopin en Rachmaninoff.
Eindhoven ontpopt zich in een rap tempo tot wereldstad. Als onmisbare speler in tech, design en innovatie, is de stad een geliefde plek om te studeren en werken en telt het inmiddels legio verschillende nationaliteiten.
Een verandering die zorgt voor een bruisende en kleurrijke stadscultuur, maar op bepaalde vlakken ook kan wringen. Effenaar ziet muziek als een verbindende factor in de stad, want als iets taal en verschillen overstijgt, is het toch wel de universele liefde voor muziek.
In de serie ‘Grensverleggers’ maak je kennis met verschillende internationals uit de stad; hun bijzondere verhaal, passie voor muziek én favoriete plek. De Braziliaanse André da Silva bijt het spits af. André da Silva groeide op in de favela’s van São Paulo, waar het leven op straat gevaarlijk kon zijn. Inmiddels is hij teamleader bij ASML, huis-DJ bij PSV en eet hij graag bitterballen. Sport en muziek waren voor hem een reddingsboei. “Mijn ouders hebben veel opgeofferd zodat ik hier kon komen. Sommige vrienden waarmee ik opgroeide, zijn er niet meer.”
Lees het complete verhaal op effenaar.nl
‘Opeens was ik weer op straat aan het spelen; alsof ik thuis in Brazilië was’
The Eindhoven region is the only area in the Netherlands to celebrate its liberation, annually, on the original days of September 17 and 18. On September 17, 1944, the American 101st Airborne Division landed north of Eindhoven (near Son) and the British Second Army, spearheaded by the Guards Armoured Division, crossed the Dutch/Belgian border south of Valkenswaard and moved towards the city. Since then, the inhabitants commemorate their liberation every year with numerous festivities, including a parade, lighting of the liberation fire and the ‘Lichtjesroute’ in Eindhoven, and if it is up to the 18 September Foundation, it will remain that way for a long time.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
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Eindhoven now has a long tradition of commemoration, dating back to the Second World War. A day after D-Day - June 6, 1944 - Bayeux in Normandy was the first French city to be liberated by British troops, the same ones that entered Eindhoven on September 18. As early as 1945, there was a parade in Eindhoven in which many associations participated, and buildings were illuminated. In 1946, cyclists from Het Zuiden Cycling Club picked up the liberation torch in Bayeux, which they brought to Eindhoven by bicycle. As a welcome, Eindhoven residents were asked to light a candle behind their windows.
Both cities have had a bond ever since. Every year in September, high school students from Eindhoven go to Bayeux to visit the invasion beaches and war cemeteries. Every year in June, at the commemoration of the invasion, the “Eindhovense Lichtjesroute” hangs decorations in Bayeux. A delegation from the Eindhoven organisation, the 18 September
Foundation, also visits Bayeux every year. The Normandy city has a real Boulevard d’Eindhoven and recently the Rue du 18 Septembre in which the brand new Complexe Sportif Eindhoven is located. The friendship has been warm for decades, partly due to the involvement of the Dutch Bokken family in Bayeux, who have been committed to the commemoration for just as long.
Local Hero
Peter Kemp is chairman of the 18 September Foundation and Renata Vis one of the brandnew board members. The board is strengthening itself with a view to the 80th Anniversary next year. In 2023, one of the foundation’s goals is to link history and current events, says Peter. “It’s nice to keep the tradition alive. Unfortunately, war has still not disappeared from our lives, which only shows its social relevance and necessity. Think of the war in Ukraine, which is closer to us than southern Spain. It is important to keep telling the story of the war.”
The Allies entered the Netherlands, which had been occupied by Nazi Germany since May 1940, for the first time on September 12, 1944. The liberation of Eindhoven was part of Operation Market Garden, the largest military airborne operation ever conducted. Thousands of American, British, and Polish paratroopers landed in the Netherlands near Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem with the aim of capturing the bridges over the major rivers Maas and Rhine so that the British Second Army could advance through the Netherlands around the Ruhr to the heart of Germany. The operation failed. It was not possible to capture the bridge at Arnhem because of strong German resistance. A narrow corridor was created in the southern Netherlands in which the Allies were continuously under fire from German troops who were stronger and better equipped than expected. For example, the German Air Force bombed Eindhoven on September 19 in an attempt to stop the advance of the British, killing more than 200 people and wounding more than 800 people. Although the rest of the southern Netherlands was liberated in the autumn of 1944, the other half of the country - above the rivers - was not and suffered severe hunger in the winter. In the Netherlands, this period is known as the Hunger Winter. Allied bombers dropped food to feed the Dutch population. Eindhoven was the capital of the country for six months because the military authority of the liberated area was located here. The Germans finally capitulated on May 5, 1945. This is commemorated every year in Wageningen, where the surrender of German Forces in the Netherlands took place. The liberation fire that is lit here originates from Eindhoven - and therefore originally from Bayeux. Athletes carry it further across the Netherlands. On May 5 there are festivals all over the country to celebrate liberation. On May 4 at 8 p.m. all victims are commemorated with two minutes silence.
16 Sept, 18 Septemberplein, from 12 noon.
Torchlight procession
18 Sept, Luikerweg, from 6 pm.
Torch parade
18 Sept – 18 Septemberplein/Stadhuisplein, from 7.30 pm.
Lighting the liberation fire
18 Sept, Stadhuisplein, from 8 pm
Lichtjesroute
Sept 18, from 8 p.m., until Oct 9. You can cycle using the izi.travel app. On September 23 there is a special cycling evening with live music in various places. See: www.stichting18september.nl and www.lichtjesroute.org.
Read: Remember September 18, by Jan van Schagen (only available in Dutch).
The experiences of the Allied veterans have been recorded on film. Everything is stored in a database, including photos. The board wants to record the stories in an app that is linked to the website and a monument. This literally gives personal experiences a face, as with the stumbling stones in memory of the Jewish victims of war. The foundation works with Fontys to use the latest techniques and AI. The Local Hero Award was also presented for the first time this year; in January to 100-year-old British D-Day veteran Joe Cattini. He also became an honorary citizen of Eindhoven. The liberator is sadly now deceased. The presentation of the award should become a biennial tradition.
“As a non-Eindhoven native, the history and culture of the city touches me,” says Renata. “Really authentic. Eindhoven residents often tend to change something in their city, but nowhere in the Netherlands is the liberation celebrated like this.” Peter makes it clear that the foundation has no intention whatsoever to reduce or even stop the commemoration in the future. “On the contrary. With a view to next year, we even want to expand our activities. We have more ideas than we can execute. And with the youth this is alive as never before.” n
'Bayeux has a real Boulevard d’Eindhoven’TEXT: HANS MATHEEUWSEN | PHOTO: RUUD BALK
SEPTEMBER
FR 1 september 21:00 H
Karaoke with LIVE Band ‘YouTry’
Sing along with YouTry Live Band.
Don’t be shy, give it a try!
Every first Friday of the month
SAT 2 september 21:00 H
Codex Avenue
Funk, Soul & Groove Band
FR 8 september 22:00 H
Dubhoven prsents: Run Come Dance #3
Reggae, Dub
SAT 9 september 21:00 H
Groove Garden
Neo Soul Funk Band
VR 15 september 21:00 H
Beat Oven
HipHop Community
SAT 16 september 21:00 H
Hans Slotboom & Friends
Southern Rock Blues Band
SUN 17 september 18:30 H
Jazzy SoulJamsession
With a funky fusion Bite!
FR 22 september 21:00 H
The Newks & Taper Pace
Blues rock
SAT 23 september 21:00 H
Loose Tights
Pop/ Rock Coverband
FR 29 september
Popronde
SAT 30 september 21:00 H
Jamsession
For everyone who wants to play or sing along. Backline and instruments are ready so Come & Play!
Every last Saturday of the month.
Look at stage music cafe.nl
Opening: Di & wo 14:00 - 00.00 u
Muziek in de Cathrien
2 September • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Laurens Vocaal o.l.v. Wiecher Mandemaker; Hayo Boerema, orgel William Byrd, Max Reger & Anton Heiller
14.25 u: beiaardbespeling door Rosemarie Seuntiëns
OrgelMuziek in de Cathrien
9 September • Catharinakerk • 9.30 & 15.00 H
v.a. 9.30 u: Open orgeldag
15.00 u Jan Pieter Lanooy: Widor, Duruflé, Messiaen
KoorMuziek in de Cathrien-Bevrijdingsconcert
16 September • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Collegium Vocale Eindhoven o.l.v. Ruud Huijbregts
Gounod: Te Deum
KamerMuziek in de Cathrien
23 September • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Cameron Millar, saxofoon&Jelena Bazova, piano
o.a. Wammes, Shostakovitsch
Muziek in de Cathrien
7 Oktober • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Brabant Chamber Orchestra o.l.v. Amin Ebrahimi
Vivaldi: Vier Jaargetijden
14.25 u: beiaardbespeling door Rosemarie Seuntiëns
KamerMuziek in de Cathrien
14 Oktober • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Sexteto Recuerdo: Tango repertoire
KoorMuziek in de Cathrien
21 Oktober • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Capella Sine Nomine o.l.v. André Vis
Castagnet: Missa Salve Regina, Villette, Bax
OrgelMuziek in de Cathrien
28 Oktober • Catharinakerk • 15.00 H
Wouter van der Wilt. o.a. Reger: Mozartvariaties
St. Catharinakerk, Begijnenhof 2, Eindhoven
Ticketsale: www.muziekindecathrien.nl
Come to CKE Exposed on Saturday September 2 between 12:00 and 4:00 pm! CKE opens its doors at Pastoor Petersstraat 180; wide open to anyone who wants to get acquainted with the new courses and more.
