Herfst ๐
Teloorgang van het groen.
Mijn geest dwarrelt als een herfstblad
in een neerwaartse spiraal,
zowel letterlijk als figuurlijk naar het laagste punt.
Barbie's pastelkleuren maken plaats
voor rottend oranjerood.
Mijn enige lichtpuntje de stoffige kaars
die ik 's ochtend aansteek ๐ฏ๏ธ
En toch, als de zon opkomt,
verborgen achter een dik pak wolken,
en de hemel donkergrijs kleurt,
voel ik een ontzag voor de felgeel afstekende
bladeren van de iepen achter mijn huis.
Een laatste rebellie voor het zwart-wit
van de winter alles overneemt.
BETOVERING - improvisatie voor de #alphabetsuperset week B. Ik loop hopeloos 'achter' maar ach, ik doe alles op mijn tempo :)
Betovering zit voor mij in aandacht voor de kleine dingen, en als ik buiten in de tuin bezig ben dan vind ik magie in de plantjes die groeien en beestjes die door de grond kroelen ๐ฑ๐ชฑ
In possession
It must
It must be favourable
Today the feeling is the same
the feeling that they belong
There is an element of hostility
It is urgent also
In the atmosphere of anguish, confusion, solitude, uprootedness,
Preserving like treasures of infinite value and rarity,
Worth tending like the most delicate plants.
Neither here nor there, far from always
Isolation, stifling
We cannot do too much
We cannot do too much
#blackoutpoem #theneedforroots
What happens when at the end of a long life, you still hesitate if it has been enough?
I'm doing the #alphabetsuperset : a 26 week challenge created by @struthless69 This week's theme is HESITATION, or as we like to say in Dutch AARZELING.
I'm using the Alphabet Superset to increase my skills as it comes to creating opera; writing, composing, directing, singing, acting, costume & set design. This week I already learned so much. And even though I'm incredibly nervous to upload this first installment, done is better than perfect. The story has got to start somewhere.
What's the story, you ask?
To me, #opera is all about deep, intense feelings. And I wondered, if I looked back on my life, at 90 or so years old, standing at death's door, how would I feel? Would I hesitate?
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lyrics:
waiting for the clock to tick
and time goes on again
but without me
I've reached the end of my thread
nothing left to say
it is enough
so many things done
so many feelings felt
but yet, I hesitate
has it been enough?
have I been enough?
LA DAME IS BACK. Zoals het een ware femme fatale betaamt deelt ze haar geheimen niet. Maar een nieuw jaar, nieuwe kansen. En la Dame is terug en better than ever! 04-02-23 in het Cenakel om 20.00. Bestel snel je tickets via #linkinbio
Foto: @rensbressersfotografie
La Dame d'André wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door Makersfonds Tilburg, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds en donateurs via Voor de Kunst
โจfinal monthโจ
Mijn laatste maand als Woman in E, wat is het snel gegaan! Ik heb nu al zoveel genoten en geleerd van dit project. Nog heel even ๐ถ๐
โจ daar gaan we weerโจ nog 2 maandjes glitteren in de Pont, kom kijken naar mij of een van de andere fantastische powervrouwen met wie ik het podium deel ๐โก
#womanine #ragnarkjartansson #timechangeseverything
โจAnother month of performing at Museum the Pont! Want to come see me? This is when I'll be all glittery gold โจ
#ragnarkjartansson #womanine #timechangeseverything #performing #gold
EDIT: we hebben haar gevonden, mevrouw vond 1 nachtje buiten slapen gelukkig meer dan genoeg. ๐๐
๐ฉVermist๐ฉ onze kat Nala is vermist, mocht je haar zien laat het ons alsjeblieft weten! โค๏ธ Ze is een binnenkat en niet gewend om naar buiten te gaan. Omgeving Korvel, Tilburg.
โจNog 29 uur tot de crowdfunding voor onze voorstelling La Dame d'André afloopt! Help je ons om de 100% te halen? ๐โจ #linkinbio
Foto's @rensbressersfotografie
๐ธIt's finally spring and we can finally perform again! ๐ธ
After a crazy week with @opera_forward, I'm now looking forward to premiering @misscharms_opera's second opera project: La Dame d'André with @duodivergente on June 2nd.
