Programme
Time: 07.00 pm Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall
Ivo Janssen plays J.S. Bach – The Goldberg Variations
Forbidden City Concert Hall Ivo Janssen (Venlo, 1963) studied the piano at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. In 1994 he started a series of concerts which will eventually include performances and recordings of the complete keyboard works by J.S. Bach.... >>>> read more
Time: 7.30 pm Venue: China Conservatory of Music
Counterpoint - concert and lecture by Ivo Janssen and Anna Enquist
China Conservatory of Music, Concert Hall of the attached Middle School The novel Counterpoint is Anna Enquist’s memorial to her own daughter, who died in a traffic accident, just as Bach composed the Goldberg Variations out of grief for his... >>>> read more
Time: 7:00 pm Venue: le Café, UCCA
Café Amsterdam VI: Six revelations
With: Hans Hagen, Herman Koch, Adriaan van Dis, Murong Xuecun, Wang Jiaxin, Tim Enthoven Music: Sonja van Hamel & band What was your ‘Stendhal moment’? Which work of art has altered your life? Was it a feast of recognition or... >>>> read more
Time: 07.00 pm Venue: Beijing Normal University
In Europe - A lecture by Geert Mak
Beijing Normal University, School of Chinese Language and Literature Geert Mak spent a year travelling through Europe, tracing the history of the continent from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Auschwitz. He set off focusing on one question in particular:... >>>> read more
Time: 4:00 pm Venue: la Suite, UCCA
CaféAmsterdam V: ‘Blue eyes looking at China’
With: Zhou Rong, John van de Water, Daan Roggeveen, Harry den Hartog In the past few years, many Western architects and urban planners have made an attempt to become involved in projects in China – with varying results. How do... >>>> read more
Time: 11.00 am Venue: BIBF
Zhang Xiaohong in conversation with Douwe Draaisma
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 With four titles translated into Chinese, psychology professor Douwe Draaisma is one of the best-read Dutch authors in China. That will come as no surprise, in view of the fact that his work... >>>> read more
Time: 10.00 am Venue: BIBF
Lecture Dick Swaab We are our Brain
Auditorium of the Dutch Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Lecture Dick Swaab We are our Brain... >>>> read more
Time: 7:30 pm Venue: le Café, UCCA
Café Amsterdam IV: 'The importance of being curious'
With: Sander Bais, Midas Dekkers, Shen Habao, Liu Zhenyun, Cui Weiping Music: Sonja van Hamel & band Curiosity is a complex and multi-faceted concept. Many people have their own, individual variant of this. The curiosity of the artist is different... >>>> read more
Time: 4:00 pm Venue: la Suite, UCCA
Café Amsterdam III: ‘The photo book as successful medium’
With Ruben Lundgren, Liu Zhizhi Photo books have become extremely popular in the past few years. The younger generation of photographers in particular is seeking a new visual language and new platforms on which to present their work. The photo... >>>> read more
Time: 03.30 pm Venue: BIBF
Murong Xuecun talks with Adriaan van Dis
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Murong Xuecun’s work generally concern relationships between young men and women in modern urban China. He is a writer with a reputation for describing the changes of personality that his characters suffer under... >>>> read more
Time: 02.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Anna Enquist discusses The Masterpiece with Xu Kun
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Anna Enquist, whose The Masterpiece recently appeared in Chinese translation from Shanghai Literature and Arts, draws inspiration for their literary work from music and the visual arts. Enquist will discuss literature and the... >>>> read more
Time: 01.30 pm Venue: SanLian Book Store
Meeting with Fik Meijer
SanLian Book Store Moderator: WEI Dong Fik Meijer is the much-read and greatly acclaimed author of countless articles and books on antiquity and related topics. In 2005 he received the Oikos public prize, the award for a classic scholar who... >>>> read more
Time: 01.00 pm Venue: BIBF
J. Bernlef and Xu Zechen in conversation
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 The writer and poet J. Bernlef is known for his terse style and the refined psychology by means of which his characters are drawn. Bernlef’s best-known novel is Hersenschimmen (Out of Mind), about... >>>> read more
Time: 11.30 am Venue: BIBF
Liu Zhenyun in conversation with Gerbrand Bakker
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 The landscape and rural life play an important role in the work of Liu Zhenyun and Gerbrand Bakker. They discuss these and other shared themes on the basis of the appearance of Bakker’s... >>>> read more
Time: 11.30 am Venue: BIBF
Leonard Blussé discusses Bitter's Bride
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Leonard Blussé (born in Rotterdam on 23 July 1946) is a Dutch Sinologist and historian concerned with the field of Asian-European relations. His book Bitters bruid (Bitter’s Bride), which Blussé will discuss at... >>>> read more
Time: 10.00 am Venue: BIBF
Zhang Xiaohong interviews A Lai and Kader Abdolah
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 The much-honoured writer A Lai has been praised for his lyrical style and his stories deeply rooted in Tibetan culture. The Iranian-Dutch author Kader Abdolah has also received international praise for his poetic... >>>> read more
Time: 07.00 pm Venue: Trainspotting
An evening of poetry
Trainspotting, Fangjia Hutong With: Bernlef, Ramsey Nasr, Anna Enquist, Yan Jun, Xi Chuan, Wang Jiaxin Presenter: Yan Zhongfang Poetry has also been allocated a prominent place in our host-country programme. On this poetry evening, three Dutch poets will perform alongside... >>>> read more
Time: 7:00 pm Venue: le Café, UCCA
Café Amsterdam II: Eberhard van der Laan in conversation with Geert Mak
