Theatre in the Netherlands
“Scotland in the Netherlands” is a cultural exchange initiative aiming to promote Scottish arts. Allowing Scottish organisations to share areas of expertise and experience with Dutch arts organisations.
In September 2004, five members of East Glasgow Youth Theatre (EGYT) took part in a cultural exchange visit to Amsterdam to work with young people from the ISH Project.
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EGYT is a mixed-ability group who continually strive to be a fully inclusive theatre company for young people. The groups main strengths are improvisation and devising their own shows from their own stories. |
The ISH Project is a group of young people from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Jamaica and Sweden who have found their home in the Netherlands.
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Did you know?
The title ‘ISH’ is derived from the suffix ‘ish’ used when it’s not possible to make a precise definition of something. E.g. This box is Greenish. The ISH Project chose this as their name to stand for the multidisciplinary characteristics of shows they devise and produce. |
The ISH Project is based on street culture and has developed the disciplines of;
- acrobatics
- street dance
- break dance
- video art
- martial arts
- rap
- beatbox and
- DJ along with live mix
ISH has a similar ethos to EGYT which enables young people to find expression through creating theatre together. This collaboration was an initial step to establish links between EGYT and ISH.
 
A video of the activities should be available shortly.
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In early November, Wee Stories, a Scottish Children’s Theatre company, is taking their uniquely Scottish show Tam O’Shanter to the Netherlands.
Tam O’Shanter is one of Robert Burns’ most well known poems, and being a ghost story is especially appealing for both children and families. The production is an exciting mixture of storytelling, theatre, poetry and music, celebrating Burn’s use of words. The poem is written in Scots, and the production unravels the meanings, and breathes life into, the language.
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After performances at;
• The Barbican in London,
• Glasgow City Council’s Inspiration from Word Festival, and
• a special production for invited guests of the Dutch Community in Edinburgh,
the production will travel to Utrecht in the Netherlands. |
For these performances Dutch Storyteller Ernst Weestra will be integrating a Dutch interpretation into the production with Wee Stories Creative Director Andy Cannon.
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Did you know?
Wee Stories have just won a TMA Award for Arthur, The Story of a King. See this month's Drama Notices to read more. | |