Category Archives: Culture

Migrants to the West #1

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Challenging perceptions In the United States of America, Canada and in the European Union you may wonder if the current process of those countries becoming a multicultural society, more specifically when several Muslims challenge ‘white’ perceptions of those nations and … Continue reading →

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A co-operation flying Over the mountains

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The last few weeks I hear several things about a new Belgian film which made me curious about the project. Flemish director Anja Daelemans and British director Nicholas Bonner had an idea which would have sounded if not ridiculous impossible. … Continue reading →

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Ballet will not become the poor cousin of the Flemish Opera

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

- This is a reprint of a most important subject, having all the work of Mrs Jeanne Brabants and her ‘baby’ the Royal Ballet of Flanders (Koninklijk Ballet van Vlaanderen) not really recognised by the Belgian government.- “Ballet will not … Continue reading →

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Exploring the cultural history of Flanders from your home

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Thanks to the online museum Flandrica, you can now explore the cultural history of Flanders without stepping into the winter cold. The website offers guided tours tracing the paths of Flemings who have influenced global history, illustrated by the masterpieces … Continue reading →

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Bruges’ Historium

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

For Belgium the average day tripper to the cities of Flanders spends €68 per person, mainly on shopping and eating out. Longer-stay tourists spend €142 per person a day on food, accommodation and shopping. The figures come from a new … Continue reading →

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Teaching Holy Scriptures in Schools

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

On David Hoffman’s commonplacebook appeared the article Teaching the Bible in Schools in which he expresses that he has long felt that the Bible should be taught in public schools. U.S. Jews seem ready to believe the worst of this part … Continue reading →

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Performing music

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

[Performing music] is the job that has the most to do with the belief in the existence of a soul. I deal in Berg’s soul, in Brahms’s soul — that’s my job. [...] Trying to turn lead into gold is … Continue reading →

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Beyond Manifesta 9

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

When you go to Manifest 9 at Winterslag, one of three coal mines in Genk you also should take some time to visit the former mining site Genk’s star attraction C-Mine. The “C” now stands not for coal but for … Continue reading →

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Pictorial view of Manifesta 9

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Starting at C-mine in Genk (C-Mine and Manifesta 9), I took my amateur photo’s with my small Casio ExilimEx-S600 for my second viewing of Manifest 9: Next step: Waterschei, main exhibition building. (Winterslag nu als Creatief Centrum) That we are part of … Continue reading →

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A second look at Manifesta 9

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

In Winterslag nu als Creatief Centrum and C-Mine and Manifesta 9 I brought my first comments on one of the top three visual arts events in Europe, the nomadic biennial Manifesta 9 in the old Waterschei mine site in Genk, Limburg province. … Continue reading →

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