August 16, 2016 · Team HG
Time is flying by – just two more days to wait and then it will be here, it’s time for Noorderzon! We are really looking forward to it and hope to see you all! Noorderzon is giving you a few great tips for the first few days.
By the way, since yesterday, Monday, August 15, the Central Kiosk in the Noorderplantsoen has also been open, so you can go there for tickets and information as well. From Thursday, Kiosk North and Kiosk South in the park will also be open. Of course, you can still go to noorderzon.nl and the Ticket and Info Centre for info & tickets. Grand Theatre.
For I’ve never done this before, performer Barbara Matijević and writer Giuseppe Chico scoured the depths of the internet in search of objects and props. The result: an intriguing collage of the bits and pieces of the internet, and at the same time an ode to the anonymous explorer of the digital age.
Aug 18-21 | VRIJDAG Theater | More info & tickets >>
Choreographer and dramaturg Arco Renz has been traveling the world for years in search of other dance cultures. For Hanoi Stardust, Renz collaborated with Vietnamese dancers Nguyen Duy Thanh, Khai Ngoc Vu, and the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. The result is an exciting and energetic encounter between two major dance languages: that of classical ballet and that of hip hop.
Aug 18-20 | Grand Theatre | More info & tickets>>
The young couple is at their wits' end. To the outside world, they play the role of the perfect little family, but the relationship is not as fairytale-like as hoped. A dark game slowly unfolds between the two, a dangerous journey into the desires they had as children. The production made a major impression last year at the Santiago A Mil festival, which showcases the South American avant-garde.
Aug 18-21 | De Studio | more info & tickets>>
Men are completely superfluous beings. Moreover, there appear to be fewer and fewer of them, so the time will come when women will have to fend for themselves. With the help of science, humor, and handy tools (such as the staring-male-gaze simulator), Ellsworth explains what we will miss if the Y chromosome does indeed disappear.
Aug 18-21 | Grand Theatre | More info & tickets
Freshly crowned Fintro Literature Prize winner Hagar Peeters tells the story behind her successful novel Malva at Literaturia, a beautiful history of Pablo Neruda's flawed daughter. Expect a reading that branches out widely, is full of a wealth of stories, and introduces you to Malva and her surroundings.
Aug 19 | Desdemona Tent | More info & tickets >>
Did you know that there are ghost stories about the old laboratory at the CiBoGa site? And that there are people who used to play there by the coal tram as children? Theatre maker Sijas de Groot and artist collective WERC tell the story of the city of Groningen using the former CiBoGa site, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary, as a starting point.
Aug 18-22 | Collecting for Simplon | More info & tickets>>
What is it about the spiritual or the divine that attracts people so much? Why do they throw themselves so wholeheartedly into something that cannot be seen at all? Choreographer and dancer Taoufiq Izeddiou explored the allure of religion, the ancient wisdom hidden within it, and the threat of violence that also lurks behind it. In his performance *En Alerte*, he transforms these two sides into movement and sound, accompanied by two musicians.
Aug 18-20 | Violenstraat 4 | More info & tickets
