Brigitte Louter, Eden Latham en Sam Andrea zijn genomineerd voor de Piket Kunstprijzen in de categorie schilderkunst. Op maandag 26 november worden de prijzen in de drie disciplines schilderkunst, dans en toneel uitgereikt in Theater aan het Spui in Den Haag.
Beaudil Elzenga, former Piket Art Prizes nominee (Dramatic Arts), plays the leading role in the short film Flashback, which was premiered at the Northern Film Festival in Leeuwarden on 8 November. The Piket Art Prizes awards ceremony will take place on Monday 26 November at the Theater aan het Spui in The Hague. On that occasion Beaudil will perform Edgar Allen Poe’s poem Little Raven as a monologue. “A beautiful, dark poem about lost love.”
Beaudil Elzenga, oud-genomineerde (toneel) van de Piket Kunstprijzen, speelt een hoofdrol in de korte film Flashback, onderdeel van het 48 Hour Film Project, die op 8 november in première is gegaan tijdens het Noordelijk Film Festival in Leeuwarden. Op maandag 26 november worden de Piket Kunstprijzen 2018 uitgereikt in Theater aan het Spui. De actrice gaat op die avond het gedicht The Raven van Edgar Allen Poe in monoloogvorm voordragen.” Een mooi en duister gedicht over verloren liefde.”
Vanja Rukavina, a 2017 nominee in the dramatic arts category of the Piket Art Prizes, has won the Arlecchino for his part in Het Nationale Theater’s production The Nation. Vanja was awarded the prize during the awards ceremony of the VSCD Theatre Prizes on 16 September at the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. “I am very grateful,” Rukavina says.
At the ceremony Rukavina praised The Nation’s director Eric de Vroedt and indicated he would like to work with him again. The Arlecchino is the award for the most impressive male supporting role. The Nation is a stage thriller about the out-of-whack multicultural society. “I gave the statuette to my parents, because I’m grateful to them for their support.” He was delighted with the letter that accompanied the Arlecchino. “They said I am making an important contribution to the theatrical landscape. That really gave me a warm feeling.” The Theo and Louis d’Or and the Colombina and Arlecchino are awarded annually by the Dutch association of managements of theatres and concert halls (Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties, VSCD). Rukavina outstripped fellow nominees Rick Paul van Mulligen (Othello), Michiel Blankwaardt (Woiski vs Woiski), and Arnon Grunberg (De Mensheid).
The next project of Het Nationale Theater in The Hague has already been scheduled: De wereld volgens John (The world according to John) [link van maken], a The Nation spin-off. In addition, Rukavina is working on the performance Language (working title), a coproduction with Het Nationale Theater. Language will be presented at Zaal 3 in The Hague in January 2019.
Vanja Rukavina also contributed to the exhibition Cool Japan at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. In the video (see link below) he tells us about his fascination for this country. “They were looking for Amsterdammers who are ‘into Japan’. I’ve been there six times. Japan is really a hobby of mine,” Vanja explains. “I have been watching anime since I was a kid. I think it’s an interesting country, also perhaps because it’s so exotic. I’ve been taking Japanese language lessons for years. It’s my dream to perform there.” The Cool Japan exhibition can be seen until 1 September 2019.
Foto: Anna van Kooij
Hedda Twiehaus heeft als docent en repetitor van Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT2) al tientallen jaren een grote invloed op jonge toptalenten die van over de hele wereld naar Den Haag zijn gekomen om zich verder te ontwikkelen. Met ongebreidelde energie en passie draagt zij de magie van dans en de waardes van het gezelschap over op steeds nieuwe generaties dansers. De gedrevenheid en wijsheid waarmee Hedda Twiehaus haar functie invulde, maakten haar niet alleen tot een uitmuntende repetitor, maar ook tot een klankbord, coach en ‘surrogaatmoeder’ voor de jonge dansers van NDT2. Het is de menselijke warmte die nodig is om jonge mensen niet alleen als danser, maar ook als mens te laten groeien. Met de haar kenmerkende bescheidenheid plaatst zij zichzelf hierbij altijd op de achtergrond.
