PIP_kalender1703.qxp_Opmaak 1 04-02-17 11:01 Pagina 1 parktheater eindhoven calendar in english Performances for non-Dutch speaking guests

Parktheater Eindhoven offers an exciting range of over 450 performances per season. Especially for our international guests we have listed in this quarterly calendar the shows that are either fully or partially performed in English as well as shows that contain no speaking at all.

A complete programme guide and more information are available at parktheater.nl/internationals MARCH Thu 2 HOME - Conny Janssen Danst Dance Exploration of the meaning of home in the form of explosive dance and live music Sat 4 Hoera voor Hans - Introdans Dance 6+ Choreographer Hans van Manen celebrates his 85th birthday by offering families a fest of dance pieces Wed 8 Madame Butterfly - Staatsopera van Tatarstan Opera With full orchestra and chorus the story of an unconditional love is told Wed 8 Dealing with the Dutch - STET The English Theatre Theater Hilarious cabaret style comedy with British actress Camilla van Doorn and Dutch actresses Mechteld Schelberg and Anna Nicolai Sat 11 International Women’s Day celebration - stichting Latijnsamerikaans Centrum voor Oriëntatie (C.L.O.) Event attended by women of many nationalities, to present their projects, share networking and have fun Bustrip to Don Giovanni - Nederlandse Reisopera in Theater Carré Opera Take the bus from Parktheater to Amsterdam and experience this remarkable Italian opera with music from Mozart Thu 16 Juniors Go Dutch - Junior Company Dance Young talents and professional dancers take the stage with their energizing ballet Thu 16- Bier en Liefde 4 - Bende van Oz Sat 18 Music Enter the café and immerse yourself in the offering of musical samples, theatrical escapades and artistic playfulness. Text in Dutch Fri 17 Adolf - Pip Utton Theater Pip Utton is known for his biographical one-man plays, this piece placed in Berlin 1945 inside Hitler’s bunker Tue 21 Red Passion 2.0 - Guido's Orchestra Music Guido's Orchestra showcases romantic ballads, swinging melodies and humorous acts in the color of passion Wed 22 Holland & Le Chat Noir - Scapino Ballet Rotterdam Dance Two dance pieces, one portraying the Netherlands in the 17th century and the other a French theater during the end of the 1800s, all with costumes typical of the time Mon 27 The Simon & Garfunkel Story - Dean Elliot e.a. sold out Thu 30 Elements of Freestyle - ISH Dance/urban arts Discover the art of stunt in a series of break dancing, in-line skating, freestyle basketball and acrobatics Fri 31 African Sunset - Abafazi Show Nine women drummers and a cappella singers share with us the joy of South African music Fri 31 MENS - Wende Music Wende deeply moves her audience through pop, electro, classical and contemporary music APRIL Sat 1 A Night at the Opera - De Staatsopera van Tatarstan Opera This is a perfect opportunity to experience some of the opera world’s most beautiful melodies Sat 1 Rites - José Navas Dance Human frailty and mortality play a central role in the sublime beauty and power of José Navas’s solo performance Tue 4 Een Javaanse ‘L’Histoire du Soldat’ - Gerard Mosterd, Wieteke van Dort, New European Ensemble e.a. Music theater/Dance After a big success in Indonesia the Javanese dancers come to Parktheater with their version of Stravinsky’s Story of the Soldier Text in Dutch Tue 11 Extrêmités - Cirque Inextrémiste Circus/Show Three men go to the extreme to impress you with balancing acts and controlled recklessness, one of them sitting in a wheelchair PIP_kalender1703.qxp_Opmaak 1 04-02-17 11:01 Pagina 2

Wed 12 Celebrating life - South African Road Trip n Show/Music Live band, splendid stories and stunning video backdrops will take you to the atmosphere of lively Cape Town Fri 14 Accusations - WArd/waRD Dance It’s a powerful all-encompassing experience where motion pictures, film, sound and text come together Wed 19 The Laughing Lizard 8 International Stand-up comedy Come and enjoy our comedy café with different comedians each performance. English spoken Thu 20 Monumentaal - Introdans Dance Four-part series of monumental choreographies with rhythmic and electrifying ballet Tue 25- Stratum Swag - Michèle Rijzewijk Wed 26 Music theater Hidden ambitions, passions and future plans are all discussed and presented in the form of rap and dance Text partially in Dutch Fri 28- Bier en Liefde 5 -Bende van Oz Sun 30 Music Enter the café and immerse yourself in the offering of musical samples, theatrical escapades and artistic playfulness. Text in Dutch Sun 30 Bosch in Bed - De Stilte Music theater/Dance 8+ A magnificent musical production full of wonderful dance and absorbing music which will make your imagination fly

MAY Wed 3 Best of Balanchine - Het Nationale Ballet Dance Four graceful choreographies by Russian- American Balanchine (1904-1983) accompanied by the Ballet Orchestra Thu 4 True Colors - BackBone | Alida Dors Dance Alido Dors unpicks the stories behind social media images with her innovative hip-hop vocabulary and choreography Thu 4 An Indian Bioscope - Ticket to Bollywood Show/Dance Fantastic dancers, beautiful costumes and lively music creates this dynamic and extravagant show with different dance styles from India + Welcome Night for internationals (more info: parktheater.nl)

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Thu 11 Where is she going now? - Leonie van Andel Dance We get to follow along in a search for the female form of Urban and Hip Hop dance, normally characterized by raw masculine movements Sat 13 Extreme Symbiosis - Henrik & Louise Documentary/Circus This intimate live documentary and circus performance is the result of an intense research project about the experiences of two circus artists Wed 24 Parade - Nederlands Dans Theater 1 Dance This eclectic masterpiece by the Canadian choreographer consists of a parade of clowns accompanied by a marching band Fri 26 挑戦者 Chousensha - The Challengers - YAMATO Show These Japanese drummers have been giving new life and a contemporary approach to the rich tradition of Japanese taiko drumming

JUNE Thu 1 op Tournee - Fontys Dance Academy Dance Talented third-year students from Fontys Dance Academy give us a mix of dance styles to cherish Fri 2 We Remember Elvis Presley - Pete Storm en Ben Thompson Show Imagine two Elvis Presleys and a superb live band capturing the music of the King of Rock Sat 3 U2, The Joshua Tree - 3JS Music Three guys reviving U2’s album The Joshua Tree so closely to the original that it’s downright freaky

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