Every first Saturday of the month, you can join the public tour of the building and get a peek behind all the doors that would otherwise remain closed. The public tour is in Dutch.

A raw performance about a true story that never happened

In the programme series Sign of the Times, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and debate centre De Balie link performances by the ITA ensemble to today's major social themes in a unique combination of theatre and conversation.

In the early 20th century, many dancers and choreographers from different parts of the world enjoyed great success in Europe. Yet they fell into oblivion because they did not fit into the Western canon. With EXÓTICA, choreographer Amanda Piña breathes new life into their work.

For Angela (a strange loop), director Susanne Kennedy and multimedia artist Markus Selg take the life of a woman, in order to portray individual life as a journey and to ask what it means to be human today.

An abstract backdrop with enormous frames strung with ropes, sound design composed for pre-colonial instruments, and a strong collective choreography make the first large-scale dance piece by the Mexican artist Lukas Avendaño a poetic journey.

How do hidden traumas from the past affect the present? Vake Poes; of hoe God verdween is a family epic that spans three generations from the perspective of a young girl.

With their both contemporary and traditional dances amidst a playful futuristic setting with holographic projections, dancers from various Asian countries unveil their hopes and vision for the future. A firework of colour!

Where and why does violence arise? With its stunning images and sound, Romeo Castellucci’s Bros shows how the most brutal violence may arise without any identifiable evil.

Like a herd of wild horses past Amsterdam's monumental sites

How do you break down the walls that life creates?

Kaleidoscopic statement of life

To what extent are 'neighbours' different, but more importantly, in what do they meet?

The absurdity of human communication in 50 questions

Remake of an indecent contemporary cult classic.

A dance performance with the pumping rhythms of life in Mumbai

A liberating and loving fusion

The right to self-determination in an intimate relationship with the earth

Divine female power in a magical interplay of dance and rituals, poetry and rap.

Dance audioplay at the pool with a cast of enthusiastic swimmers

Churning dance, seductive, deeply sensual, elusive

An ever-shifting constellation of strings and a cacophony of sounds

Folklore from the Caucasus region and Soviet Union translated into a personal, contemporary movement language.

Let's go outside!

Dance and puppet theatre inspired by West African myths and rituals

A clash of rhythms, movement and voices inspired by the tropical rainforest

An underground performance tour.

Reflection on how nature plays a role in the social structures of the city

Navy blue quest for a greater good.

Journey inward in a four-hour trance experience

Kamikaze energy and hip-hop slapstick around the thirty-something dilemma.

Folklore and urban styles conjure up fireworks from trainers.

Revolution of the non-normative body

Bold movement installation about trust, in yourself and in others.

Sixty minutes of furiously dynamic dance from Cameroon.

Ivo van Hove adapted Who killed my father by internationally acclaimed writer Édouard Louis. Van Hove turned the very outspoken book into a monologue, especially for Hans Kesting.

Swinging and swaying, in gradual shifts and surprising outbursts

Let's go outside!

Dream of a future in which black and white are not opposites but one

A walk in nature as a prelude to a completely new theatre experience

Hyper-visual universe for a mythology of our time

Diptych for two women, two generations, two cultures

In the early 20th century, many dancers and choreographers from different parts of the world enjoyed great success in Europe. Yet they fell into oblivion because they did not fit into the Western canon. With EXÓTICA, choreographer Amanda Piña breathes new life into their work.

For Angela (a strange loop), director Susanne Kennedy and multimedia artist Markus Selg take the life of a woman, in order to portray individual life as a journey and to ask what it means to be human today.

An abstract backdrop with enormous frames strung with ropes, sound design composed for pre-colonial instruments, and a strong collective choreography make the first large-scale dance piece by the Mexican artist Lukas Avendaño a poetic journey.

How do hidden traumas from the past affect the present? Vake Poes; of hoe God verdween is a family epic that spans three generations from the perspective of a young girl.

With their both contemporary and traditional dances amidst a playful futuristic setting with holographic projections, dancers from various Asian countries unveil their hopes and vision for the future. A firework of colour!

Where and why does violence arise? With its stunning images and sound, Romeo Castellucci’s Bros shows how the most brutal violence may arise without any identifiable evil.

Three plays by Henrik Ibsen in one evening. Grab your chance!

De Jacht (The Hunt) makes space for an assemblage of alternative stories, reformulates the idea of revolution pursued by the heroic hunter, and casts a critical eye on our hidden hunting stories.

Het Nationale Theater presents Laagland, the new razor-sharp and comical show by writer Nathan Vecht (television series Het jaar van Fortuyn).

Freaky Friday Face Off is a spectacularly spiritual performance with confrontational self-examination, dramatic strings, perverse family relationships and pigeons flying all around.

After the hit show The Years, Eline Arbo now directs Melancholia, the science fiction masterpiece by film director Lars von Trier.

De Eindtijd Revue is an apocalyptic and ominous theatrical feast in which all possible endings and stories clash.

De Toneelmakerij and master storyteller Sadettin Kırmızıyüz use these age-old tales as inspiration for the new musical family performance 1000+1 nacht. Let yourself be enchanted by the power of stories. For everyone aged eight and up!

Supersoft popping musical theatre about sex. With live music from Lowlands hit Prince S. en de Geit.

Music theatre after the award-winning podcast by Maartje Duin and Peggy Bouva.

A moving, modern song cycle about identity, origin and all shades of grey of being a woman in our time.

WUNDERBAUM speelt LIVE (online gaat het mis) is a performance that does not shy away from one of the most pressing questions of this century: How much of our time do we want to spend online?

The Neverending Story is a performance for young and old, with live music and wondrous creatures.

