Stichting Ammodo, For arts, architecture and science

De meester en Margarita

De meester en Margarita
AMMODO ✕ Toneelgroep Stormvogels
17 November 2015 - 27 February 2016

Toneelgroep Stormvogels presents the show De meester en Margarita by the Flemish director Julie Van den Berghe. De meester en Margarita is based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel from 1966 of the same name. The company has chosen not to use a conventional reworking of the book for the performance, but to create it’s own new stage adaptation. The aim is to create a contemporary, theatrical rendition of the underlying themes of this famous novel. Ammodo supports De meester en Margarita as a contribution to the artistic development of Julie Van den Berghe and Toneelgroep Stormvogels.

tgstormvogels.nl

Toneelgroep Stormvogels, De meester en Margarita, 2016, photo: Floyd Koster

Revisions of the Curatorial Programme

Revisions of the Curatorial Programme
AMMODO ✕ De Appel
September 2013 - September 2016

For over twenty years De Appel, through its Curatorial Programme, has offered six future curators from different continents the opportunity to learn the skills that are necessary to becoming a curator. For eight months the participants attend workshops and seminars with tutors and guest lecturers, research case studies, take business trips and meet art professionals. De Appel wants the programme to be closely linked to current events. Therefore, starting in 2013, a project was launched to revise and develop the Curatorial Programme during the following years. Ammodo supports this revision of the Curatorial Programme because the programme contributes to the development of young curators at an international level.

deappel.nl

Curatorial Programme deelnemers 2014-15, photo: Shinji Otani

The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York

The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York
AMMODO ✕ Mauritshuis
5 February - 10 May 2015

The exhibition The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York is the first major exhibition to be held in the recently renovated Mauritshuis after its reopening in 2014. The exhibition consists of 36 masterpieces including paintings, drawings, sculptures and applied art from the 13th to 19th century, on loan from the Frick Collection in New York. The Frick Collection is the art collection of wealthy American steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919). It is the first time that so many works from the collection have been lent for exhibition outside of America. Ammodo supports The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York to contribute to the realization of this unique exhibition.

mauritshuis.nl

Exhibition overview, The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York, 2015

Gaudeamus Academy

Gaudeamus Academy
AMMODO ✕ Gaudeamus Muziekweek
2014 - 2016

Every year Gaudeamus invites five talented composers to participate in the Gaudeamus Academy. The Gaudeamus Academy offers young composers and students of composition the opportunity to produce their own work with several renowned ensembles and also provides the space for developing new work. The results of the Academy are presented during the Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Ammodo supports the Gaudeamus Academy to contribute to the development of talented young composers.

muziekweek.nl

Gaudeamus Academy, photo: Anna van Kooij

Barteld Kooi – Laureate

Barteld Kooi – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Philosopher Barteld Kooi combines almost impenetrable abstract information science with everyday applications such as card games and the National Science Quiz. His work focuses on transcribing complex information problems into mathematical formulas. Which logical strategy in a game gives the best outcome? And what happens if in addition to logic probability also comes into play? Barteld Kooi is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

As Big As The Sky

As Big As The Sky
AMMODO ✕ Asko | Schönberg & Barooni
11 - 14 June 2015

As Big As The Sky is an opera production from the composer and director Arnoud Noordegraaf, artist Ai Weiwei and writer Adrian Hornsby. The opera is produced by the Barooni Foundation in collaboration with the Holland Festival and performed by Asko | Schönberg and soloists. The story is inspired by the rise of China and the radical changes within that country. It explores the clash between traditional culture, the effects of globalization and the desire for authenticity. As Big As The Sky combines Western contemporary music with traditional Chinese opera, film and visual installations. Ammodo supports As Big As The Sky to contribute to the development of this contemporary opera production.

askoschonberg.nl

Asko|Schönberg & Barooni, As Big As The Sky, 2015

New compositions

New compositions
AMMODO ✕ David Kweksilber Big Band
3 October 2014 - 25 April 2015

The David Kweksilber Big Band is a musical ensemble that focuses on experimenting with contemporary music, jazz and improvisation. The band has 26 renowned musicians with backgrounds ranging from classical to jazz improvisation. In both 2014 and 2015 DKBB presents various new compositions. Ammodo supports these new compositions in order to contribute to the development of the David Kweksilber Big Band.