Taste the new courses in the Muziekstraat and art studios
On the first floor, the doors are open for you to try out different musical instru ments. You can also participate in other free trial lessons, such as theatre and visual arts. If you like it? Then registration is possible immediately.
Escape from the exciting escape room
An exciting escape room awaits you on the third floor. Here you can discover CKE’s diverse projects, such as The Night Watch and Halloween, while you unravel the mysteries and solve creative assignments together. The escape room is free and accessible to all ages.
Enjoy (new) Eindhoven talent
On the ground floor you can enjoy various performances, (live) exhibitions and performances throughout the day. Come along and discover Eindhoven’s well-known and new talent. Do you have talent that you want to develop further? Then join one of the Talentstroom (Talent Stream) workshops for young talent between the ages of 10 and 20.
More information at www.cke.nl OPEN DAG MAAK
EINDHOVEN LIBRARY • 14:00 H
MARIA LUISA STOOP-MARTINS CECILIO
A philosophical lecture on the complexity of pain - an often misunderstood phenomenon. Besides the pain itself, there is also the pain of being misunderstood.
Philosophically dealing with life and with pain can change our perceptions and perhaps help us tolerate pain, understand it and show compassion towards ourselves and others. Maria Luisa Stoop-Martins Cecilio will share her knowledge and personal experiences. It promises to be an afternoon where there is no need to think immediately in solutions, but rather in understanding and knowledge.
Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programme
Can machines think? The arrival of chapGPT has reignited debate on this no longer very sci-fi question. Are we close to having truly human-like intelligence among us, and should we be concerned about this development?
The end of 2022 saw a surge in the development of so-called large language models like ChatGPT. The implications for fields like education and healthcare are already becoming apparent, but this may only be the beginning: leading AI entrepreneurs and researchers warn that future systems could pose a threat to society and be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons.
FR 8 T/M FR 15 SEPTEMBER
EINDHOVEN LIBRARY • EXPOSITION
Some 2.5 million adults in the Netherlands have difficulty reading, writing and/or arithmetic. In Eindhoven, this concerns 7% of adults. In addition, one in four 15-year-olds has a language deficiency.
During the Week of Reading and Writing, we draw extra attention to reducing and preventing illiteracy. Do you recognise low literacy? And what could you do to reduce illiteracy? Check out the exhibition in the library or join one of the films. In the special escape room, you can experience for yourself what it is like to be low-literate.
Visit: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/lezenenschrijven THU
WED
AUDITORIUM, TU/e • 20:00 H • GAME
Come and experience the Auditorium as you’ve never experienced it before. Together with TU/e’s Artist in Residence, Stefano Keizers, you’ll be breathing new life into everybody’s favorite childhood game: hide and seek. So come and join in, and you better hide well!
You probably remember it: Boekie Night. Eindhoven’s book talk show that has been a household name in the city and in the book world for many years.
An evening full of writers, literature, music and above all: a lot of fun. Wim Daniëls will talk to none other than Bart Chabot and Joke van Leeuwen on September 12th!
BLAUWE ZAAL, AUDITORIUM, TU/e • 12:40 H • LECTURE
What does it mean to you, a young student who grew up without the atrocities of war or human rights violations, to be able to live in freedom?
Sander Terphuis fled his native Iran in 1990 with a plan as brilliant as it was dangerous. He takes you on a journey from his beloved Tehran to his new homeland of the Netherlands, inspiring you to reflect on the essence of freedom and to realize your own dreams.
DO 14 SEPTEMBER
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN • 14:00 U • WORKSHOP
CECILIA
VAN DER GEESTEen krantenkop, een dichtregel, een quote of zelfs een reclametekst: het kan een startpunt zijn om zelf te creëren, zelf te schrijven
Neem mee: je nieuwsgierigheid, een beetje moed om jezelf in woorden te ontdekken, je schrijfboekje en favoriete pen. Als je een pakkende tekst tegenkomt, is die ook welkom. Voor ervaren en beginnende (thuis) schrijvers met of zonder spelfouten, je bent welkom! De workshop wordt gegeven door Cecilia van der Geest. Als docent en procesbegeleider brengt zij mensen in gesprek met zichzelf en met elkaar. Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma
DO 14 SEPTEMBER
Zonder het wemelende leven onder het maaiveld zou het bovengrondse leven helemaal niet bestaan. De film Onder Het Maaiveld maakt het ongeziene, onderaardse leven zichtbaar. Kijk mee naar de ondergrondse gemeenschap van wortels, larven, wormen, schimmels, bacteriën, amoeben en geleedpotigen
Het bestaan van deze wereld zal niemand verrassen, maar dat al het leven in die microkosmos druk met elkaar communiceert is ronduit verbazingwekkend. Er zitten meer levende wezens in één theelepel gezonde grond dan er mensen op aarde zijn. Dit Groen Café is georganiseerd i.s.m. Volkstuinvereniging Groen Gennep.
Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma
VR 15 SEPTEMBER
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN • 19:00 U • EVENT
FEEST IN DE BIEB
Op de eerste dag van de Boekenweek van Jongeren is het feest in de bibliotheek! Vrijdag 15 september opent de nieuwe manga collectie. Natuurlijk kan je ze met je gratis lidmaatschap direct lenen.
Nog leuker: doe mee aan de workshop manga striptekenen. Wat je nog meer van deze avond kan verwachten? Ga op blind date met een boek. Bespreek in real life je favoriete Booktok-boeken. Krijg gratis het beste (en leukste) boekadvies van de mediacoaches van de bibliotheek. Ontmoet de ‘Bibliotheek van de toekomst’ in de pop-up bus en schuif aan bij de spellentafel voor een potje Kolonisten van Catan, Ticket to Ride of één van de andere bordspellen.
Kijk op: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/boekenweekjongeren
NATLAB • 20:00 U • PERFORMANCE/TALKSHOW
NATLAB X IRIS PENNING X BROET
Maakbaars: is het een live-performance of een talkshow? Of beiden? In ieder geval is ‘t hét creatieve evenement waarbij alles draait om het maakproces.
Anderhalf uur vol livemuziek, poëzie en kleine feestjes voor het oog. Stadsdichter en singer-songwriter
Iris Penning presenteert de avond en geeft deze editie het podium aan Eurovisie Songfestival winnares
Lenny Kuhr, regisseur Tom Elswijk, dragperformer
Emily Salvia, Spoken Word-artiest Elten Kiene en mode-ontwerpster Sophie Roumans
WO 20 SEPTEMBER
BLAUWE ZAAL, AUDITORIUM, TU/e • 12:40 U • LEZING
De enorme ijskappen op Groenland en Antarctica smelten nog sneller dan de meeste modellen voorspellen
Poolonderzoeker en NOS-weerman Peter Kuipers Munneke onderzoekt hoe en hoe snel de poolijskappen reageren op opwarming, en wat dit betekent voor het toekomstige mondiale zeeniveau. Technische innovaties in satellietobservatie en rekenkracht zijn de sleutel tot het monitoren en begrijpen van de ijskappen.
Kuipers Munneke gaat in op de laatste ontwikkelingen en inzichten, waaronder zeespiegelstijging van meerdere meters en de toename van extreem weer wereldwijd.
NATLAB • 20:00 U • FILM + Q&A
FILM + Q&A ROB DEELEN (REGISSEUR)
In de eerste docufilm van Helmonder Rob Deelen, Toon W. is hersteld, zien we hoe Toon opgroeit en steeds verder afglijdt naar een leven vol verwaarlozing, geweld en criminaliteit.
Toons leven was geen rozengeur en maneschijn. Hij werd uit huis geplaatst, zat in de gevangenis en werd behandeld bij De Woenselse Poort. Daar besloot hij zijn leven anders vorm te geven en nu werkt hij als ervaringsdeskundige bij de GGZE. Na de film gaan we in gesprek met regisseur Rob Deelen en Toon Walravens
De Eindhoven Maker Faire is een mix van spelen met techniek, het ontdekken van creativiteit en verbaasd staan van inventiviteit. Het is een festival voor fantasierijke en nieuwsgierige mensen van alle leeftijden. Makers delen graag hun kennis op een interactieve manier met je. Van designers tot hackers, van kunstenaars tot softwareontwikkelaars en van futuristen tot recyclers. Bouw je eigen racewagen, programmeer een robot, leer 3D printen en laat je verwonderen door reusachtige robots en kunstzinnige installaties. Kom, en maak het mee!
