Programme season 24/25
PREMIÈRES ENSEMBLE
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The Wall
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
05 Mar '25 to 27 Apr '25
A middle-aged woman concludes, one morning during a weekend at a friends' country house in the Austrian Alps, that she is all alone. She sets out to investigate and, comes across an impenetrable glass wall, which completely isolates her from the rest of the world.
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Giovanni's Room
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
15 Jan '25 to 02 Mar '25
Director Eline Arbo adapts James Baldwin's timeless classic for the stage. A music filled performance about love, identity, and the fear of being oneself.
REMAKES ENSEMBLE
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Angels in America
ITA Ensemble / Ivo van Hove
11 Apr '25 to 28 Apr '25
In 2008, Ivo van Hove directed a radical Angels in America which Tony Kushner himself, after his passage through Amsterdam, dubbed his favourite version up to then. It is this version that is now being staged again, with some actors from the original cast and some new actors from the ITA Ensemble.
REVIVALS ENSEMBLE
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Julie
ITA ensemble / Rebecca Frecknall
Young British star director Rebecca Frecknall creates a contemporary adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.
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The Laws
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
In her debut novel The Laws, Connie Palmen tells the story of a woman in search of herself. Seven encounters with seven men over seven years.
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penthesilea
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
In this searing drama about a fatal love, a blistering passion churns unstoppably to the surface.
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Prima Facie
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
04 Oct '24 to 31 Mar '25
Eline Arbo directs Maria Kraakman in author Suzie Miller's award-winning play. This cutting monologue caused a furor on West End and Broadway. Numerous versions were produced worldwide. Eline Arbo was the first to stage the play in the Netherlands.
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Client E. Busken
ITA Ensemble / Maria Kraakman
Maria Kraakman made her debut as director with Client E. Busken, a monologue played by Gijs Scholten van Aschat and musician Jip van den Dool. The text is based on the latest novel by Jeroen Brouwers.
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The Doctor
ITA Ensemble / Robert Icke
08 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.
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The Hours
ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
20 Jun '25 to 22 Jun '25
The stage adaptation of Michael Cunningham's The Hours.
THEATRE
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Orkater / Geert Lageveen
Music Theater
De plantage van onze voorouders
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De plantage van onze voorouders
Orkater / Geert Lageveen
"He who does not know his roots cannot grow." Adaptation of Maartje Duin and Peggy Bouva's acclaimed podcast into a musical theater production.
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Toneelhuis / Olympique Dramatique / theater arsenaal
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[ meeuw ]
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[ meeuw ]
Toneelhuis / Olympique Dramatique / theater arsenaal
26 Jan '25
For [meeuw], a production by Olympique Dramatique, a repertoire text is translated and performed entirely in Flemish Sign Language for the first time, featuring a mixed cast of deaf and hearing actors.
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Teatre Nacional de Catalunya / Carme Portaceli
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Anna Karènina
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Anna Karènina
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya / Carme Portaceli
29 May '25 to 31 May '25
Anna falls in love, and just then, like an omen she senses, death begins to hang over the whole play. She decides to stop letting herself be pushed around: everything is a lie, everything is deception, everything is false, everything is evil.
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Theater Utrecht / Floor Houwink ten Cate
Theater
Battlefield of Dreams
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Battlefield of Dreams
Theater Utrecht / Floor Houwink ten Cate
09 May '25 to 10 May '25
Through the eyes of a diverse group of artists - women, men and non-binary individuals of various ages and backgrounds - we give voice to the often invisible and unheard stories surrounding the topic of reproduction.
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Brideshead Revisited
De Warme Winkel
After the success of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, De Warme Winkel brings another English literary classic to the theatre. Florian Myjer, together with Abke Haring, thrusts Brideshead Revisited into the 21st century.
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The Years
Het Nationale Theater / ITA Ensemble / Eline Arbo
“Nothing short of theatrical magic. [...] A celebratory explosion of language and acting.” – De Nederlandse Toneeljury. Due to its great success, The Years by Het Nationale Theater returns in 2024!
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De mannen Maria
Anna Drijver
27 Mar '25
De mannen van Maria tells the true story of a woman who, in a challenging time, recognized her possibilities, chose her own path, and did what no woman had done before.
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NTGent / Action Zoo Humain / Chokri Ben Chikha
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PERSIANS. Triumph of Empathy
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PERSIANS. Triumph of Empathy
NTGent / Action Zoo Humain / Chokri Ben Chikha
27 Jan '25
Persians. Triumph of Empathy is an extraordinary theatrical production directed by Chokri Ben Chikha.
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De zaak Shell
Bureau Vergezicht
28 Sep '24 to 06 Apr '25
De zaak Shell ingeniously shows that the climate crisis is a crisis of responsibility.