davidkweksilberband.nl

David Kweksilber Big Band, photo: Marcel Bakker

Close-Up

Close-Up
AMMODO ✕ EYE Film Museum
31 January 2016 - 22 May 2016

In the exhibition Close-Up, EYE Film Museum presents recent film and video works and installations by a new generation of artists working in the Netherlands. The medium of film has undergone a major development in recent years: the relatively young generation explores the boundaries between film, video and visual arts and is no longer tied to a single medium. The exhibition includes work by Melanie Bonajo (1978), Felix Burger (1982), Janis Rafa (1984) and David Verbeek (1980). Ammodo supports Close-Up to contribute to the development of contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate recent work within a museum context where the work can be displayed under optimal conditions at a high technical level.

eyefilm.nl

Melanie Bonajo, videostill from Night Soil – Economy of Love, Close-up, 2015

Kristof Kintera. Your light is my life

Kristof Kintera. Your light is my life
AMMODO ✕ Kunsthal Rotterdam
28 February - 7 June 2015

The exhibition Your light is my life provides an overview of the works from the oeuvre of the Czech artist Kristof Kintera (1973). Kintera makes mechanical sculptures and installations which typically have a humorous and political motif. Kintera developed a box-in-box architecture especially for Kunsthal Rotterdam in which he displays many of his sculptures and installations together in one large gallery space. Ammodo supports Your light is my life as a means of contributing to the visibility and development of Kristof Kintera.

kunsthal.nl

Kristof Kintera, Demon of growth II, 2013-2014

A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal

A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal
AMMODO ✕ Stedelijk Museum
1 January - 31 December 2015

The exhibition A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal is the first major retrospective of British/German artist Tino Sehgal (1976 ) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. For each month of the year, one or more of Sehgal’s works or ‘situations’ will be presented at various locations in the museum. For Sehgal, an artwork consists of a live encounter between artwork and viewer. Sehgal creates ‘situations’ within the museum space, in which interpreters enact choreographed actions and occasionally converse with visitors. The exhibition will include the situations This is propaganda (2002), Kiss (2002) and This occupation (2005). Ammodo provides support to A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal in order to make this unique retrospective possible.

stedelijk.nl

A Year At The Stedelijk, 2015, photo: Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

Paradocs

Paradocs
AMMODO ✕ IDFA
2012 - 2015

In Paradocs IDFA shows experimental and artistic documentaries. In order to respond to the increase of interdisciplinary practice of visual arts and film, IDFA wants to expand and strengthen the Paradocs video art programme over the coming years. IDFA will do so partly by programming a series in collaboration with Amsterdam Art and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. This programme will present new work by Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen, Barbara Visser, Nicolas Provost and Mark Cousins, amongst others. Ammodo supports Paradocs because through this programme IDFA is offering an alternative, high-quality platform for showcasing video art.

idfa.nl

Roderick Hietbrink, Videostill from The Living Room, 2011

Repertoire Days

Repertoire Days
AMMODO ✕ TROMP
2014, 2016 - 2018

In 2014, 2016 and 2018 TROMP is organising Repertoire Days to take place in Sao Paulo, Moscow and Tokyo. During the Repertoire Days which previously took place in Boston, Shanghai and Amsterdam, participants are offered the opportunity to participate in master classes given by judges and previous award winners such as Dominique Vleeshouwers, Nancy Zeltsman and Emmanuel Séjourné. The master classes are intended for talented percussionists under 30 years old and are a preparation for the percussion competition. Ammodo supports Repertoire Days at new locations to contribute to the development of talented young percussionists.

tromppercussion.nl

Alexandre Esperet, TROMP winner, 2012, photo: Claudia Hansen

Serge Dumoulin – Laureate

Serge Dumoulin – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Which nerves connect our senses with our cerebral cortex? How do our brains become conscious of sensory stimuli? And how does that ultimately result in an understanding of what is happening around us? These are the kind of questions that Serge Dumoulin is engaged in, and which put him on the trail of a congenital abacus in our brain. Serge Dumoulin is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Arthur

