The music documentary produced by 529 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS and a Crossover Concert organised by the de IKO Foundation – focused on the Surinamese Kaseko music and its late icon, who passed away in 1975, Hugo Uiterloo (‘Lieve Hugo’). The reactions from the public at large were overwhelming and gave birth to a strategic alliance between the Amsterdam Concert Hall, the Metropole Orchestra and the IKO Foundation, with the aim of a durable cooperation in organizing several Crossover Concerts based on the different ethnic cultures in The Netherlands; the central themes being cultural diversity, participation, stimulation of solidarity and social cohesion.

The Crossover project ‘IKO ~ King of Kaseko’ organized by the IKO foundation in 2008 demonstrated its ability to handle complex projects.

It resulted in a great achievement and due to a fantastic effort it lead to cooperation between a number of acclaimed institutes like television broadcasting companies, the famous Metropole Orchestra and the stately Concert Hall of Amsterdam.

FILM & TV
The Foundation asked the production company 529 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS to make documentaries and produce concert recordings of different genres.

VISUAL ARTS
For each project the foundation solicits the help of artists to produce work that corresponds to changing themes.

EDUCATION
The Foundation collaborates with music organisations and music schools in The Netherlands and abroad. Besides that, workshops and master classes are being organised in the Netherlands as well as abroad for artists living in the Netherlands.

ARCHIVING
A number of institutes have asked the IKO Foundation to assist them with the production and coordination of durable audio archives of oral and historical storytelling, music, lyrics and gifts from within The Netherlands.

POLICY PRINCIPLES

The production company 529 MEDIA PRODUCTIONS has been asked to take on the realisation of a number of concrete projects.
For this purpose the Foundation will elaborate on the existing collaboration with a number of international institutes and organisations.
Individuals as well as business and industry will be asked for their support to contribute to the objectives of the Foundation and its projects by means of gifts.

EDUCATION

• The Foundation continues further collaboration with music organisations and music schools in the Netherlands and abroad (Suriname, India and the Dutch Antilles)
• Initiating workshops and master classes for artists in The Netherlands and abroad
• Collaborating with educational experts for the purpose of developing methodologies and offering workshops for the educational system in The Netherlands and abroad (in the Dutch Antilles, India and Surinam in particular).
• Function as an advisory body for educational institutes.

PODIUM EVENTS

• Organizing Crossover Concerts in The Netherlands and abroad:
  
  Upcoming events:
  - Diwali Crossover, July 2010
  - Salsa Antiyano Crossover in November 2010
  - Cross Overseas (Suriname and Curaçao) in 2010
  - Pentatone of Insulinde Crossover in 2011
• Initiating theatre tours and CD- projects of non-western music
  FILM, TV, DVD
• Production of DVD’s, music documentaries and Crossover Concerts
• Co-producing a DVD with the musical interpretations and poems by Surinamese poets
• Co-producing AV recordings of several planned Crossover concerts, with a main role for Dutch artists (and the Metropole Orchestra) within the context of non-western music
• Co-producing documentaries for several Crossover concepts.

Midlong term: professionalism

The IKO Foundation has demonstrated that a strong ‘unique selling point’ in the field of diversity and participation can be profitable within art, culture and education.

In accordance with the policy and objectives of the foundation the ensuing activities are partly project-related on one hand and aimed at sustaining the foundation on the long run. In order to be able to reach a more stable and sustainable role it is indispensable to be professional.