Here’s a summary of highlighted events for the upcoming weekend in The Hague and surrounds. Click on the links for more details. Please check the websites of the organisers for the most up to date information and any last minute changes. Have a great weekend!
MOVIES THAT MATTER FESTIVAL 2017 (24 March – 1 April)
This year’s edition of the Movies that Matter film and debate festival will take place from Friday 24 March to Saturday 1 April in Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het Spui in The Hague. The festival will kick off with the screening of The Other Side of Hope by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki. This movie tells the story of a Finnish travelling salesman and a Syrian refugee whose paths cross. In his own inimitable way, Kaurismäki (Le Havre, Man Without a Past) gives a humourful, compassionate and topical account of hope and humanity.
The nine-day festival, set against the background of the international city of Peace and Justice, hosts some seventy fiction films and documentaries that deal with human rights, peace and freedom.The festival has two main programmes: A Matter of ACT about human rights defenders (together with Amnesty International)and Camera Justitia, sponsored by vfonds, which zooms in on the rule of law and tackling impunity.
This year’s novelty is the Weapon of Choice programme, which contains a selection of films chosen by a number of Dutch celebrities. Other programme components include Shorts that Matter, a joint venture with the Go Short Festival, Movies at Midnight; human rights films with a twist, public’s choice Harvest, and the Panorama programme. Besides, the festival includes an extensive in-depth programme featuring daily talk shows, introductions, Q&As,music performances and an exhibition.
A Matter of ACT
Former Irish president and UN High Commissionerfor Human Rights Mary Robinsonwill be a keynote speaker on Saturday 25 March at the A Matter of ACTNight. On this night the documentary Dil Leylawill be screened. The A Matter of ACT programme
includes nine documentary films about human rights defenders. The majority of these activists will attend the festival. The filmsgive a compelling insightinto the livesand work of human rights defenders around the world.
Camera Justitia
The Camera Justitia programme includes eight films about the importance of the rule of law and the fight against impunity. An international expert jury will hand out the Movies that Matter Camera Justitia Award at the occasion of the festive Camera Justitia Night on Thursday 30 March.
Also on 30 March, legal expert and judge Julia Sebutinde from Uganda will host the Camera Justitia Master Class in which she exchanges views with professionals and students using film footage. Sebutinde is currently working for the International Court of Justice and served as a judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. During the master class she will speak about the dilemmas of conflict-ridden societies such as Uganda and the role oflaw in search ofglobal peace and justice.
West African Feast – An evening with Ebere Akadiri (until 30 March)
Do You Want to Experience the Vibrant Cuisine of West Africa in a Special Way?
Enjoy the popular Nigerian Jollof rice with a feast including 9 other dishes. An evening with Ebere Akadiri!
Have you wondered where to go to have great meals, meet new friends,
In the month of March, we are introducing a West African Feast every Thursday and Saturday from 6pm to 9pm. It will be an evening of fun, stories, music and comedy. Ebere will prepare you a 3-course meal and fascinate you with stories and insights of her West African Cooking and culture. So get ready to tantalise your taste buds with these true West African dishes while learning about the culture, music and dance.
March is Ebere’s birthday month and the offer is only in the month of March!
Rewire Festival (31 March to 2 April)
Taking place in The Hague from 31 March to 2 April, the festival for adventurous music has announced the final musical acts for the seventh edition of Rewire. Having previously confirmed performances by Jeff Mills & Tony Allen, Arca & Jesse Kanda, Swans and Helena Hauff, among others, Rewire now confirms the addition of Slowdive, Blanck Mass, Jace Clayton presents Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner, AGF & Kubra Khademi and more. Festival passes and day tickets can be purchased through rewirefestival.nl/tickets.
Rewire has also confirmed performances by the following artists for its 2017 festival: SØS Gunver Ryberg, Oliver Coates, Kassel Jaeger, Greg Fox, Kobe van Cauwenberghe, HOEK & Dieter Vandoren, DSR Lines, Igor C Silva, Torus & Nikki Hock and S.T. Cordell. More local artists and the full discourse programme including talks, workshops, screenings will be added over the coming weeks
Symphonic Junction #20: Residentie Orkest ft Remy van Kesteren & Kris Berry (1 April)
With Harp and Soul’, that’s Remy van Kesteren’s personal motto, The Netherlands’ most famous harpist. They say he’s ‘a predator with a harp’ and neither does he shy away from challenges, as could be seen in the Dutch reality show ‘Wie Is de Mol?’ (Who Is the Spy?). With his own music –a rather diverse mix of pop, jazz and classical- he makes classical rock ‘n roll happen in theaters, at festivals and club venues like Paradiso.
On Saturday 1 April, he will cross his musical path with the Residentie Orchestra and Kris Berry, who is a soul and jazz singer with Antillean Roots. This is an exciting rendezvous that won’t lead to anything but a sensual musical melting pot of genres and cultures.
- Walk of Hope 2017 Europe (28-31 March)
- MICHELLE DAVID & THE GOSPEL SESSIONS @ NIEUWE KERK(31 March)
- Fundraising Zumba Event to raise sponsorship of students in Siaya county, Kenya(1 April)
Ongoing events & exhibitions:
- English Improv (from 9 March until 25 May)
- Faces from the Dutch Golden Age Exhibition (until 9 April 2017)
- Kidd & The City: Urbanizing Landscapes Exhibition (until 26 March 2017)
- Slow Food. Still lives of The Golden Age (until 25 June 2017)
Upcoming:
- Plato: Founder of a mystery school (9 April)
- En Vogue (10 April)
- Volunteer The Hague Mix & Match Networking Event(12 April)
- THE JOHN ADAMS INSTITUTE presents: Branko Milanovic – Global Inequality(13 April)
- Zein Spring & Easter Holiday Activity Programme ( 14 April – 9 May)
- The Hague Freedom Weeks (15 April – 5 May)
- The Hague City Walk (19 April)
- Japanese garden in Clingendael Park (29 April-11 June)
- THE JOHN ADAMS INSTITUTE presents: Trump’s First 100 Days – With Thomas Frank, Will Englund and Greg Shapiro (1 May)
- Liberation Festival 2017 The Hague (5 May)
- My Father Held a Gun (13 May)
- Evolving Gods, Men and Animals (14 May)
- 2017 Night at The Park (24 June)
- North Sea Jazz Festival (7-8 July)
- Live on the beach – Anouk (8 September)
- Food truck Festival TREK (7-10 September)
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