Arthur
AMMODO ✕ Veenfabriek
21 May - 27 September 2014

In 2014, the music theatre ensemble Veenfabriek in collaboration with Muziektheater Transparant (Antwerp), baroque orchestra B’rock (Ghent) and Cappella (Amsterdam) created the production Arthur. Arthur is based on the semi-opera “King Arthur” by Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695), in which theatre, dance and opera come together. The piece memorializes the beginning of World War I and is an ode to love and country. Ammodo supports Arthur to contribute to the creation of this new co-production.

veenfabriek.nl

Veenfabriek, Arthur, 2014, photo: Bowie Verschuuren

Three new operatic productions

Three new operatic productions
AMMODO ✕ Operafront
13 August - present

Under the artistic direction of Lotte de Beer, from 2016-2018, Operafront will each year present an international co-production of new work for small and medium-sized halls. By editing existing operas and applying flexible manufacturing methods Operafront seeks to develop the opera of the future. The first production is an adaptation of Verdi’s La Traviata. The second opera, Caliban, is a new production and the third opera, Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss jr., is an adaptation of new and existing material. Ammodo supports Operafront as a way of contributing to the professional development of Lotte de Beer and the renewal of the opera genre.

operafront.com

Photo: Caliban, 2017

Late Rembrandt

Late Rembrandt
AMMODO ✕ Rijksmuseum
12 February - 17 May 2015

In the exhibition Late Rembrandt over 100 works produced in the last phase of Rembrandt’s life are brought together for the first time and displayed in the Philips Hall of the Rijksmuseum. The exhibition of paintings, etchings and drawings follows the life and work of Rembrandt from about 1652 until his death in 1669. It has been put together from museum and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. Highlights of the exhibition include Self-portrait with two circles (Kenwood House, London), Portrait of Jan Six (Six Collection, Amsterdam) and Jacob’s Blessing (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel). Ammodo supports Late Rembrandt to contribute to the realization of this unique exhibition.

rijksmuseum.nl

Exhibition overview, Late Rembrandt, 2015

Ronald Hanson – Laureate

Ronald Hanson – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

In the legendary science fiction film Star Trek Captain Kirk is teleported home from far away in the universe by his chief engineer “Scotty”. Physicists, including Ronald Hanson, have been trying to do something vaguely similar. “Quantum teleportation,” is an experiment by which information is transferred without the use of sound, light or any other form of energy. Ronald Hanson is a Natural Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Caroline Klaver – Laureate

Caroline Klaver – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Eye-diseases are rapidly becoming more significant: there are already more than 300,000 blind and visually impaired people in the Netherlands. Due to the aging population this number will increase explosively in the coming years. Caroline Klaver is a scientific researcher and ophthalmologist, and a driving force behind research into the root causes of some of the most common eye problems. Caroline Klaver is a Biomedical Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Asifa Majid – Laureate

Asifa Majid – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Why are we so bad at describing what we smell? Why do we have words for colours but not for scents? Have we lost that capability in evolution? Or is it due to our upbringing? Asifa Majid undertakes innovative fieldwork among various cultures and peoples to find new answers to questions about connections between brains, language and culture. Asifa Majid is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

Click here to read our interview with Asifa Majid from 2022.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Lange lijnen programma

Lange lijnen programma
AMMODO ✕ International Choreographic Arts Centre (ICK Amsterdam)
2013 - 2016

ICK Amsterdam focuses on producing dance performances, developing talent and stimulating research in the field of dance practice. Through the Lange lijnen programma ICK Amsterdam created five dance productions, including Etranger (2013), Sopranos (2014) and Extremalism Revisited (2015). Ammodo supports the Lange lijnen programma in order to contribute to the creation of new dance productions and the development of ICK Amsterdam.

ickamsterdam.nl

ICK Amsterdam and Toneelmakerij, Macbeth, 2015, photo: Alwin Poiana

Frank van Tubergen – Laureate

Frank van Tubergen – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Why do we often choose friends and partners with the same ethnic background? What is the impact of this segregation on social opportunities? Why is America’s income inequality much greater than that in Europe? These are the very topical questions that fascinate Frank van Tubergen and for which he seeks scientific and not ideological answers. Frank van Tubergen is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

De meester en Margarita

De meester en Margarita
AMMODO ✕ Toneelgroep Stormvogels
17 November 2015 - 27 February 2016

