Edition 54 / 14 Dec 2019

Edition 54

Meriç Artaç, who is artist in residence at Festival Dag in de Branding this year, is a composer whose work maintains a direct relation with what’s happening in the world around her. In this edition she again confronts her audience with key current topics. She takes us along the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in our country, asks our attention for the plight of people with mental illness, and examines the impact of terrorist attacks. Meriç Artaç presents music that holds up a mirror to society.

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edition 45
14 Oct 2017

edition 46
2 Dec 2017

edition 47
10 Mar 2018

edition 48
26 May 2018

edition 49
5/6 Oct 2018

edition 50
24 Nov 2018

edition 51
30 Mar 2019

edition 52
29 Jun 2019

edition 53
12 Oct 2019

edition 54
14 Dec 2019

edition 55
7 Mar 2020

edition 56
6 Jun 2020

Meriç Artaç – A composer at work

From season 2019-2020, Meriç Artaç is artist-in-residence at Festival Dag in de Branding. In this video she explains how she uses sketches to create a composition.

Paolo Gorini about December 14

What can you expect from Festival Dag in de Branding on Saturday 14 December? We asked this question to Paolo Gorini, composer of It’s Like... and initiator of the program Sister, your song bears a burden... that he put together with soprano Elisabeth Hetherington. Why an ode to these women…

Petra Strahovnik about December 14

We asked composer Petra Strahovnik three questions about her work Through the Looking Glass. She uses music, sounds, performance art, video and electronics to paint the implications of afflictions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression and bi-polar disorder. She will present four of the five pieces of this series on December…

Meriç Artaç about December 14

What can you expect from Festival Dag in de Branding on Saturday 14 December? We asked our artist-in-residence Meriç Artaç. In this edition she will have a discussion with filmmaker Simone Bennett and composer Petra Strahovnik at the Filmhuis The Hague about the psychology behind fear and distrust. Her opera…

Program book 12 October online

At every edition of Festival Dag in de Branding we make a program book in collaboration with Studio Het Mes. If you miss the festival but still want to read the book or if you want to be well prepared for the concerts on October 12 you can read it…

Meet Meriç Artaç

During the next two years, composer Meriç Artaç will be artist in residence at Festival Dag in de Branding. Meriç will contribute to eight editions of the festival. We talked to her about her plans for the festival.

Aftermovie 29 June 2019

On Saturday, June 29, we had a tropical edition of our festival with lots of sun, beautiful locations and a lot of new music. Watch the after movie and enjoy!