โจCrowdfunding will launch soon, so keep an eye out!
Annnnd I just bought a vocoder/synth, so looking forward to experimenting with that and making all the crazy sounds with @sabinependry ๐
I built some shelves for our cats๐๐ช it's the first time I did a DIY project like this! They turned out pretty cute โค๏ธ and the girls love exploring their new space!
#cats #catification #catsofinstagram #cat #kitties #diy
Last year @iam_michelleruth and I started our @duodivergente. We combine a love for French art song with theatre and lots of sillyness. Making music and creating new things with people that you click with is the best feeling ๐คฉ
Follow if you want to know when we will perform our first theatrical Lied program: La Dame d'André with @misscharms_opera
#lied #frenchartsong #artsong #pianoduo #soprano #singerslife #poulenc #newmusic #theatre #duodivergente #ladamedandre
A couple weeks ago I fought in my first HEMA tournament during the NHK! I absolutely loved it and I'm so grateful I found this sport and community some two-plus years ago. โ๏ธโค
#hema #swordfighting #tournament #nhk #nederlandsehemakampioenschappen @hemabondnl
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โจ10.10.2021 Lief Dagboekโจ Do you sometimes want to scream into the void? Do you get so mad you want rip everything apart? Do you get so sad you want to cry for days? Well, come along for the ride! We'll be playing Lief Dagboek @dekringroosendaal this Sunday!
Music @heatherpinkham
Staging #nynkevandenbergh
Light @jaspernijholt
Musicians: @micheleadelizzi @floorbakkercello #cathincaporsius #sjorsvandermark
This is what the beginning of Lief Dagboek looked like ๐ Six years ago I took a course in concept development for my minor. This picture was part of one of our assignments.
I remember struggling so much during this course. By the end of it we had to come up with an artistic concept and I kept wanting to do something meaningful (and also cool and edgy๐). I wanted to talk about sexism, female empowerment, gender. I wanted to make art that would have an impact, but I couldn't seem to find my voice.
I was intellectualizing my creative thought process and I remember the (slightly) frustrated look in my teachers eyes. Eventually I dared to throw everything away and start again. Look closer to home. What was my story?
At the time I'd discovered another pile of my mother's diaries and had started reading some of them in which she was the same age as I was. An idea started forming, what if I could use her diaries to tell her story? To tell my story? To talk about loss, about love, about finding yourself.
The original concept looks nothing like what it eventually turned into (there was a moving tree involved and music by Debussy).
But the seed had been planted ๐ฑ And here we are, performing Lief Dagboek all these years later. ๐น
#liefdagboek #misscharms #opera #monodrama #contemporarymusic #artist #memories #mystory #mama
โจ10.10.2021 Lief Dagboekโจ
Making music together is one of my favorite things in the world! This Sunday I get to play again with these wonderful musicians and we even have a new addition @micheleadelizzi. It's one of the best parts of my job!
Want to hear how we sound together? Come to our performance of Lief Dagboek on Sunday October 10th @dekringroosendaal
With @floorbakkercello, #cathincaporsius, #sjorsvandermark @jaspernijholt
โจ10.10.2021 Lief Dagboekโจ This Sunday I will peform my contemporary opera Lief Dagboek @dekringroosendaal. So excited to perform this again after more than a year! For those who don't know, I wrote the text for this opera based on my mother's diaries, who passed away when I was young. It's filled with her memories and through the process of writing the libretto I really got to know her. With amazing music by @heatherpinkham and staging by Nynke van den Bergh.
With @micheleadelizzi, @floorbakkercello, #CathincaPorsius & #SjorsvanderMark
''I used to wonder what my life would have looked like if I'd had a mother. But now I wonder, what her life would have looked like if she'd still been here''
Last august I got to be part of A.L.I.C.E.