Toneelgroep Stormvogels presents the show De meester en Margarita by the Flemish director Julie Van den Berghe. De meester en Margarita is based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel from 1966 of the same name. The company has chosen not to use a conventional reworking of the book for the performance, but to create it’s own new stage adaptation. The aim is to create a contemporary, theatrical rendition of the underlying themes of this famous novel. Ammodo supports De meester en Margarita as a contribution to the artistic development of Julie Van den Berghe and Toneelgroep Stormvogels.

tgstormvogels.nl

Toneelgroep Stormvogels, De meester en Margarita, 2016, photo: Floyd Koster

Close-Up

Close-Up
AMMODO ✕ EYE Film Museum
31 January 2016 - 22 May 2016

In the exhibition Close-Up, EYE Film Museum presents recent film and video works and installations by a new generation of artists working in the Netherlands. The medium of film has undergone a major development in recent years: the relatively young generation explores the boundaries between film, video and visual arts and is no longer tied to a single medium. The exhibition includes work by Melanie Bonajo (1978), Felix Burger (1982), Janis Rafa (1984) and David Verbeek (1980). Ammodo supports Close-Up to contribute to the development of contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate recent work within a museum context where the work can be displayed under optimal conditions at a high technical level.

eyefilm.nl

Melanie Bonajo, videostill from Night Soil – Economy of Love, Close-up, 2015

Three new operatic productions

Three new operatic productions
AMMODO ✕ Operafront
13 August - present

Under the artistic direction of Lotte de Beer, from 2016-2018, Operafront will each year present an international co-production of new work for small and medium-sized halls. By editing existing operas and applying flexible manufacturing methods Operafront seeks to develop the opera of the future. The first production is an adaptation of Verdi’s La Traviata. The second opera, Caliban, is a new production and the third opera, Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss jr., is an adaptation of new and existing material. Ammodo supports Operafront as a way of contributing to the professional development of Lotte de Beer and the renewal of the opera genre.

operafront.com

Photo: Caliban, 2017

Revisions of the Curatorial Programme

Revisions of the Curatorial Programme
AMMODO ✕ De Appel
September 2013 - September 2016

For over twenty years De Appel, through its Curatorial Programme, has offered six future curators from different continents the opportunity to learn the skills that are necessary to becoming a curator. For eight months the participants attend workshops and seminars with tutors and guest lecturers, research case studies, take business trips and meet art professionals. De Appel wants the programme to be closely linked to current events. Therefore, starting in 2013, a project was launched to revise and develop the Curatorial Programme during the following years. Ammodo supports this revision of the Curatorial Programme because the programme contributes to the development of young curators at an international level.

deappel.nl

Curatorial Programme deelnemers 2014-15, photo: Shinji Otani

Kristof Kintera. Your light is my life

Kristof Kintera. Your light is my life
AMMODO ✕ Kunsthal Rotterdam
28 February - 7 June 2015

The exhibition Your light is my life provides an overview of the works from the oeuvre of the Czech artist Kristof Kintera (1973). Kintera makes mechanical sculptures and installations which typically have a humorous and political motif. Kintera developed a box-in-box architecture especially for Kunsthal Rotterdam in which he displays many of his sculptures and installations together in one large gallery space. Ammodo supports Your light is my life as a means of contributing to the visibility and development of Kristof Kintera.

kunsthal.nl

Kristof Kintera, Demon of growth II, 2013-2014

Late Rembrandt

Late Rembrandt
AMMODO ✕ Rijksmuseum
12 February - 17 May 2015

In the exhibition Late Rembrandt over 100 works produced in the last phase of Rembrandt’s life are brought together for the first time and displayed in the Philips Hall of the Rijksmuseum. The exhibition of paintings, etchings and drawings follows the life and work of Rembrandt from about 1652 until his death in 1669. It has been put together from museum and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. Highlights of the exhibition include Self-portrait with two circles (Kenwood House, London), Portrait of Jan Six (Six Collection, Amsterdam) and Jacob’s Blessing (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel). Ammodo supports Late Rembrandt to contribute to the realization of this unique exhibition.

rijksmuseum.nl

Exhibition overview, Late Rembrandt, 2015

The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York

The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York
AMMODO ✕ Mauritshuis
5 February - 10 May 2015

