Distinctively Dutch Festival

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February 18, 2012 - May 20, 2012
Innovative. Provocative. Inventive. Distinctively Dutch.

The opportunity to become immersed in the contemporary art, performance and culture of the Netherlands as The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust welcomed the most exciting established and emerging Dutch artists. This four-month festival featured a cross-section of new multidisciplinary works from Holland: modern dance, music, theater, visual art, film and literature. Discover uncharted territory of fearless creative risk-taking, interactive media and bold collaboration. Celebrating the culture and contemporary performing and visual arts from the Netherlands, the festival featured dance, theater, music, visual art, film, literature and architecture.

Events were held throughout Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, as well as at select venues, including MCG Jazz, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Carnegie Mellon University.

See a list of Dutch Festival Events

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