The Bookshop
The Bookshop is ITA's new cultural living room on Leidseplein. This compact stage offers a space for innovation, reflection and new perspectives. Here, makers, performers and visitors meet for special programmes, from experiments to intimate performances. The Bookshop is a place for everyone, with a focus on accessibility and openness. It is a gift to the city, made possible by the support of more than 500 donors and various funds and partners.
COMING UP IN THE BOOKSHOP
Never Have I Ever
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26 Jun '26 to 27 Jun '26
You decide your own route through the theatre for an evening full of intimate encounters.
Bookshop Kids tour: Out & Proud?!
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29 Jul '26 to 31 Jul '26
During Pride Week, join a guided tour to discover the queer history of Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Explore iconic locations, learn about groundbreaking artists, and dive into stories of gender and identity in Dutch theatre. The tour is in Dutch.
Bookshop Kids - Pride editie
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02 Aug '26
ITA Presents: The Bookshop Kids Pride
For bookworms and curious listeners aged 6 and over, we’re presenting a special edition of The Bookshop Kids this Pride! For this edition, we’re transforming our soft pink Bookshop into a space filled with children’s stories where the imagination can run wild.
For bookworms and curious listeners aged 6 and over, we’re presenting a special edition of The Bookshop Kids this Pride! For this edition, we’re transforming our soft pink Bookshop into a space filled with children’s stories where the imagination can run wild.
Een quickie in The Bookshop met performances van Harun Balci en Merel Severs - gespeeld door Jimmi Heijgelaar
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05 Aug '26
During Pride, ITA is organising three different Quickies at The Bookshop. At each event, two queer artists will each present their own performance. This page is about Harun Balci with From Turkey with Love & Merel Severs and Jimmi Heijgelaar with Living in Silence for Too Long
Een quickie met Robbeduz en Thorn de Vries
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06 Aug '26
During Pride, ITA is organising three different Quickies at The Bookshop. At each event, two queer artists will each present their own performance. This page is about Robbeduz with BODySCAN 223 and Thorn de Vries with SCHILLEN.
Een quickie met Or Sebastian en Drek Manor
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07 Aug '26
During Pride, ITA is organising three different Quickies at The Bookshop. At each event, two queer artists will each present their own performance. The performances are separate from one another but will take place on the same evening.This page is about Or Sebastian met GAY PORN SUITE & DRE...
From Exile to the Dance floor
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17 Sep '26
A lecture performance on music, diaspora and the hidden connections between South Africa and Amsterdam
Bookshop Kids
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04 Oct '26 to 06 Jun '27
ITA Presents: The Bookshop Kids
For bookworms and eager listeners aged 6 and up, we present The Bookshop Kids! Every first Sunday of the month, we transform our soft‑pink Bookshop into a place full of children’s stories where imagination has all the space it needs.
For bookworms and eager listeners aged 6 and up, we present The Bookshop Kids! Every first Sunday of the month, we transform our soft‑pink Bookshop into a place full of children’s stories where imagination has all the space it needs.
Electronic Music and the Present
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15 Oct '26
A live listening experience in which DJ Lynnee Denise and Robert Machiri bring electronic music from Africa and the diaspora to life as an archive of stories, migration and cultural exchange.