The exhibition The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York is the first major exhibition to be held in the recently renovated Mauritshuis after its reopening in 2014. The exhibition consists of 36 masterpieces including paintings, drawings, sculptures and applied art from the 13th to 19th century, on loan from the Frick Collection in New York. The Frick Collection is the art collection of wealthy American steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919). It is the first time that so many works from the collection have been lent for exhibition outside of America. Ammodo supports The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York to contribute to the realization of this unique exhibition.

mauritshuis.nl

Exhibition overview, The Frick Collection. Treasures from New York, 2015

A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal

A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal
AMMODO ✕ Stedelijk Museum
1 January - 31 December 2015

The exhibition A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal is the first major retrospective of British/German artist Tino Sehgal (1976 ) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. For each month of the year, one or more of Sehgal’s works or ‘situations’ will be presented at various locations in the museum. For Sehgal, an artwork consists of a live encounter between artwork and viewer. Sehgal creates ‘situations’ within the museum space, in which interpreters enact choreographed actions and occasionally converse with visitors. The exhibition will include the situations This is propaganda (2002), Kiss (2002) and This occupation (2005). Ammodo provides support to A year at the Stedelijk: Tino Sehgal in order to make this unique retrospective possible.

stedelijk.nl

A Year At The Stedelijk, 2015, photo: Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen

Ronald Hanson – Laureate

Ronald Hanson – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

In the legendary science fiction film Star Trek Captain Kirk is teleported home from far away in the universe by his chief engineer “Scotty”. Physicists, including Ronald Hanson, have been trying to do something vaguely similar. “Quantum teleportation,” is an experiment by which information is transferred without the use of sound, light or any other form of energy. Ronald Hanson is a Natural Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Gaudeamus Academy

Gaudeamus Academy
AMMODO ✕ Gaudeamus Muziekweek
2014 - 2016

Every year Gaudeamus invites five talented composers to participate in the Gaudeamus Academy. The Gaudeamus Academy offers young composers and students of composition the opportunity to produce their own work with several renowned ensembles and also provides the space for developing new work. The results of the Academy are presented during the Gaudeamus Muziekweek. Ammodo supports the Gaudeamus Academy to contribute to the development of talented young composers.

muziekweek.nl

Gaudeamus Academy, photo: Anna van Kooij

Paradocs

Paradocs
AMMODO ✕ IDFA
2012 - 2015

In Paradocs IDFA shows experimental and artistic documentaries. In order to respond to the increase of interdisciplinary practice of visual arts and film, IDFA wants to expand and strengthen the Paradocs video art programme over the coming years. IDFA will do so partly by programming a series in collaboration with Amsterdam Art and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. This programme will present new work by Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen, Barbara Visser, Nicolas Provost and Mark Cousins, amongst others. Ammodo supports Paradocs because through this programme IDFA is offering an alternative, high-quality platform for showcasing video art.

idfa.nl

Roderick Hietbrink, Videostill from The Living Room, 2011

Caroline Klaver – Laureate

Caroline Klaver – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Eye-diseases are rapidly becoming more significant: there are already more than 300,000 blind and visually impaired people in the Netherlands. Due to the aging population this number will increase explosively in the coming years. Caroline Klaver is a scientific researcher and ophthalmologist, and a driving force behind research into the root causes of some of the most common eye problems. Caroline Klaver is a Biomedical Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Barteld Kooi – Laureate

Barteld Kooi – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Philosopher Barteld Kooi combines almost impenetrable abstract information science with everyday applications such as card games and the National Science Quiz. His work focuses on transcribing complex information problems into mathematical formulas. Which logical strategy in a game gives the best outcome? And what happens if in addition to logic probability also comes into play? Barteld Kooi is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Repertoire Days

Repertoire Days
AMMODO ✕ TROMP
2014, 2016 - 2018

In 2014, 2016 and 2018 TROMP is organising Repertoire Days to take place in Sao Paulo, Moscow and Tokyo. During the Repertoire Days which previously took place in Boston, Shanghai and Amsterdam, participants are offered the opportunity to participate in master classes given by judges and previous award winners such as Dominique Vleeshouwers, Nancy Zeltsman and Emmanuel Séjourné. The master classes are intended for talented percussionists under 30 years old and are a preparation for the percussion competition. Ammodo supports Repertoire Days at new locations to contribute to the development of talented young percussionists.

