Events
As organiser of events such as the Summer Carnival, the Dunya Festival and Parkpop, DUCOS concentrates fully on cultural events of both national and international stature. Annually, DUCOS's events reach a visiting public in excess of 1,5 million people.
Dunya Festival
Dunya is the world performing arts festival of
the Netherlands.
Every year prominent artists-young talents from every corner of the world, big
names in world music, as well as storytellers and poets-play and perform at the
Dunya Festival. The program consists of more than fifty performances
presented on six stages in the Euromast
Park. In 2008 a total of more than 60
hours of world music was programmed. Aside from various stages featuring
continental performances, Dunya hosts a Poetry Park
and a children's area.
Dunya means trying, tasting, experiencing and enjoying! All the cultures of the world are within hand's reach. For one day long, the Euromast Park is your new world, where you will encounter the most diverse musical styles, instruments, sounds and texts. But Dunya is more: here you will also literally taste and smell the world through the varied international cuisine offered throughout the Park.
Parkpop
Wanna visit
one of the largest free popfestivals in Europe? Come along and join in
the fun at
Parkpop! Whoever says pop music, says The
Hague. The Hague has for years been the Netherlands'
pop city number one. So every reason for this to be the venue for one
of our
country's oldest and largest pop festivals. Parkpop has a rich history,
including several ‘greats' from the national and international pop
world. Take
Robbie Williams, The Bangles, Beth Hart, Kim Wilde, Marillion, Kelis or
Mory
Kante, all Parkpop veterans. Last year Parkpop welcomed Kula Shaker,
Sheryl Crow and Orishas. Parkpop has grown from one stage and a few
thousand visitors in to a mega event with three stages, hundreds and
thousands of visitors and a variety of activities in the centre of The
Hague.
Summercarnival
Globalisation has resulted in the Caribbean translation of this originally Western cultural expression appearing in a new guise. A noted example of this is Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Europe has also been confronted with this new phenomenon. Best examples of this are Notting Hill Carnival and Summer carnival. An initially Antillean and Aruban occasion, Summer carnival has grown over the years into an event with which many cultures can identify. Nowadays Surinam, Brazil, Cape Verde and Bolivia are among the visible influences. People have come together, giving birth to a new national tradition. Summer carnival has developed its own content and its own artistic profile. There was a fusion of influences between diverse points of the compass and an event was born with a character all its own.
Christmas Rotterdam
The coziest time of year is just around the corner! Under the name "Winter in Rotterdam" the city is organizing various seasonal activities and DUCOS Productions will coordinate the unveiling of the Christmas tree. But there will be much more to experience in the darker months. This winter Rotterdam will be the place to get into the holiday mood!
The lighting of the Christmas tree lights is an important tradition in Rotterdam. When the Norwegian Christmas tree is raised each year in front of the City Hall on the Coolsingel, winter can really begin. The mayor invites everyone on this December evening to join him on the steps of the City Hall and light the tree together. And what is a Christmas party without live music and a glass of something warm? Exactly, all the ingredients are there for an intimate and musical evening. No website available.