SECUNDARY EDUCATION

Being an artist is about genuine curiosity, seeing different perspectives and making connections. Secondary school students can learn to shape their individuality and social context through arts. We would love to hear how we can support you with your curriculum through our performances, workshops, tours and educational materials. Come think, dare, dream and do with us!

SECUNDARY EDUCATION

Shakespeare Tour

In this fully English spoken program, you will be guided through our impressive building, and you will be introduced to theater icon Shakespeare. Upon arrival, we invite you to step into the shoes of the great writer and to think along with us about the content of the pieces that have been or must be written. You will be introduced to the historical context of Shakespeare, but you will also look for the meaning of his plays in the here and now.

The tour focuses on some of Shakespeare's most famous plays worldwide, which you will get to know in a variety of ways, in theme and content as well as language and writing style. This program is suitable for students in art subjects and for English because both performers and students only speak English in this program!

MAAK-workshop

MAAK sparks students into action by encouraging them to explore both themselves and the world they live in through inquisitive investigation. During a MAAK workshop, we come together to create, play, write and philosophise. Anything that is necessary to give shape to findings, allowing them to communicate with others. It is not about learning technical skills, but about personal development and the experience. A MAAK workshop may end in a final presentation, but may also remain just an exploration. ITA's art teacher will be the inspirer and guide of the pupils' creative process.

In the junior grades, we relate to the themes from the guided tours and performances. In the senior grades, we focus on the five themes from the video series Theatre in Context. It is also possible to create a tailor-made MAAK for your school or for a specific performance. Come and experience it!

THEATRE AND DANCE

ITA offers a selection of theatre and dance performances that connect to the perceptions of young audiences. This includes both in-house productions (ITA jr. and ITA Ensemble performances) and interesting and challenging theatre and dance programming by (inter)national companies. Our ITA Ensemble-productions are surtitled in English on Thursdays.

PLAYS SURTITLED IN ENGLISH ON THURSDAYS

Language NP Language no problem penthesilea ITA Ensemble Theater penthesilea
Close penthesilea ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
In this searing drama about a fatal love, a blistering passion churns unstoppably to the surface.
Language NP Language no problem The Doctor ITA Ensemble Theater The Doctor
Close The Doctor ITA Ensemble / Robert Icke
05 Jan '25 to 19 Jan '25
Robert Icke has a warm heart for the classics, which he adapts in his own personal and radical way. Once again, he is making a contemporary adaptation, this time of Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler.

DANCE PERFORMANCES

Language NP Language no problem Toban X_YUSUF_BOSS / Mohamed Yusuf Boss Dance Toban
Close Toban X_YUSUF_BOSS / Mohamed Yusuf Boss
TOBAN unveils the reality of inequality in a powerful celebration of dance and personal stories infused with expression, resistance, and unmatched resilience.
Language NP Language no problem Faith Club Guy & Roni / Khalid Benghrib / HIIIT Dance Faith
Close Faith Club Guy & Roni / Khalid Benghrib / HIIIT
22 Dec '24
FAITH is the latest performance in The Human Odyssey series, following Islands of Empathy and Fortune, which makes you feel that faith is more than just a personal belief.
Language NP Language no problem Normality No More Conny Janssen Danst / Via Berlin / Ragazze kwartet Dance Normality No More
Close Normality No More Conny Janssen Danst / Via Berlin / Ragazze kwartet
28 Jan '25 to 29 Jan '25
In Normality No More - a fusion of musical theatre, modern dance and classical music – 3 highly rated companies create a neurodiverse experience on stage. Boundaries between normal and strange, neurotypical and neurodiverse, spectator and participant will disappear. Where are you on the spectrum?
Language NP Language no problem Jams & Gems: On Tour The Ruggeds Dance Jams & Gems: On Tour
Close Jams & Gems: On Tour The Ruggeds
04 Mar '25
The Ruggeds are back! Following the overwhelming success of GROOVE, the breaking legends are now bringing their own festival to the theater in the form of a brand-new production: Jams & Gems: On Tour. Get ready for an evening where we celebrate movement!
Language NP Language no problem Sur(render) Theater Rotterdam / Alida Dors Dance Sur(render)
Close Sur(render) Theater Rotterdam / Alida Dors
30 Mar '25 to 31 Mar '25
In (Sur)Render, theater maker and choreographer Alida Dors seeks a 'new us.' By relinquishing the safety of the familiar, the journey delves into surreal mental landscapes, uncovering unforeseen destinations. Who dares to descend into themselves and from there, allow new worlds to emerge?
Language NP Language no problem Mystic ICK Dans Amsterdam / Shailesh Bahoran Dance Mystic
Close Mystic ICK Dans Amsterdam / Shailesh Bahoran
08 May '25
Building on his previous works, such as SHAKTI and AGHORI, which draw upon Indian philosophy and Hindu culture, Shailesh Bahoran explores the universality of the mystical in MYSTIC.

PERFORM IN AN ORIGINAL ITA SCENOGRAPHY

Have you always wanted to perform on ITA's prestigious and international stage? Now you can! Schools have the opportunity to perform their own version of a show in the original stage setting of an ITA production, using our magnificent sets and beautifully designed lighting. The play will be rehearsed during drama class at school. An ITA actor will come by during rehearsal to give acting tips. You will receive technical and production support from ITA and, to close things off, students will attend the original ITA performance.

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OUR TEAM
Anne Lotte Heijink | head
Wilma Smilde | project manager
Rosa Fontein | staff member
Diederik Imfeld | staff member
Boisé Letwory | staff member
Manouk Martens | staff member
Joanne Purperhart | staff member
Robin Tinkhof | staff member

ITA has a team of over 50 qualified art teachers who work at ITA on a freelance basis.

RESERVATIONS
Are you interested in attending one of our performances or programmes with your class? Or would you like to make an appointment? Contact us at educatie@ita.nl.