Flint, formerly De Flint, is a
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
in the centre of
Amersfoort,
Netherlands
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built in 1977. It was designed by
Onno Greiner. The Flint programme includes
play,
musicals
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...
,
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...
and performances for children.
On 25 November 1990 the theatre burned down. There were signs of
burglary
Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder ...
. The damage was 10 million
Dutch guilder
The guilder ( nl, gulden, ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from the 15th century until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.
The Dutch name ''gulden'' was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden", and reflects the fact that, wh ...
. The theatre was rebuilt on the same location, and reopened in 1994.
People
Ank Marx (1962/1963 – June 2020) was for 25 years the theatre programmer of Flint.
She was beloved by actors and actresses, including
Youp van 't Hek
Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek (born 28 February 1954) is a Dutch comedian, author, columnist, singer-songwriter, playwright, and critic.
Biography
Van 't Hek was born and raised in the Gooi, an upper-class region to the southeast o ...
. She was an important reason for many artists to come and perform at Flint.
Marx studied musicology. She started working in 1990 for ''Amersfoortse Culturele Raad'' (AMC), just after the fire. At the ACR she was responsible for programming classical music in the St. Aegtenkapel (St. Aegten chapel). In 1996 she joined Flint, which took over the programming in the chapel. Over the years she became responsible for the entire programming. She ensured a successful relationship between theatre, cabaret, music, opera and other genres.
After a brief illness, Marx died in June 2020, aged 57.
References
External links
Official website
Theatres in the Netherlands
Amersfoort
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