No Dutch Required
Are you a non-Dutch speaking lover of theatre and dance? Welcome to ITA’s No Dutch, no problem!
From productions by our own ITA-ensemble to national and international gems, we make an effort to bring you the very best in theatre and dance. This page presents an overview of our English spoken or surtitled programme. If you’d like to receive regular updates on our English-language content, please sign up for our newsletter.
Thursdays with the ITA-ensemble
The ITA-ensemble (formerly Toneelgroep Amsterdam) is a company with international allure, known for its high-profile performances and attracting renowned directors from home and abroad.
On Thursdays, when the ITA-ensemble is performing, the performances are surtitled in English. Please click on the plays below to read more and buy your tickets for one or more Thursdays with the ensemble.
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Penthesilea
03 Aug '24 to 06 Aug '24
‘Penthesilea is a ravishing performance and a new highlight in Arbo's oeuvre.', NRC ★★★★★. In this searing drama about a fatal love, a blistering passion churns unstoppably to the surface.
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penthesilea
10 Sep '24 to 28 Sep '24
In this searing drama about a fatal love, a blistering passion churns unstoppably to the surface.
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Client E. Busken
02 Oct '24 to 17 Oct '24
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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Prima Facie
04 Oct '24 to 20 Nov '24
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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The End of Eddy
15 Nov '24 to 01 Dec '24
Édouard Louis took the world by storm with his successful autobiographical novel The End of Eddy. Without much frills, the novel tells the life story of a homosexual boy growing up in a homophobic environment.
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The Doctor
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.
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Giovanni's Room
15 Jan '25 to 02 Feb '25
David awaits the return of his fiancée Hella. But when he meets Giovanni, a charismatic Italian bartender, the two men become entangled in an intense affair. After three months, David's fiancée returns and he is forced to make a choice.
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Birds of a Kind
12 Feb '25 to 15 Mar '25
When the German-Jewish Eitan and the American-Arab Wahida happen to meet in the library of New York, they fall in love instantly. But is their relationship likely to succeed?
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Who Killed My Father
20 Feb '25 to 02 Mar '25
“Merciless and moving portrait.” - de Volkskrant ★★★★
Ivo van Hove adapted Who Killed My Father, by internationally acclaimed writer Édouard Louis, for the stage. Van Hove turned the very outspoken book into a monologue, especially for Hans Kesting.
Ivo van Hove adapted Who Killed My Father, by internationally acclaimed writer Édouard Louis, for the stage. Van Hove turned the very outspoken book into a monologue, especially for Hans Kesting.
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The Wall
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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Angels in America
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.
Theatre and Dance
We put on performances for non-Dutch speakers right in the heart of Amsterdam. Our program includes both dance and theatre performances in English, with surtitles or without any speech (‘language no problem’). Feel free to browse through our programme.
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S.T.U.C.K. / Traplord
22 Aug '24
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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Architecture of the Invisible
08 Oct '24 to 10 Oct '24
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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EUTERPIANS
26 Oct '24 to 27 Oct '24
EUTERPIANS by LeineRoebana connects the joy and creativity of the muse Euterpe with the irresistibility of the Sirens and the martial spirit of the Amazons. It highlights the strength of women throughout the ages.
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13 & 14
05 Nov '24 to 06 Nov '24
With his dance company TAO Dance Theatre, Chinese choreographer Tao Ye presents a special double bill: 13 & 14. The works are part of Tao Ye's "Numerical Series", which has been shown across five continents, more than 40 countries and more than 100 different art festivals.
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Lucid variations
08 Nov '24 to 10 Nov '24
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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We, Us and other Games
11 Nov '24
Filmic, international dance production as a hallucinatory journey through the digital subconscious.
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...How in salts desert is it possible to blossom...
19 Nov '24 to 20 Nov '24
...How in salts desert is it possible to blossom.... To share with the audience the breathtaking spectacle of this magnificent flowering that is taking over the desert.
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Renaissance
10 Dec '24 to 11 Dec '24
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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Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione
13 Dec '24 to 14 Dec '24
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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Normality No More
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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Jams & Gems: On Tour
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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LOVETRAIN2020
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.
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Figures in Extinction
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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Sur(render)
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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Falling into shadow
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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Als het anders loopt (9+)
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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Into the Hairy
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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echo_re_echo
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.
Public Tour (in English)
Perspective
Our perspective programmes offer a view on the world. Join us in talks about various topics, such as life in the city, politics, communities, and many more. Our monthly public tour of the building is available in English as well!
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Public Tour (in English)
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.
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