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Michel van der Aa
@vanderaa.bsky.social
· May 23
😱 WE WON! 🏆
“From Dust” has been awarded Best Immersive Work the Cannes International Film Festival! Still in shock, such a great honour! ✨
So special to share this moment with the incredible singers from Sjaella who joined us on the red carpet for this unforgettable night!
“From Dust” has been awarded Best Immersive Work the Cannes International Film Festival! Still in shock, such a great honour! ✨
So special to share this moment with the incredible singers from Sjaella who joined us on the red carpet for this unforgettable night!
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Record labels had the chance to stand up for copyright against AI scrapers — but now they're folding www.platformer.news/suno-warner-...
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Record labels had the chance to stand up for copyright against AI scrapers — but now they're folding www.platformer.news/suno-warner-...
The next leg of Abel's tour with our joint composition "Entanglements" is... Italy! 🇮🇹
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The next leg of Abel's tour with our joint composition "Entanglements" is... Italy! 🇮🇹
Tomorrow my new work for reed quintet, "Link," will be premiered at the Muziekgebouw by the fabulous Calefax.
"Link" was written to celebrate Calefax's 40th anniversary. 40 reed quintets from around the world joined forces, and performed a part of the piece: link.reedquintet.net
"Link" was written to celebrate Calefax's 40th anniversary. 40 reed quintets from around the world joined forces, and performed a part of the piece: link.reedquintet.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Tomorrow my new work for reed quintet, "Link," will be premiered at the Muziekgebouw by the fabulous Calefax.
"Link" was written to celebrate Calefax's 40th anniversary. 40 reed quintets from around the world joined forces, and performed a part of the piece: link.reedquintet.net
"Link" was written to celebrate Calefax's 40th anniversary. 40 reed quintets from around the world joined forces, and performed a part of the piece: link.reedquintet.net
🍾🔥 Two years of composition. It’s so exciting to finally be holding the full score of my new opera “Theory of Flames”. An indescribable feeling - did I really make this?
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🍾🔥 Two years of composition. It’s so exciting to finally be holding the full score of my new opera “Theory of Flames”. An indescribable feeling - did I really make this?
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
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Tienduizenden mensen bij klimaatmars in Den Haag
Tienduizenden mensen bij klimaatmars in Den Haag
De deelnemers verzamelden zich bij het Centraal Station en liepen vanaf daar naar het Malieveld.
nos.nl
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tienduizenden mensen bij klimaatmars in Den Haag
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Tonight's Geography of Sound will focus on new recordings of works by Bent Sørensen, Chiyoko Szlavnics and @vanderaa.bsky.social.
Click here at 24h (GMT) to listen: www.rtp.pt/antena2/ or listen to it later here: www.rtp.pt/programa/rad... #radio #newmusic #composers #antena2
Click here at 24h (GMT) to listen: www.rtp.pt/antena2/ or listen to it later here: www.rtp.pt/programa/rad... #radio #newmusic #composers #antena2
October 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tonight's Geography of Sound will focus on new recordings of works by Bent Sørensen, Chiyoko Szlavnics and @vanderaa.bsky.social.
Click here at 24h (GMT) to listen: www.rtp.pt/antena2/ or listen to it later here: www.rtp.pt/programa/rad... #radio #newmusic #composers #antena2
Click here at 24h (GMT) to listen: www.rtp.pt/antena2/ or listen to it later here: www.rtp.pt/programa/rad... #radio #newmusic #composers #antena2
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🎬✨ I’m thrilled to announce that "From Dust" has been selected for the Immersive Experience competition at the Geneva International Film Festival!
Experience the installation from October 31 - November 9, 2025 and hear the amazing Sjaella sing virtually.
🎟️ 2025.giff.ch/en/film/from...
Experience the installation from October 31 - November 9, 2025 and hear the amazing Sjaella sing virtually.
🎟️ 2025.giff.ch/en/film/from...
October 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🎬✨ I’m thrilled to announce that "From Dust" has been selected for the Immersive Experience competition at the Geneva International Film Festival!
Experience the installation from October 31 - November 9, 2025 and hear the amazing Sjaella sing virtually.
🎟️ 2025.giff.ch/en/film/from...
Experience the installation from October 31 - November 9, 2025 and hear the amazing Sjaella sing virtually.
🎟️ 2025.giff.ch/en/film/from...
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The headline news that won't be headline news.
'A tragedy': World may have reached first climate 'tipping point' as coral reefs face collapse
Warm-water coral reefs - on which a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend - are on the brink of collapse, according to a major new scientific study
www.businessgreen.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The headline news that won't be headline news.
