Jonge Harten would like to show you all the ins and outs before and during the festival. Check out our blogs and vlogs below!
Good old times… A year ago to this day I was soaking up the sun on one of the summer festival’s terraces, together with my colleagues Erin and Merel. We go here every year, in July or August, to try and find the last pieces of the puzzle that will…
Out of all of the performances I have seen these days, Elastic Habitat was for me, more of an experience than a performance. The room…
Studies have shown that almost one-third of stroke patients are left with aphasia. The language center in the brain is damaged. The patients know exactly…
In inter-human relations, there is always a barely perceptible moment of interpretation. Be it a timid movement or an extremely loud scream, the output produced,…
Certainly, during our lives, we experience moments through which, on the brink of their end, there is a glimpse of consciousness, that breaks with our…
On the first day of the Jonge Harten, I have a conversation with Abhishek Thapar, who will present his performance My Home at the Intersection on…
From one meeting into the other. After a durational conversation about the very notion of time, in one of my lectures, I have to hurry…
They move behind the scenes, they sit in front of the stage armed with pen and paper, they come up to you and start a…
Goodness! Is it September already? I remember how nervous I was when I walked into the Jonge Harten office for the very first time. And…
Just like previous summers, the temperatures are rising while we (Erin, Merel and Marc) are trying to put together the programme for the upcoming festival.…
Everything was quiet. There was a sense of seriousness in the air. But my chair was shaking – just like the chairs next to me…
The true magic of dance is that it can focus your attention on issues that you would normally avoid and that it can make you…
A shaking body. How do I sit? How do I walk? How do I live now? Desperately holding on, reliving the memories, wanting to travel…
Yesterday I had a chat with the artist Lester Arias (aka ARIAH LESTER), an artist living in the Netherlands, born and raised in Venezuela. What…
💬 LET’S TALK AWKWARD 💬 With theatre maker Silke van Kamp! In the video series ‘Let’s Talk Awkward’ you will get to know theatre makers…
With theatre maker Dounia Mahammed! In the video series ‘Let’s Talk Awkward’ you will get to know theatre makers who are performing on this year’s…
With theatre maker Fien Leysen! In the video series ‘Let’s Talk Awkward’ you will get to know theatre makers who are performing on this year’s…
Having lived in The Netherlands for all my life, I was the clear exception during the introduction. It was immediately apparent how diverse this group…
When you’re an international in Groningen, how do you make new friends? Of course you can hang out with other internationals, but could you hang…
An Interview with Anastasija Zihareva – International Intern at Jonge Harten On a cold dark November evening there is warmth and activity in the Groningen…
In the “Having a ball with …” series, you will learn the makers who perform this edition of Jonge Harten in a very personal way…
In the “Having a Ball With …” series, you will get to know the theatre makers who play a part in this edition of Jonge…
In the “Throwing a Ball With …” series, you will get to know the theatre makers who play a part in this edition of Jonge…
When everything is human, human is an entirely different thing If you think that silence is boring and decorations are necessary for a theatrical play, don’t…
As I walk into the Jonge Harten office I stumble upon six girls from all over the world energetically brainstorming, whilst overlooking a giant sheet…
