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A modern retelling of The Abduction of Sita, from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Opera Java is a bold combination of dance, gamelan music, theatre and visual art by Indonesia’s most renowned independent filmmaker – Garin Nugroho.

02 September - Tropentheater, Amsterdam

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An evening of the best contemporary Gamelan music from Java, Bali and the Netherlands, featuring additional music from Steve Reich and organised in cooperation with Gaudeamus Music Week.

09 September - Tropentheater, Amsterdam

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An evening full of musical surprises is what’s promised here - a sonic potpourri, so to say, that travels through styles, genres and levels of volume, from subdued chamber music to loud obnoxious noise. Sometimes all on stage at the same time! Names of note include KILLL, Ensemble Klang, Pamelia Kurstin + Seb Rochford (Polar Bear) and many others.

10 September - Paradiso, Amsterdam

3 x CD + DVD + Movie

Live film and album featuring footage from three sold-out shows at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg in 2009. Plus, you receive a ticket to the special double billl screening of Burning and Enter the Void on 24 September in Kriterion.

24 September - Kriterion, Amsterdam

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Black metal alongside free jazz? Street art alongside classic dance? This must be Incubate – the annual celebration of independent culture down south.

12 - 19 September - Tilburg

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Smooth electronic sounds abound as the fêted New York trio return in support of their sublime new album Penny Sparkle.

19 September, Melkweg, Amsterdam

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Not much really needs to be said about Phosphorescent around these parts. A brilliant new(ish) record, a riveting rooftop concert and a thrilling club show all happened last time they went through town.

16 September, Paradiso, Amsterdam

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The first feature by Dutch documentary film maker Martijn Maria Smits is a bleak story of unemployment and urban decay in contemporary Belgium. Released by EYE film institute

Screenings in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht, Rotterdam

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A technology and cross-media info-orgy, PICNIC caters to creative agencies, artists, scientists, designers, marketers, brand managers, content producers, (new) media experts, government leaders, programmers, entrepreneurs, freelancers, inventors, Did we forget anyone?

22 - 24 September - Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

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DeSpeech is a cross media project linking music, poetry, art and live concerts. The first edition, DeSpeech 01, consists of an EP with a.o. Alamo Racetrack. Live show in Amsterdam, Groningen or Utrecht.

5 Mapping for Tourists packages for mailinglist members

Eleven Egyptian and Lebanese artists spent the summer mapping the ‘flow of people and energies’ - make of that what you will - in Amsterdam Noord. The result is this, the first ever Arabic guide to the Netherlands, presented by Mediamatic.