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Oerol opened its 29th edition with a ‘poetic statement on society’: The Terschelling Manifesto. Dutch poet laureate Ramsey Nasr presented his poem, which reflects on the position of the arts and culture in the contemporary political climate, to Gerdi Verbeet, president of the Dutch House of Representatives, during the opening ceremony. The festivities also saw last year’s musical discovery Colin Benders (Kyteman) return to the festival grounds, backed by his own band as well as members of De Staat, Convoi Exceptionel and Saelors.
Joop Mulder, Oerol’s creative director, explained the rationale behind the manifesto: “It is not a lamentation on the govornment’s investments in arts and culture, nor on politician’s perceived disinterest. Instead, it is a manifesto that draws our attention sharply to the meaning art has in our existence.”
The political inclination of the manifesto was reflected in Friday’s ‘reflective theme’: War and Innocence. Each in their own way, the four performances that are collected in this theme (‘Nacht’ by Thibaud Delpeut/Toneelschuur Producties; ‘Hominid’ by The Lunatics & Out of Hand Theatre; ‘Blue Remembered Hillds’ by De Roovers; and ‘Punch & Judy in Afghanistan’ by Stuffed Puppet Theatre) questioned the position of art and innocence in a war-torn world.
The opening ceremony was followed by the festival’s opening performance: ‘Master en Margarita’. This adaptation of the book by Russian writer Michail Boelgakov is a collaboration between theatre company Tryater and the Dutch band De Kift, regular Oerol guests.

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Oerol Agenda 2010 11th t/m 20th June - OEROL 24 juli t/m 8 aug - Oerol office closed 2011 17th t/m 26th June - OEROL 2012 15th t/m 24th June - OEROL Tryater and De Kift are building The first decors are rising in the Terschellinger landscape! Tryater and De Kift have started building at the Elvisplak for their performance 'Master and Margarita' at Oerol.		Oerol opens with poetic manifesto photo: Pieter Crucq Oerol opened its 29th edition with a ‘poetic statement on society’: The Terschelling Manifesto. Dutch poet laureate Ramsey Nasr presented his poem, which reflects on the position of the arts and culture in the contemporary political climate, to Gerdi Verbeet, president of the Dutch House of Representatives, during the opening ceremony. The festivities also saw last year’s musical discovery Colin Benders (Kyteman) return to the festival grounds, backed by his own band as well as members of De Staat, Convoi Exceptionel and Saelors. Joop Mulder, Oerol’s creative director, explained the rationale behind the manifesto: “It is not a lamentation on the govornment’s investments in arts and culture, nor on politician’s perceived disinterest. Instead, it is a manifesto that draws our attention sharply to the meaning art has in our existence.” The political inclination of the manifesto was reflected in Friday’s ‘reflective theme’: War and Innocence. Each in their own way, the four performances that are collected in this theme (‘Nacht’ by Thibaud Delpeut/Toneelschuur Producties; ‘Hominid’ by The Lunatics & Out of Hand Theatre; ‘Blue Remembered Hillds’ by De Roovers; and ‘Punch & Judy in Afghanistan’ by Stuffed Puppet Theatre) questioned the position of art and innocence in a war-torn world. The opening ceremony was followed by the festival’s opening performance: ‘Master en Margarita’. This adaptation of the book by Russian writer Michail Boelgakov is a collaboration between theatre company Tryater and the Dutch band De Kift, regular Oerol guests.