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Duizend aanslagen op de Obama's
Raymi Sambo Maakt
Eight years after leaving the White House, Barack and Michelle Obama are looking for their place in society. But in a world of extremism and centre-right thinking, their relevance and influence are declining.
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Hamlet
Theater Rotterdam / Erik Whien
02 May '25 to 03 May '25
Shakespeare's classic starring Jacob Derwig and his son Roman.
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Hamlet
Studio Antigone / Agaath Witteman
13 May '25
HAMLET was written in a time of unrest in Elizabethan England. A turmoil that Shakespeare projected onto Denmark: the Norseman Fortinbras is rattling the royal gates, the people smell a violation of the royal bloodline.
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John & Gena
Wunderbaum / Theaterhaus Jena
An anti-Hollywood tragicomedy about the work and life of filmmaking couple John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands. Starring Elsie de Brauw, Bert Luppes, Wine Dierickx and Matijs Jansen.
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Mantike Bloom Boom
Toneelhuis / Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe
03 May '25
Mantike Bloom Boom advocates for multiple perspectives and takes up the fight against resignation. Author Louise van den Eede is in charge of the script for this production. Instead of predicting doom or promoting conspiracy theories, the production fosters innovative ideas for a brighter future.
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Moeder Courage
Het Nationale Theater / Liesbeth Coltof
29 Apr '25 to 30 Apr '25
A woman known as Moeder Courage (Mother Courage) risks everything during wartime to survive with her children. We follow her heartbreaking journey amidst chaos and conflict. The National Theatre presents Moeder Courage a raw, contemporary, yet loving music theater production.
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NITE / Club Guy & Roni / HIIIT / Asko|Schönberg / Nederlands Kamerkoor NXT / Guy Weizman i.s.m. ITA
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NACHTWACHT
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NITE / Club Guy & Roni / HIIIT / Asko|Schönberg / Nederlands Kamerkoor NXT / Guy Weizman i.s.m. ITA
10 Apr '25 to 13 Apr '25
Rik van den Bos, Guy Weizman, and Roni Haver delve once again into a realm where the significant themes of our era are fearlessly and unconventionally explored through a fusion of dance, text and newly composed music.
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Reigen re-erected
Het Zuidelijk Toneel / Sarah Moeremans
18 May '25 to 19 May '25
After the success of Mission Molière and Crashtest Ibsen, Het Zuidelijk Toneel presents Reigen re-Erected. In this version, director Sarah Moeremans and writer Joachim Robbrecht humorously illuminate the mysterious and vulnerable corners of lust and love in our time.
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Rexit!
KVS / Bruno Vanden Broecke & Valentijn Dhaenens
After Unsung, a razor-sharp dissection of the political state, Vincent Stuer (political spokesman and speechwriter) writes another play, together with Valentijn Dhaenens and Bruno Vanden Broecke. Together they get under the skin of the historical figures of Spaak and Leopold III.
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Gershwin Bonevacia / Productiehuis Mozaïek
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Terug naar Prinsenplein
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Terug naar Prinsenplein
Gershwin Bonevacia / Productiehuis Mozaïek
An ode to the fearless self. Gershwin Bonevacia searches for his ten-year-old self, 'Gush,' in Terug naar Prinsenplein.
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The Grief of Red Granny
Toneelhuis / Gorges Ocloo
26 Mar '25
17 February 1934. King Albert climbs the cliffs of Rocher du Bon Dieu in Marche-les-Dames and falls to his death. Reportedly, two million Belgians attended the funeral procession, yet according to protocol, Queen Elisabeth was not even allowed to be present at her husband's funeral.
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KINGS...come home
Ira Kip / Winston 'Winne' Bergwijn
In KINGS...come home, you are drawn into the compelling story of a family repeatedly forced to leave their home behind. The reasons for their departure, rooted in the traces of our colonial past.
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Theater Rotterdam / Well Made Productions / Romana Vrede
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The Story of Travis
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Werken en dagen
FC Bergman / Toneelhuis
While FC Bergman's previous production, The Sheep Song (2021), celebrated the individual freedom and the notion of life's controllability, Werken en dagen stands as a genuine tribute to the relentless strength of the collective and the boundless power of nature.
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Haugtussa
Nationaltheatret / Eline Arbo
Intertwining theatre and music, the ensemble from Nationaltheatret in Oslo will perform together with mezzosoprano Adrian Angelico and pianist Ingrid Andsnes.
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Orkater / Bijlmer Parktheater / Geert Lageveen
Music Theater
Stepping Stones
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Stepping Stones
Orkater / Bijlmer Parktheater / Geert Lageveen
After the successful performances Woiski vs. Woiski and De Gliphoeve, Orkater and Bijlmer Parktheater present the performance Stepping Stones; the third part in the triptych about the arrival of Surinamese people in the Netherlands.