We created the performance from scratch in two weeks with the most amazing group of people thanks to @muziektheatertransparant , @desingelartscentre @anpierle @luigideangelis @bricesoniano @andrea_argentieri23 @wouteranlooy@prokoandpenka
I absolutely loved everything about this project and it has inspired me to be more creative, improvise, write, create. So thankful โค๏ธ
Throwback to our holiday in Tuscany! What is your favorite icecream?๐๐จ
Mine used to be strawberry when I was a kid. This is me eating strawberry icecream for the first time in years... why? Because when I started also tolerating and actually enjoying different kinds of ice-cream I felt that I shouldn't eat strawberry ice-cream anymore because I'd already eaten so much of it during my life.๐
Somehow I didn't question this logic until this summer after getting my autism diagnosis a couple of months prior. I was able to recognize my rigid thinking on the topic and finally ordered some strawberry ice-cream. And you know what, it is still freakin' delicious!
If you've made it this far, anyone that can relate?๐
#tuscany #florence #italy #strawberry #strawberryicecream #icecream #autistic #actuallyautistic #asd
Last July @iam_michelleruth and I went to Paris for some inspiration! Next summer we hope to premiere a new theatrical Lied programm inspired by Poulenc and Paris of the 1920's. Stay tuned!
#paris #france #frenchmusic #poulenc #pianoduo #soprano #singerslife #theatre #contemporary #twenties
I finally get to perform live again! With @nopieceofwood this weekend โค๏ธ
So excited to play a wonderful program inspired by Cathy Berberian: pioneer of the avant garde, Beatles lover and baroque revivalist. We will play some great pieces by @heatherpinkham
I play with Sjors van der Mark & @coslychacpiotrus (who has graciously agreed to play with us because since Heather is unable to play this time)
Get your tickets for Amsterdam at the #linkinbio. For Tilburg you just have to make a reservation by sending an email to info@nopieceofwood.nl
#nopieceofwood #cathyberberian #contemporary #newmusic #beatles #baroque #soprano #singerslife
How does this work again? I took a break from Instagram for mental health reasons. You know, just covid things ๐ but here's some face paint I did heavily inspired by a picture on pinterest ๐ I hope it makes your day a little bit more colorful.
#facepaint #pinterest #artistdate #artistsway #makeup #singerslife
Van korenbloemendaal tot 's Hertogenboschaardbei. De botanische tuinen heeft het allemaal ๐ฅฐ
#botanischetuinen #utrecht #mooiebloemetjes #aboutlastweek #artistway #artistdate #nature #polaroid #onestep2 #analogphotography
Wauw! Zo blij, trots, gelukkig, dankbaar๐๐ Gisteren mocht ik mijn voorstelling Lief Dagboek voor het eerst in het theater spelen! En dat was, niet te vergeten, ook mijn master examen. Wat beloond is met een 9.5, wat?!
Ik ga even rustig nagenieten met al deze mooie bloemen en de nog mooiere herinneringen aan een geweldig project ๐Muziek@heatherpinkham
Regie Nynke van den Bergh
#ditishetbegin #liefdagboek #masterexamen #afgestudeerd #blijei #singerslife #soprano #contemporaryopera #contemporarymusic
Je hebt nog 29 uur om bij te dragen aan Lief Dagboek via voor de kunst! Help jij deze hedendaagse opera het podium op? โค๏ธ๐ #linkinbio
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#liefdagboek #deardiary #nog29uur #bijnaklaar #hannavanrooijen #heatherpinkham #singerslife #soprano #music #opera #contemporaryopera #regierepetitie #rehearsal #pleasedonate #durftevragen #voordekunst #crowdfunding
En we zijn begonnen met de regie repetities! โค๏ธJe kunt nog twee dagen doneren aan mijn voor de kunst campagne! We kunnen iedere euro heel goed gebruiken, zelfs nu we het streefbedrag hebben bereikt. Alvast heel erg bedankt ๐ฅฐ #linkinbio
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#liefdagboek #deardiary #hannavanrooijen #heatherpinkham #singerslife #soprano #music #opera #contemporaryopera #regierepetitie #rehearsal #pleasedonate #durftevragen #voordekunst
Met dank aan de Goirkese Kerk & Parochie Peerke Donders voor de repetitie ruimte!
Finally had my ankle bracelet finished! These two charms are my favorite things to play with, swords and dice!
