{"id":1514,"date":"2017-12-28T20:39:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hogefronten.nl\/?page_id=1514"},"modified":"2019-09-19T15:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:40:10","slug":"about-hoge-fronten-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hogefronten.nl\/en\/about-hoge-fronten-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hoge Fronten"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”about-hoge-fronten”][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”8\/12″ el_class=”inhoud_kolom”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]The old AINSI cement factory in Maastricht serves as the creative base from which Hoge Fronten \u2013 led by dramatist Lieke Benders \u2013 creates theatrical programmes that put a southern Dutch twist on universal themes and presents them on the national and international stage.<\/p>\n

The performances by Hoge Fronten invite the audience to literally and figuratively move and to search for universal similarities that transcend religions, convictions, and individual values and truths. In her work, Lieke Benders emphasizes in a playful and poetic way the social importance of nuance, compassion, and empathy. Her starting point is always her own observations of the needs of people and the spirit of the times.<\/p>\n

Over the past six years, Hoge Fronten has collaborated with various partners to create performances for children and adults alike. These performances were held in theatres across the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as at various national and international festivals. The troupe has since built a fully customizable repertoire, but continues to produce new shows as well.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”4\/12″][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”263″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” qode_css_animation=”” link=”http:\/\/hogefronten.nl\/niet-vergeten-7\/”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”inhoud_kolom”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3969″ img_size=”large” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Lieke Benders<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Lieke Benders grew up next to the church in Sittard. She graduated from the Maastricht Academy of Performing Arts in 2003 as a director and has been the CEO of the Hoge Fronten foundation since 2010.<\/p>\n

She plays a pivotal role in developing and carrying out new productions. Her work straddles the boundaries between visual arts and theatre, theatre and daily life, and traditional and modern theatrical forms. The story itself determines the form each production will take.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]

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My ideas are rooted here, but they take shape everywhere. What I used to be ashamed of I now embrace.<\/h5><\/blockquote><\/p>\n

(Lieke Benders – Volkskrant)<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]The performances created by Lieke Benders and Hoge Fronten are a play on contrasts. In a society that values competition, performance, hard facts, money, and shock effects, she deliberately chooses a different direction. The tone is emphatically not aggressive, loud, or shocking. She chooses instead a different approach to her theatrical language.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”inhoud_kolom”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Family performances
\n<\/strong>Hoge Fronten has created several family performances in recent years, including joe no, bess yess<\/em> and Niet Vergeten.<\/em><\/p>\n

Niet Vergeten<\/em>, a show for the whole family (ages 7 and up), is about precious memories and events you’d rather forget.\u00a0 Benders produced this show with children’s book author Joke van Leeuwen. To accurately capture the thought processes of a child, Dr Henry Otgaar, head of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Maastricht University, served as production advisor.<\/p>\n

Niet Vergeten<\/em> was well-received by the public and the press, and received a four-star review by Dutch newspapers de Volkskrant<\/em>, the Theaterkrant<\/em>, and De Limburger<\/em>. The show premi\u00e8red in 2016 and was performed 151 times for more than 19,500 people in the Netherlands and Belgium until the spring of 2019.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_single_image image=”3777″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”inhoud_kolom”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_single_image image=”3775″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Site-specific performances
\n<\/strong>Hoge Fronten is a flexible organization that puts down roots in various cities and locations away from its base in Maastricht in order to become one with its environment. By interacting with and involving locals, Hoge Fronten makes a unique connection with its audience. What makes these site-specific performances so special is that they were designed to be performed anywhere, without losing their unique character. They change yet stay the same, regardless of the performance location.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Lieke Benders has adapted and tailored these performances to their different environments, thereby literally and figuratively reinventing them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”inhoud_kolom”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Public activities<\/strong>
\nHoge Fronten encourages personal contact and interaction between the makers and the audience by organizing a broad range of public activities around the performances that aim to strengthen the bond between the audience, the performers, and the relevant themes. For its family shows, Hoge Fronten develops additional materials and activities for home, at school, and before and after the show to help young and old alike immerse themselves in the experience.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]More information about our status as ‘ANBI’ you’ll find\u00a0here.<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_single_image image=”3773″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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