All is energy jr. is an exploration of the fifth most unknown element of nature, ETHER, with and by the next generation of warriors of light.

Shelly Shonk Fiffit becomes an intense and ecstatic visual and musical trip, through our inner world and the reaches of the cosmos.

The Trojan War is a myth, but the fall of Troy is a fact. But where do the stories begin and the facts cease to exist?

Erik Whien directs Samuel Beckett's theatre classic again.

Bernard-Marie Koltès’ play is performed by theatre and cinema stars John Malkovich and Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė.

After the acclaimed and Zilveren Krekel-winning performance KID. (2017), BOG. is again creating a family performance in collaboration with hetpaleis. BAS. will be a performance for everyone from 10 years old and up who doesn't just let themselves be lectured to.

In HEAT, theatre-maker Davy Pieters zooms in on how climate change affects the interrelationships within a family.

Swinging and nerve-wracking comedy about an Indian jazz band in the turbulent final days of the Dutch colony.

This inspiring NITE event is a rollercoaster blend of theatre, dance, and music.

A questioning of contemporary (gender) identities and truths. With as its formative guide: where does intuition take over from reason?

Panic Room is an intimate, poetic and physical duet of two people locked in a dark room. Do they know each other or not, and what are they fleeing from? The outside world, the other or themselves?

For EXIT ABOVE , Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker retraces her steps: to the roots of dance, the roots of Western pop music.

In FALL, Introdans brings together two of the most important and celebrated contemporary choreographers of our time: British-Bengali Akram Khan and Flemish-Moroccan Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

After dark themes and extreme exuberant emotions in Joy Enjoy Joy, Ann Van den Broek searches for a poise with The Balancing Act. Balance in body, in mind, in daily life and in her choreographic work.

In ATMEN, Beutler and her team let the audience catch their breath again with a space full of life, potential and change. In the final part of the trilogy, a new balance will be found.

A feel-good performance with unforgettable dance moves. An explosive performance with hope, healing and redemption through Pantsula dance.

In/with/in is a triptych of works in which different creators usher in season 2023-2024 with their diverse artistic ideas, prevailing crossovers between dance, visual art, design and music.

Illuminate, the first NDT 2 programme of season 2023-2024, turns the spotlight on three young choreographers.

With burlesque lightness and sardonic pleasure, Cabaret Deconstruit offers an entirely unique view of the world around us in which one thing is clear: things cannot go on like this!

In this performance, Club Guy & Roni explores how empathy can be a driving force in how we live together.

After only a short run during the height of COVID-19, NDT felt it imperative to re-stage A Forsythe Evening that marks a revival of the company’s long relationship with choreographer William Forsythe. 

Second part of the diptych started by Là, Falaise is not really a sequel. It’s more of its opposite side.

In this new performance by Alida Dors, dance, film, music and spoken word will transport you to Ganzee, a sunken village in Suriname's Brokopondo Lake.

A family show for everyone aged 10 to 110 full of humour and seriousness about something we all do: lie.

Song of the dark forest is a poignant, compelling and comforting performance, performed by Scapino's entire troupe of dancers, an opera singer and live music by the DoelenEnsemble.

From Here Now Far is an exploration of crossovers between dance, theater, art and life.

Four contemporary premieres and one classic masterpiece.

In search of freedom, lightness and unexpected encounters. What keeps us from embracing life and breaking through the restrictions we impose upon ourselves?

This programme strikes the ultimate balance between honoring NDT's legacy and its rich repertoire, while creating space for new artistic voices that provide the company with surprising perspectives.

WE, the EYES aims to question perspectives in a society in crisis and claims change.

To celebrate spring and life, Introdans presents Spring, a programme centred around the work of Mauro Bigonzetti.

With a soundtrack comprised mostly of the album Landfall by the legendary Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, one of the foremost contemporary classical music ensembles, a shared passion of deep sorrow and beauty unfolds on stage.

De Toneelmakerij and master storyteller Sadettin Kırmızıyüz use these age-old tales as inspiration for the new musical family performance 1000+1 nacht. Let yourself be enchanted by the power of stories. For everyone aged eight and up!

Supersoft popping musical theatre about sex. With live music from Lowlands hit Prince S. en de Geit.

Second part of the diptych started by Là, Falaise is not really a sequel. It’s more of its opposite side.

A family show for everyone aged 10 to 110 full of humour and seriousness about something we all do: lie.

The Neverending Story is a performance for young and old, with live music and wondrous creatures.

All is energy jr. is an exploration of the fifth most unknown element of nature, ETHER, with and by the next generation of warriors of light.

After the acclaimed and Zilveren Krekel-winning performance KID. (2017), BOG. is again creating a family performance in collaboration with hetpaleis. BAS. will be a performance for everyone from 10 years old and up who doesn't just let themselves be lectured to.

Every first Saturday of the month, you can join the public tour (in English) of the building and get a peek behind all the doors that would otherwise remain closed.

The Tula Herdenkingsconcert 2023 will pay tribute to the Curaçao resistance fighter Tula.

Every first Saturday of the month, you can join the public tour (in Dutch) of the building and get a peek behind all the doors that would otherwise remain closed.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

Today's big social issues in a unique combination of theatre and conversation. In the programme series Sign of the Times, ITA and debate centre De Balie link performances by the ITA ensemble to today's major social themes in a unique combination of theatre and conversation.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

Today's big social issues in a unique combination of theatre and conversation. In the programme series Sign of the Times, ITA and debate centre De Balie link performances by the ITA ensemble to today's major social themes in a unique combination of theatre and conversation.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.

City Talks is ITA's sip & talk show, in which we focus on our city’s talented creatives and change makers.