Thanks to @cosmobotic
#tattoo #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #sword #swordfighting #hema #kunstdesfechtens #dicetattoo #d20tattoo #dndtattoo #swordtattoo #anklebracelet #bracelettattoo #charmstattoo
Vorige week hadden we de eerste repetitie met het ensemble sinds Heathers examen in januari (!!). Zo fijn om deze mensen weer te zien en samen muziek te maken! โค๏ธ (en natuurlijk een biertje drinken achteraf ๐ป).
Doneren via voordekunst kan nog steeds! We kunnen het geld heel goed gebruiken voor deze musici, decor, kostuums en een geweldige opname! #linkinbio
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#opera #contemporaryopera #liefdagboek #deardiary #eindelijkweerrepeteren #rehearsal #ensemble #bierdrinken #singerslife #soprano #music #makingmusic
Wat is een opera zonder decor? Met dank aan t Kraayenest komen we er wel!
Je kunt nog steeds doneren aan mijn voor de kunst campagne! (link in bio) Help jij om lief dagboek werkelijkheid te laten worden? ๐ฅฐ
#opera #decor #thrifting #contemporaryopera #liefdagboek #deardiary #hannavanrooijen #heatherpinkham #singerslife #soprano
Eindelijk weer zingen! En dat op deze prachtige locatie aan de Herengracht.
Marijn vond mij via voordekunst en vroeg me te zingen op haar moeders 70e verjaardag ๐๐ถ echt een feestje ๐
Vorige week ben ik begonnen met een campagne op voordekunst voor mijn opera project Lief Dagboek. Ik ben hier al ruim twee jaar mee bezig! Ik heb het niet gelijk willen delen in verband met de Black Lives Matter movement want Black Lives Matter.
Ik wil nu toch graag deze campagne met jullie delen en ik beloof dat diversiteit een van de speerpunten zal zijn van voorstellingen van Miss Charms in de toekomst.
Ik moet bekennen dat ik me in het verleden voornamelijk bewust ben geweest van (maatschappelijke) problemen waar ik zelf iets mee te maken had zoals sexisme en klimaatverandering. Ik heb me afzijdig gehouden van racisme onder het mom van 'pick your battles' en afgezien van het sporadisch ondertekenen van anti-zwartepiet petitie deed ik niets. Ik zal vanaf nu af en toe dingen delen op social media, maar vooral gesprekken aangaan, mensen erop wijzen als ze iets zeggen dat niet kan, protesteren en actief opzoek gaan naar diversiteit in mijn werk.
Link in bio.
Today @mickeybakker and I decided to #meetinthemiddle. The middle turned out to be these old train tracks turned into a park! I decided to document the journey with my new polaroid one step 2 and here's the result :)
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#iamanartist #youareanartist #theartassignment #artassignment #polaroid #polaroidonestep2 #polaroidoriginals #analog #analogphotography #blackandwhite #baw #bwphoto #photooftheday #potd #takeawalk #socialdistancewalk #artist #singerslife #soprano
Oh London, how I love you. Everytime I'm here it's feels completely different and yet so much like itself. So much to see, every corner has its own character. This will definitely not be the last time โค๏ธ๐ #london #londoncity #travel #love #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring #telephone #analog #londoncalling #uk #travelbytrain
Instead of Black Friday let's March with Fridays For Future and make a difference! 15:00 Pieter Vreede Plein, Tilburg #fff #fridaysforfuture #fridaysforfuturetilburg #ffftilburg #turnclub #climatestrike #gretathunberg
"je bent de vogel van mijn gedachten" in de categorie #dingendiejenietelkedagzegt. Eerste repetitie voor de opera "lief dagboek" is een feit ๐๐ถ #opera #contemporaryopera #contemporarymusic #soprano #singerslife #writinganopera #liefdagboek #deardiary #whatsyoursecret #fontyslife #fontys #masterofmusic #masterexam
Last weekend @larissa.lenais and I didn't only get a tattoo, she also got kidnapped for her bachelorette party! Obviously there was lots of singing involved.
