Trance is a genre of electronic music that emerged from the British new-age music scene and the early 1990s German techno and hardcore scenes. At the same time trance music was developing in Europe, the genre was also gathering a following in the Indian state of Goa.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the end of January. Since its founding in 1972, it has become one of the most important events in the film world, maintaining its focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by emerging talents and established auteurs. The festival also has a unique focus on presenting cutting edge media art and artist's film, with most of the participants in the short film program identified as artists or experimental filmmakers. IFFR also hosts CineMart, for film producers to seek funding.
The Holland Festival is the oldest and largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands. It takes place every June in Amsterdam. It comprises theatre, music, opera and modern dance. In recent years, multimedia, visual arts, film and architecture were added to the festival roster.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam. Over a period of twelve days, it screens more than 300 films, sells more than 250,000 tickets and welcomes more than 3,000 guests.
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a home video by the American rock band Nirvana, directed by Kevin Kerslake and released on November 15, 1994 on VHS and laserdisc. It was re-released on DVD on November 7, 2006.
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir is a Dutch early-music group based in Amsterdam.
Lavinia Meijer is a South Korean-born Dutch harpist.
The Output Festival is Dutch tri-annual music festival which focuses on experimental, contemporary electroacoustic music related to the electric guitar.
Amsterdam Pride or Amsterdam Gay Pride is a citywide gay-festival held annually at the center of Amsterdam during the first weekend of August. The festival attracts several hundred-thousand visitors each year and is one of the largest publicly held annual events in the Netherlands.
Esra Pehlivanli is a musician who plays the viola. She studied with the eminent Violist Mikhail Kugel and holds diplomas of master's degree and advanced studies from the Gent Royal Conservatory in Belgium and the Conservatorium Maastricht in the Netherlands, finishing both degrees with the highest distinction.
The Man and The Journey tour was an informal concert tour of a few dates by Pink Floyd during which the conceptual music piece The Man and The Journey was played. It started on 27 March 1969 and ended on 26 June 1969.
Viktoriya Yermolyeva is a Ukrainian pianist. In her early career she studied and played classical music, winning several awards. Later, she became known for piano covers of famous rock and heavy metal songs.
The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.
The Pearl Jam 2012 Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The first leg of the tour consisted of thirteen shows in Europe, including a headling appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival. American punk band X were the opening band for the arena shows. Due to high ticket demand for pre-sale tickets, the third-party website handling the sale had to be taken offline. The Pearl Jam fanclub cited "an act of sabotage" to the site. For the second show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, a fan of the band created the setlist.
Alexandra Flood is an Australian operatic soprano.
Sjaron Minailo is an Israeli Dutch opera director. He is the founder of Studio Minailo, an Amsterdam based studio for experimental opera, working throughout Europe in opera houses such as La Monnaie, Dutch National Opera, Bergen National Opera and Opera Poznan.
Hanna Shybayeva is a Dutch pianist.
ADM was a squat in the Port of Amsterdam, to the west of the city next to the North Sea Canal. The squat lasted from 1997 until its eviction in early 2019. Around 125 people lived on the terrain of 45 hectares in buildings, on boats and in vehicles.
