Commemorate & celebrate
Remembrance events are running like a thread through Alvins career. He is the creative director of the annual National Remembrance Day Ceremony since 2006, over 10 years he was a consultant of the annual Commemoration Surrender Of Japan and Alvin was involved with the National Remembrance Ceremony of the plane crash of flight MH17.
Alvin is also the creative director of the annual event Bridge To Liberation since 2014. This event happens on a historic place where 20.000 people are remembering the battle of Arnheim (a bridge too far) and celebrate their freedom. An impressive film screen in the John Frostbridge, a huge stage in the river and performances of famous singers, dancers and a great orchestra makes this event special and unique.
In 2017 Alvin became a senior project manager of the National Committee. This committee was founded by Royal Decree and placed under the responsibility of the Prime Minister, the Minister of General Affairs and the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports. Alvin also was a senior project manager of the special events in honor of 75 years after WWII.
Alvin was the program manager of the royal unveiling of the National Holocaust Names Memorial in 2021.
In 2013 it was exactly 300 years ago that the Treaty of Utrecht put an end to a whole series of devastating European wars. This anniversary was celebrated with a spectacle event for which Alvin was responsible for directing and in 2009, Alvin was involved with the King Willem II project in honor of 200 years of Tilburg.
Alvin was a special advisor to the creative team of Katibu di Shon (royal premiere), during the National Celebration of 150 years of Abolition of Slavery in 2013.
From 2018 until 2020 he also was a special advisor to the project team of 75 Years United Nations.
In 2014, Alvin came up with the idea of making a documentary. After five years of working on this idea with director Sandra Parry, the premiere took place in August 2019. Arnhem For Ever is a documentary about life after the Battle of Arnhem (A Bridge Too Far) 1944. British soldiers and residents of Arnhem appear to be linked forever…