Eindless Magazine ENG | May 2024

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May is the time for outdoors. For fresh air, new energy. A hint of spring passes through Eindhoven, festivals and fairs take place in the region. This time of year is being fully utilized in the Kempen: with a brand new festival in the rural areas, Eindhoven Backyard is tempting residents to get off the couch and invest in health and vitality for no fewer than four weekends in a row. Sports, games, exercise, and rest: from Kempervennen to the Belgian border, clinics, workshops and tours have been organized in Reusel - de Mierden, Bladel, Eersel and Bergeijk, all you have to do is join in and participate. Explore your own environment. Another festival that extends far beyond municipal boundaries into the region is the Bridge Guitar Festival. With big names such as The Robert Cray Band, Anneke van Giersbergen, Bertolf and Hallo Venray, the festival makes ‘the strings cry and the hearts pound’.

Guitar connects Brainport with music, on many stages in Eindhoven, but also with peripheral programmes in schools. Guitar legend Jack Hustinx sheds some light on it.

This Eindless we have chosen to keep it light. We have responded crisply and freshly to everything there is to do and point out new paths that you can take, discover and use. In short, we will outline many possibilities for you in May, allowing you to gain ground. Will you join?

In this edition

STRIJPS BULTJE

To experience a foretaste of the Urban Dance Days, photographer Willem Wouterse went to the Strijp S Bultje, where choreographer Jelena Kostic and some dancers were working on a completely new Blind Spot. Contemporary dance and urban elements will be presented until 5th May and architecture together in a unique dance walk through Eindhoven.

PHOTO: WILLEM WOUTERSE

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Message in a bottle

Against all weather forecasts, the sun is shining brightly on this Sunday morning. The rays seem to illuminate the fresh, bright green leaves on the trees. I love spring. I touch the leaves of the beech hedge before getting into my car; they feel very soft, but in a few weeks, the softness will have transformed into sturdy, mature leaves. Youth in nature is short-lived. I glance at the daffodils in the pots beside the front door – their prime has passed too. If I can manage, I’ll replace the bulbs with something else beautiful this afternoon. Flowers make me happy; I couldn’t do without them. A quick grocery run in the early morning, still pleasantly quiet, then I’ll be done and can start my day off. There’s little traffic on the way to the supermarket. I pull into the almost empty parking lot, and suddenly, I see her cycling there. Wherever I go, she seems to be there too. I see her several times a week. In my mind, I call her ‘the collector lady’. Small but brave. Her bike adorned with bags filled with cans and plastic bottles. Her coat faded, a bag weathered by time slung over her shoulder. Through rain or shine, she cycles through Eindhoven, alert and pedalling steadily, following the same route every day. Sometimes I see her from my office, concentrated as she empties the bin across the street, not paying attention to her surroundings but solely focused on her task. Carefully, she retrieves the plastic bottles, casually discarded by others. I often wonder, ‘who is she, and why does she do this? Does she have a home? And how does she manage to cycle through the city day in, day out, doing this? Would she never get tired?’ As I park my car, she sets her bike down and cautiously reaches into the bin in search of plastic. My eye catches a plastic bottle lying next to me on the passenger’s seat. I step out and approach her; would she be startled by me? Can I strike up a conversation with her? As these questions swirl in my mind, I hear myself asking her, “Ma’am, would you like this bottle too?” She turns to me. A beautiful, weathered, friendly face meets mine.

A girlish expression with expressive, soft eyes. With a smile, she accepts the bottle. I tell her that I often see her cycling and that I’m glad to finally be able to speak with her. I expected some sort of rejection, but it didn’t come. She told me she faces a lot of competition; there are many collectors in Eindhoven. I thought aloud and asked her if we could help by collecting bottles for her now and then; she could then pick them up at our place on Aalsterweg, that is part of her daily route. She thinks it’s a good idea. She wants to know if there’s a staircase or an elevator in our building and how the door works when she comes in. We exchange our names and say goodbye to each other. She calls after me and wishes me a beautiful day. I already have one after this extraordinary encounter. Tomorrow I’ll look out of my window, hoping she comes. The bag with bottles is already prepared. All she has to do is wait for our door to open for her.

Mathilde Lageman Director & co-owner

STE Languages

THE BRIDGE TO ‘BRIDGE’

Jack Hustinx Austin music in Brainport Eindhoven

Jack Hustinx, a legend. The born and raised Eindhoven resident was active in the heavy metal scene in his younger years, including with Dynamo Open Air and Aardschok. The musician/producer was a guitarist in several bands. Over the past 20 years he has alternated between Austin, Texas, and Eindhoven to live, work, live.

The last tours with Mallford Miligan, were a great success. He also joined the show of Johan Derksen - travelling through the country. After months of a wonderful trip through Louisiana and Texas, Hustinx really came to a standstill: at the airport he had a very nasty fall just before boarding. Eight weeks in hospital in Austin followed. Now he is recovering. Fortunately, Hustinx is blessed with a powerful character and great mental vitality, and he has his Ellen by his side. In combination with the music, these are the ingredients he uses to look forward. Every day it gets a little better.

You’ve settled in US too. When did you decided to live there?

“In 1998 I met Malford Milligan in Austin, Texas. I was blown away when I heard him sing with the band Storyville. He struck me; a soul singer of the old school, which makes him unique. There are only a handful of people like him in the world. His music feels like a forgotten art. I arrived in America the day before 9/11; a story in itself and a moment

never to be forgotten. I had to return to the Netherlands soon afterwards. Fortunately, I was able to travel back to the US six months later and settled in Austin, Texas. That’s where the story started.”

People say Eindhoven is the new Silicon Valley “I would rather compare Eindhoven with the new Austin. Having in mind in mind the two pillars that both cities have: the transition of the city and the musical and cultural roots. What is Silicon Valley now? It doesn’t say much.

‘My goal is to reach your heart’

Our region has many musical and cultural roots. Not only is Stratumseind known throughout the Netherlands, but Dynamo Open Air has also traditionally taken place here. And musicians such as Ruud van den Boogaard, JW Roy; JW has just moved back to the area. We recently went to Knegsel. In the performance Vergane Glorie (Faded Glory), Ruud van den Boogaard and Martijn Kuijten, together with Bjorn van der Doelen, pay a musical tribute to the outsiders and freebooters from Brabant. Those typically idiosyncratic characters, the deviation from the norm. We really laughed so much that evening. It was very nice to hear the life stories of these special people, who often had to do with smuggling, drinking and the bars.”

Region in transition

“I am proud of these developments. To be fair, Eindhoven and the surrounding area used to be looked at as if only farmers lived here. This is no longer the case. I read in the newspapers and see on the news that this region is growing the fastest. Smart people come to live here, and a lot is being invested.

We have grown like crazy, especially in the last ten years. This is largely due to ASML, which is a driving force for the region. Many companies and developments devised here are related to ASML. I hear about it through my friends, some of them work there. But if you ask me what they make, what

TEXT: LIDY LATHOUWERS & CLAIRE VAN DER ELST | PHOTO: SIMON VAN LEIJEN

‘My life revolves around music. Listening to music, writing music and playing music’

they do. That is beyond my reach. I don’t know what that business is about and maybe I don’t have to. Because I am a musician, that is my core business. I do see that it is all being taken more seriously because of the growth. Eindhoven and Helmond have become larger cities. More people live here, more people walk the streets, more cars on the roads. I like that a lot of English is spoken on the street. Is it a good development? I think so. The fact that bright minds in our region work very hard and develop many things is s omething to be proud of. But it is also going fast. I find it difficult to say whether it is of any use to me as a musician. And whether this changes music development? I assume so. Eindhoven had always been a city where a lot was done, and many festivals were organised. Such as the Bridge Festival - international guitar festival. I didn’t go last year because I was travelling, but the fact that it is being organized again this year is of course very good!”

Vibrant Brainport

“The term Brainport Eindhoven doesn’t mean much to me. For me, ASML is perhaps the same as Brainport. I hadn’t noticed that it is also on the PSV shirt, but I’m not a huge football fan either, so I only watch a match very occasionally. On TV the term is associated with technological developments. While Eindhoven has always been a vibrant city, I think it is important that the city retains its charm. It should not alienate itself from its past, because this is precisely the nice thing about Eindhoven. But we are there ourselves.” n

Musician and producer Jack Hustinx was a member of the Shiner Twins and produced Life Will Humble You, Sweet Cherry Soul for Stagger Lee Records and I Was a Witness for Malford Milligan. He made the solo album Over Yonder with friends from Austin. Jack enjoys going to the theatre and watching TV shows such as The Sopranos and Treme, which is about the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

DATA PRESENTATION

VERGANE GLORIE

This performance is still playing. Look on the website ruudvandenboogaard.nl

Where are your skills? What do you ask of employees? Scan the QR code!

Open vacancies are a challenge for many employers. That, while plenty of people are sitting on the couch at home. How is that possible? A better question is: how can employers fill their vacancies? Passport for Work helps by working skills-oriented.