When Astrid Boons won the Piket Art Prize for dance in 2017, she felt this was a warm and solid encouragement to continue down her chosen path. She has been dancing since she was six, and is now going through a period of huge development as a choreographer. “I am not at all interested in reproduction. I want to discover what is essential, what is real, and get this across in my pieces, both as a dancer and as a choreographer.”
The award for this jubilee year was created by Joep van Lieshout. He must have thought that, after five years of Piket Art Prizes, it was high time we had a picket (as in ‘picket fence’; ‘piketpaaltje’ in Dutch).
We proudly present the nominees for the fifth edition of the Piket Art Prizes! These are the nine, young and upcoming artists nominated for the Piket Art Prizes this year:
Painting
Brigitte Louter
Dramatic Arts
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe
From the left to the right: Teun Wolters, Kinda Gozo, Eden Latham, Elias Boersma, Boston Gallacher, Brigitte Louter. Credits: Janneke van Beek
Presentation of the 2018 nominees in the Theater aan het Spui
On Saturday 1 September presenter Paula Udondek and the new chairman of the jury Erik Pals (director of the Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam) presented this year’s nominees in the foyer of the Theater aan het Spui during the The Hague UIT Festival, the annual kick-off of the cultural season. Pals stressed the importance of the prizes, because they are a means to thrust young artists who strengthen the cultural climate into the limelight.
Eden Latham (visual arts), one of the nominees who was present at the occasion, said she was very happy: “At first I thought someone was kidding me. This nomination is extremely motivating.” Teun Wolters, nominated in the dramatic arts category, was equally delighted: “I know I’m allright, but it’s great to see others think so, too.” Elias Boersma (dance) had not at all expected this: “I am very surprised and feel tremendously honoured.” After the nominees had been announced, former nominee Alice Godfrey (NDT1) presented an enthralling preview of the performance Ohgirl!, which she created with dancer and choreographer Antonin Rioche. Ohgirl! is Godfrey’s first choreographic work.
2018 is a special year for the Piket Art Prizes, not only because it marks our fifth edition, but also because so many of our nominees are from abroad. Eden Latham (visual arts) is from London, dance nominees Boston Gallacher and Kinda Gozo are from Scotland and France respectively, and dramatic arts nominee Benjamin Meirhaeghe is from Belgium. Brigitte Louter (visual arts), seizing the chance to show her work, lived in Reykjavik for some time. It is clear that The Hague is a city with international appeal.
On Monday 26 November this year’s winners will be announced during a festive award event in the Theater aan het Spui. Winners will receive a sculpture made by Joep van Lieshout and 8,000 euros.
Since 2014, the Piket Art Prizes have been annually presented to artists under the age of 30 in the fields of dance, drama and visual arts. Every year, a jury consisting of professionals from these fields draws up a shortlist of nominees on the basis of a careful inventory of artistic talent from the The Hague area. The members of this year’s jury are: Erik Pals (Scapino Ballet Rotterdam), Maarten Demmink (Demiak), Suzanne Swarts (Museum Voorlinden), Stacz Wilhelm (Korzo theater), Isabelle Chaffaud (MEYER-CHAFFAUD), David Geysen (Bureau Dégradé) and Antoinette Jelgersma (Het Nationale Theater).
Vanja Rukavina, oud-genomineerde in de categorie toneel van de Piket Kunstprijzen 2017, heeft de Arlecchino gewonnen voor zijn rol in The Nation van Het Nationale Theater. Dat is op zondag 16 september bekendgemaakt tijdens de uitreiking van de VSCD Toneelprijzen in Amsterdam. “Ik ben heel dankbaar voor deze prijs”, zegt Rukavina.
Joep van Lieshout, die de awards van de Piket Kunstprijzen 2018 heeft ontworpen, start een samenwerking met artiest Kanye West (Ye). “Het wordt in ieder geval niet iets met muziek”, zegt Van Lieshout tegen de NOS. “Meer iets met kunst en vormgeving. We zijn allebei erg enthousiast.”
