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The Word
Event by: Het Woord in Ruigoord, Diana Ozon
Location: Dam Square, Dam, Amsterdam - Amsterdam-Centrum
Concerts, Parties
About event
'Poetry is truth on its Sundays.' Het Woord in Ruigoord is celebrating its 25th anniversary, especially for lovers of poetry, prose, spoken word and slam. This 2nd Sunday of the month, Het Woord presents poetry and prose with Maria van Daalen, Apollonia, Tosca Niterink, and Jesse Laport, DJ is Menging Chu.
Poet Maria van Daalen is the only Dutch 'Manbo Asogwe'. She opens this edition of Het Woord with a Haitian Vodou ritual in honor of Ruigoord. Afterwards she will recite her poetry.
The city poet of Arnhem Jesse Laport, slam and spoken word champion, has performed for the royal family several times.
Apollonia (Lonneke van Heugten) is the city poet of Alkmaar and in that capacity also organizes punk festivals.
Tosca Niterink, actress, writer and artist, has been a Ruigoord Trophy holder since 2014 and is currently the village poet of Ruigoord.
With a poet-priestess, two city poets and a village poet, it will be another Sunday to get closer together. DJ Menging Chu plays atmospheric records. Presentation Yvonne van Doorn-Mousset & Diana Ozon.
Martine Korona provides hot soup and other delicacies.
Poet Maria van Daalen is the only Dutch 'Manbo Asogwe'. She opens this edition of Het Woord with a Haitian Vodou ritual in honor of Ruigoord. Afterwards she will recite her poetry.
The city poet of Arnhem Jesse Laport, slam and spoken word champion, has performed for the royal family several times.
Apollonia (Lonneke van Heugten) is the city poet of Alkmaar and in that capacity also organizes punk festivals.
Tosca Niterink, actress, writer and artist, has been a Ruigoord Trophy holder since 2014 and is currently the village poet of Ruigoord.
With a poet-priestess, two city poets and a village poet, it will be another Sunday to get closer together. DJ Menging Chu plays atmospheric records. Presentation Yvonne van Doorn-Mousset & Diana Ozon.
Martine Korona provides hot soup and other delicacies.