Wendy Duijvesteijn is working on Passport for Work on behalf of the Eindhoven Municipality. This is about matching employers and job seekers with the right skills. “What is unique is that Passport for Work is about skills, talents, and abilities, and not so much about qualifications. It will only be a real success if all parties support it: job seekers, employers, but also all kinds of organizations in the labour market and education. Then you really get a working culture in which skills count.”

TUNE IN TO SKILLS

Passport for Work is carried out by Huis naar Werk, among others. Here, at Stadhuisplein in Eindhoven, they help companies and residents with questions about training, development, or work. They help job seekers with their so-called skill print. Natasja Muskens from Leerwerkloket, one of Huis naar Werks’s partners, advises em-

ployers on how they can find employees. “You have to look at job seekers in a different way. Tune your organization to ability and skills. Do that, and a world of talent will open up for you.”

SOFT SKILLS

At Passport for Work, job seekers and employers find each other online. Passport for Work helps job seekers create their skills print. “They discover their talents and skills in a game-like way,” says Wendy. “These are often even more important than technical skills. Once it has been completed, a skills print will be released, a kind of CV but focused on personal skills. Employers can post their job profiles in Passport for Work. If skills and job profile tally, then there is a match.”

IDVERDE

Green company, idverde, is happy with Passport for Work. They look critically at what is really

needed to fill job profiles with skills. Kim de Winter from idverde: “The green industry needs a lot of people. We believe that as a green worker you can get started with certain activities if you enjoy working outside with your hands and have some additional skills and certificates. A ‘real’ diploma is not always necessary!”

SCAN THE CODE OR VISIT PASSPORTFORWORK.NL

Wendy is happy because the tool is working well. “That is because job seekers and employers are increasingly working together better. I say to job seekers: scan the QR code or go to passportforwork.nl. You can then immediately get started with your skill print. I say to employers: register and see how Passport for Work helps you recruit employees. Passport for Work is still in development, but it really is the path to new opportunities in the labour market! n

TEXT: RONALD FRENCKEN | PHOTO: ERIK DE BROUWER

May shows a great variety of activities to do in the city in the field of music, theater & expositions. Stay tuned, go out!

Let’s talk about Europe

We are Europe, but what does Europe mean to me? This week, we let theater creators, thinkers and doers speak about life in the European Union.

With 6 performances such as De grote Europashow, which focuses on the elections and prepares you for the voting booth. But also the dance performance Kites, in which Roshanak Morrowatian shares her experiences of growing up in a refugee center and fleeing through memories and flashbacks. Het achtste leven (voor Brilka) is a play that tells the story of a family during the coldest winter of the early 20th century and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain from the perspective of women from different generations.

During this week, there are 3 more performances: Dialoog over burgerschap, Europa: Wat is ons verhaal? and Fight Night.

FR 10 MAY

PARKTHEATER IN NATLAB • 8:30PM • DANCE

Adi(c)sco

CLUB GUY & RONI INVITES: CECILIA MOISIO

International dance company Club Guy & Roni annually invites a promising creator to Club Guy & Roni Invites. This time they welcome the Finnish choreographer Cecilia Moisio. Sheis seen as one of the most eclectic makers in our country and received a national award. ADI(C)SCO is a seemingly endless dance trip in search of intoxication, to keep going and losing yourself in it: addiction. The performance exudes the atmosphere of the disco era, in which the club scene and drugs became popular. It is a party that gets out of hand and never ends. With 70s aesthetics, extravagant characters and exciting beats.

THU 16 MAY

PARKTHEATER • THEATER• CIRCUS

Duel Reality

“Two households, both alike in dignity. In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” - Romeo and Juliet.

7fingers takes this epic love story to its core, with the stage set as a sports arena. In Duel Reality, the audience witnesses two groups that stand against each other by default, due to their desire to rise above the other. Still, we catch a glimpse of the star-crossed lovers. They don’t seem to care who wins or loses, as long as the game can bring them closer together.

PARKTHEATER • 8:30PM • DANCE

The man who fell from the sky

While everything in the universe strives for chaos, man tries again and again to bring order. But we have abolished most of the ideologies and structures that once helped us with that orientation; they were too restrictive to serve as a signpost. At the same time, the world seems to be on fire, and one crisis overshadows another. The Man who fell from the sky captures this collective feeling of being adrift and dislocated. The performers seem to have washed ashore. High in the air, they hang from branches of an uprooted tree, balancing on moving platforms. FR 17 MAY

PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN • DIVERSE TIJDEN • FESTIVAL

Duel Reality: Ekopics

Urata Arawa

Wonka Comedy Festival

Stand-up comedy from all over the world is coming to Eindhoven!

Stand-up from the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Iceland, India, Lebanon, Canada, Greece, and Syria.

The language of laughter is spoken everywhere. Many performances in the Parktheater program are in English and Dutch, but we also have a number of shows in their original language such as Turkish, Polish, and Arabic. Some highlights from the line-up: Thanks to Netflix, many already know the comedic talents of Ari Eldjárn from Iceland and Nataly Aukar from Lebanon. The now New York-based comedian has already traveled all over the world and is coming to Brabant for the Wonka Comedy Festival for an English-language show. Indian talent Gauri B is also popular worldwide with her sharp humor thanks to social media. And from Greece comes Katerina Vrana with an English-language show.

music

CATHARINAKERK

SAT 11 MAY • 3:00PM

& JUNE

ChamberMusic in the Cathrien

Evert Jan Schuur, viool & Ad van Sleuwen, piano vioolsonates van Mendelssohn, Vanhal, Schubert 2.25PM Beiaardbespeling Rosemarie Seuntiëns

SAT 18 MAY • 3:00PM

StorionI in the Cathrien

Slotconcert Festivalworkshops & Masterclasses m.m.v. Storioni Trio

SAT 25 MAY • 3:00PM

OrgelMuziek in the Cathrien

Jaco van Leeuwen (Noordwijk)

Rheinberger, Reger, Bossi, Hagen, Dupré

SAT 1 JUNE • 3:00PM

Music in the Cathrien

Ben van Gelder & Friends - Manifold 2.25PM Beiaardbespeling Rosemarie Seuntiëns

SAT 8 JUNE • 3:00PM

ChamberMusic in the Cathrien n

Fontys Young Musicians Academy Proramma n.t.b.

SAT 15 JUNE • 3:00PM

ChoirMusic in the Cathrien

QuodLibet o.l.v. Marion de Wit

Vivaldi: Gloria en Magnificat

SAT 22 JUNE • 3:00PM

Jan Hoegee, orgel; Joaquim Osorio, slagwerk Dupré, Paparousos, Liszt

St. Catharinakerk, Begijnenhof 2, Eindhoven

Tickets via muziekindecathrien.nl

Checkpoint

Checkpoint Theatre, het dak er af! is the latest theatre show in the Checkpoint series: spectacle, fun, crazy trials and interaction are at the heart of this show for the entire family.

With Checkpoint Theater, you as a visitor are taken into the world of explosions, shooting sausages, walking on ceilings with electromagnets, competitions with roller skates powered by orbital sanders, and children who can try to fly with a DIY jetpack. At Checkpoint Theater, you can participate to the fullest! During five rounds, the audience will attempt to break a real world record.

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SAT 25 MAY • 9:00PM

Jamsession

Come&Play

FR 31 MAY • 9:00PM

DJ Night

TBA

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PARKTHEATER EINDHOVEN • TONEEL

Melike Sahin

Turkish pop singer Melike Şahin is coming to Eindhoven for the first time! Since her debut album “Merhem,” she has become a staple on the big stages in Türkiye. She toured the world with the psychedelic cult band BaBa ZuLa, and since 2017, she has been conquering the charts with a mix of pop, psychedelic, and electronic music, as well as influences from the disco scene, with songs like “Deli Kan” and “Nasır.”

Hélène Grimaud

Hélène Grimaud is ‘one of a kind’. Aside from her piano career, she also fights for animal rights: in the 90’s of the previous century she founded a conservation centre for wolves in the state of New York. Grimaud is also committed to defending human rights and is the author of four books. In Eindhoven she will present her musical skills in the Great Pianists series.

Gino Vannelli

With over 40 years in the spotlight, Gino Vannelli remains a musical chameleon, effortlessly navigating through rock, jazz, soul, and classical domains. Alongside true classics like “Brother to Brother,” “I Just Wanna Stop,” and “Hurts to Be In Love,” you will also hear newer songs tonight. His distinctive voice, often mentioned in the same breath as his iconic curly hair, resonates with timeless melodies that have garnered over 20 million records sold worldwide.

In the fifth edition of 00’s Alternative, we’re taking you on a nostalgic trip to the first decade of the millennium. DJs Nicole and Odet are throwing the birthday party of the year with the coolest music from 2000 to 2009. Dust off your old MP3 player with old-school hits and put on your skinny jeans. Whether your alt-heart beats faster to The Offspring, The Strokes, Avril Lavigne, Bring Me The Horizon, Radiohead, Muse, or MGMT; on Friday, May 10th, you’ll hear them all in our Small Hall! FR

00’s AlternativeSuper sweet 16 edition

Cola

With two out of three band members hailing from Ought, this Canadian post-punk trio Cola tantalizes like Pepsi. On May 10th, the fresh trio brings their gritty post-punk to Altstadt.

For fans of bands with the letter P from Pepsi (with a fizz that knows how to tickle to the core): Preoccupations, Pavement, Parquet Courts, and Personal Trainer.

Michel Camilo & Tomatito

Jazz pianist Michel Camilo and flamenco guitarist Tomatito have been collaborating since 1999, but in 2024 they are appearing together on our stage for the first time! The duo brings a new project to Eindhoven, based on Joaquín Rodrigo’s famous “Concierto de Aranjuez’ “Aranjuez will be a unique evening where Rodrigo’s music is blended with highlights from the repertoire of Camilo and Tomatito.

EFFENAAR • 10:00PM• POP/ROCK

MUZIEKGEBOUW

MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN• 8:15PM • PIANO

MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN • 8:15PM • JAZZ & FLAMENCO

Spetterend temperament

én Ravels Bolero

Eén slagwerker, één kleine trom, opperste concentratie. En dan dat hypnotiserende Spaanse ritme. Meteen gaat er een zucht van herkenning door de zaal. Ja, nog voordat de fluit die beroemde melodie inzet, herken je de Bolero van Ravel. Één van de meest geliefde orkestwerken aller tijden. Iemand die de Spaanse flamenco in zijn bloed heeft is gitarist Cañizares. Na zijn overweldigende succes vorig seizoen met het Concierto de Aranjuez, verwelkomen wij hem nu terug met zijn eigen gitaarconcert Concierto Al-Andalus. Een ode aan zijn leraar, gitaarlegende Paco de Lucía.

THU 16 MAY

MUZIEKGEBOUW

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Julia Fischer

For those who have never fallen in love with Julia Fischer, here’s another chance. This time she will play-conduct the legendary Academy of St Martin in the Fields, named after a magnificent church in the heart of London where it all once began in 1959. A programme consisting of Schubert, Bartók and Beethoven’s two Romances for violin.

King Sisters – Close to Harmony

As close as these three sisters are to each other, they are equally individualistic. In their attempt to come together, the distance between them becomes palpable. How close is too close?

In this physical, acapella performance, the trio gets extremely close, even crawling into each other’s skin. Through ritualistic joint singing, close harmony, and personal texts, they expose their desires for- and fears of-intimacy.

FR 17 MAY

L’Arpeggiata

MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN • 8:15PM • CLASSIC

Arnon Grunberg, Katrien Baerts & Wibert Aerts

The scherpdenkers (‘clear thinkers’) in this series present stories and music that provide food for thought. Tonight author Arnon Grunberg joins violinist Wibert Aerts and soprano Katrien Baerts for an evening of spoken word, video art by Lise Bruyneel and music: Kurtágs Kafka-Fragmente. The performance is completely Dutch spoken.

THU 23 MAY

EFFENAAR • 8:15PM • INDIEPOP

Goldkimono

Founded in 2000, L’Arpeggiata is a French ensemble directed by Christina Pluhar.

It consists of today’s best European soloists. Known for their adventurous spirit, L’Arpeggiata will present a programme full of drama, varied, vibrant and colourful as Naples itself. An evening of tarantellas, cantatas and dances. MUZIEKGEBOUW

On May 23rd, Goldkimono brings his second album ‘Something Out Of Nothing’ to Eindhoven!

Goldkimono is not your everyday singer-songwriter. Goldkimono - real name Tienus Konijnenburg - hails from Utrecht but was born in California. And you can hear that. The versatile artist creates cheerful sing-alongs inspired by 90’s hip-hop and pop, but you can also hear the summery skate or surf feeling in his music. In addition to his own music, Tienus has also worked as a producer with acts like Kygo and Tai Verdes.

THU 23 MAY

SYMFONIEORKEST EINDHOVEN • 8:15PM • CLASSIC € 27,50 (INCL. DRANKJE) | ONDER 18 JAAR: € 20,00

Passion and Romance SPRING CONCERT BRAHMS, VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJEUR

CÉSAR FRANCK, SYMFONIE IN D MINOR

The violin concerto by Brahms is one of the most important works in the violin repertoire. Technically, the concerto is very demanding: it makes extensive use of polyphony, broken chords, fast passages, and rhythmic variations. The Dutch violinist Lisa Jacobs is one of the leading musicians of her generation and is celebrated for her passionate, virtuosic play, surprising programs, and stage presence combined with her profound musicality.

Quentin Clare dirigent | Lisa Jacobs viool

Pete Philly & Perquisite

Jazzy hip-hop, broken beats, and soulful vibes: Pete Philly & Perquisite are back in action! With a new album on the horizon, they’ll be gracing the Main Hall of Effenaar on Sunday, May 26th.

With iconic albums like ‘Mindstate’ and ‘Mystery Repeats,’ vocalist Pete Philly and producer Perquisite toured the world between 2004 and 2009. After going their separate ways, they reunited last year for a concert at AFAS Live, followed by the announcement of a new album.

Groot Omroepkoor

The Netherlands Radio Choir is the only choir in the Netherlands that performs the great choral-symphonic repertoire in a professional manner.

‘The perfect balance between baroque transparency and romantic rapture,’ wrote La Place de l’Opéra.

And the Volkskrant: ‘Amazing pace and exuberance.’ Beautiful a cappella choral works by Poulenc, Mendelssohn, and Martin.

Pynarello

This project, Pynarello is venturing into Tchaikovsky’s sixth, which the composer himself said was his best work. However, a mysterious atmosphere surrounds this last Tchaikovsky symphony, as the composer died nine days after conducting the premiere in 1893. Theories circulate about cholera, suicide, his hidden homosexuality, but nothing surrounding his death has ever been proven. This mysterious history is the starting point for Pynarello’s journey of discovering Symphony Pathétique.

Storioni on Sunday

We have embarked on an unforgettable journey through chamber music gems, unique locations in the city and culinary delights and now we have reached the grand finale of the Storioni Festival. The closing concert opens with Beethoven’s playful opus 44, in which the young Ludwig challenges us with increasingly virtuosic variations on a very simple theme. Then we enter the realm of the nearly forgotten composer Rabl with his opus 1, a captivating discovery presented to us by Sharon Kam.

WED 29 MAY

EFFENAAR • 8:15PM • BLUES

The Robert Cray Band

Robert Cray, known for hits like Right Next Door and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, will be performing with his band at Effenaar on Wednesday, May 29th! This will be one of the two opening shows of the 5-day guitar festival, BRIDGE, in Eindhoven

View the full program at bridegefestival.com DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

BRIDGE GUITAR FESTIVAL 2024

From May 29 to June 2, the Brainport Region will be transformed into a mecca for guitar lovers! BRIDGE is a five-day festival for young and old. It brings everyone, absolutely everyone who loves guitar music together, and builds a bridge between music styles, cultures, places, ages and genres. In addition to shows that require a separate ticket, BRIDGE organizes shows such as Floor Jansen in Klokgebouw and Dinosaur Jr. in Effenaar, from Friday May 31 to Sunday June 2, free concerts at various locations: BRIDGE AROUND TOWN. And that is not all! There is also a large guitar/gear fair with master classes and workshops in the Muziekgebouw!

MUZIEKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN

Sona Jobarteh

Gambian singer-songwriter Sona Jobarteh is known for her virtuosity on the kora, a West African string instrument that could be described as a mix between a harp and a guitar. Jobarteh is internationally recognized for her eclectic blend of blues, afro-pop, and traditional music. For the opening of BRIDGE Guitar Festival 2024, she returns to Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

EFFENAAR

Dinosaur Jr.

On Thursday, May 30th, the power trio Dinosaur Jr. will be playing during the BRIDGE Guitar Festival in the Main Hall of Effenaar! For almost forty years, they’ve been crafting sharp, gritty rock songs. Since day one, Dinosaur Jr. has had a true titan of the guitar world in their ranks: J Mascis. This man has already made many eardrums vibrate with his delightful screaming guitar sound. Of course, joined by his longtime companions Lou Barlow (bass) and Murph (drums).

MUZIEKGEBOUW

Lucie Horsch & Rachel Podger

A musical conversation between the youngest ever Dutch Music Prize laureate and the queen of the baroque violin: synergy at its finest! The recorder and violin find each other here in a relay game on baroque notes and timeless folk melodies. From Bach and Telemann to tunes from John Playford’s handbook The English Dancing Master: seriousness and fun going hand in hand masterfully in this dance-like programme.

Challengers

LUCA GUADAGNINO

Challengers is a film from visionary director Luca Guadagnino, starring Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former talented tennis star turned coach. Tashi is a strong woman who holds her own both on and off the tennis court and is married to a tennis champion who is going through a bad time. Tashi’s attempts to help her husband get back on track take a surprising turn when he has to face the outcast Patrick, his former best friend and Tashi’s ex. When issues from their past lead to tensions rising, Tashi is forced to wonder what price will have to be paid for the win.

FROM THU 9 MAY

The Braid

LAETITIA COLOMBANI

Three women, three continents, three cultures. Director Colombani tells the story of three lives that are intertwined despite major differences. In India, Smita is a so-called untouchable who makes a living by cleaning up excrement. She dreams of giving her daughter an education. In Montreal, Canada, Sarah is a divorced mother who tries to keep her breast cancer diagnosis hidden so as not to jeopardize her planned promotion. In Sicily, Giulia tries to keep her father’s wig workshop open despite many setbacks. A story about women’s perseverance and unconscious commitment

FROM THU 16 MAY

The Mother of All Lies

ASMAE EL MOUDIR

A white lie can’t hurt, but at director El Moudir’s home, more lies were told than truths. In the lively Casablanca neighborhood where she grew up, her overbearing grandmother determined everything in the house: the past was kept secret and no photos hung there. In an attempt to unravel this untold history, she recreates her neighborhood as a model. Together with family and neighbors, she unorthodoxly reconstructs her painful personal, but also the shared history of Casablanca that remained hidden for a long time.

FROM THU 23 MAY

The End We Start From

MAHALIA BELO

While a woman is giving birth to her first child, London is submerged by a massive flood. This ecological disaster forces her and her partner to leave their home and look for shelter and food amidst the chaos. Initially, the young family is able to stay with relatives, but the increasingly grim aftermath of the flood causes the woman to be separated from her partner. Then she and her baby must find her own way to safety on a journey across the English countryside, which makes it clear how vulnerable and powerful she actually is as a woman and as a young mother.

FROM THU 30 MAY

Together 99

LUKAS MOODYSSON

In Together 99, director Lukas Moodysson reunites the cast of Together to take stock twenty-four years after the founding of the Tillsammans commune. Now, in 1999, Klasse and Göran are the only two remaining members of the group. To alleviate their lethargy, Klasse secretly invites former members of the commune to Göran’s birthday party. As old friends catch up on an eventful evening, both old scars and new hopeful stories come to light.

Drag-My-Vision

Everyone’s favorite drag competition (okay, it’s the only one) for Eurovision-themed music videos is back at Natlab! Enjoy live performances from House of Salvia and the world premiere of the 13 participants’ music videos. Sing along to the well-known songs and enjoy the splendor of the video clips and the audience! This year, 13 countries will be represented by talented drag artists from across the country. Famous (or infamous) songs from the Eurovision Song Contest are performed in an original way, after which a professional jury distributes the scores and the best queen is crowned. Between the videos, the participants share their inspiration and spill all the tea surrounding the making process. Make sure you get there on time because you will see the drag artists work the red carpet, where you can have your picture taken with them.

City of God

21 years ago, the Brazilian film City of God depicted the violent life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro in an unforgettable way. A raw and realistic story, told with a cinematographic energy that makes you gasp. Watch the remastered version of this modern classic in collaboration with BROET. Before the film starts, film teacher Twan Arts explains in a masterclass why your City of God is a film that you must see for several reasons.

GAME CHANGERS

PARKTHEATER

Om de hoek woont een struik

PLANKTON | SONJA VAN OJEN & HENDRIK KEGELS

Plankton makes visual theater for all ages. In Around the Corner Lives a Bush, Sonja van Ojen and Hendrik Kegels bring a self-built miniature city to life. Not the people, but the Maple, the Lampposts, the Public Toilet, the Chimney, the Beetles under the tiles and the Kiosk on the square play the leading role. The day breaks, a garbage can blows over, a plastic bag gets tangled in the branches of a tree, a pigeon poops on the statue, the crocuses open. This wonderfully imaginative and wordless performance is accompanied by a cinematic soundtrack by Studio Ree.

FR 24 MAY

Checkpoint

FR 10 MAY

EINDHOVEN LIBRARY • 11:30AM - 12:10PM • CHILDREN’S THEATER:

The Spiky Egg

Patje found a very special egg in his garden, a spiky egg. Will a bird come out of it? Or a snake? Or a crocodile? In this interactive show, Patje and the children discover that true beauty comes from within. An interactive performance for preschoolers full of humor and music, performed by Kopje T-heater.

Tickets: www.bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

Checkpoint Theatre, het dak er af! is the latest theatre show in the Checkpoint series: spectacle, fun, crazy trials and interaction are at the heart of this show for the entire family. With Checkpoint Theater, you as a visitor are taken into the world of explosions, shooting sausages, walking on ceilings with electromagnets, competitions with roller skates powered by orbital sanders, and children who can try to fly with a DIY jetpack. At Checkpoint Theater, you can participate to the fullest! During five rounds, the audience will attempt to break a real world record.

SUN

Muk ziet ze groeien

Are your kids crazy about pancakes and love music too? Then the pancake concerts at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven are perfect for them! In “Muk ziet ze groeien,” we discover spring. We witness the wondrous transformation of small animals and plants. A chick hatches from an egg and a caterpillar emerges as a butterfly. Spring fever in yet another visually inventive world with technology and puppetry, this time accompanied by live music!

2+

Youth Guitar Spectable: Time & Motion

“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” This beautiful and insightful quote from artist Jean-Michel Basquiat seamlessly aligns with the theme of the BRIDGE Youth Guitar Spectacle. ‘Time & Motion’ is indeed the underlying concept behind this concert, which - as the title suggests - promises nothing short of spectacular. 120 young guitarists will perform alongside a large orchestra at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven during BRIDGE Guitar Festival.

Bookish-Supper Club

Bookish-Supper Club focuses on reading while building relationships with different cultures. As a traditional book club, members choose a book at the beginning of the month and finish it by the end of the month. Each member brings food from their culture and sits together to discuss their culture and the chosen book.

Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

THU 16 MAY

EVOLUON EINDHOVEN • 3:00 - 6:00PM • LECTURE

Masterclass Louis van Gaal

Crowe Foederer would like to invite you to a unique and interactive masterclass in Evoluon Eindhoven with none other than Louis van Gaal. The former national coach will share his in-depth knowledge and experience about talent development, ambition and ‘being yourself’.

The masterclass ends with an exclusive preview of the 2024 European Championship. Louis van Gaal, together with sports marketer Bob van Oosterhout, will share their insights into the expectations, challenges and possible scenarios for one of the biggest sporting events of this year.

Register via: www.masterclasslouisvangaal.nl

Muurtje om mijn hart

KRISTIE RAAIJMAKERS

Book presentation about ‘Muurtje om mijn hart’ by Kristie Raaijmakers, for friends/family/colleagues/ readers/interested parties. A short program with a speech by the publisher, a passage read by the author, and time to have the book signed and to chat afterwards.

Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

Traveling with a group

CITY WALK

Every Saturday at 11 am CITY WALK through the center of Eindhoven led by a city guide. Discover the story of this dynamic city. Departure from VVV Tourist Information. Duration: 1.5 hours. Can be provided bilingually (NL/ENG).

STORY

TOUR: The Legend of Genneper Parken

A unique experience to live a story in reality. During the story tour, Rob Haantjes takes you to the medieval Eindhoven and the fantasy of the writer. An app with augmented reality and life-sized maps support the story. This unique experience ends with a reading from the book series.

Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

STRIJP-S GUIDED TOUR

Guided tour (noon) during the FeelGood Market led by a city guide. Inspirational storytelling about the transformation of it industrial heritage of Philips. Afterwards, visit the FeelGood Market. Departure from BLOK63-S on Philitelaan. Duration: 1.5 hours. Can be bilingual (NL/ENG) are provided.

Reservations necessary: € 12.50 p.p. incl. Eindhoven gadget and coffee voucher. For more information or book directly online: uitineindhoven.nl/in-de-stad/tours

Working with Color in Drawing

This series of workshops will explore techniques that simplify the transition from drawing in black and white to drawing using color. In each workshop, we will practice sketching from observation within the library space and using various materials. This series of workshops can be taken in sequence or individually.

Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

Word & Science #2: Deadly Madness ABOUT MURDERERS WITH A DISORDER

Murder. It is the ultimate crime. But is a murderer always responsible for their actions? Lotje Steins Bisschop and Roselien Herderschee investigated this; from psychotic killings to forensic psychiatric centers, from the difference between murder and manslaughter to the question of whether something like free will exists. They talk about it in the 2nd edition of Word & Science.

Make a reservation via www.tue.nl/sg

CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL

Enjoy tasty craft beers, food, film, and music during the first weekend of June at the inaugural Craft Beer Festival. This event will be held around De Cacaofabriek in Helmond.

During the Craft Beer Festival - organized in cooperation with Proeflokaal Goesting from Venray - you can taste specialty beers from about ten breweries from around the world. Featured breweries include Latvia’s Ārpus, Estonia’s Põhjala, and De Klep from Venlo. Will you join us for a toast?