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Queen of Disco
Rightaboutnow Inc.
24 May '25 to 25 May '25
Winner of the Toneelschrijfprijs 2023. Due to its success, the show returns! QUEEN OF DISCO is a music theatre production depicting the irresistible rise, tragic downfall, and inevitable rebirth of disco music, all personified through the life of disco icon and flamboyant LGBTQ activist SYLVESTER.
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High-Rise
Orkater / KONVOOI
After successful adaptations of literary classics ILIAS and The Master and Margarita, KONVOOI ventures into the dystopian ‘70s novel High-Rise by J.G. Ballard in their latest music theater production.
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Theater Utrecht / Nederlands Kamerkoor / Holland Festival / Naomi Velissariou
Music Theater
Hardkoor
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Hardkoor
Theater Utrecht / Nederlands Kamerkoor / Holland Festival / Naomi Velissariou
01 Apr '25 to 02 Apr '25
HARDKOOR is a stand-up tragedy concert, a stream of self-consciousness, set to techno, trip hop and choral music.
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De dood van Benny Simons
Orkater / Shady El-Hamus
03 Apr '25 to 04 Apr '25
De dood van Benny Simons is not only a story about the consequences of senseless violence but also about a boy who, as the eldest son, is determined to keep his family together at all costs, even after his death.
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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Giselle (8+)
Toneelmakerij / DOX / Timothy de Gilde
18 Oct '24 to 29 Dec '24
A thundering dance and music theatre spectacle with the energy of the street. After previous successes, the Toneelmakerij is once again presenting a performance for families on the big stage, based on a world-famous classic.
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Het Houten Huis / Plan d- / Club Guy & Roni
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Als het anders loopt (9+)
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Als het anders loopt (9+)
Het Houten Huis / Plan d- / Club Guy & Roni
11 May '25 to 12 May '25
Music theater full of visual poetry and dance. Als het anders loopt won the Zilveren Krekel for "most impressive youth theater production" and the Jonge Zwaan for "most impressive dance production 2023".
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HNTJong / Het Nationale Theater / IRC / Noël Fischer
theater-jongeren
Romeo & Julia
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Romeo & Julia
HNTJong / Het Nationale Theater / IRC / Noël Fischer
A spectacular remake of Shakespeare's famous tale of love, friendship, and betrayal. The cast consists of 13 outstanding actors and dancers, featuring Vanja Rukavina (Romeo) and Soumaya Ahouaoui (Juliet), and tells the thrilling story of hopeless love and impossible choices.
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Theater Artemis / hetpaleis / Het Zuidelijk Toneel / Jetse Batelaan
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Theater Artemis / hetpaleis / Het Zuidelijk Toneel / Jetse Batelaan
How do you handle having almost nothing when you're used to having a lot? In this new family performance by Jetse Batelaan, you see people who have never really had to miss anything, slowly losing everything. As if something or someone wants to teach them a lesson.
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Architecture of the Invisible
Nederlands Dans Theater 1
Architecture of the Invisible contains the existing works Vanishing Twin (2008) and Clowns (2016) by choreographers Jiří Kylián and Hofesh Shechter and presents the work of choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, a new voice for Nederlands Dans Theater, in a world premiere.
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Cathedral
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam / Marcos Morau
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam presents their acclaimed, existing production Cathedral, an evening with Arvo Pärt, by Spanish dance and theater creator Marcos Morau.
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echo_re_echo
WArd/waRD / Ann Van den Broek
03 Jun '25 to 04 Jun '25
In echo_re_echo, choreographer Ann Van den Broek and singer Gregory Frateur explore the attraction and distance between their personal and artistic identities, allowing them to resonate in strength and vulnerability.
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Faith
Club Guy & Roni / Khalid Benghrib / HIIIT
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.
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Falling into shadow
Nederlands Dans Theater 2
02 Apr '25 to 04 Apr '25
Johan Inger created Walking Mad (2001), which takes us through the phases between madness and violence. In Wir sagen uns Dunkles (2017) by Marco Goecke, narratives emerge from indescribable energies. And the expressive new piece by Botis Seva is being shown by NDT in its world premiere.
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Figures in Extinction
Nederlands Dans Theater 1
26 Mar '25 to 29 Mar '25
We are living in an age of extinction. Can we ever hope to give a name to what we are losing? What does it mean to bear witness to a violence in which we are both perpetrator and victim? NDT and Complicité present a new full-length work by Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney.
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Icoon
Introdans
06 May '25 to 07 May '25
Focus programme around unique dance personality Lucinda Childs. “Call it danced mathematics, musical transformation or moving shapes – it’s all exciting and lucid. As if Childs was aiming to tame human passions with a set square." – de Volkskrant
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Into the Hairy
Nederlands Dans Theater 1
20 May '25 to 24 May '25
Into the Hairy tests the limits of contemporary dance by connecting classical dance with the underground club culture and is a powerful, idiosyncratic work about the strength in vulnerability.
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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!
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Lucid variations
Nederlands Dans Theater 2
With the return of Folkå (2021) we get another chance to experience Marcos Morau’s distinct narrative and aesthetic. In addition, Nadav Zelner’s new work, shows his passion for dance and music in a complex choreography that inspires the artistic virtuosity of the dancers.
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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.
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Conny Janssen Danst / Via Berlin / Ragazze kwartet
Dance
Normality No More
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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?
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Origin
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam / RIDCC / Cinedans
07 Mar '25
Origin is created by three emerging avant-garde choreographers who take a critical view of society in their work. It's an absurdist satire and a quest for hope in dark times.
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Renaissance
Igone de Jongh
Discover the enchanting world of Igone de Jongh and Merijn Rademaker in the new masterpiece, Renaissance. Igone and Marijn express their artistic freedom masterfully through five unique choreographies.
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Mounia Nassangar / Ivan Michael Blackstock
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S.T.U.C.K. / Traplord
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S.T.U.C.K. / Traplord
Mounia Nassangar / Ivan Michael Blackstock
This year, ITA will again team up with hiphop dance festival Summer Dance Forever for a theatre program packed with phenomenal performances!
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Témoin
Saïdo Lehlouh
This year, ITA will again team up with hiphop dance festival Summer Dance Forever for a theatre program packed with phenomenal performances!
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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?
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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.
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Typhoon
Krisztina de Châtel / Introdans
22 Feb '25 to 23 Feb '25
The monumental dance performance Typhoon (1986) by choreographer Krisztina De Châtel will be revived in the spring of 2025 and danced by the dancers of Introdans.
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Spellbound Contemporary Ballet / Dunja Jocic
Dance
We, Us and other Games
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We, Us and other Games
Spellbound Contemporary Ballet / Dunja Jocic
Filmic, international dance production as a hallucinatory journey through the digital subconscious.
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Zona Franca
Alice Ripoll / Cia. Suave
24 Mar '25
Splashing community ritual as cry of the young Brazilian generation.
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Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Radouan Mriziga / Rosas, A7LA5
Dance
Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione
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Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Radouan Mriziga / Rosas, A7LA5
Voor Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione laten Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker en Radouan Mriziga zich inspireren door De vier jaargetijden van Antonio Vivaldi.
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LOVETRAIN2020
Emanuel Gat Dance
10 Mar '25 to 11 Mar '25
A choreographic ode to the sound and vibe of the 80s, as embodied in the music of Tears For Fears, with its utopic drive and epic groove.
PERSPECTIVES
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Theatercollege: Marcel Levi
Theater Colleges
In 2021, Marcel Levi became chairman of the Dutch Research Council, where he sees it as his main task to increase the impact of science and ensure science is funded more heavily. After all, by focusing on science, knowledge and innovation, we can best advance the Netherlands.
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Theatercollege: Geert Mak
Theater Colleges
05 Mar '25
A theatre lecture on the recent history of Europe - And Ukraine and Gaza in particular.
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Theater Colleges
Perspective programmes
Naar zachtheid en een warm omhelzen - Adriaan van Dis
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Naar zachtheid en een warm omhelzen - Adriaan van Dis
Theater Colleges
Adriaan van Dis makes a significant contribution to Dutch culture and literature through his extensive literary portfolio and diverse television projects. His works are cherished by readers from diverse ages and backgrounds.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Perspective programmes
City Talks Amsterdam: Toybox Wisdom
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City Talks Amsterdam: Toybox Wisdom
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Every last Thursday of the month, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam presents City Talks Amsterdam. For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends.
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Inernationaal Theater Amsterdam
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City Talks Amsterdam: February 2025
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City Talks Amsterdam: February 2025
Inernationaal Theater Amsterdam
06 Feb '25
Every last Thursday of the month, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam presents City Talks Amsterdam. For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
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City Talks Amsterdam: March 2025
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City Talks Amsterdam: March 2025
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
27 Mar '25
Every last Thursday of the month, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam presents City Talks Amsterdam. For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
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City Talks Amsterdam: April 2025
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City Talks Amsterdam: April 2025
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
24 Apr '25
Every last Thursday of the month, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam presents City Talks Amsterdam. For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends.
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De Toneelmakerij
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Ouder- en kinderworkshop bij Giselle