Kaarten en meer informatie via eindhoven.makerfaire.com
Meer over de Maker Faire: zie cover en pagina 38.
WO 27 SEPTEMBER
BLAUWE ZAAL, AUDITORIUM, TU/e • 12:40 U • LEZING
‘De Mexicaanse drugsoorlog is een van de bloedigste, zo niet het bloedigste, conflict in een modern, geïndustrialiseerd land’, ‘Crystal Meth zijn de drugs van de duivel’ en ‘Nederland is een narcostaat.’ Zomaar wat uitspraken van oorlogsfotograaf en cultureel antropoloog dr. Teun Voeten. Hij heeft de hele wereld over gereisd en zijn focus ligt nu al enige tijd op de duistere wereld van drugs. Kom en onderneem deze reis met hem.
Voeten, oorlogsfotograaf sinds 1991, heeft oorlog en nood wereldwijd uitgebreid gedocumenteerd. Zijn ervaringen variëren van het leven met dakloze crackverslaafden in de ondergrondse tunnels van New York tot het getuige zijn van drugsgerelateerde incidenten op verschillende locaties.
SEiZOEN 2023/2024
VOLKSUNIVERSITEIT REGIO EINDHOVEN
Alle cursussen staan op de website www.vu-eindhoven.nl
Kom naar de Informatieavonden van de Volksuniversiteit Regio Eindhoven. Gratis en vrijblijvend.
MA 28 aug 19:00 - 20:30 u De Belleman, Valkenswaard
DI 29 aug 19:00 - 20:30 u De Ligt, Veldhoven
WO 30 aug 19:00 - 20:30 u St. Joriscollege, Eindhoven
NATLAB • FILMPREMIÈRE
CELINE SONG
Nora en Hae Sung, twee diep verbonden jeugdvrienden, worden uit elkaar gerukt als Nora’s familie vanuit Zuid-Korea naar Canada emigreert. Twaalf jaar later studeert Nora in New York en hervinden ze elkaar via internet. Ze fantaseren over een weerzien, maar de afstand doet het contact verwateren. Jaren later wordt Nora dan toch eindelijk herenigd met haar jeugdliefde.
NATLAB • FILMPREMIÈRE
PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
Moderne Western met Pedro Pascal en Ethan Hawke. Silva (Pascal) heeft er 25 jaar over gedaan om eindelijk de woestijn te doorkruisen om zijn oude vriend Jake (Hawke) te bezoeken. Jake is sheriff en staat op het punt de verdachte in een moordzaak in te rekenen. Als duidelijk wordt waarom Silva juist nu de reis heeft gemaakt, is het de vraag of er wel een toekomst voor hen samen is.
Outdoor film: The Breakfast Club
JOHN HUGHES
Een bont gezelschap onhandelbare jongeren dat worstelt om zichzelf te definiëren vanwege de stereotypen door ouders, leraren en leeftijdsgenoten aan hen opgelegd, moet op samen nablijven op school. Eerst zijn ze nog opstandig, maar nadat de directeur hen aan hun lot overlaat om zichzelf te vermaken, vinden ze uiteindelijk kameraadschap...
MA 11, DI 12 & WO 13
FILMHUIS DE ZWARTE DOOS • 19:30 U • DRAMA / COMEDY
WES ANDERSON
Asteroid City speelt zich af rond 1955, in een fictief Amerikaans stadje in de woestijn. Wereldschokkende gebeurtenissen verstoren een congresprogramma voor jonge Stargazers en Space Cadets, waar studenten en hun ouders uit het hele land samenkomen voor kameraadschap en wetenschappelijke competitie. Als gevolg hiervan komt deze bonte bende vast te zitten in een klein stadje in de middle of nowhere.
NATLAB • FILMPREMIÈRE
LUCA GUADAGNINO
Tashi Duncan is een sterke vrouw die zowel op als buiten de tennisbaan haar mannetje staat en getrouwd is met een tenniskampioen waar het niet zo goed mee gaat. Tashi’s pogingen haar man er weer bovenop te krijgen nemen een verrassende wending wanneer hij het moet opnemen tegen de uitgerangeerde Patrick, zijn voormalige beste vriend en de ex van Tashi.
DO 14 SEPTEMBER
NATLAB • FILMPREMIÈRE
Jeanne Du Barry
MAÏWENN
Als vrouw uit de arbeidersklasse snakt Jeanne Vaubernier naar een hogere status, een haast onmogelijke droom. Stapje voor stapje lukt het haar de sociale ladder te bestijgen. Wanneer ze koning Lodewijk XV ontmoet, is het liefde op het eerste gezicht. Ze wordt zijn courtisane. Een schandaal in Versailles, want niemand wil een straatmeisje aan het hof.
MA 18 & DI 19 SEPTEMBER
GINA GAMMELL & RIDLEY KEOUGH
Intiem, realistisch portret van het leven in het Pine Ridge-reservaat. Dieven, drugs dealen uit de voorraad van zijn vader - Matho en zijn vrienden blijven maar in de problemen komen. War Pony won al meerdere prijzen, waaronder de Caméra d’Or voor beste debuut in Cannes.
RIDLEY SCOTT
Susan Sarandon en Geena Davis spelen outlaw tijdens een, bij toeval, wanhopige vlucht door het zuidwesten. Met een vastberaden detective (Harvey Keitel) op hun spoor, een erg knappe lifter (Brad Pitt in zijn eerste rol) op hun pad en een reeks misdaden in hun kielzog, wisselt hun reis af tussen een supersnelle rit en een krachtige persoonlijke odyssee.
DAVY CHOU
Als haar vlucht naar Tokio wordt geannuleerd, besluit de geadopteerde Freddie spontaan naar Zuid-Korea te vliegen om haar biologische ouders te zoeken. Wat begint als een korte trip, verandert in een lange reis door stille dorpjes en bruisende nachtclubs in haar nog onbekende thuisland. Terwijl zij zich onderdompelt in de Koreaanse cultuur en haar zoektocht, begint ze zich af te vragen wie ze dacht dat ze was en wie ze wil worden.
ZO 3 SEPTEMBER
HIGH TECH CAMPUS EINDHOVEN
Op zondag 3 september zal de 5e editie van de High Tech Triathlon plaatsvinden op de High Tech Campus in Eindhoven.
Er zijn speciale series voor bedrijven. Daarnaast zijn er open Series en ouder-kind triathlon waar iedereen zich voor kan aanmelden. Natuurlijk zijn toeschouwers ook welkom!
Inschrijven
18 SEPTEMBERPLEIN
IN EINDHOVEN • 15:00 - 19:00
De Eindhovense Sportweek komt er weer aan! Dit jaar starten we met een kick-off op 8 sept: het Eindhoven Sport Festival. Kom jij langs? Het wordt een feestelijke en sportieve opening. Je kunt sporten uitproberen. Of neem je het misschien op tegen sportambassadeur Annamarie Thomas tijdens de rollerblades challenge? Er zijn diverse sportclubs, organisaties en sportregisseurs aanwezig om jouw sportvragen te beantwoorden. Springkussens, schmink, koffie en gezonde snacks staan klaar.
Lees meer op eindhovensesportweek.nl.
VR 15 SEPTEMBER
MU HYBRID ART HOUSE• GRATIS
Tijd en tijdloosheid, tijdgebrek en eeuwigheidswaarde staan centraal in de totaalinstallatie TIMELESSTIME van Maison the Faux bij MU Hybrid Art House.
Verliezen of winnen we tijd met het verstrijken van de jaren? Maakt fysieke aftakeling ons kwetsbaar of is dit juist dé drijfveer om te creëren, te filosoferen, te vernietigen...? Dit onderzoekt MAISON the FAUX samen met performers, die de scènes op gezette tijden tot leven laten komen en het publiek als in een story ride zonder begin of eind meezuigen op golven van creatie en verval.
Check mu.nl en de socials voor performancedata en nieuws rondom TIMELESSTIME.
EINDHOVEN, ATLAS • DAGELIJKS • WERELDFOTOTENTOONSTELLING ZIE OOK PAGINA 32
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Eindhoven University of Technology Atlas building
Eindhoven University of Technology
Atlas building
Photographs that can capture a moment, have a big impact, move people and make clear what is going on in the world. This is what World Press Photo is known for. Around the world, some 4 million people in 100 cities in 45 countries visit this renowned exhibition of the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the past year.
Photographs that can capture a moment, have a big impact, move people and make clear what is going on in the world. This is what World Press Photo is known for. Around the world, some 4 million people in 100 cities in 45 countries visit this renowned exhibition of the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the past year.
The exhibition is free to visit on the TU/e campus in Eindhoven from September 5 - 26.
The exhibition is free to visit on the TU/e campus in Eindhoven from September 5 - 26.
Free admission, audio tour and guided tours
Free admission, audio tour and guided tours
You can visit the exhibition for free in the Atlas building on the TU/e campus. You can also listen to an audio tour via an app or join one of the guided tours organized by Studium Generale TU/e and given by students.
You can visit the exhibition for free in the Atlas building on the TU/e campus. You can also listen to an audio tour via an app or join one of the guided tours organized by Studium Generale TU/e and given by students.
Opening hours
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 07:00 - 19:00
Monday to Friday: 07:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 17:00, Sunday: closed Free entrance, info: www.tue.nl/sg
Saturday: 12:00 - 17:00, Sunday: closed Free entrance, info: www.tue.nl/sg STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Lumens Dynamo Youth Work is committed to young people between the ages of 7 and 27, and that is important, says Nancy van Loon, because we must do everything we can to offer all young people perspective in the Brainport region.
On average, Youth in the Netherlands are doing well because quite a bit is going on in the meantime,” says Nancy van Loon, who has been involved with Dynamo Youth Work with heart and soul for 25n years, as a youth worker in the 1990s in De Bennekel, later as manager. She has seen what neoliberal policies have brought about and was jointly responsible for important strategic changes in Dynamo Youth Work’s policy to counter, or at least mitigate, the consequences. Van Loon: “One in ten adults in the Netherlands can be regarded as vulnerable, and the figures for young people are virtually the same.” She sums up where these young people experience a vulnerability: mental health, undermining, lack of connection, not to mention the housing shortage... among policymakers and politicians, and later among parents as well. Take problems at school, for example. The homework assistance market is booming. Parents want the problem to be solved as quickly as possible, but are we investing in the right thing?”
The distinguishing feature of Dynamo Youth Work, compared to other approaches, is that it is not the problems of young people that are central, but their talents. “We call our working method ‘Inspire, learn, work’, or ‘ILW’. The idea here is that by participating in workshops or by joining a community, young people are inspired to develop their own talents. This gives them more self-belief and helps them deal with their problems better. It is important that we work from the meeting and that contacts are made.”
Van Loon mentions three examples of communities that are close to her heart: “The Dynamo E-sports Centre, for all gaming youth in and around Eindhoven. By also bringing gamers into physical contact with each other, we create a sense of community and that is important, especially in the developmental phase in which many of these (mainly) boys find themselves.” The second example is COMMIT040, the place for the free-run and pranking community in Eindhoven and the surrounding area: “Since August 2018, the community has found its home here at Strijp-S. Together with our experienced teachers, we work on the development of the sport and offer a place to young people from different cultures and backgrounds. Free-running is an accessible and social sport, where everyone goes through their own development. This is different from the wellknown traditional sports. This often makes young people feel at home and at ease. Commit040 mainly focuses on the community, supporting each other within the sport.” And
then there is NADA, the community for young bi-cultural queers: “Tolerance is an important spearhead for us. The LGBTQ+ community (in a word ‘queer’) is simply part of it. NADA offers a safe place for queer youth with a bi-cultural background. Together we provide a safe meeting place, a place where they can meet like-minded people and where they can investigate what support may be needed and possible for them.”
Van Loon recognizes that the expertise of the GGZ and Youth Care is indispensable for problems in the development of young people, but emphasizes the importance of communities, especially for young people with a vulnerability. “A community offers context and guidance, also in the longer term, and given the waiting lists in regular healthcare, that can be of great importance. Dynamo Youth Work is not the solution, but it is an important part of the solution.”
Another issue that Van Loon would like to draw attention to is the problem of generational differences. “Today’s youth have grown up in a world where digitization is a fact. She can hardly imagine a world without a mobile phone. This means that generational differences are greater than before, but also that generations can learn a lot from each other. We must ensure that they keep talking to each other, which is also important in combating loneliness.” Keeping in touch and community building are the common thread in Van Loon’s career, which has now spanned a quarter of a century. In those years she has seen her work change radically. “When I started, we moved into the neighbourhood ourselves, we went to focus neighbourhoods such as De Bennekel, Doornakkers and Woensel-West. Now, we also see more young people from middle- or higher-income brackets coming to us.” And then a sincere heartfelt cry: “I think there is a greater task for the business community in contributing to social facilities for its employees and their environment, so that municipalities in our region can focus more on the areas of interest. After all, the work in focus areas should not be put under pressure, because yes… there is quite a bit going on there in the meantime!” n
You would like to know more about Dynamo Youth Work?
Look at instagram dynamojeugdwerk or the website www. dynamojeugdwerk.nl
‘The youth grew up in a world where digitization is a fact and can become a world hardly imagine without a mobile phone’
TUE 5 UNTIL TUE 26 SEPTEMBER
EXHIBITIONSTUDIUM GENERALE, ATLAS BUILDING, TU/E CAMPUS
The TU/e will again host the renowned World Press photo Exhibition 2023 from Tuesday 5 to Tuesday 26 September, which you can visit for free during opening hours.
Do you want to get to know the stories behind the photos? Then come and join one of the free guided tours (30 minutes) by one of the trained TU/e student guides, who will tell you all the fascinating stories behind this year’s winning images.
Reservations and info about guided tour dates and -times can be found on www.tue.nl/sg
The exhibition SPACE puts our capacity for spatial insight to the test. When we think of ‘space’, we quickly think of the literal meaning, an architectural space, made up of four walls with right angles, with a ceiling, a passage and possibly windows. However, ‘space’ can also have an abstract or figurative meaning.
For the exhibition SPACE, six contemporary Dutch visual artists who use photography or video as a medium have been invited: Hans Biezen, Femke Dekkers, Willem van den Hoed, Michiel Kluiters, Menno de Nooijer, Marleen Sleeuwits. Each of them interprets the concept of space and spaciousness in their own way. They play with scale, perspective, optical illusion, light and shadow effect. The exhibition is about the interaction between space and photography, the duality between two- and three-dimensionality and between suggestion and reality. The alienating effect that their work evokes puts our capacity for spatial insight to the test.
The Annual Heritage Open Day will take place in the weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September. There are also openings and activities in Eindhoven. On Sunday, September 10th, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., visitors can view the striking Philips offices on Boschdijk. The building is a national monument and was the headquarters of Philips Netherlands for many years. Those interested will have reserve a ticket for a specific time slot. This is necessary, among other things, because of limited lift capacity. Unfortunately, the building is NOT wheelchair accessible. During the open days, historians and architects will be present to give short, guided tours.
Specially for Open Monument Day 2023, the VVV will provide a free monument walk from the former Philips offices on Boschdijk. Find out everything about the Philips Vredeoord complex, the history of De Barrier, the monumental Van Arskerk and the famous pond at Hendrik de Keyzerplein, where the Smurf Paradise can be seen every year during the “Lichtjesroute”. For more information and reservations: www.architectuurcentrumeindhoven.nl
Be fascinated by technology during one of our mini-lectures on a variety of topics from the history of technology.
You can attend the mini-lectures, that are given by true Philips experts, every weekend of September. Some of the topics are: “from analog to digital,” “the fascination of innovation,” “x-rays, from technology to health,” and “from radio lamp to LED lamp,”.
Mini-lectures: 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30 September
There is no additional cost for the mini-lectures, they are included in the museum ticket. www.philips-museum.com
In the Van Abbemuseum you can discover the universe from a new perspective. In the immersive installation Black Liberation Zodiac by artist Nolan Oswald Dennis you can see the night sky through bowls of water on the ground. Dennis refers to stagnant water, such as lakes, as one of the oldest astrological instruments.
This work fills one of the 10 rooms of the exhibition Positions #7: Everything worthwhile is done with other people focuses on art that has been created through collaboration. On view until 24 September 2023, art collectives show you that collectively we achieve more than on our own.
After a summer break, the Van Abbemuseum Art Clubs start again this month! On September 2, the museum kicks off with a special Dutch Design Week edition of the Family Art Club: young and old together make a Rough and Ready Chair from recycled material. You will later see these chairs in the Dutch Design Week exhibition The space between us, on view from 7 October to 19 November 2023.
Also, from Saturday September 9, the Children’s Art Club will take place again: young museum enthusiasts aged 6 to 12 discover the artist in themselves every week. After visiting the exhibitions, they get to work themselves with clay, paint or pencils.
Check out vanabbemnuseum.nl for all (children’s) activities
In the collection display Delinking and Relinking you experience art with all your senses. This extensive exhibition stretches over five floors.
How does the painting Portrait of a Stage Actress (1927) by Charley Toorop feel? Or what does the work Hommage à Apolllinaire (1912) by Marc Chagall smell like? And how does Composition XIV (1913) by Piet Mondrian sound? The free Smartify tour guides you through all the multi-sensory tools in the exhibition. With this, the Van Abbemuseum makes art accessible to everyone, including blind and deaf visitors.
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PANNENKOEKCONCERT:
Zijn jouw kids ook dol op pannenkoeken én houden ze van muziek? Dan zijn de pannenkoekconcerten in Muziekgebouw Eindhoven voor hen gemaakt! In deze intieme voorstelling zien we Harry, een tevreden huiskat die graag binnen is. Het huis is groot genoeg en Harry heeft niet zo veel nodig. Maar wist je dat er maar één vlinder nodig is om dat te vergeten?!
Met veel plezier neemt De Toren van Geluid de kinderen mee in dit kleine, muzikale avontuur over het grote (on)bekende. Over het uitslaan van je vleugels. En het op je pootjes terechtkomen. Het gezelschap maakte met veel succes eerder o.a. voorstellingen rondom de bekende poezen Pim & Pom en de voorstelling ‘Ssst! De tijger slaapt’ (prentenboek van het jaar 2018).
Kinderen van 2 tot 6 jaar beleven hun eerste bioscoopbezoek in de leukste filmzaal van Natlab.
Elke zondagochtend opent de Cinemini-zaal speciaal voor peuters, kleuters en hun (groot)ouders. De kinderen worden getrakteerd op film en spel: in een lichtlandschap onderzoeken ze hoe licht schaduwbeelden creëert.
Waar komt het beeld vandaan, hoe verdwijnt het in het niets, wordt het groter of kleiner, of krijgt het een andere vorm?
Wat hebben ridders en pottenbakkers met elkaar te maken? Beide zijn aanwezig bij een bijzonder historisch weekend in het preHistorisch Dorp in Eindhoven! Dit weekend neemt het openluchtmuseum je mee op een uniek historisch avontuur.
Pottenbakkers
Deze ambachtslieden houden zich bezig met het maken van aardewerk en keramische voorwerpen. Zeer noodzakelijk in de prehistorie en de middeleeuwen, omdat het mensen in staat stelde om gebruiksvoorwerpen, zoals voorraadpotten en bewaarbakjes te maken! Kom kijken naar dit bijzondere werk of probeer zelf eens uit hoe handig je bent met klei.
Hospitaalridders
Levende geschiedenisgroep de Hospitaalridders is twee dagen lang op bezoek in het preHistorisch Dorp. Ze laten je zien hoe ze ten tijde van middeleeuwse kruistochten rondreisden en met welke wapenuitrusting er gestreden werd. Het zijn kundige ambachtslieden die je meer vertellen over allerlei middeleeuwse ambachten.
Entree: € 11,50, gratis voor Museumkaarthouders
Hekserij leeft! Kom tijdens Mabon, op 23 & 24 september, naar Heksia in het preHistorisch Dorp in Eindhoven. Dompel je onder in de magische wereld van heksen en heidenen met workshops, kraampjes, livemuziek, lezingen, demonstraties, dans, ambachten en nog veel meer…
Een weekend vol magie
Het intieme festival Heksia is al enkele jaren op rij een bron van energie voor iedereen die zich verbonden voelt met de rituelen van vroeger én voor iedereen die gewoon nieuwsgierig is naar de magische wereld van heksen en heidenen. Ontmoet ambachtslieden, handelaren, heksen en heidenen. Bekijk historische ambachten in eeuwenoude hoeves en boerderijen en koop unieke heksenobjecten zoals kruiden, schilderingen, boeken en meer. Er is ook van alles te doen op Heksia: van een prehistorisch ritueel in het bos tot dansworkshops. Een waar uitje voor de moderne heks!
Prijs verkoop online tickets: € 16,-, vol = vol
Geen weekend in dit openluchtmuseum is hetzelfde! Sluit je aan op 16 & 17 september of kies je voor een ander historisch weekend?
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Het ambachtenhuis van het preHistorisch Dorp wordt van 1 juli t/m 27 augustus dag en nacht bewoond. Acht weken lang kookt, wast, eet en slaapt Yvonne Lammers, archeologe en museummanager bij het preHistorisch Dorp, in dit middeleeuwse huis.
Hoe zag het leven in de middeleeuwen eruit? Welke uitdagingen zijn er in en rondom een middeleeuws huis? Wat eet je en hoe bereid je het? Hoe zorg je voor licht? Waar slaap je en met welke huishoudelijke taken houd je je bezig? Deze vragen probeert Yvonne tijdens haar verblijf te beantwoorden. Dat doet ze niet alleen, maar samen met wetenschappers, archeologen, historici en andere deskundigen. Samen brengen ze vele dagelijkse middeleeuwse uitdagingen aan het licht.
Ondanks de uitgebreide kennis die we over de 14e eeuw bezitten, blijkt het lastig om vat te krijgen op een normaal verloop van de dag en de indeling van een jaar. De discussies met experts brachten al veel kennis, maar geven ook meer vragen. Zoals de vooraad in een huis, hoe bepalend de gezinssamenstelling is op het dagelijks werk, hoe de inrichting van het huis er exact uit zou moeten zien, wat de verschillen zijn tussen kleine en grote steden, wat de dagelijkse kost van een ambachtsgezin precies is – er zijn algemene indrukken, maar een handleiding is niet te maken, ondanks de vele historische bronnen waardoor je het tegendeel zou verwachten.
Het preHistorisch Dorp biedt meer inzicht in de dagelijkse uitdagingen en avonturen van Yvonne. Haar dagboek is te vinden op de website van het museum. Vanaf 28 augustus is het ambachtenhuis niet meer bewoond, maar bezoekers kunnen er van dinsdag t/m zondag nog altijd terecht om het leven van de prehistorie tot de late middeleeuwen te ontdekken.
Op 6 november sluit het museum haar poorten voor de winterstop.
Arno’s theater
Kalverstraat 11
Eindhoven arnohuibers.nl
Van Abbemuseum
Stratumsedijk 2 040 238 10 00 vanabbemuseum.nl
Academisch Genootschap
Parklaan 93 040 243 48 08 academischgenootschap.nl
Carte Blanche
Daalakkersweg 10 08 040 245 17 39 carteblanche.nu
Sint Catharinakerk
Catharinaplein 1 040 244 88 97
CKE
Pastoor Petersstraat 180 040 216 32 63 cke.nl
Bibliotheek Eindhoven
Emmasingel 22 040 260 42 60 bibliotheekeindhoven.nl
Dynamo
Catharinaplein 21 040 239 31 10 dynamo-eindhoven.nl
Evoluon, Stichting Next Nature Noord Brabantlaan 1A 040 250 4620 evoluon.com
Effenaar
Dommelstraat 2 040 239 36 66 effenaar.nl
Fifth-NRE
Gasfabriek 5 040 237 60 70 fifthnre.com
Galerie Nasty Alice
Sint Antoniusstraat 10 06 34053028 galerienastyalice.nl
Kazerne Home of Design Paradijslaan 2-8 040 207 37 30 kazerne.com
MU Hybrid Arthouse
Torenallee 40-06 040 296 16 63 mu.nl
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Heuvel Galerie 140 040 244 20 20 Muziekgebouweindhoven.nl
Muziek in de Cathrien
Begijnenhof 2 040 283 39 68 muziekindecathrien.nl
Natlab Kastanjelaan 500 040 294 68 48 natlab.nl
Pand P Leenderweg 65 040 303 21 70 pand-p.nl
Parktheater Eindhoven Theaterpad 1 040 211 11 22 parktheater.nl
Pennings Foundation Geldropseweg 63 040 3080609 penningsfoundation.com
philharmonie zuidnederland Jan van Lieshoutstraat 5 088 166 07 00 philharmoniezuidnederland.nl
Philips Museum Emmasingel 31 040 235 90 30 philips-museum.com
preHistorisch Dorp Boutenslaan 161-b 040 252 22 81 prehistorischdorp.nl
Stage Music Café Stratumseind 25 stagemusiccafe.nl
TAC Temporary Art Centre Vonderweg 1 tac.nu
T56 Tarwelaan 56 info@t56.nl / t56.nl
Ton Smits Huis Jacob Reviuslaan 25 040 211 47 86 tonsmitshuis.nl
Studium Generale, TU/e
• De Blauwe Zaal
• Luna, Corona
• Filmhuis De Zwarte Doos
Den Dolech 2 | 040 247 49 00 tue.nl/sg
United Cowboys
Kleine berg 040 237 12 77 unitedcowboys.nl
Volksuniversiteit Eindhoven
Kanaaldijk-Zuid 11 040 782 08 10 vu-eindhoven.nl
Smitje op de Kleine Berg is one of the few traditional shops in Eindhoven city centre. A shop full of buttons, ribbons, and fabrics. Ideas have been able to become reality here for more than a hundred years and your imagination is given free rein. Where you can find the dress of your dreams for the day of your life or a special dress to shine at a gala.
Smitje is a haberdashery specialist. Still old-fashioned, where your senses are assailed by all the types and colours on offer. You might as well call Smitje a colourful design shop. Customers from far and wide know how to find the store, looking for fabrics, needles, zips, embroidery tape, elastic, wool, and yarn applications. If you want it, Smitje has it. The same goes for an affordable wedding or prom dress. But Smitje also has the fabric to make the dresses herself. Harrie Smits (73) has been working in the business since he was fourteen. He still sells zips, yarn, cords, wool, knitting needles, scissors, needles and beads every day. The button collection is the largest in Europe. From mother-of-pearl to plastic. From iron to gold and silver. Two walls full. A sight now that breathless tourists gratefully photograph. Not to mention the time they - shouldtake to make a choice…
He is still the face of the store and intends to remain so for the time being. Smitje was founded in 1921 and was first located in Strijp. Harrie took over the business from his father after working in the store for years. Smitje has been in a medieval building in the city centre since the early 1990s. To accommodate the thousands of haberdashery items, Harrie bought the adjacent buildings and
built a few floors on top. The business took on something of a colourful maze. Where the prom dresses now hang used to be the hayloft.