Get On Your Bike Eindhoven Backyard

Did you know that Bladel has one of the most challenging MTB trails in the Netherlands? Or would you prefer one of the beautiful routes with single tracks through nature? Experience mountain biking during a clinic provided by professional trainers. Come to Bladel for the ‘Get On Your Bike’ event organized by Eindhoven Backyard!

eindhovenbackyard.com

Green Café: The Enchanting World of Bats

Join the Green Café on May 27th at the Wasven, where we delve into the fascinating life of bats! We kick off with a lecture by bat expert Leo Klok. Under the guidance of experienced guides and armed with your own bat detector, we will go in small groups in search of the bats of the Wasven.

Tickets: bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/programma

RADICALLY MINE!

A FIRST PODIUM FOR YOUNG ARTISTS FROM EINDHOVEN

Where is your foundation, what makes you who you are? And where do we find common ground? With these and other questions, more than 300 schoolchildren from Eindhoven and the surrounding area worked on the project Radically Mine!

The theme of this 15th edition is common ground. The participants also drew inspiration from the Van Abbemuseum’s collection. They each made a personal artwork about what connects them. A selection of the works is on display in the exhibition Radically Mine! There, they literally bring their ideas into the limelight and show their vision to a wider audience.

“It’s very cool that young people get a chance to exhibit their art in a museum. And it was really nice to be taken seriously by everyone that helped organize Radically Mine!” - Esmee van Hoek, young artist and participant of Radically Mine! in 2023.

ART

DE GROTE STILTE

MIKE DINGS – BERRY SANDERS

The exhibition combines the work of two painters. Mike Dings finds inspiration in the classic genre of Western, in particular Spaghetti Westerns. These Italian films appropriate the style of the Hollywood fantasy of the Wild West. Similar like the movie makers of Spaghetti Westerns, Mike Dings asks how much information do we need in an image to sketch a whole scene? For Berry Sanders, painting is a way of thinking and imagining the world. Painting is getting a grip on reality. His subjects are dystopian, whether based on architecture, landscape or interior views, with or without people as part of the pictorial space.

Opening hours:

Thu + fr 12.00 – 6.0oPM | sat + sun 12:00 – 6:00PM

WOMBTOMBS

PALLIATIVE CARE FOR A DYSTOPIAN WORLD

BY BOOGAERDT/VANDERSCHOOT

Cocoons like bandaged shelters suspended in an undulating landscape with hidden small pools. The landscape is an in-between space, a bardo, of dust that becomes dust again, just as everything that lives becomes dust again. Or becomes liquid. Floating, bearing, lifting, carrying – intricate life, retreating into a ‘carrier bag’. Seemingly dead on the outside, but bubbling, transforming, incubating inside. We move past it, mourning the soup of life, working our way through the compost heap, where we digest the old and make space for... MU

WANTED CANDY DE EXPO 2

An artistic expression designed to challenge and redefine traditional concepts of art and creativity - that’s what brought the artist collective WANTED CANDY together in 2017.

Their aim is to experiment with art to stimulate the imagination. The idea is to create lifelike heads of artists and then transform them into large lollipops made of lollipop sugar. This makes it intriguing and surreal. From the material they have created and used over the years, they have designed the exhibition ‘Wanted Candy DE EXPO.’ Wanted Candy consists of artists Mayke Verhoeven, Marielle van Deursen, Werner Klompen and Stef Fridael.

Opening Sunday 5 May 4pm

Open Sunday 12 & 19 May 1pm - 5pm

Finissage Sunday 26 May 1pm

GALERIE NASTY ALICE • CONTEMPORARY

New exhibition BrAInpower

The Philips Museum is unveiling brAInpower, an exhibit highlighting the history and future of artificial intelligence (AI). From interactive deepfakes with Philips’ founders to discovering Philips’ use of AI in healthcare. To be enjoyed starting April 20 till 31 October at the Philips Museum!

The Lamp

In this intimate play with the atmospheric Oude Fabriekje as its backdrop, the Lamp Maker, together with Gerard and Anton Philips, tells what it was like to work at Philips & Co in Eindhoven in 1891. The technical process of making the first Philips light bulbs is explained in a simple way in the play.

Philips Museum Late

Every first Thursday of the month, the Philips Museum is open until 9 p.m. with something special on the program. On May 2, it’s that time again. This evening, for 3 euros, join an interactive tour with special Artificial Intelligence assignment and including a consumption.

Learn more about technological innovations in the Philips Museum

Be amazed by technology during one of our mini-lectures such as: ‘From analog to digital’, ‘X-ray, from technology to health’, or ‘Sound as fast as light’. You can attend the mini-lectures, given by a Philips expert, on different days in May.

BrAInpower: April 20 – October 31

Philips Museum Late: May 2

The Lamp: May 10, 11, 12, 20 at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Mini-lectures: May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 25, 26 www.philips-museum.com

agenda adresses

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

Pathé Eindhoven Dommelstraat 27 pathe.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

Ton Smits Huis Jacob Reviuslaan 25 040 211 47 86 tonsmitshuis.nl

T56

Tarwelaan 56 t56.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

Stay tuned, go out!

WED 1

Studium Generale

Blauwe zaal, auditorium

12:40pm | Lecture

Polarizing Conspiracy Beliefs

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Film

The Zone of Interest

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Music

Cristina Branco

THU 2

Natlab

Première| Challengers

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

12:30pm | Klassiek

Lunchpauzeconcert

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Documentary

Auschwitz, Our Story

Sportevent | ONMK 2024

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Pop

Sam Outlaw

FRI 3

Natlab

Specials| Drag my Vision

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

4:00pm | Pop

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit & The Rings of Power

De Bibliotheek Eindhoven

7:30 -9pm | Meeting

Bookish- Supper Club

Stage Music

from 9pm | Karaoke with live-band ‘YouTry’

Sportevent

Jong PSV - Top Oss

SAT 4

Van Abbemuseum

2

– 4pm | Family Art Club

Viewing and making art for the whole family

De Bibliotheek Eindhoven

3:30-4:30pm | Bookpresentation

Muurtje om mijn hart

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

4pm | Pop

De Magische Muziek

van Harry Potter

Stage Music

9pm | Alternative Rock

The TommyRots

SUN 5

Genneper Watermolen

11am -12.30pm | Narrative tour

De Legende van de Genneper Parken

Parktheater at Natlab

Om de hoek woont een struik | Youththeater

Van Abbemuseum

1:30-2:30pm | Architecture tour

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

4pm& 6:30pm | Classic

Candlelight Spring

8:15pm | Pop

Melike Şahin

Sportevent

PSV - Sparta Rotterdam

MON 6

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Animation

Mars Express

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Pop

McKinley James

TUE 7

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

8:30pm | Animation

Mars Express

Corona Hall, Luncagebouw

8om | Spoken Word

Mensen zeggen dingen

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Pop

Gino Vannelli

8:15pm | Music

Hakan Mengüç

WED 8

Studium Generale

Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium

12:40pm | Lecture

Black Holes on a Chip

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Animation

Mars Express

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

7:30 | Classic

Inside the Masterpiece

Dynamo

Eindhoven Ballroom Function by Leila 007 & Shahin 007

Concert Indoor Sport Centrum

Concerti Fetti

THU 9

ASCENSION DAY

Natlab

Première | the Braid

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Pop

Slagerij van Kampen

Sportevent

PSV handbaltoernooi

FC Eindhoven - FC Den Bosch

FRI 10

De Bibliotheek Eindhoven

11:30am -12.10pm | Kids

Het prikkelei

Parktheater

Theater

De man van La Mancha

Altstadt

8pm | Postpunk

Cola

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic

Hélène Grimaud (2 perform.)

8:15pm | Music

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

8:15pm | Pop

Def Americans

Parktheater bij Natlab

8:30pm l Dance

Adi©isco

Stage Music from 9pm l DJ Night

Effenaar

8pm | Pop

00’s Alternative-Super sweet 16

SAT 11

Parktheater

De man van La Mancha | theater

Van Abbemuseum

2 – 4pm | Children’s Art Club

Viewing and making art for kids aged 6 to 12.

Muziek in de Cathrien

3pm | KamerMuziek in de Cathrien

2.25pm | beiaardbespeling

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

5pm | Jazz

Tijs Klaassen Quintet (twice)

Dynamo l Gendermore Support Group

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Music

Metin & Kemal Kahraman

Ensemble

8:15pm | Jazz

Michel Camilo & Tomatito

Stage Music

from 9pm | Bluegrass De Binnenband

SUN 12

Parktheater

De man van La Mancha

theater

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

11am | Kids

Muk ziet ze groeien (2+)

11am | Indian Classic

Concert by Saniya Patankar

2:15pm | Classic

Spetterend temperament, Cañizares

MON 13

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Comedy

Poor Things

TUE 14

Dynamo Home Grown Session #8

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Comedy

Poor Things

Pand P

8:30pm | Music

King Sisters

WED 15

Studium Generale

Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium

12:40pm| Lecture

Smell, the forgotten sensation

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm| Comedy

Poor Things

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic

Arnon Grunberg, Katrien Baerts & Wibert Aerts

THU 16

Natlab

Première | The Mother of All Lies

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

12:30pm | Classic Lunchbreakconcert

Evoluon Eindhoven

3 -6pm | Lecture

Masterclass Louis van Gaal

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Julia Fischer

FRI 17

Dynamo

Queerhoven /Board Game Night Party Cannon Support: Cognitive + De Stoeptegels

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic L’Arpeggiata

8:15pm | Pop

Lenny Kuhr

Stage Music from 9pm l Electronic Live Jam Geluidsdrug

Festival | Blend Wijnfestival Sportevent | Eindhoven Box Cup

SAT 18

Van Abbemuseum

2 – 4pm | Children’s Art Club Viewing and making art for kids aged 6 to 12.

