We are at the opening of THE POTATO EATERS - MISTAKE OR MASTERPIECE at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. We talk to the show's curator Bregje Gerritse and to the museum's director Emilie Gordenker. We also (@9.30} have a song from Toronto based artist RONLEY TEPER, who we saw in The Hague a couple of years ago, from her new album EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD STORY.

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We visit THE POTATO EATERS exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum and have a song from RONLEY TEPER

We visit MUSEUM RIJSWIJK for the Textile Biennale and talk to the museum director Arnaud Van Aalst. We were also at the opening of a remarkable exhibition of Canadian art at KUNSTHAL in Rotterdam. Finally, we are back in Delft and meet the organizers of KUNSTKAMER in a private house which for two weekends a year becomes an art gallery

We visit MUSEUM RIJSWIJK for the Textile Biennale, KUNSTHAL in Rotterdam and WeKUNSTKAMER in Delf

We talk to actors Loveday Smith and Mark Winstanley who act in and direct the new QE2 production of Alan Bennett's TALKING HEADS at the CC Amstel Theater in Amsterdam. We also talk to Miel van Teijlingen of the Dutch Royal National Theatre about presenting plays in English. Plus there's music from Belgian jazz multi-instrumentalist TCHA LIMBERGER.

We meet the actors of QE2's TALKING HEADS plus the NATIONAL THEATRE on presenting plays in English

Michael Hasted meets BERRY VISSER the man who brought Rock 'n' Roll to Holland when he organized the HOLLAND POP FESTIVAL of 1970 in Kralingen in Rotterdam. Plus (at 13 mins) we meet Dutch baritone THOMAS OLIEMANS who talks about his work in the world's great opera houses and on the concert stage.

BERRY VISSER on the HOLLAND POP FESTIVAL of 1970 plus Dutch baritoneTHOMAS OLIEMANS

Michael Hasted talks to violinist LIZA FERSCHTMAN outgoing director of the Delft Chamber Music Festival and to Delft's Deputy Mayor BAS VOLLEBREGT (at 14 mins 10) on the planned developments at Prinsenhof. There is also a song (at 22mins)from Canadian artist RONLEY TEPER. Photo by and(c) Ronald Knapp

In Delft we talk to LIZA FERSCHTMAN about the Chamber Music Festival & BAS VOLLEBREGT on Prinsenhof

We are at ART ROTTERDAM at the iconic Van Nelle Fabriek and talk to galleries Frank Taal, Contour, Zerp and Vriend Van Bavink. We then (at 11 mins) move on to The Hague and attend STET The English Theatre’s GREENHOUSE open air event at the beautiful Hofje Van Wouw. We speak to STET's artistic director Tome Dello and some of the performers. The image is Jalisco by Aldo van den Broek. Courtesy of Gallery Vriend Van Bavink in Amsterdam

We visit ART ROTTERDAM and speak to galleries + STET The English Theatre’s GREENHOUSE in The Hague

Souwie Buis is at BEELDEN AAN ZEE museum in Scheveningen talking to curator LEANA JULIAN about the exhibition ITALIAN SUMMER in particular and about the museum in general. We also talk (@11mins15secs) to Portuguese singer/songwriter MAGDA MENDES, who lives in Rotterdam, and listen to some of the music from her current album OLIVEIRAS.

We are at BEELDEN AAN ZEE talking to curator LEANA JULIAN and we meet singer/songwriter MAGDA MENDES

Michael Hasted talks to Scapino Ballet principal dancers MAYA ROEST and MISCHA VAN LEEUWEN about the RIDCC (Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition) which they organise. We then make the short journey to Schiedam to talk to artist FLORENTIJN HOFMAN about his incredible installation STADSCOCON (City Cocoon) which is at the Sint Janskerk.

Scapino dancers MAYA ROEST & MISCHA VAN LEEUWEN on RIDCC plus the CITY COCOON in Schiedam

Souwie Buis discusses artist FRIDA KAHLO with art historian and author Karin Haanappel and (at 14.00 mins)talks with Yke Prins about the open-air sculpture exhibition in The Hague’s Lange Voohout curated by PULCHRI STUDIO

Souwie Buis discusses artist FRIDA KAHLO and talks with YKE PRINS about The Hague’s PULCHRI STUDIO

Michael Hasted talks to ROEL FUNCKEN, the director of the DELFT FRINGE FESTIVAL, about the online 2021 version and (@ 17mins) Amsterdam-based comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads the final excerpt from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER -25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES. Plus (@ 10mins55) there is music from the excellent multi-national instrumental trio STEEL SHEEP from their appearance in Delft during the 2019 Festival.

We talk to ROEL FUNCKEN of the DELFT FRINGE FESTIVAL + GREG SHAPIRO + music from STEEL SHEEP

Amsterdam based comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads the third extract from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES. This week he tells us more about the early days of the Amsterdam comedy venue BOOM CHICAGO and some of the comedians who have appeared there. SOUWIE BUIS has been busy again and (@12.20) she talks to Spanish artist DAVID MAROTO, who lives in Rotterdam, about his book-related work and projects. Photo shows David Maroto during his performance Not All of Me Will Die on 17th April 2021 at Index, The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm. Photo: Marti Manen

Artists DAVID MAROTO talks about his work and GREG SHAPIRO reads more from THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER

We visit GALERIE ART JACOBS in Delft and talk to artist RENE JACOBS about his eccentric and eclectic work plus (@19.30mins)Amsterdam-based American comedian GREG SHAPIRO reads a second instalment of his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES, this time talking about BOOM CHICAGO the comedy venue in Amsterdam.

We visit GALERIE ART JACOBS in Delft & GREG SHAPIRO reads the 2nd part of THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER

Amsterdam based American comedian GREG SHAPIRO is a familiar figure on the Dutch comedy circuit. His third book, THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER, 25 YEARS OF EXPAT TALES was written during the months of Corona lock-down when all live performance venues were closed. Greg has been reading extracts from the book exclusively for ArtsTalk Radio. Also, (@ 12.30 mins)SOUWIE BUIS talks to art historian WENDY FOSSEN of Casa Dell'Arte about female artists in general and those at the Rijksmuseum in particular.

GREG SHAPIRO reads from his book THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER & WENDY FOSSEN on FEMALE ARTISTS

This week we have another short story by ATA BURCHARDT called THE MOUSE COAT preceded by a short interview with the author who lives in Delft. The story is read by National Theatre actress Cait Davis. Two young sisters are growing up in poverty in the ruins of post WW2 Europe. They only have their ingenuity and resourcefulness with which to amuse themselves. The willful elder of the two has a special project involving the mice which overrun their house . . . SOUWIE BUIS (@ 14mins) talks to WENDY FOSSEN of Casa dell’Arte about the KUNSTMUSEUM in The Hague.

THE MOUSE COAT, a short story by ATA BURCHARDT and WENDY FOSSEN on the KUNSTMUSEUM in The Hague

Souwie Buis is with WENDY FOSSEN of Casa dell'Arte at the MAURITSHUIS in The Hague talking about the exhibition FLEETING - SCENTS IN COLOUR which is all about smell. Michael Hasted (@16.30)talks to LOUK VAN RIET at the VERMEER CENTRE in Delft plus (@12.40) there's a song from RONLEY TEPER

We are at MAURITSHUIS in The Hague and the VERMEER CENTRE in Delft, plus a song from RONLEY TEPER

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