Moderator: Ou Ning Music: Sonja van Hamel & band Eberhard van der Laan is Mayor of Amsterdam, and former Minister of Housing, Work and Integration, truck driver, flower salesman, semi-professional card player and board member of the Amsterdam newspaper Het... >>>> read more
Time: 03.30 pm Venue: BIBF
Zhu Wen in conversation with Herman Koch
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 How far can a parent go in protecting his or her child, knowing that this child has perpetrated a terrible crime. This complex moral question is the focus of Herman Koch’s international bestseller... >>>> read more
Time: 02.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Xu Zechen in conversation with Margriet de Moor
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 This event brings two acclaimed authors of Chinese and Dutch literature together on stage: Xu Zechen and Margriet de Moor. Both have gained an international readership with their refined and subtle storytelling. Margriet... >>>> read more
Time: 11:00 am Venue: BIBF
HRH Laurentien of the Netherlands - Lecture
Sustainability: a dialogue across generations “What we do now, impacts our common future. Putting sustainability into practice requires a fresh look at the way we travel, produce and consume goods, and do business. We all have a role to play... >>>> read more
Time: 10.00 am Venue: BIBF
Book launch Dick Swaab We are our Brain
Digital Activity Centre, BIBF Book launch Dick Swaab We are our Brain... >>>> read more
Time: 07.00 pm Venue: The Bookworm Beijing
Literature and the Elements
With: Salomon Kroonenberg, Margriet de Moor and Eric Abrahamsen In his book The Human Scale, geologist Salomon Kroonenberg describes the insignificance of the human impact upon the earth’s climate, rise in sea level, etc., when measured on a geological scale.... >>>> read more
Time: 7:00 pm Venue: le Café, UCCA
Café Amsterdam I: 'Holland for beginners'
With: Herman Pleij, Leonard Blussé, Kader Abdolah, Hanco Kolk and Chen Xiaoming Music: Sonja van Hamel & band The Netherlands is the host country at the Beijing Book Fair, and being the host entails certain responsibilities. For instance, you must... >>>> read more
Time: 03.30 pm Venue: BIBF
Fang Xuxiao interviews Midas Dekkers
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 In Physical Exercise, his first title in Chinese translation, biologist Midas Dekkers concentrates his fire on the contemporary cult of fitness. All those hours spent in gyms and sports clubs he sees as... >>>> read more
Time: 02.00 pm Venue: BIBF
The letters of Vincent van Gogh
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 With Alex Rüger, Leo Jansen, Robbert Dijkgraaf Vincent van Gogh was not only a pioneering painter but also a fervent letter writer. His surviving letters are an account of Van Gogh’s quest for... >>>> read more
Time: 2.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Book Launch The Walker by Adriaan van Dis
BIBF, E01.A08 Book Launch The Walker by Adriaan van Dis... >>>> read more
Time: 01.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Pan Jun talks to Fik Meijer and Herman Pleij
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Fik Meijer is a much-read and lauded author of countless articles and books on classical antiquity. Gladiators and Emperors Do Not Die In Bed are his most recent books in Chinese translation. Herman... >>>> read more
Time: 01.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Tim Enthoven and Hanco Kolk
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Hanco Kolk and Tim Enthoven will work in Beijing in conjunction with Chinese comic-strip artists and animators, including Sun Xu, Chen Xi and Wang Haiyang. The artists will work jointly in a studio... >>>> read more
Time: 06.00 pm Venue: The Bookworm Beijing
Speak, Memory
With: Douwe Draaisma, J.Bernlef and Eric Abrahamsen Douwe Draaisma is a professor of the Theory and History of Psychology and has written pioneering and bestselling works on the function of memory, focusing on questions such as: how do we remember... >>>> read more
Time: 03.30 pm Venue: BIBF
In Europe - Prof. Zhang Ning in conversation with Geert Mak
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Geert Mak spent a year travelling through Europe, tracing the history of the continent from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Auschwitz. He set off focusing on one question in particular: what was... >>>> read more
Time: 02.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Kai Kang in conversation with Salomon Kroonenberg and Sander Bais
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Salomon Kroonenberg, geologist, and Sander Bais, theoretical physicist, are two writers who make complex scientific processes and theories accessible to a general reading public by successfully establishing links between art and culture. Kai... >>>> read more
Time: 13.00 pm Venue: BIBF
Book launch: Writers See More
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Twenty-two writers were requested to write a short story inspired by one of the highlights of the collection of 17th-century paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The result is the marvellous Writers See... >>>> read more
Time: 11.30 am Venue: BIBF
Opening exhibition Robert van Gulik - the Dutch Mandarin
Auditorium of the Netherlands Pavilion, BIBF, E02.A02 Thomas van Gulik opens the exhibition entitled The Dutch Mandarin with a lecture on the work and life of his father, the Dutch diplomat, author and Sinologist Robert van Gulik.... >>>> read more
Time: 06.00 pm Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts
Opening programme 'Open landscape - open book'
National Centre for the Performing Arts With: Han Bennink, Adriaan van Dis, Ivo Janssen, Margriet de Moor, Ramsey Nasr Presenter: HE Chao In this festive and diverse opening programme, we shall take you on a journey through various landscapes: the... >>>> read more