Catharinakerk

3pm | Storioni in de Cathrien Slotconcert Festivalworkshops en Masterclasses - Storioni Trio

Dynamo

Blasttek Darkpsy & Psycore

W/ Narco Tourism + Vox Fabri + Vox Funky + Mad Scientist Idioblast + Pharmacy Kids Story

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8pm | Music

Pasha Gönül by S.A.T.E.N.

Stage Music from 9pm| Rock/Grunge/Punk Covers

KUVVERS

Concert l Nofx Last Show

Jeu de boules l Quare Jeu de Boules Toernooi (QJBT)

SUN 19

PENTECOST

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

2:15pm | Classic

Storioni Beethovens Tripelconcert

Markt Snuffelmarkt Tongelre Sportevent

Roparun

Audumla Hockeytoernooi(AIPHT)

PSV - RKC Waalwijk

MON 20

PENTECOST

Natlab

Specials | City of God

Braderie ’t Hofke

Snuffelmarkt shoppingmall WoensXL

TUE 21

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Movie

Humanist Vampire

Too Sensitive to Kill

Boekhandel Van Piere

8pm | Lecture

Dodelijke gekte

Studium Generale

8pm | Lecture

Woord & Wetenschap#2

WED 22

Studium Generale

Blauwe zaal, Auditorium

12:40pm| Concert

Storioni, a Taste of Chamber Music

Dynamo

Vended / Support: The Gloom in the Corner + Profiler

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Movie

Humanist Vampire

Too Sensitive to Kill

Kermis Stratum 22 t/m 26 May

Pennings Foundation

8pm – 21.30pm | Lecture

History of the Dutch fotobook by Paul van Mameren

Parktheater

8:30pm | Theater

Brown Sugar Baby & De late Bep show

THU 23

Natlab

Première

The End We Start From

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

12:30pm | Classic

Lunchbreakconcert

Markthal Metaforum

5pm | Festival

SG@Conduct: Brass Rave Unit

Symfonieorkest Eindhoven by

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm l concert

Passie en romantiek

8:15pm | Classic

Masters of Chamber Music

Effenaar

8:15pm | IndiePop

Goldkimono

FRI 24

De Bibliotheek Eindhoven

2-4pm | Workshop

Working with Color in Drawing

Parktheater

7:30pm| Youth

CheckPoint

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic

Groot Omroepkoor

Stage Music

from 9pm l Americana/Country

Harrison Dean

SAT 25

Eindhoven Backyard

9:30am- 4:30pm

Get on your Bike

Pennings Foundation

11am – 4pm | Photo book fair

Van Abbemuseum

2 – 4 | Children’s Art Club

Catharinakerk

3pm | Organ Music the Cathrien

Jaco van Leeuwen, Rheinberger, Reger, Bossi, Hagen, Dupré

Microstad

5pm| Lecture

SG@Jazzed Up: De Baron

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

5pm | Jazz

The Tibbs

8pm | Music

Music from the Orient

8:15pm | Classic

Beethovens beroemdste

Stage Music

from 9pm | Jamsession

Festival Ratha Yatra festival

SUN 26

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

12pm | Classic

Storioni on Sunday

8:15pm | Pop

The Dire Straits Experience

Effenaar

8:15pm | Jazz Hiphop

Pete Philly & Perquiste

Dynamo | Full Metal Nishi

Nishicon 2024

FeelGood Market

Strijp-S Tour during FeelGood Market

MON 27

De wasvenboerderij

7:30pm | Lecture

Groencafe: De betoverende wereld van vleermuizen

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Documentary

Selling a Colonial War

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Pop

Shaye Zadravec

TUE 28

Studium Generale

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm | Documentary

Selling a Colonial War

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Classic Pynarello

WED 29

Studium Generale

Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium

12:40pm| Lecture

Decolonizing Technology

Filmhuis de Zwarte Doos

7:30pm| Documentary

Selling a Colonial War

Corona Hall, Lunagebouw

8pm | Student Takeover

Who’s Your Neighbor?

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8:15pm | Music

Sona Jobarteh

Effenaar

8:15pm | Blues

The Robert Cray Band

TUE 30

Natlab

Première | Together 99

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

12:30pm| Classic

Lunchbreakconcert

8:15pm | Classic

Lucie Horsch & Rachel Podger

8:15pm | Pop

Guido

Effenaar

7:30pm | Rock

Dinosaur Jr

FRI 31

Stage Music

from 9pm l DJ Night

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

8pm | Classic

Youth Gitarspectacle

8:15pm | Music

Mozes & Stochelo Rosenberg +

Rafael Cortes sr & jr

9pm | Pop

Cocobolo

10:45pm | Jazz

John Ghost

Dynamo [House & Trance]

B&R NIC Party

EXPO

Albert van Abbehuis

Make yourself at home until 26 May

EVOLUON

Spacefarming until April 2024

GALLERIE NASTY ALICE

Mike Dings – Berry Sanders De grote stilte

4 May – 9 June MU

Wombtombs

Boogaerdt/VanderSchoot until 9 June

PENNINGS FOUNDATION

I AM

groepstentoonstelling Until 1 June

PHILIPS MUSEUM

Brainpower + De Lamp +

Philips Museum Late + Minicolleges May

ONOMATOPEE

‘Dreams of Dreams of Dreams’ until 21 June

T56

Wanted Candy DE EXPO 2 Door Mayke Verhoeven, Marielle van Deursen, Werner Klompen en Stef Fridael.

5 May - 26 May

VAN ABBEMUSEUM

Delinking and Relinking until 2026 | 11am – 5pm

Discover art from the collection by smelling, feeling, hearing and seeing

Hidden Connections until 2026 | 11am – 5pm

Ongoing research exhibition unravels Van Abbemuseum’s origins in the colonial past

Sung Hwan Kim until 12 May 2024 | 11am - 5pm

With collage, performance, music and light, Sung Hwan Kim explores themes of ‘migration’ and ‘borders’

Radically Mine! unitl 6 juni 2024 | 11am - 5pm A podium for young artists!

Daily Guided tours: daily | 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Short tours about a specific artwork: daily | 3 – 3:15pm (Dutch) & 3:30 – 3:45pm (English)

Feldenkrais Workshop: awareness through movement

Highlights!

Let’s talk about Europe

6 - 12 May

Urban Dance Parktheater

until 12 May

Romeinse Dagen • preHistorisch Dorp

9 until 12 mei

Festival • Lepeltje Lepeltje

9 - 12 May

Paardensport • CSI Eindhoven

9 - 12 May

Storioni Festival

13 until 26 May

Vikingfest • preHistorisch Dorp

18 until20 May

Wonka Comedy Festival

23 May t/m 1 June

Eindhoven Backyard

25 May until 15 June

FeelGood Market - Book your Strijp-S-Tour

26 May

Bridge Guitar Festival 2024

29 May until 2 June

ON THE REGIO RADAR

In May

1+11+25 Anyone who wants to get to know the history of Gemert better can walk through the historic centre of the former Principality under the direction of a tour guide.

4 With kites of a few centimeters to more than 25 m. in all shapes and sizes, kite flyers from all over Europe will introduce you to this great sport during the Valkenswaard Kite Festival.

4+ 5 A gigantic line up spread over various areas and two full days: 15th edition of Peteyfest in Lierop

8 Commando Militairy Dai Carter gives a theatre lecture in Veldhoven on Mental Power

9 On Ascension Day, the annual Heavenly Spheres Fair is organized will again take place in the centre of Valkenswaard. Stroll along more than 200 stalls spread throughout the centre and listen to live music at various locations.

11 This Saturday is ideally suited to go to a great dance party: Elsom Open Air in Reusel or Lakedance in Best, for example. There is also a nice music festival at Brouwerij VandeOirsprong in Oirschot. See You there.

11+12 Turning blades during the National Mill Days! Admire the beautiful windmills in and around Eindhoven. Take a walk through the picturesque surroundings and enjoy the history and mill craftsmanship in Geldrop, Heeze, Nuenen, Veldhoven, Asten and more.

12 Braderie Best is on Sunday, 12 May on Wilhelminaplein and Koningin Julianaweg. Enjoy a fun day of shopping at the many stalls!

