June 8–11: University of Maastricht 30-year-jubilee Festival
In 2006, Universiteit Maastricht celebrates its 30th anniversary. To commemorate this birthday the University will organise a grand theatre and music festival.
The festival will take place from June 8th until june 11th at various locations throughout the city (Academieplein, garden and aula Faculty of Economics, Aula Minderbroedersberg, Zwingelput, La Bonbonnière). The University intends to celebrate its birthday together with local residents and international guests. All programmed shows will be open to everyone interested.
Even those who don’t speak Dutch will be able to attend most of the activites. The concerts and street shows and many of the small plays can be enjoyed without any language problems.
Part of the festival is the Global Culture Festival, featuring World Music from: Cuba, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Vietnam and South-Africa.
For children there will be a music and theatre programme. Of course there will be a lot of popular music in concert halls and the garden near the “Kruithuis” (faculty of economics).
The performing groups will include Banda Tropical, Beatles Revival Band, Grupo la Fé (Cuba), Alegria, Atongo Zimba, Lejo, droOMband (for children), Women Unite (Senegal), Zemkale (Tanzania), El Tanbura (Egypt), international comedy show (with Adam Fields), Tidal Waves (South-Africa) and many more.
Part of the festival will be the Alumni Day on Saturday 10 June. Thousands of students are expected to take part in this activity.
There will be a special market at the Academieplein, with food from different parts of the world.
This anniversary year provides the UM with a good opportunity to reflect on its ambitions for the future. The UM will also look back on an already rich history, for example via the anniversary book MonUMent which highlights the history of the University’s fine buildings in the city centre. These buildings were acquired and renovated by the University in the last thirty years and have become an important part of the city centre of Maastricht today.
More information: Lustrum Festival, in Dutch and English
Source: University of Maastricht, April 2006