Harry is an old-fashioned salesman. He is still in the store every day, together with his team of employees, including his 20-year-old granddaughter Jill and a sister-in-law. He enjoys the atmosphere and likes to have a chat with customers, old and young. Smitje may look nice and old-fashioned, but the business certainly keeps up with the times. A young designer, who also makes clothes for customers, works in the studio. They can also decide the design together with him. Harrie notes that more young people are finding their way to the store again. That is at times when something is popular again, such as knitting and design currently.
He also has an eye for the ecological aspect, so that our children’s children will still have a good environment in the future. “There is a wide range of environmentally friendly fabrics, in the hobby department we do as much as possible with fabrics. They also provide booklets about making your own clothing, repairing and reusing clothing. For example, you can make bags or stuffed animals. We promote recycling as much as possible.”
Interested?
‘He is still the face of the store and intends to remain so for the time being...
“They should learn Dutch .....” When I hear this, I feel quite uncomfortable. Thousands of students each year learn Dutch with us and find their way in society. Is that so easy? No, not at all, but they do. I’m reminded of Omar. In 2013 he came to the Netherlands via Greece and Turkey and applied for asylum, before the large influx of refugees in 2015. Life in his homeland was made impossible for him. He came to STE and was guided by Vluchtelingenwerk (Refugee Work). Omar wanted to learn English, which was still quite poor, and the lady from Vluchtelingenwerk translated for him. I tried to make it clear to him that the intention was to learn Dutch, but Omar remained firm; It had to be English, he wanted to go to TU/e and you needed English for that. I wanted to help him, saw his frustration and struggle, and offered to teach him English for free on Saturdays whilst he learned Dutch during the week.
Omar turned out to be a special person with enormous perseverance and huge potential. A special friendship was born. I saw him cry once when he talked about the harsh crossing. For a moment I was able to see into that dark world, which we often see on screen. Omar passed his international English exam. He went to college, did an internship, took the state exam, became a Dutch citizen, and now has a wonderful job.
He got married, we were at his wedding, there were almost as many Dutch people as Syrians. His son was born two weeks ago. I had to laugh when I saw that he had a sign in the garden with the baby’s name - well established, Omar!
I tell this story because, to me, all students are someone, a face, a history, a story. Many of our students are refugees like Omar, even more of our students are expats or migrant workers. Everyone has a reason to be here and we as a country are open to this, we need people for our labour market or have an agreement to accept refugees. Maybe that will change in the future. But now it’s up to all of us to manage the flow of cultures and let them live together. Of course, I think that internationals should learn the Dutch language, but learning a completely new language is often thought of too lightly. When you are older, learning a language is more difficult. Learning a language takes a lot of time, you don’t do that in a few months.
We should certainly not take ourselves as a point of reference. Dutch people (depending on your level of education) sometimes learn two or three foreign languages. Some often even start learning English in kindergarten. Not everyone speaks English, by the way, and the oft mentioned alienation felt by older native Eindhoven residents is something that we must take seriously. In fact, I hear the same thing from our students, they also do not always feel heard: “Nobody speaks Dutch to me, how can we learn it well?” Do we hear a foreign accent, then immediately switch to English? It seems as if we have no patience for novice learners of Dutch. If we want our internationals to learn Dutch, then we also have to speak Dutch to them instead of English, offer them even more language training, and set up initiatives where, for example, internationals come into contact with native Eindhoven residents. We have to do it together.
Mathilde Lageman Director & c0-owner STE Languages
On September 23 and 24, the Maker Faire Eindhoven returns to Stadhuisplein for its tenth edition. With the theme the ‘magic of making’, the Faire brings together creators from all over the world to showcase their newest inventions and technological innovations in 3D printing, fashion, robotics, and more in a fun an interactive way.
René Paré, director of MAD Emergent Art Center and the Maker Faire, gives Eindless an inside look of the Faire and the role innovation plays within it.
René: MAD Emergent Art Center is an art science initiative in Eindhoven, which has been around for more than 25 years. We connect technology and art to make it more accessible for people in society. We organize events and we develop event formats to make this happen. And when the format is a success, it can stand on its own. As a lab, we experiment and develop ways to connect art and technology for people and society. And one of the biggest projects that we are doing is the Maker Faire Eindhoven, which is a festival for creative technology.
ABOUT MAKER FAIRE EINDHOVEN
René: “The yearly Eindhoven Maker Faire is a celebration of creativity and ingenuity, that covers a very wide range of making. Imagine a 3D model of the makers world, and you see it stretch from high-tech to low-tech, from young to old, from art to education, from professional to amateur.
This gathering together, makers and visitors alike, is based on shared passion and curiosity, that is resulting in a special flow of energy and inspiration. Every visitor and every presenting maker feels part of the movement and the community. Every time there is wonder and surprise about the innovative solutions and inventions, original approaches to learning, sustainable solutions, creative applications, and experiments.”
René: “The Eindhoven Maker Faire is challenging innovative solutions and fresh ideas by
the very nature of the maker spirit. True and disruptive innovation is often the result of a process where curiosity, tinkering and playfulness lead to serendipity and sparks connecting elements. This process is what makers are doing and promoting.”
René: “In total there will be 300 makers and around 120 presentations. Examples of projects that makers present are numerous and announced at the website. To mention a few: WIFI controlled hovercrafts; ‘roll-aball’ horse game; 3D printed prosthetics; programming robots; humanoid robot face; algorithmic art; multisport vest; cheerful electronics LED kits and synths; light art; drum robot; 3D serious gaming lab; Haptic Touch devices; biomaterials printing; air-based circuits system; reinventing boxing.”
René: “The makers are difficult to characterize because they are so diverse. There are makers that are true inventors who have an idea to make something. There are startups, graduates from university or polytechnic schools that have made a product, service, or company. There are artists that we invite with electronics installations, media installations with kinetic or robotic art; and artists with creative data, creative coding that make media with computer code. There are musicians and theatre makers as well.”
René: “And we will have special guests. Mitch Altman, who is a world-famous hacker from Berlin to do a talk and workshop on soldering. And Anouk Wipprecht. She’s a world-famous fashion technology designer
known for her robotic dress, which is a dress with electronics and mechanics that responds to the environment. I have to also mention Ponytrap. Ponytrap is a robotic drum machine made by two musicians who wanted to play their violins with rhythmic support, so they built their own drum robot.”
René: “Everybody can be a maker. We say, ‘the first time you come to visit the Maker Faire, you come as a visitor, but you leave as a maker’ because you can learn things and you can take away things that you can do at home or at your work or at school.”
René: There is a very welcoming character to the festival. It’s open and people like to share their knowledge, skills, and inspiration. And it’s not commercial. So, people are very easy going about sharing, having fun, learning, and getting to know each other. That makes it a special kind of festival.
René: “The Maker Faire sparks ideas and imagination of what you can do and makeit shows great creative and dedicated people having fun and being proud of the things they learned and built. It challenges people to think about making themselves and becoming a Maker.” n
‘The yearly Maker Faire is a celebration of creativity and ingenuit’
‘The makers are difficult to characterize because they are so diverse’
In Eindless, we provide practical information for new inhabitants. Our magazine aims to help you settle in and get to know the city of Eindhoven and its surroundings better. Here are some useful resources and services:
For local information and assistance with legal documents, make an appointment at our Burgerzaken office.
Important phone numbers:
• Emergencies: Call 112
• Police: 0900 8844
• Fire Department: 040 260 86 08
• GGD (Health Service): 040 238 94 44
• Hospitals and General Doctors:
- Catharina Ziekenhuis: 0900 8861
- Maxima Medisch Centrum Veldhoven: 0900 123 20 24
• Central Dentist Number: 0900 P543 77 45
Holidays in the Netherlands (July/August):
• School Holiday seasons in different regions:
• North of the Netherlands
Summerholiday 22 juli t/m 3 september 2023
• Central Netherlands
Summerholiday 8 juli t/m 20 augustus 2023
• South of the Netherlands
Summerholiday 15 juli t/m 27 augustus 2023
For specific dates, visit www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/ schoolvakanties/overzichtschoolvakanties-per-schooljaar.
• Public transport: Visit www.9292ov.nl for information on public transportation.
• Trains: Download the app: www.ns.nl to buy train tickets.
• International trains: For international travel, check www.nsinternational.com.
• Explore events and activities in Eindhoven at www.uitineindhoven.nl.
• More to discover in Eindhoven: www.thisiseindhoven.nl
• Discover happenings, locations, events in the Brainport region at www.regioradareindhoven.nl.
