25 jaar Stichting rainbow

Twelve players, twelve coaches, Israeli on the Dutch football field

Summer, Football, Longing… Being a Documentary producer means having lots of patience… Sometimes it took years before a documentary was realized. Most of the times, actually. But there were a few documentaries that happened just like that. “Arsenal-8, Football for the Soul” was one of those.We were discussing a few ideas for new documentaries with the commissioning editor of the NPS (now called NPO), back in 1995, and none of our ideas took his fancy. … [Lees verder]

Kunst en Cultuur

Repetory Theatre, Israel’s top comedy show comes to The Netherlands

They come, at long last! I’ve seen this awards-winning comedy already five times – and each time enjoyed it more. It’s about a young, timid playwright who is invited by a neurotic, Hamlet-obsessed national theatre manager to discuss his debut play. When art meets production value things are never easy, but nothing could prepare this young man for the crazy ride he is about to take. As the room becomes crowded with ghosts from the … [Lees verder]

Kunst en Cultuur

Oh God! behind the stage…

Secrets from backstage – and special reduced price for readers De Vrijdagavond Wow, what a couple of years we’ve had! What a challenge the Corona years were for cultural events… Luckily, we’re now free to go out and enjoy high quality cultural fun from Israel. We, at Stichting Rainbow, have been juggling restrictions and opportunities, ever since the first lockdown was announced, negotiating and re-negotiating with artists, venues, foundations and funders… As you can imagine, … [Lees verder]

25 jaar Stichting rainbow

De jaren vijftig herontdekt met spelers die van de hoed en de rand weten

In een dansschool uit de jaren vijftig vertelt elke acteur over een familielid en diens leven in die naoorlogse jaren in Amsterdam. Een actrice vertelt over het leven van haar vader in Tel Aviv in die jaren. Zij moesten hun leven opnieuw opbouwen, verlangend naar liefde en vervulling. Ondanks alle covid-maatregelen regisseerde Loes Hegger voor de derde keer een muzikaal toneelstuk met ouderen. De jongste acteur is 65, de oudste is 80. Dankzij dit baanbrekende … [Lees verder]