Over the past years, Marijn de Langen has been creating practices of care around the archives and legacies of older performers and dancers in the Dutch performing Arts field. In collaboration with the Allard Pierson Theatre Collection, and in dialogue with many older performers (and/or their family (a.o. Frits Vogels, Klaske Bruinsma, Will Spoor, Fran Waller Zeper, Wouter Steenbergen), she has been collecting materials, researching personal collections, and looking for ways to make (parts of) them publicly accessible, through books, articles, public events and a website. 

In November 2024, the festival ‘Performing the Archive: Pauline de Groot’ took place at Plein Theater in Amsterdam, curated by writer and dramaturg Fransien van der Putt. This festival, made possible by SNDO, De Nieuwe Dansbibliotheek, Stichting Podiumkunst.net and Plein Theater, explored the legacy of SNDO founder and dance pioneer Pauline de Groot, through an exhibition, performances and conversations with audiences and invited guests across different generations. During this event, Marijn interviewed Klaske Bruinsma and choreographer Bianca van Dillen about the work of Pauline de Groot.

Here you will find an interesting article by Fransien van der Putt, around questions of archiving in the performing arts sector.

Please also see www.paulinedegroot.nl/ for more information.