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19.11.2012 Drums and dreams from Rwanda at IDFA
Yesterday’s premiere of the documentary ‘Sweet Dreams’ was celebrated with an exciting performance by three drummers of Prince Claus Fund partner Ingoma Nshya, Rwanda’s first and only female drumming group. After the performance, Christa Meindersma, director of the Prince Claus Fund, conducted a Q&A with the drummers and Rob Fruchtman, co-director of 'Sweet Dreams’ ...
9.11.2012 Rehabilitation of Taleju Temple completed
After nearly four months of construction, the rehabilitation of the Taleju temple in Patan, Nepal has come to a successful end. Through the support of the Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response programme the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust could make this impressive cultural heritage site and living religious monument accessible and enjoyed by the community again.
1.11.2012 President Zuma drops case against 2005 Principal Laureate Zapiro
President Zuma of South Africa has withdrawn his claim for damages against cartoonist Zapiro for a cartoon that was published in the Sunday Times.
19.10.2012 ‘Defiant Culture’: A debate on Syria’s creative dissent
On 18th October, the Prince Claus Fund organised an ‘insider view on Syria’, a debate on Syria’s creative dissent with Jameel, artistic director of the satirical internet puppet show Top Goon, Dado Midani on the brand Syria, Donatella della Ratta on user-generated creativity in the Syrian revolution and Malu Halasa, editor and journalist on the Middle East.
16.10.2012 Master class Syria: Culture in Defiance
The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ACMES – to be established) present the Master class 'Syria: Culture in Defiance' for 10 selected students, including an exclusive meeting with Jameel, director of Top Goon: Diaries of a Little Dictator.