17 Dilana Smith moves, seduces and awakens. Her figure may be petit, but once the South African singing sensation She takes on the role of rock legends such as Tina Turner, the Wilson Sisters of Heart, Janis Joplin and Cyndi Lauper, she transcends the stage. Valkenswaard

18+19+25 The legend of the Genneper Parks Experience a virtual walk with Rob Haantjes, the writer of the Ramaika, through Eindhoven in the Middle Ages and his fantasy. Rob constantly makes you doubt what is true and what could have been invented.

25 Eindhoven’s back yard. The rural areas of Reusel-de Mierden, Bladel, Bergeijk and Eersel are the ideal opportunity for four weekends full of unforgettable sporting adventures! Free. Discover Eindhoven Backyard in the Kempen. 4 weekends until June 15.

Europe’s Green Leadership: The EU Green Deal

In a world increasingly characterized by deglobalization, where regional favoritism seems to become the norm, Europe is on the verge of charting a new course with the EU Green Deal. While the superpowers China and the US assert their geoeconomic power by controlling crucial resources, Europe finds itself caught between two fires. Instead of succumbing to division, the EU takes the lead in the fight against a much larger threat: climate change.

The EU Green Deal is more than just a policy initiative; it’s a call to action, a vision of a sustainable future for all. With 500 million consumers in its market, the EU sets a standard that the world can follow. But not everyone is convinced that this is the right path. Some fear that the policy goes too far, potentially choking the economy and undermining Europe’s competitiveness.

Nevertheless, the EU remains determined. With the Brussels Effect in mind, the influence the EU exerts through its regulations, the EU is convinced that it can shape the world in its image. The CSRD, a reporting requirement of the EU Green Deal, is a perfect example of this. With 82 reporting obligations and over a thousand data points, the EU compels companies to be more transparent and accountable, while simultaneously creating a level playing field for all EU member states. But why this Green Deal? Why this drive for sustainability and transparency? The answer lies in the necessity to collaborate, to build trust, not only among consumers and investors but also among EU member states themselves and with the rest of the world. Because one green member state cannot make a difference; only together can we effect real change.

That’s why the EU is working on a central European Single Access Point (ESAP), which will provide stakeholders with electronic access to all public financial and sustainability information of European companies. It’s a step towards more transparency, more accountability, and more cooperation, so that together we can overcome the challenges of the 21st century.

While the world continues to fragment, Europe remains committed to its vision of a greener, fairer future for everyone. And with the EU Green Deal as our guide, the EU is determined to further strengthen its role as a global leader in sustainability and geoeconomics.

Together with our business partners and colleagues at Crowe, we are committed to leveraging our expertise and experience to contribute to this noble endeavor. Personally, I believe that transfer pricing advisors play a crucial role in applying our knowledge of value chains to support international companies in achieving the objectives of the EU Green Deal. Through collaboration and innovation, we believe that we can pave the way towards a more sustainable and prosperous future.

Jin Chen Head of European China Desk / Partner transfer pricing Crowe Foederer Accountancy

‘Our nature is a source

Many people in Eindhoven do not realize that around the corner there is a beautiful backyard: the wonderful countryside in and around Eindhoven, including the Kempen. The forests and heathlands invite you to sporty and peaceful activities, from mountain biking to yoga. Every reason to organize four challenging and relaxing free activities in May & June! Everyone from the Brainport region is welcome in the rural areas of Eersel-Bergeijk or Reusel-de Mierde.

Young and old, born, raised or expat. Experienced athlete or beginner; Everyone can get acquainted with Brainport’s backyard: Eindhoven Backyard.

GertJan van Gerven, who works at Visit Bergeijk, is one of the inventors of Eindhoven Backyard and the driving force behind the concept.

This year, for the first time, there will be activities for four weekends in a row to promote how beautiful the countryside around Eindhoven is and to link the health aspect to it. “The natural environment in which we live is a source of vitality. Vitality is about being energetic, but also about calming down and relaxing. We have so much beautiful countryside here where we can recharge our batteries. Eindhoven Backyard should make this possible. When it comes to Brainport, people still think mainly about the economy and an organization like Brainport which for everyone is there to keep people financially fit. But nature is also very good for people. There they can enjoy themselves in sports or just relax.” GertJan is happy that companies and associations are accepting the outstretched hand of Eindhoven Backyard and presenting themselves during the four weekends.

“We’re going to do great things. For example, at Montana Skicenter you can slide down the snow slope during the adventure run. The assault course at Rofra is used. This way you immediately promote these companies. And cycling club ‘Het Snelle Wiel’ from Bladel will help with MTB activities.” In addition, Eindhoven Backyard has also entered a partnership with students from the Fontys Pulsed course who have devised sustainability solutions for the various events, including biodegradable food bowls and returning compost to nature.

Adventure on the Kempervennen

On 15 June, Centerparcs Kempervennen will be the focus of all activities. The start and finish of the Adventure Runs are at the holiday park in Westerhoven. General

manager Kees Luijbregts has immediately embraced the Eindhoven BackYard initiative. We have had good contacts with Visit Bergeijk for years. We immediately thought this was a very nice initiative. As Kempervennen, we certainly also focus on sporting and adventurous activities, older youth are an important part of our audience. The people who spend the night at Kempervennen usually come from a bit further away, but of course we also attract many day visitors. We also notice that people from Eindhoven are often pleasantly surprised when they experiencehow beautiful it is here and what fun things you can do in the Kempen. Every reason to draw more attention to this!

‘We have so much beautiful nature where we can recharge our batteries’

Our new outdoor activity center will open soon, with climbing activities, a zipwire and a zip line. We will raffle tickets for this during Eindhoven Backyard.”

Yoga at Ter Spegelt

Those who prefer peace and quiet can participate in one of the beach yoga sessions on Camping Ter Spegelt’s sandy beach in Eersel on 8 or 9 June. Molly Henderson from Ghent provides these lessons.

“But for me as an Australian, Eersel is nearby. Practicing yoga outside feels very different from inside,” she says. “You feel the sand, the wind in your face, you see the sky.

That makes it a very special experience.” Everyone can participate, Molly emphasizes. “You don’t have to be young and flexible. The exercises are very calm, it is about calmness, slowing down, relaxing.” Molly focuses on breathing. “If you cannot sit properly on the floor, you can also participate in a chair or wheelchair.” Each participant receives headphones. You hear music that helps you relax and Molly’s instructions. They are in English. “But I talk very calmly, and I also demonstrate the movements. So that’s never really a problem.”

Forest bathing in silence

You can experience a completely different way of experiencing nature with Joost van Pagée (hetbosin.nu).

Under his guidance, you will immerse yourself in nature, in silence, in a 2.5-hour session. “You can turn off the phones or leave them at home. A moment to forget about time. There is no talking, so you use all your senses. What grows in nature, what does that leaf taste like? You connect with nature at a very slow pace. You experience how you connect with the environment around you. Really relax.” The forest bathing session is not suitable for (young) children and dogs. “This is because as a participant you want to have all the space and freedom to optimally experience, without distractions. To stay with your own experience.”

There is something for everyone during these four weekends at Eindhoven Backyard that will suit him or her.

GertJan van Gerven: “We want to show that collaboration pays off. This is now a pilot and hopefully we can roll it out from 2025 and beyond in, for example, de Groote Heide, de Peel and de Meierij and the parks in Eindhoven itself, so that Eindhoven Backyard will expand like an oil slick across all 21 municipalities.” n

TEXT: BREGJE VAN DOMMELEN -TEXTVAST | PHOTO’S: EINDHOVEN BACKYARD

of vitality’

25 May - Bladel

Get on your Bike

From clinics for beginners to a beautiful route through the countryside around Bladel and a bicycle tour over the Dak van Netersel. MTB bicycles can also be rented.

8

June - Eersel

Relax in the Woods.

Relax while your children are active and discover the surroundings via the Kabouterpad, the Discovery Trail and the Pump Track. Forest bathing, ice bath/ breathing, E-trike forest route for people with disabilities, beach yoga, boot camp. Everything around the woods in Eersel.

1 June - Reusel

Get on your Feet

Outdoor Park Reusel: walking routes with and without a guide, tasting regional products.

Exercise, relax, discover, and connect in Eindhoven BackYard

4 Weekends, 4 locations in the Kempen

4 Sporting events. Free of charge.

15 June - Bergeijk Adventure Runs

For children (inflatable obstacle course) and adults

www.eindhovenbackyard.com

GertJan van Gerven Molly Henderson

Joost van Pagée

Enjoy world tapas in Eindhoven .

Good news for tapas lovers!

Since March, Tr3s Tapas Bar has been open in former Philips factory, ‘The White Lady’in Eindhoven.

For a fixed price, guests can stay in this beautiful former factory and enjoy the world’s tastiest tapas, including desserts. The restaurant in the National Monument building, overlooking the Philips Museum, offers room for more than three hundred guests. The industrial architecture and warm furnishings create a spacious and welcoming atmosphere.