tromppercussion.nl

Alexandre Esperet, TROMP winner, 2012, photo: Claudia Hansen

Asifa Majid – Laureate

Asifa Majid – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Why are we so bad at describing what we smell? Why do we have words for colours but not for scents? Have we lost that capability in evolution? Or is it due to our upbringing? Asifa Majid undertakes innovative fieldwork among various cultures and peoples to find new answers to questions about connections between brains, language and culture. Asifa Majid is a Humanities laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

Click here to read our interview with Asifa Majid from 2022.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

As Big As The Sky

As Big As The Sky
AMMODO ✕ Asko | Schönberg & Barooni
11 - 14 June 2015

As Big As The Sky is an opera production from the composer and director Arnoud Noordegraaf, artist Ai Weiwei and writer Adrian Hornsby. The opera is produced by the Barooni Foundation in collaboration with the Holland Festival and performed by Asko | Schönberg and soloists. The story is inspired by the rise of China and the radical changes within that country. It explores the clash between traditional culture, the effects of globalization and the desire for authenticity. As Big As The Sky combines Western contemporary music with traditional Chinese opera, film and visual installations. Ammodo supports As Big As The Sky to contribute to the development of this contemporary opera production.

askoschonberg.nl

Asko|Schönberg & Barooni, As Big As The Sky, 2015

Serge Dumoulin – Laureate

Serge Dumoulin – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Which nerves connect our senses with our cerebral cortex? How do our brains become conscious of sensory stimuli? And how does that ultimately result in an understanding of what is happening around us? These are the kind of questions that Serge Dumoulin is engaged in, and which put him on the trail of a congenital abacus in our brain. Serge Dumoulin is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org

Lange lijnen programma

Lange lijnen programma
AMMODO ✕ International Choreographic Arts Centre (ICK Amsterdam)
2013 - 2016

ICK Amsterdam focuses on producing dance performances, developing talent and stimulating research in the field of dance practice. Through the Lange lijnen programma ICK Amsterdam created five dance productions, including Etranger (2013), Sopranos (2014) and Extremalism Revisited (2015). Ammodo supports the Lange lijnen programma in order to contribute to the creation of new dance productions and the development of ICK Amsterdam.

ickamsterdam.nl

ICK Amsterdam and Toneelmakerij, Macbeth, 2015, photo: Alwin Poiana

New compositions

New compositions
AMMODO ✕ David Kweksilber Big Band
3 October 2014 - 25 April 2015

The David Kweksilber Big Band is a musical ensemble that focuses on experimenting with contemporary music, jazz and improvisation. The band has 26 renowned musicians with backgrounds ranging from classical to jazz improvisation. In both 2014 and 2015 DKBB presents various new compositions. Ammodo supports these new compositions in order to contribute to the development of the David Kweksilber Big Band.

davidkweksilberband.nl

David Kweksilber Big Band, photo: Marcel Bakker

Arthur

Arthur
AMMODO ✕ Veenfabriek
21 May - 27 September 2014

In 2014, the music theatre ensemble Veenfabriek in collaboration with Muziektheater Transparant (Antwerp), baroque orchestra B’rock (Ghent) and Cappella (Amsterdam) created the production Arthur. Arthur is based on the semi-opera “King Arthur” by Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695), in which theatre, dance and opera come together. The piece memorializes the beginning of World War I and is an ode to love and country. Ammodo supports Arthur to contribute to the creation of this new co-production.

veenfabriek.nl

Veenfabriek, Arthur, 2014, photo: Bowie Verschuuren

Frank van Tubergen – Laureate

Frank van Tubergen – Laureate
AMMODO ✕ Ammodo KNAW Award
2015

Why do we often choose friends and partners with the same ethnic background? What is the impact of this segregation on social opportunities? Why is America’s income inequality much greater than that in Europe? These are the very topical questions that fascinate Frank van Tubergen and for which he seeks scientific and not ideological answers. Frank van Tubergen is a Social Sciences laureate of the Ammodo KNAW Award 2015.

ammodo-knaw-award.org