Language
• Library/Bibliotheek Eindhoven:
• Language Cafe: Thursdays, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
• The Reading Pier for children:
- Wednesdays, 10:30 AM (for children aged 0-4 years)
- Wednesdays, 4:00 PM (for children aged 4-10 years)
In addition to these resources, here are some organizations that offer services and opportunities in Eindhoven: sports facilities, cultural venues, and local markets in the area. For more detailed information and guidance about living in Eindhoven, please visit our recommended resource, the “Living In Guide” by the Municipality of Eindhoven and the Holland Expat Center. The guide will provide comprehensive information about the city and its surroundings. You can access it at hollandexpatcenter.com/en/publications/living-in-guide.
Please note that the provided information is subject to change, and it’s always recommended to visit the respective websites for the most up-to-date details.
Ben je tussen de 14 en 20 jaar oud en wil je jouw talent in Dans, Theater, Muziek of Beeldend verder ontwikkelen? Droom je ervan om ooit auditie of toelating te doen bij een kunstvakopleiding? Dan is de Talentstroom van CKE iets voor jou! Talenten jonger dan 14 jaar kunnen meedoen met de Talentstroom Dans of Muziek.
Zo ziet het programma eruit:
• Talentstroom-programma van 36 weken
• 30 weken vakinhoudelijke lessen op dinsdag
• Je krijgt les van inspirerende, gediplomeerde docenten uit het professionele werkveld
• 6 verschillende thema’s centraal, zoals ‘Mindset’, ‘Career building’ en ‘Performance’
• 6 Talentstroomdagen op zaterdag voor extra inspiratie en verdieping, samen met andere Talentstromen
• 4 gezamenlijke intervisie- & 2 coachingmomenten, begeleid door jouw Talentstroommentor
Unieke multidisciplinaire afsluiting van het jaar met alle Talentstroom-deelnemers
• Naast Talentstroomlessen volg je reguliere lessen die passen bij jouw ontwikkeling en behoeften.
Ga voor meer informatie naar www.cke.nl/talentstroom en meld je aan.
Whole month
Bumper cars, ferris wheel, cotton candy, and tavern: in the Brainport region, the fairs still guarantee simple entertainment. In September, every weekend there’s somewhere you can swing and sway. First weekend: Bakel and Geldrop, 2nd: Reusel and Mierlo, 3th Lierop and Gastel, 4th: Oirschot and Someren Dorp. Did we miss one?
A smile in the aftermath of the pandemic and recent global events. Over 1,200 photos spread across the streets and squares of Overpelt-Centrum during the international ‘Lens op de Mens’ Photo Festival. Theme for 2023: ‘humor’.
1, 2, 3 & 29 augustus). Go to Oostelbeers if you want to witness the spectacular World Championship Pony Driving. Over 100 driving teams from various countries show you the beautiful pony sport in all its glory.
1, 2 Betty Blue, the Proms Orchestra, and soloists from our region give a unique sound to well-known songs during the PromsFestival Nuenen. Two unforgettable evenings at the Roosdonck in Nuenen.
1, 2, 3, 9, 10
For Afslag Eindhoven, singer and writer Frans Pollux adapted the novel “Alleen met de Goden” by Alex Boogers into a theater performance about love, abandonment, and believing in your own strength despite all adversity. Five evenings in Veemgebouw Eindhoven. Dutch spoken.
5 to 26
Photos that capture a moment, make an impact, and depict the world as it is. The best photojournalism and documentary photography of the past year during World Press Photo on the TU/e campus. Students provide an audio tour and guided tours.
8, 9, 10
Valkenswaard comes alive during the free Corso & Culture Festival, heralding the new cultural season. On Sunday there is the Corso with a convoy of 13 impressive dahlia floats, accompanied by youth wagons, street performers, showbands, and harmonies. A colorful spectacle for all ages!
9 Enjoy an end-of-summer Farmers’ Picnic at Kasteel Cranendonck, Soerendonk. With live music, local delicacies, and a cozy setting between hay bales and blankets in the castle garden of De Baronie van Cranendonck. An event to promote the beautiful area. Free entrance, food and drinks available for purchase.
Mistero Buffo, or ‘comic mystery’, takes you through the life of Jesus Christ via sketches, scenes, and songs at Joe Mann Nature Theater, in Best. Musical theater full of satire, love, and faith. Dutch spoken.
16
Fay Lovsky comes to Lage Mierde to sing and review ‘questionable songs’. Old, new, her own compositions. Depending on how you look at them, they’re totally wrong. Because there’s something off with every song.
Until 24
Magnum photographer Alex Webb (San Francisco, 1952) is world-famous for his street photography. His photos are vibrant, dynamic, and he’s always looking for that fleeting moment when everything clicks. Three collections in Kunsthal Helmond and Kasteel Helmond..
FRI 1
EFFENAAR
20:00 | 40up
Let’s dance again
PARKTHEATHER , location VEEMGEBOUW
20:00 | theatre
Afslag Eindhoven - Alleen met de goden
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 |Karaoke with LIVE Band
“YouTry”
Sing along with YouTry Live Band. Don’t be shy, give it a try!
PROMSFESTIVAL, NUENEN
16:00 | 2e edition of the PromsFestival Nuenen
SAT 2
CKE
12:00-16:00 |CKE EXPOSED
Open day CKE
CATHARINAKERK
14:25 | Carillon playing by Rosemarie Seuntiëns
15:00 |vocal en organ
Laurens guided by Wiecher Mandemaker; Hayo Boerema, organ
PAND P
15:00 & 20:30 | theatre
Wildpark – We think it’s time for something sweet
PROMSFESTIVAL, NUENEN
16:00 | 2e editie van het PromsFestival te Nuenen
PARKTHEATER , location VEEMGEBOUW
20:00 | theatre
Afslag Eindhoven –Alone with the gods
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | Codex Avenue
Funk, Soul & Groove Band
EFFENAAR
21:30 | grunge
Snaren 90: Pablo Honey
23:00 | Amapiano, Afro House
Afro Beats
Tula, we celebrate the freedom of sounds
SUN 3
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
13:00 - 17.00 | festival
Open Day 23/24
13:45 en 17:00
Plankton playing Om de hoek woont een struik
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
14:00 | reading Maria Luisa Stoop-Martins Cecilio, Pain of being misunderstood
VEEMGEBOUW
20:00 | theatre
Afslag Eindhoven – Alone with the Gods
TUE 5
STUDIUM GENERALE
Atlas, ground floor, TU/e
Expo | World Press Photo expo mon-fri 7:00 – 19:00 / sat 12:00 – 17:00 / sun closed
NATLAB
film |Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
WED 6
STUDIUM GENERALE blauwe
zaal, auditorium, TU/e
12:40 | reading
Think, therefore AI am
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
20:15 | Jazz, World, orchestra
Richard Bona & Metropole Orkest. One of the worlds most famous bassist
TUE 7
STUDIUM GENERALE FILM in front filmhuis De Zwarte Doos
20:45 | drama/ comedy
Outdoor film: The Breakfast Club
NATLAB
FILMPREMIERES
* Past Lives | Celine Song
* Strange way of life | Pedro Almodóvar
EFFENAAR
20:15 | americana
Gavin James
FRI 8
EFFENAAR
19:30 | heavy
Uit de riolen van Eindhoven
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
FRI 8 - FRI 15 September
Start Week of reading and writing
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | music
Helden van het Zuiden
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
22:00 |Dubhoven presents: Run
Come Dance #3 Reggae, Dub
SAT 9
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of reading and writing
CATHARINAKERK
v.a. 9.30 | open organday
15.00 | organ music
Jan Pieter Lanooy: Widor, Duruflé, Messiaen
PARTKTHEATER, location VEEMGEBOUW
20:00 | theatre
Afslag Eindhoven – Alone with the Gods
20:00 | music
Helden van het Zuiden
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 |Groove Garden
Neo Soul Funk Band
EFFENAAR
20:15 | Thaichedelica’ tot Mexicaanse cumbia
Party in Nomansland: YĪN YĪN + Kumbia Boruka
SUN 10
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of reading and writing
PARKTHEATER ,
20:00 | theatre
Afslag Eindhoven – Alone with the Gods
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN , location Paterskerk
DomusDela DOMUSDELA
20:15 | music
Praam, lie down concert
DYNAMO music | Hot Mulligan, MON 11
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of Reading and Writing
STUDIUM GENERALE , filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film drama/ comedy
Asteroid City
auditorium, TU/e 20:00 | game
Ultimate Hide and Seek with Stefano Keizers
TUE 12
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of Reading and Writing
