Eindhoven – The Parktheater is holding a dance festival starting on the 26th May and running for five days. In and around the Parktheater there will be shows and on Sunday the 30th, more than 50 peformances will take place in locations at the Parktheater, the Stadswandelpark and the Plaza Futura.

Eindhoven – The fourth technology and art festival STRP will take place in November this year instead of the usual May. This 10-day event takes place in Strijp and involves concerts, theatre performances, films, an exposition of robotics, interactive art, workshops and more.

 A major part of the event’s success is due to the presence of major music acts such as The Chemical brothers, provided for by concert organisers, Mojo. However this year Mojo say they will not be able to support the festival unless it takes place in the autumn. STRP’s sponsors in local government, the B&W College, feel that cultural events such as this will get less attention in the autumn.

The STRP Foundation was created in order to continue the tradition started by Philips of creating a nurturing environment for creative talent. Housed in the Klokhuis, it forms part of the old Philips industrial estate known as ‘Strijp-S’, now designated as the new centre for creative social enterprises in Eindhoven.

The STRP Festival attracts over 20,000 visitors and will take place between 18 and 28 of November 2010. More information can be found on www.strp.nl

Hockeyclub Eindhoven is the first sports field in the world with LED flood-lights. The new lights have been put into operation for the first time this week at the club in Woensel, north Eindhoven. By using LED lighting sports fields can expect to save up to 50% in energy costs. The lighting has been developed by Eindhoven company LED Expert and Eindhoven council.

A so-called “black-school” (zwarte school) in Eindhoven has become the first primary school in the city to open a department for gifted children. “Zwarte school” is a term used freely in Dutch to describe a school with a majority immigrant population. The new department is known as a Leonardo School as it follows the methodology of the organisation of the same name, which is specifically designed for gifted children. There are currently 27 children in the department.