Jan Jaap van der Wal

Reading relay of the novel 'Oeroeg' by Hella Haasse by eighty well-known and lesser-known Dutch people. Each person reads a page aloud, after which the book is passed on to the next reader. Philip Freriks, news anchor and ambassador for Nederland Leest, opens the reading relay. Director Shireen Strooker concludes it. 'Oeroeg' is Hella Haasse's debut novel from 1948. Haasse tells the story of the friendship between an Indonesian boy and the son of a Dutch administrator at a tea plantation in the Dutch East Indies before the Second World War. Gradually, the two boys grow apart. When the narrator, the Dutch boy, returns to the Indies—which has not yet quite become Indonesia—after studying in Delft, their estrangement turns out to have grown into a chasm. The final sentence reads: "Am I forever a stranger in the land of my birth, on the soil from which I do not wish to be uprooted? Time will tell."

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An impromptu performance about longing. Longing for contact, longing for larger bubbles, and longing to see each other's faces again on public transport. At a distance, but very close to current events. We can do it again, we have to do it again. Skin hunger.

Jan Jaap van der Wal is a Dutch comedian

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Jan Jaap van der Wal is returning to our country. Because he enjoyed it so much here. So much so that he is coming to live here. Immigration, integration, language immersion, regional cuisine, general customs, and the French language. One thing is certain: Jan Jaap is moving to Flanders and bringing a mirror with him. For us. De Nieuwe Belg (The New Belgian) is the first stand-up comedy show by Dutch top comedian Jan Jaap van der Wal. A unique performance, created in and exclusively for Belgium.

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The love between Jan Jaap van der Wal and his second home country Belgium has not cooled off. In fact, it has grown even deeper. So the comedian created a second show especially for Flanders. In Schoon, the Dutchman delves deeper into everything that is beautiful about Flanders. And beware: beauty can also be found in ugly things. The frayed edges, sharp corners, and worn spots. They are all beautiful. It's just how you look at it. With jokes that turn absurdity into logic and logic into absurdity, it promises to be a beautiful evening.

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Registration of the comedy special by the Dutch comedian Jan Jaap van der Wal. A stand up special about social media, Kunduz and fried chicken. Recorded in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam. This show was nominated for the Poelifinario prijs.

Jan Jaap van der Wal has been living in Antwerp for years. He has a soft spot for the flat lands of Flanders. His flat land. He feels at home there and does his work there. In the theater and on TV. But when he stands on top of the cathedral, and the weather is clear, he can see the Netherlands in the distance. Also a flat land. Also his. A country that keeps calling to him. And so, Jan Jaap returns to the Dutch theaters. With the perspective of an outsider. Who sees things just a bit differently.

Jan Jaap van der Wal has been an official resident of our country since 2022. Unfortunately, the 2024 elections come just a little too soon for him to be allowed to vote officially. But that doesn’t mean he can’t give unsolicited voting advice. That’s why, in the run-up to the elections in June, he is presenting a true election comedy show titled: ‘GEEN STEM’.

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Registration of the comedy special by the Dutch comedian Jan Jaap van der Wal. A stand up special about social media, Kunduz and fried chicken. Recorded in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam. This show was nominated for the Poelifinario prijs.

Jan Jaap van der Wal has been living in Antwerp for years. He has a soft spot for the flat lands of Flanders. His flat land. He feels at home there and does his work there. In the theater and on TV. But when he stands on top of the cathedral, and the weather is clear, he can see the Netherlands in the distance. Also a flat land. Also his. A country that keeps calling to him. And so, Jan Jaap returns to the Dutch theaters. With the perspective of an outsider. Who sees things just a bit differently.