Tonight, my new piece "Entanglements" –co-created with the incredible Abel Selaocoe and blending cello, voice, and electronics – receives its world premiere at Princeton University
This performance will kick off a series of 17 performances throughout the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy
This performance will kick off a series of 17 performances throughout the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy
September 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Tonight, my new piece "Entanglements" –co-created with the incredible Abel Selaocoe and blending cello, voice, and electronics – receives its world premiere at Princeton University
This performance will kick off a series of 17 performances throughout the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy
This performance will kick off a series of 17 performances throughout the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy
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from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’
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Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil Antifa aanmerken als terroristische organisatie. Dat de Tweede Kamer daar niet over gaat en dat Antifa geen organisatie is, doet er niet toe. Het gaat erom dat volksvertegenwoordigers mensen die de democratie verdedigen tot vijand verklaren: corr.es/f4cdfc
September 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Een meerderheid in de Tweede Kamer wil Antifa aanmerken als terroristische organisatie. Dat de Tweede Kamer daar niet over gaat en dat Antifa geen organisatie is, doet er niet toe. Het gaat erom dat volksvertegenwoordigers mensen die de democratie verdedigen tot vijand verklaren: corr.es/f4cdfc
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ondertussen bij extreem-links... www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39444...
Lezersmars in Utrecht trekt meer dan duizend deelnemers
Meer dan duizend mensen liepen vandaag mee met de Lezersmars door de Utrechtse binnenstad, volgens de organisatie International Literature Festival Utrecht (ILFU). Boeken werden omhooggehouden om aand...
www.rtvutrecht.nl
September 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ondertussen bij extreem-links... www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39444...
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Gewoon eventjes per motie breken met 50jr Nederlands contraterrorismebeleid, een paar brokkenpiloten doen het gewoon: www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/kam...
Kamer wil antifa aanmerken als terroristische organisatie. Gevaarlijke stoerdoenerij, zeggen experts
In navolging van de Amerikaanse president Trump wil een Kamermeerderheid antifa als terroristische organisatie bestempelen. Deskundigen vrezen voor uitholling van de rechtsstaat en noemen de motie ‘on...
www.volkskrant.nl
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Gewoon eventjes per motie breken met 50jr Nederlands contraterrorismebeleid, een paar brokkenpiloten doen het gewoon: www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/kam...
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version 220… getting closer to the finish line! 😱😅
September 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
version 220… getting closer to the finish line! 😱😅
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Season announcement ⤵
September 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Season announcement ⤵
Ticket sales have started for my new opera "Theory of Flames"! The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-nat...
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🎥 Hugo Thomassen
www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-nat...
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🎥 Hugo Thomassen
August 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ticket sales have started for my new opera "Theory of Flames"! The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-nat...
—
🎥 Hugo Thomassen
www.operaballet.nl/en/dutch-nat...
—
🎥 Hugo Thomassen
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Onze grote vrienden de vogels sterven massaal door opwarming van de planeet. Ik weiger daar medeplichtig aan te zijn. Stop met meedoen aan de fossiele destructie. Just say no!
"Across observed tropical bird populations, impacts of climate change have typically been larger than direct human pressure"
Large reductions in tropical bird abundance attributable to heat extreme intensification - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Climate change poses a growing threat to biodiversity, but disentangling its overall impact from other anthropogenic stressors is challenging. Here the authors use a data-driven climate attribution fr...
www.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Onze grote vrienden de vogels sterven massaal door opwarming van de planeet. Ik weiger daar medeplichtig aan te zijn. Stop met meedoen aan de fossiele destructie. Just say no!
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Last week we learned the Great Barrier Reef has suffered some of the worst bleaching in history
This week, Ningaloo, another 🇦🇺 icon is experiencing catastrophic coral loss
These are national treasures. We must take strong action on climate to save them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
This week, Ningaloo, another 🇦🇺 icon is experiencing catastrophic coral loss
These are national treasures. We must take strong action on climate to save them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Hope spot' to 'skeletons': Ningaloo's 'catastrophic' event
In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Last week we learned the Great Barrier Reef has suffered some of the worst bleaching in history
This week, Ningaloo, another 🇦🇺 icon is experiencing catastrophic coral loss
These are national treasures. We must take strong action on climate to save them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
This week, Ningaloo, another 🇦🇺 icon is experiencing catastrophic coral loss
These are national treasures. We must take strong action on climate to save them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
July 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM