And than there was light !!!
by traveloturc
The creation of the light-bulb in 1891 and the first DAF truck al little later was the beginning of the development and flourishing of the city. Since then Eindhoven has grown to become one of the most prominent cities of Europe in the fields of technology, knowledge and design.
Many top-class international high-tech companies are now located in Eindhoven. The Technical University, Fontys High Schools and the Design Academy continue to attract students from all over the world.
Stadsschouwburg Eindhoven
by catnl
On the corner of the Aalsterweg and opposite the "St. Joriskerk" u will find the Stadsschouwburg.
Theater, Music and performances...
Tel. reservations: +31-40 - 2 11 11 22 (mon - fri 11.00 - 17.00 uur, sat 11.00 - 14.00 )
From 19.00 at night only tickets for the performances of that night. Stadsschouwburg Eindhoven
The Blue Devils USA at Eindhoven
by catnl
The Blue Devils from the USA.
The drumcorps and colorguard from Concorde USA stayed in our sportcentre in August 2000.
I was so lucky to spend over 2 weeks with them day and night. I enjoyed their repitions in the footballstadion next to out center
and i went with them to Nijmegen for a performance at the Stadion during
"de 4-daagse van Nijmegen".
For more pictures: take a look at the travelogue called Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven. Below one of the comments from one of the members on their site:
----In Holland we stayed at a sport center which was very large inside, sort of like a dome football stadium. We practiced on the next door soccer field, which was home to the Dutch football national champion Eindhoven soccer team. I think we tore their field up a little, but it will grow back. The food in Holland was amazing. The people good pastas and other familiar foods to us, which we all looked forward to eating at the meals. They even had a barbecue for us, with chicken, hamburger, pork, and sate, which was pork on a stick with peanut sauce. The barbecue was really a treat for us.
More:
http://www.bluedevils.org/currentevents/press/europediarymembers.asp
The Red Carpet
The Red...
by nvg
The Red Carpet
The Red Carpet is an art route in the centre of Eindhoven which runs from St. Catherine's Church, past the Begijnenhof and Town Hall Square to the banks of the River Dommel. Along the route there are works by two American artists, Matt Mullican and Lawrence Weiner. There are also works by them in the collection of the Van Abbemuseum. You could say that the Red Carpet offers a foretaste of the art in the museum.
Matt Mullican (b. 1951)
Mullican tries to apply a certain ordering to the world. This ordering is the basis of his work. He makes frequent use of symbols and simple signs comparable to the pictograms seen at railway stations and airports. In this way he makes the world clear: in these pictograms images are simplified and superfluous details are left out.
Mullican divides the world into five systems or 'cosmologies'. He calls them: the material, the world, the framed world, the sign and the subject. These five cosmologies can be found in many of his works.
Finally, Mullican also often uses so-called 'charts' - these are diagrams that look like ground plans. With the aid of these charts he presents his view of the world.
In 1997 Matt Mullican made ten works for the Red Carpet. They range from high to low, the highest at the church and the lowest at the Dommel.
Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942)
Weiner takes the view that an artwork need not necessarily be made from a particular material in particular forms. If you want to convey an image, it is enough to give a description in words. So much of his work consists of short texts supplemented by punctuation marks.
For the Red Carpet Weiner has created eleven lampposts and two artworks.
De Fabriek (art in an old factorybuilding)
by catnl
Cultural Tips: De Fabriek
It is an organisation of artists for artists location:BAARSSTRAAT 38 5615 RG EINDHOVEN NL TEL 31(0)40 2551530 FAX 31(0)40 2526336 fabriek@iaehv.nl General Information De Fabriek not only has to follow developments in art but above all has to make them happen. These developments may have to do with art in general sense, but also with an individual's creative abilities. De Fabriek's interest lies in the contribution that it can make to this. Aims The creation and maintenance of conditions under which art can be produced, presented and discussed. To function via the work of artists as a meeting place for artists amongst themselves and for artists and public. To develop its activities independently, but without excluding cooperation with other organisations To offer possibilities to artists to device, realise and show projects that will be of benefit of both art and the artist. To show and provide information to artists and the public about other projects within a similar framework. The promotion of contacts and exchanges between artists and artists initiatives, both regionally, nationally and internationally. Artists working in De Fabriek: In De Fabriek the presentation and production of art are combined. Artists invited for a workperiod in De Fabriek in principle have the whole building with all its facilities at their disposal. De Fabriek becomes their living and working space. The artist is directly involved in all aspects of carrying out his project, such as gathering the necessary material and equipment,financial accounting,designing and arranging an announcement and information to the press and public and making the necessary contacts for this.The presentation and exhibition are the public part of the work period.
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