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Wilma Pistorius: The Ambivalence of Motherhood

Friday, 12 May 2023   |   19:30 - 22:00

Wilma Pistorius: The Ambivalence of Motherhood

New music paied with the visual art exhibition “I wont be an egg which you would crack in a hurry for the world”, giving a voice to the aspects of motherhood that are normally hidden, denied, repressed.

  • Composer(s) Wilma Pistorius
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Wilma Pistorius - Beauty Remains; Sakura; Moon Suite
    and new pieces by participants in the research retreat of Cellowercken Zutphen
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Jeroen den Herder – cello, Hua-Hsuan Lee – piano and toy piano, Wilma Pistorius – cello, Hesce Mourits - cello, Bas Gregoire - cello, Juan Limon - cello

Date

May 12 2023
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Time

19:30 - 22:00

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Location

Zutphen, Dat Bolwerck
Zutphen, Dat Bolwerck
Zaadmarkt 112, 7201 DE Zutphen
Website
https://www.datbolwerck.nl

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Composer

Wilma Pistorius

Wilma Pistorius was born in South Africa and started playing the cello when she was four years old.
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Location

Schiedam, Theater aan de Schie
Schiedam, Theater aan de Schie
Stadserf 1, 3112 DZ Schiedam
Website
http://www.theateraandeschie.nl

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Hendrik Andriessen: Variations and fugue on a theme by Johann Kuhnau

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Location

Utrecht, Stadsklooster
Utrecht, Stadsklooster
Kanaalstraat 198, 3531 CP Utrecht
Website
https://stadskloosterutrecht.nl/

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Location

Köln, EL-DE-Haus, Germany

Köln, EL-DE-Haus, Germany

Appellhofplatz 23–25, Köln, Germany
Website
https://museenkoeln.de/portal/NS-Documentation-Centre

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