Tr3s Tapasbar Eindhoven is the ninth location for Mari & Marjolein de Jongh’s family business.

Tr3s wants to offer a place where guests can have a good time and feel comfortable, while enjoying a snack and drink in combination with an atmospheric ambiance.The friendly team is ready for you!

Freedom Meal & Lecture

In The Hornemann House the fate of Jewish people during the The Second World War is made clear based on a personal history. Thursday, 2 May 2 at 7:30 pm, you can attend a lecture by Martijn Docters about his second cousins Edo (12) and Lex (8) Hornemann. A free Freedom Meal will be served on Sunday, 5 May between 12 noon and 7 pm. This is an initiative of the National Committee May 4 & 5. The goal is to have a special meeting at the dining table, talking to refugees and other guests about freedom. You’re welcome!

A pop-up war museum in The Hornemann House is open to the public on the weekend of 4 & 5 May from 1 pm to 5 pm. Also, open every Friday from 11 am to 5 pm. Entrance is free.

Meals webshop

‘Shoppie040’ launches in Eindhoven!

The Springplank Foundation is launching the meal webshop, ‘Shoppie040’, where varied and nutritious meals will be offered for only €6.50 each. These meals will be prepared by chef Mounir Toub and his team, with the mission to not only help participants of the Social Shelter, but also local residents and Ukrainian refugees. The webshop will launch this month.

STR’EAT Bars & Kitchens opens its doors at Strijp-S

On 17 April, STR’EAT Bar & Kitchens officially opened to the public. Located in the bustling Strijp-S area, it offers a versatile all-day experience. Visitors can enjoy a range of culinary delights in a robust industrial setting. From a tasty cappuccino in the morning to an extensive dinner in the evening. Each to their own. With ten unique kitchens, including 10 Grams with Italian Delights and Memories or Damascus with Syrian-Lebanese dishes. Besides the food it offers, STR’EAT also has three unique bar concepts, including Bobby’s Bar with its famous gin and tonics and cocktails. With more than 250 seats inside and another 200 more on the terrace, this is the perfect destination for a pleasant get-together. With its focus on sustainability and diversity, STR’EAT promises a welcome addition to the Eindhoven culinary scene..

See also pagie 28 City & Country: Eindhoven BackYard eindhovenbackyard.com

‘My workshops are meant for individuals who live their lives want to transform’

AN INSPIRED & BALANCED LIFE WITH WELL BEING COACH JULIANN LIU

Qi Gong: The path to inner strength and well-being

Juliann Liu’s story is fascinating and absolutely out of the ordinary. Here’s how, through her illness, a manager dedicated to her work understood how to listen deeply to her body. She discovered an ancient and thousand-year-old technique like qui gong in France and then explored it passionately in China on the Wu Dang Mountains, an important center of Taoism, famous for its version of martial arts and Tai Chi.

TEXT: AILÉN GAMBERONI | PHOTO: QIN CHAO

Qi Gong was developed thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves using exercises to optimize body, mind, and spirit energy to improve and maintain health and well-being.

Qi Gong has psychological and physical components that regulate the mind, breath, and body’s movement and posture. If you want to learn this ancient discipline, it is with pleasure that we point out the courses offered.

Could you tell us your story?

After my studies in business management, I worked for seven years at Decathlon as a supply manager. I was working in France, motivated, very sporty, and active. I did all kinds of activities, from taekwondo to kung fu. Then, at 28 years old, out of the blue, I had two surgeries on my liver gallbladder. Within two months of being in hospitals in Lyon, I was in choc. I started to think deeply about what was going on in my life. I never had time before to do it. To meditate about it was a painful process. All those questions had brought me to different people, different pieces of training, and slowly a different path, a new way to recharge my body, energy, well-being, and life.

So, you started to practice Qi Gong. Do you already know it?

It is funny. My first experience was in France! For my generation, it is an activity for older adults. If I ask my mother if she does qigong, she replies, “I’m not that old,” and she’s 65. When I started, I felt my body getting better gently, finally recharging my energies. Mindfulness means giving your body space and time to heal, and it works. At that moment, I decided to return to China to discover the roots and philosophy behind this discipline. First, I went to the Wu Dang mountain to learn tai chi and Qi Gong from the source. It took me two years to try different masters and teachers.

You realized that you wanted to take a career break, and five years later, you became a life coach and trainer.

It’s a journey to find what gives me meaning and energy, what is my calling. I suffered as a leader simply because I didn’t know how to take care of my stress, anxiety, and health. Today, we see more and more burnout. I know how much a leader has to be strong. Being assertive means being like water: being peaceful and solid inside. Calm and peace help you face stressful situations and take responsibility for yourself and others. You can only take care of yourself, being a leader for others, if you take responsibility for your being. That is why I call one of my workshops Empower Yourself Like Water. Now, I am a facilitator of Human Ecology and a Wellbeing Coach, offering seminars, workshops, and individual coaching. Inspired by Eastern wisdom and Western methodology, I devote my professional life to helping advance a world in authentic leadership: a world in which people wake up every morning inspired, empowered, and joyful to fulfill their chosen work and responsibilities. In other words, people become real leaders of their organizations and natural leaders of their lives.

Why can Qui Gong help those kinds of people and needs?

Qi Gong means Energy Work in Chinese. It means the practice of harmonizing the circulation of energy in our bodies. It’s based on an important principle: our problems, physical, mental, emotional, and even relational, are due to blockage of energy. All the traditional Asian techniques, like acupuncture, massage, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Gong Fu, meditation, etc., unblock the energy flow and make the energy circulation harmonious again. When the energy is blocked, a person may get stressed and negative when facing an obstacle or difficulty. But when the energy flows harmoniously in this person, he may take this obstacle as a step towards his goal without wasting energy by becoming negative. In that sense, the practice of Qi Gong can be exciting for many of us be-

cause it’s one of the ways to recharge and balance our energy to release stress and negativity so that we can become calm and firm inside. It’s a way of preventing mental and physical problems; it can also be a therapeutic way to help people release their symptoms through yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices. At the end of each coaching session or in all the workshops, I always give my clients specific exercises according to their problems or needs to become more autonomous after several sessions.

Would you organize some sessions soon?

Qi Gong is one of my daily practices, but teaching it is like a hobby. In 2024, I plan to share more well-being workshops for individuals looking to transform their lives. So, I planned some workshops to share knowledge and practices on the six levels of our solid well-being: physical, emotional, mental, energetic, systemic, and spiritual. The next one is on May 25th. A second will be held in July. Then, a 3-day workshop will be in November. Some tiny free conferences or mini-workshops before and in between so people can have some experience.

What is your favorite place in Eindhoven?

Genneperhoeve. It is unique and symbolic for me. When a healthy and sustainable ecosystem is inside, we can thrive naturally outside for the long term. Is there any other city where you can walk on an organic farm in the center, especially a town famous for technology? “ n

‘Qi Gong is part of my daily practice.

Teaching it is like a hobby’

BE LIKE WATER

Discover the healing power of Qi Gong by Juliann Liu Juliann Liu will give another well-being workshop on May 25 and in July 2024. A 3-day course will follow in November. You can also do some of these for free in the meantime conferences or mini-workshops what gain experience. Want to stay informed about future activities? Email Juliann at hello@juliannliu.com

Smitje: The Eindhoven and Surrounding Area Design Shop

Smitje on the 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

‘He is still the face of the store and intends to remain so for the time being...

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 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?

Visit Smitje at Kleine Berg 17 in Eindhoven. For more information

visit www.Smitjedewinkel.nl

Rob Krabbenborg, strategic Housing advisor

‘I would like to make a difference for my own city’

As Strategic Housing Advisor, I am responsible for the Eindhoven Municipality housing policy and for its implementation

In the coming years, I will be working on a new housing programme and providing strategic advice on large area developments such as KnoopXL and Stadhuisplein. I also represent Eindhoven in consultations on the theme of living in the region, for example, with the G5 cities and with the Provincial and National Government.

Why did you start working for the Municipality?

Because I want to make a difference for my own city. I want to ensure that our city becomes even more beautiful and fun to live in, so that my children and other city residents also have a bright future in Eindhoven.

What projects are you working on?

This includes the development of a new residential programme and area developments such as Stadhuisplein, Emmasingelkwadrant and KnoopXL.

What does an average day look like for you?

That varies from day to day, and it is almost always very varied. There are often many things going on at the same time, so you must constantly switch between different topics. For example, within the working hours of a day, I first give advice about a large new residential tower in KnoopXL, I then speak to one of my team members about her work package, and then I write a council file about new policy. In between, I also speak with the parties in the city who ultimately ensure that many homes are built.

How do you see your future, within the Eindhoven Municipality?

I am particularly happy with my current position as a Strategic Housing Advisor within the Municipality. I can contribute a lot to the future of our city, especially because housing is now an important theme. This is and remains my ambition; working in a position within the Municipality where I can be of significance. I think it would be really great to be able to tell my children, when they are grown up, about what I have done in my work and to be able to cycle around with them through areas in which I have been involved!

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