#friendshipismagic #bachelorette #bacheloretteparty #friendship #kindergarten #singing #singerslife
Amanda Fucking Palmer. This woman is such a legend. Somehow she makes sense of everything that is fucked up in this world. She can take me into the dark as far as she wants. I can only hope to accomplish what she makes me feel in others as an artist. If you can, you must. Thank you. @amandapalmer
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#amandapalmer #nointermission #europeantour #amsterdam #artislove #loveisart #intothedark #cheersandtears
And suddenly it is almost over! There are still some tickets available for our performance tomorrow at 16:00 @uilenburgersjoel #linkinbio
#performingopera #opera #summerschool #masterclass #singerslife #soprano #dongiovanni #carmen #elisir #zauberflöte #learning #acting #singersareactorstoo #grachtenfestival #amsterdam
Just finished the first day of the performing opera summerschool! Excited to spend a week with wonderful singers and inspiring teachers! (at the Hilton no less ๐) .
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#performingopera #opera #summerschool #masterclass #singerslife #soprano #dongiovanni #carmen #elisir #Zauberflöte #learning #acting #singersareactorstoo #grachtenfestival #amsterdam
Meet Kahlan, the thunder Cleric โก my first attempt at cosplay! I still have lots to learn, but this was so much fun to make and castlefest is amazing!
Kahlan is actually the first character I created to play dnd, she's evolved with me over the years and I still love to play her! She's strong, smart and just really badass!
#castlefest #cosplay #cleric #clericcosplay #dnd #dndcosplay #kahlan
Spending my last few hours in Toronto in this wonderful city forest! I promise I'll be back โค๏ธ๐
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#toronto #canada #highpark #lastday #goinghome #idomissmybed #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring
Just had a singing lesson with the wonderful Mary Morrison! She is amazing and I learned so much.
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#singerslife #soprano #marymorrison #contemporarymusic #inspired #canada #toronto #travel #takerisks
Hanging out for fathers day with the best dad, totally worth the sunburn โค๏ธ๐ฟ
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#happyfathersday #fathersday #sunburn #worthit #biking #nature #dadknowsalltheplants #bestdad
Op 6 juni om 13:15 sluit ik mijn eerste master jaar af met een recital waarin ik laat horen waar ik het afgelopen jaar mee bezig ben geweest! Kom je kijken?
#masterecital #recital #eerstemasterjaar #mom #fhk #fontys #singerslife #soprano #contemporarymusic
Last year around this time I was exploring jungles in South-Asia... ๐๐ฟ #throwbackthursday #tbt #throwback #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring #jungle #junglelife #junglequeen #sumatra #indonesia
Labyrinths can be found anywhere.
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Found some inspiration @macba_barcelona for 'het Labyrint' @worldoperalab. For the last time on the 13th of december @podiummozaiek!
Last ๐ธ @sjoerdderine
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#labyrint #labyrinth #opera #bureaucracy #contemporaryopera #soprano #singerslife #diversity #barcelona #spain #travel #instatravel #travelgram #macba #contemporaryart #jaumeplensa #plensa #museum #art #exploring #explore #music #makemusic
Lots of walking today! I went to the Bunker del Carmel for a beautiful view of the city, wondered around Park Guëll, ate way too much tapas and tonight I've seen La Traviata at the Palau de la Música!
#barcelona #spain #catalonia #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring #tapas #adventure #gaudi #parkguell #opera #traviata #singerslife #soprano #palaudelamusica
Yesterday was the premiere of het labyrint. It was amazing and I'm so grateful to everyone who made it possible and put their heart and soul into this opera. Today I am in Barcelona to relax and enjoy the culture for a couple days. Already in love with the vibe of this city!
@worldoperalab @podiummozaiek
#opera #labyrint #labyrinth #premiere #amsterdam #podiummozaiek #opera #bureaucracy #contemporaryopera #soprano #singerslife #monteverdi #menotti #ariadne #barcelona #spain #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring #tapas #larambla #solotravel
Tomorrow is the premiere of 'het Labyrint' an opera about bureaucracy. I'm so excited!
