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9.8.2011 Through the eyes of Van Leo
Through the eyes of Van Leo is an evening about the 2000 Prince Claus Laureate and the cosmopolitan Egypt of the 1950s. The Armenian Egyptian studio photographer (1921-2002) who was based in Cairo made a lot of pictures of soldiers, strippers, journalists, intellectuals and movie stars. Besides his classical studio-portraits, which he continued to perfect over the years, he also took hundreds of self-portraits,...
14.7.2011 Hargeysa International Book Fair and Moving Library
The Prince Claus Fund is supporting the Fourth Hargeysa International Book Fair. REDSEA-ONLINE Cultural foundation, and its partners Kayd Somali Arts and Culture and Ilays, collaborate with other cultural organisations to organise the book fair.
12.7.2011 Presenting the Prince Claus Award to Dinh Q. Lê
On 8 August 2011 Vietnamese visual artist Dinh Q. Lê will be presented with the Prince Claus Award at the Dutch consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
12.7.2011 Krisna Setiawan at Jeunesse Musicales Weikersheim
The Prince Claus Fund is supporting Krisna Setiawan, who will be participating in the Jeunesse Musicales Weikersheim that takes place from 13-20 August 2011 in Weikersheim (Germany). Jeunesse Musicales International (JMI) is the largest youth music NGO in the world with a mission to enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries.
12.7.2011 Nora Amin visits Waves Festival in Vordingborg
Every other year Vordingborg, 100 km south of Copenhagen, becomes an international forum for experimental theatre and art. This year’s Waves Festival takes place from 20-27 august. Artist from all over the word come to Vordingborg to show what happens in the contemporary theatre, dance and visual art scene.
