The podcast Passage(s) from the Institut français NL (https://institutfrancais.nl) presents a series of unmoderated and open conversations between a figure from the Francophone world—often a French artist, thinker, or researcher—visiting the Netherlands and a Dutch personality, focusing on topics that matter to them. This unique approach encourages genuine exchanges of ideas, allowing each guest to enrich the discussion through their own experience and perspective, with no external intervention or institutional filter.
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PASSAGE(s) #13 : Sandrine Collette and Eric Ballet
To mark Sandrine Collette’s visit to the Netherlands in May 2026, the Institut français NL, the French bookshop Le Temps Retrouvé and the Lycée français Vincent van Gogh organised a series of literary events aimed at French-speaking and Francophile audiences across the country.
This 13th episode of PASSAGE(s), explores Sandrine's career as an author and her interlocutor, Eric Ballet, explores his as a French teacher in The Hague. Together, they examine what is conveyed through reading: educational pathways, changing cultural practices and the way in which literature continues to shape our view of the world.
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11 Mar 2026
PASSAGE(s) #12 : Arnold van de Water and William Board
A conversation between Arnold van de Water and William Board, recorded during the visit to the Netherlands of a delegation of nine French XR professionals who took part in the French XR in Benelux trade mission at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The two speakers explore the nuances of a multifaceted up-and-coming XR landscape in the Benelux.
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19 Feb 2026
PASSAGE(s) #11 : Philippe Claudel and Maaike Koffeman
Philippe Claudel and Maaike Koffeman discuss the place of French language and literature in today's ever-changing world.
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30 Oct 2025
PASSAGE(s) #10 : Marc Boutavant et Sylvia Vanden Heede
To mark Kinderboekenweek 2025, the Institut français NL and the Alliances Françaises in Amsterdam and Utrecht invited Marc Boutavant, one of France's leading children's illustrators, to visit the Netherlands in October. The illustrator of the famous Chien Pourri – known and loved in the Netherlands as Stinkhond (Dumpster Dog in English) – met up with his translator Sylvia Vanden Heede for a brand new episode of the Passage(s) podcast.
In this warm and friendly exchange, they discuss their collaboration about this unforgettable canine character, share the secrets of their joint work, address the challenges of translating humour and cultural misunderstandings – such as that of the little rats of the Opera, which are absent from the Dutch imagination – and they explore the bridges between French-language creation and the translation of Dutch-language children's literature.
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25 Nov 2024
PASSAGE(s) #9 : Marie-Aude Baronian and Isabelle Alfandary
Ausha hosts Marie-Aude Baronian and Isabelle Alfandary, two renowned academics, as they unpack the enduring relevance of Jacques Derrida's philosophy in today's rapidly changing world.
6 Dec 2023
PASSAGE(s) #8: Anthony Passeron and Mark Vermeulen
A conversation between French writer Anthony Passeron and Mark Vermeulen, director of Aidsfonds Nederlands, about the early years of the AIDS epidemic through the story of the narrator's family in an isolated village and about the evolution of AIDS in the 21st century.
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22 Nov 2023
PASSAGE(s) #7: Géraldine Moinard and Myrthe Galle
A conversation between Géraldine Moinard, Editorial Director at Editions Le Robert, and Myrthe Galle, former Editor at Van Dale, recorded on the occasion of the journée d’études sur le dictionnaire (‘Dictionary Study Day’) at Utrecht University on 22 September 22 2023 in partnership with Platform Frans. This discussion focuses on the creation, and role, of dictionaries, the selection of new words, the characteristics of the Petit Robert and debates in France and the Netherlands surrounding the inclusion of new words in dictionaries.
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15 Jun 2023
PASSAGE(s) #6 : The CATPC and Carrie Pilto
A conversation between the Congolese artists Ced’art Tamasala and Lisette Mbuku Kimpala from the CATPC (Collectif du Centre d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise) and Carrie Pilto, curator of the exhibition "Someone is getting rich" at The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, presenting some of the CATPC artist's works.
About the links between the consequences of colonialism and the current financial system and the cooperative and community-based approach of art and agroforestry led by the CATPC.
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20 Mar 2023
PASSAGE(s) #5 : Camille Étienne and Lena Hartog
A discussion between Camille Étienne and Lena Hartog on the "making of" climate activism nowadays in Europe.
Camille Étienne is a French climate activist, founder of the Youtube channel « Avant l’Orage » and member of the collective « On est prêt », she has a total of 255 000 followers on Instagram. Lena Hartog is a Dutch climate activist currently writing a book on « finding our role in the climate crisis », she is « climate movements & advocacy » coordinator at the International Center for Future Generations.
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10 Jan 2023
PASSAGE(s) #4 : Samuel Fosso and Wendy Owusu
PASSAGE(s) #4: A conversation between the French-Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso and the French multidisciplinary artist Wendy Owusu about African heritage, rituals, gender, and fashion.
Wendy Owusu is currently participating in the exhibition When Things Are Beings at the Stedelijk Museum until 10 April 2023 and a retrospective of Samuel Fosso's work is presented with the support of IFNL at Huis Marseille until 12 March 2023, both in Amsterdam.
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18 Oct 2022
PASSAGE(s) #3 : Marie-Cécile Zinsou and Bukola Oyebode
PASSAGE(s) #3: A discussion between Marie-Cécile Zinsou, French-Beninese art historian, entrepreneur, and founder of the Zinsou Foundation in Cotonou and Bukola Oyebode, Nigerian art critic based in Amsterdam, founder and editor in chief of the TSA Art Magazine, about crossroads, education, and the access to African cultural heritage.
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7 Jul 2022
PASSAGE(s) #2 : Alain Mabanckou and Simone Atangana Bekono
PASSAGE(s) #2: A discussion between Alain Mabanckou and Simone Atangana Bekono, both writer and poet, about the transition from poetry to novel and the representation of writers of African origin in Europe.
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7 Jul 2022
PASSAGE(s) #1 : Olivier Guez and André Wilkens
PASSAGE(s) #1: A conversation between writer and journalist Olivier Guez and André Wilkens, director of the European Cultural Foundation, on the sense of European belonging, from the Eurovision Song Contest to the Champions League!
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