@worldoperalab @podiummozaiek
๐ธ @sjoerdderine
#labyrint #labyrinth #premiere #amsterdam #podiummozaiek #opera #bureaucracy #contemporaryopera #soprano #singerslife #monteverdi #menotti #ariadne #minotaur #theseus #lekkerdramatisch
Just came home after a long work day to see that my #monstera finally opened up a new leaf! ๐ Isn't it beautiful? ๐
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#plant #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #plantsofinstagram #plantlover #plantstagram #newleaf #plantmom #home #homedecor #shiny #green #girlswithplants
You can't get lost as long as you have enough wool.
Rehearsing for the labyrinth, december 3 and 13 at @podiummozaiek
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#hetlabyrint #labyrint #ariadne #rehearsal #worldoperalab #wool #singerslife #soprano #sopranolife
Today we had the first rehearsal for 'Het Labyrint', an opera about bureaucracy.
#rehearsaltime #rehearsal #sopranolife #soprano #singerslife #monteverdi #menotti #ariadne #minotaur #labyrint #labyrinth #opera #bureaucracy @worldoperalab
My recent endeavors to become a creative producer have led me to this beautiful project. It's been a lot of fun working on Crash Blossom as a production assistant! But we could still use some help with our crowdfunding campagne on voordekunst.nl. All donations and/or shares are greatly appreciated!
https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/7844-crash-blossom-1
Autumn ๐งก๐
I'm so happy autumn is here. This summer has been rough. Normally I wouldn't share this on social media, but I've learned that it's helpful to know others are going or have gone through similar things. I got really close to a burn-out, was physically and mentally exhausted. Luckily I took a break when I did, and I'm much, much better now. But still working on knowing my limits and learning to lean on the people around me who genuinely want to help me. Autumn feels like a new leaf in many different ways and I'm feeling excited again which is a feeling I've missed so much ๐งก so, to anyone who's feeling lost, exhausted or just not okay, hang in there and trust those around you who love you ๐งก
Yesterday was the première of Dorian Gray by @ulrikequadecompany and @silberseeopera. It was absolutely wonderful! I got to be part of this amazing team as a production intern and will go on tour with the crazy and talented bunch shown in this picture. If you go see the show (which you should) come say hi in the foyer!
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#doriangray #thepictureofdoriangray #opera #contemporaryopera #modernfairytale #ulrikequadecompany #silbersee #uqc #production #productionwork #goingontour #rocknroll #premiere #amsterdam #theaterbellevue #vr #virtualreality #puppet #puppettheatre
The smell of India ๐ฎ๐ณ hope to go there one day. #manishnai #capturingtime #noordbrabantsmuseum #denbosch #shertogenbosch #museum #art #contemporary #contemporaryart #india #smellslikeindia #bombay #travel #explore
Hello sunshine โ waiting isn't that bad with this weather ๐ด #summer #sootd #waiting #dadlosthiskeys #sittinginfrontofthehouse #neighboursgivemefunnylooks
Went to see Boris Godounov at the Paris Bastille Opéra last Friday and it was amazing ๐โค๏ธ #borisgodounov #mussorgsky #opéra #opera #paris #operanationaldeparis #operadeparis #operabastille #bastille #love #singerslife #operasinger #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #france
I could live here for a while #versailles #queenshamlet #petittrianon #marieantoinette #france #queenoffrance #reine #hameaudelareine #chateaudeversailles #hallofmirrors #grandegalerie #galeriedesglaces #travel #instatravel #travelgram #wanderlust #exploring #gardens #jardin
J'adore l'art de Rodin. Such a pleasure to be back at this amazing museum where I learned to love art #rodin #museerodin #thekiss #art #sculpture #hands #motherandchild #drawings #love #adore #paris #travel #instatravel #travelgram #backagain #lifelike #movement
Finding beauty in what's always been there. I lived in this neighborhood for the first 20 years of my life, and still it can amaze me how much nature can be found in this city oasis. #flowers #nature #colors #summer #poppy #klaproos #jasmijn #Utrecht #adventure #exploring
Ben jij of ken jij de ware waar deze twee eeuwige bruidsmeisjes naar opzoek zijn? Ga dan naar SASSY op het Delft Fringe Festival!
#trots #vriendinnetje #opera #delftfringefestival @delftfringefestival #delft #eeuwigebruidsmeisjes #sassy #singerslife @sannevleugels