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Bon dia goeiemorgen - Izaline with kompa Nanzi on stage!
10-02-’23
The concerts with the children’s songs from the book ‘Bon dia
goeiemorgen’ are now extended to a theatrical version with storytelling and with Nanzi himzelf as a
special guest, starring in ‘Baka pinta’! Izaline is accompanied by her loyal keyboardist Thijs Borsten
and percussionist Danny Rombout. Last september it premiered with two try-outs in The
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Tour starts this month (February), don’t miss out on this one!
Check the
schedule for dates and venues!
This tour is made possible by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Norma fonds.
To order a copy of the book and cd 'Bon dia goeiemorgen', click here.
Voor bestellingen van het boek met de cd 'Bon dia goeiemorgen', klik hier.
New theatreshow 'Tula en Juliet'
06-01-’23
Izaline is planning a new 2023-2024 theatreshow for 2023-2024.
Working title is ‘Tula en Juliet’. It is about
the biggest slave-revolt in Curaçao and its leader, Tula. Izaline investigates how Tula and his
heritage affected slavery on Curaçao after he was brutally executed in the light of the live of Juliet,
the great-great-grandmother of Izaline. Juliet was born in slavery and experienced the abolution
of slavery in Curaçao in 1863.
For this show Izaline will be accompanied by a small group of musicians.
This year’s (2022-2023) theatre show: ‘Van de andere kant’
10-09-’21
As a follow-up of the theatre-show about her father and birth island Curaçao, Izaline has produced a performance about how the Dutch and the Antilleans look at eachother. What strikes them about the other country? Lightfooted the differences and prejudices are being pilloried in this musical battle. With Thijs Borsten on piano and guitar.
This performance has been made possible by NORMA.
Check the schedule for dates and venues.
On tour with (the music of) Harry Belafonte
23-09-’21
Together with singer Leoni Jansen, pianist Thijs Borsten and percussionist Roël Calister Izaline can be seen in Dutch theatres with a show about the American singer and actor, called ‘De eeuw van Harry Belafonte’. Belafonte has build an enormous career with lots of well-know and unknown songs, that the quartet play in surprising adaptations. It will shine a light on his envolvement in the Civil Rights Movement, too.
Check the schedule for dates and venues.
CD and book 'Bon dia goeiemorgen' NOW in your mailbox!
24-04-'21
Izaline chose 23 childrens-songs from her youth on Curaçao. She had them translated in Dutch and recorded them singing in both languages.
She had an illustrator make colourful drawings and now it has become a small childrens book! A tour down memorylane for those who grew up on Curaçao, Aruba or Bonaire, a lesson in Papiamentu for the Dutch, a feast for everyone. The project has been called 'Bon dia goeiemorgen' after the first song. Order your copy now. We send it already to a lot of people (in The Netherlands, that is...)
To order a copy of the book and cd 'Bon dia goeiemorgen', click here!
Klik hier voor bestellingen van het boek met de cd 'Bon dia goeiemorgen'!
Accompanied by Thijs Borsten
18-10-’19
Seizoen 2020 - 2021
‘Het eiland van mijn vader’ van Thijs Borsten en Izaline Calister gaat over vaders, moeders, Curaçao en de emoties van het leven. De voorstelling maakt heel wat los bij het publiek in Nederland en op Curaçao.
Antilliaans Dagblad:‘…voorstelling van ongekende klasse…’
Theaterkrant: ‘…intieme, swingende voorstelling, die ondanks zijn uiterlijke vrolijkheid een opmerkelijke diepgang heeft…’
De Volkskrant: ‘…ontroert op een dieper, existentieel niveau…’
Voorjaar 2021 is de voorstelling in de theaters te zien. Kijk in de schedule voor data en plaatsen.
De voorstelling: Izaline Calister is op haar geboorte-eiland zeer geliefd. Samen met componist en muzikant Thijs Borsten reisde zij naar Curaçao waar haar vader hen rond reed over het eiland. Met filmbeelden, liedjes en verhalen gaan we in deze voorstelling mee op reis in het leven van Izaline en haar vader. Naast de mooie plekken, de historie en de muziek leren we samen met Thijs Izaline en haar familie van dichtbij kennen.