STUDIUM GENERALE , filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film drama/ comedy
Asteroid City
NATLAB & VAN PIERE location Natlab 20:00
Boekie Night
WO 13
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of Reading and Writing
STUDIUM GENERALE , blauwe zaal, auditorium TU/e
12:40 | reading
The freedom to live your dreams
filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film drama/ comedy
Asteroid City
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | cabaret
Youp van ’t Hek - De Laatste Ronde
THU 14
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of Reading and Writing
14:00 | workshop
Cecilia van der Geest
NATLAB FILMPREMIERES
Challengers | Luca Guadagnino Jeanne Du Barry | Maïwenn
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:30 | knowledge
Katinka Polderman - Masterclass beslisbomen maken
EFFENAAR
21:00 |hardcore Raw Brigade
DYNAMO
Woordenkost/ onuitgesproken |Stippenlift with the support of Knoest + Lotte
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN , locatie Pand P
20:00 | film
Groen Café Film, Onder het Maaiveld
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
20:15 | minimal music
Sound & Silence, Nils Frahm
FRI 15
DE BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
Week of Reading and Writing
19:00 Party at he Library
Week of the Book
MU HYBRID ART HOUSE opening Expo TIMELESTIME by MAISON the FAUX
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | cabaret
Youp van ’t Hek - De Laatste Ronde
20:30 | Kennis
Katinka Polderman - Masterclass beslisbomen maken
STROOMHUIS
20:30 |riffrock
Club Void: TankZilla, album releaseparty | + Idealus Maximus
EFFENAAR
20:30 | Def Americans
Johnny Cash Memorial Show
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | Beat Oven
HipHop Community
EFFENAAR
22:00 |dance
Semester opening party Desi Bollywood
SAT 16
CATHARINAKERK
15.00 | Choir at the Cathrien-liberationsconcert
Collegium Vocale Eindhoven led by Ruud Huijbregts
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | cabaret
Youp van ’t Hek - De Laatste
Ronde
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | Hans Slotboom & Friends
Southern Rock Blues Band
EFFENAAR
23:00 |latin
Piña XL
SUN 17
NATLAB
11:00 | Cinemini: taartrovers
De Kleine vogel
15:30 | Abba the Movie
Fan Event
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
18:30 | Jazzy SoulJamsession
EFFENAAR
20:15 | (deep)house
Kraak & Smaak (LIVE XL)
MON 18
STUDIUM GENERALE , filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | fillm/ drama
War Pony
TUE 19
STUDIUM GENERALE, filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | fillm/ drama
War Pony
NATLAB
20:00 | Abba the Movie
Fan Event
20:00 |Maakbaars
Iris Penning
WED 20
NATLAB
20:15 | Royal Opera House
Das Rheingold
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
‘t Rozenknopje
20:30 | Britse singer-
songwriter Tom McRae
STUDIUM GENERALE
Blauwe zaal, TU/ e 12:40 | lezing
Melting ice, rising seas
THU 21
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00| musical
Les Misérables
NATLAB
20:00 | film
TOON W. IS HERSTELD
Q&A & docufilm Rob Deelen
STROOMHUIS
20:15 | garage rock en shoegaze
Baby Jesus + Film School
ALTSTADT
20:30 |grunge
Superbloom + Wrong Man
FRI 22
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | The Newks & Taper Pace
Blues rock
NATLAB
20:30 | NFF premiere
SWEET DREAMS, Ena Sendijarevic
DYNAMO
Hard groove & techno Line up tba
EFFENAAR
20:00 |emo/poppunk/metalcore
Emo Night Mainland
SAT 23
MAKERFAIRE Location Stadhuisplein
10.00-18.00 | The Eindhoven
Maker Faire gives you creative energy! for all ages
PREHISTORISCH DORP
10:00 - 17:00
Hekserij (witchcraft)
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
14.00 & 20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
CATHARINAKERK
15.00 | KamerMuziek
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | Loose Tights
Pop/ Rock Coverband
EFFENAAR
20.00 | muziek
We All Love 80’s 90’s 00’s 10’s
SUN 24
MAKERFAIRE location Stadhuisplein
10.00-18.00 | The Eindhoven
Maker Faire
PREHISTORISCH DORP
10:00 - 17:00
Hekserij (witchcraft)
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
14:15 | classic
Bachs Die Kunst der Fuge
Filipppo Gorini
STUDIUM GENERALE
filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 |film/ adventure
Thelma and Louise
STUDIUM GENERALE
20:00 | concert
Dorian Dumont plays Aphex Twin
PAND P
20:30 | theatre
Basta! – Eddie ’n Opus
MON 25
PAND P
20:30 | cabaret
Micha Wertheim voor twaalven
STUDIUM GENERALE
filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film/ drama
Return to Seoul
TUE 26
STUDIUM GENERALE , filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film/ drama
Return to Seoul
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
PAND P
20:30 | cabaret
Micha Wertheim voor twaalven
NATLAB
20:30 | NFF premiere
ZOMERVACHT, Joren Molter
WED 27
STUDIUM GENERALE, blauwe zaal, auditorium TU/ e
12:40 | reading
War on Drugs
filmhuis de zwarte doos
19:30 | film/ drama
Return to Seoul
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
EFFENAAR
20:00 | cabaret
Comedy Nacht
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
20:15 | speaker & music
Mpho Tutu, South Africa
DO 28
PAND P
19:30 | theatre
Het Debuut 2023
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
20:30 | theatre
Gnaoui & Likeminds - Vlag
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
20:15 | classic
Sound & Silence, Iris Hond & Kamerata Zuid
NATLAB
A little Life, Ivo van Hove
20.30 | presentation 1 - Oscar
Kocken & Lucas de Waard
FRI 29
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
20:00 | musical
Les Misérables
NATLAB
20.30 | cabaret
Martijn Crins – Mesthoop
POPRONDE
SAT 30
DE BIBLIOTHEEK WAALRE
14:00 |theater
Het kleine café met Mooi Weer
PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN
14:00 & 20:00| musical
Les Misérables
STAGE MUSIC CAFÉ
21:00 | jamsession
EFFENAAR
22:00 | KERNKRAFT - Queer
techno party
FlyLai + Kevv + SHE/HER
23:00 | tech house
HÔUSE WØRK
KIDS
VAN ABBEMUSEUM
Family Art Club Special
SAT 2 September 2023 | 14:00 – 16:00
Kinderkunstclub
SAT 9, 16, 23 en 30 September
2023 | 14:00 – 16:00
Kunst kijken en maken voor kinderen van 6 tot 12 jaar.
MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
SUN 10 September | 11:00
Kids Pancakeconcert: Een huis voor Harry (2+)
SPORT
SUN 3 September
High Tech Triatlon
Categorie Ouder & Kind, Business, Open series
FR 8 September, locatie 18
septemberplein
15:00 - 17:00 | Kick off festival
Eindhoven Sport Festival
16 - 24 september
Eindhovense Sportweek
At several sportclubs there is the opportunity to take lessons, please feel free to join.
STUDIUM GENERALE
5 - 26 september - World Press
Photo Tentoonstelling 2023
Locatie Atlas, TU/e
MU Hybrid Art House
Vanaf VR 15 september
TIMELESSTIME door
MAISON the FAUX
PHILIPS MUSEUM
Doorlopend in September |
Minicolleges: SA 2/ZO 3, SA 9 / ZO 10, SA 16/ ZO 17, SA 23/ ZO 24, SA 30 september
PENNINGS FOUNDATION
9 sSeptember t/m 29 October
Ruimte – groepsexpositie
VAN ABBEMUSEUM
Positions #7: Everything worthwhile is done with other people until 24 Sept 2023 | 11:00 – 17:00
May 13, 2023 to Sep 24, 2023
Delinking and Relinking t/until 2025 |11:00 – 17:00
Experience art by smelling, touching, hearing and seeing.
Temitayo Ogunbiyi until 10 September 2023 | 11 – 17
You will play in nuance and grow community
Relinking: Kabakov Cabinet until 24 March 2024 | 11 – 17
The exhibition: Relinking: . Afaina de Jong / AFARAI & Innavisions - Alignment until 1 October 2023 shown at displaycasus at Eindhoven Airport
BIBLIOTHEEK EINDHOVEN
VR 8 t/m VR 15 september Week van Lezen en schrijven
VAN ABBEMUSEUM
Rondleidingen
Dagelijks (di t/m za 12.30 & 14.30 , zo 14.30 )
Feldenkrais lessen
Elke vrijdag | 9:15 – 10:30
Workshop: bewustwording door beweging
Luistersessie #2: Sonic Tings
SUN 10 september
13:00 to 15:00
<3 Geen Stress (Een Hoorspel) Samen tekenen in de buitenlucht!
Workshop Koe en Landschap tekenen
SUN 24 septemberSA 30 september
PENNINGS FOUNDATION
ZA 23 September
Portfolioreview voor fotografen
10:00 - 13:00
preHistorisch Dorp
SA 23 & SUN 24 September
10:00 - 17:00
Hekserij
De magische wereld van heksen en heidenen
VOLKSUNIVERSITEIT
REGIO EINDHOVEN
Information evenings
MA 28 aug, 19 - 20:30
De Belleman, Valkenswaard
DI 29 aug, 19 - 20:30
De Ligt, Veldhoven
WO 30 aug, 19 - 20:30
St. Joriscollege, Eindhoven