Page 425 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - The Netherlands

ENTER T AINMENT IN THE NE THERLANDS  423

Dance
The Netherlands is the proud
home of two world-famous
ballet troupes: the Nationale
Ballet and the Nederlands
Dans Theater (NDT). The
Nationale Ballet is based in
the Musiektheater (see p153),
which is commonly known
among Amsterdam theatre-
goers as the “Stopera”. This
contemporary building can
accommodate 1,600 people
and is a significant centre both
for dance and for opera. The
foyer affords a pleasant view
of the River Amstel.
The Nederlands Dans Dr Anton Philipszaal Music Theater and Lucent Dance Opera Danstheater in The Hague
Theater, based in The
Hague, offers a colourful Film are premiered. The award
programme of modern and Going to the movies continues given to the winning films
contemporary dance and to be a popular pastime in the at this festival is the much-
under the direction of the Netherlands, and you will find coveted Golden Calf statuette.
present choreographers has at least one or more cinemas The IDFA (International
staged sold-out performances in almost every town. Documentary Film Festival
with live music. Introdans of Amsterdam alone has more Amsterdam) is the biggest
Arnhem performs an exciting than 45 cinemas. Foreign- of its kind, held every year in
combination of jazz, flamenco language films are shown in November/December. The
and ethnic dance. The the original language with renowned International Film
country’s biggest choreo- subtitles. The most magnificent Festival in Rotterdam takes
graphers use the Holland cinema in Amsterdam is place each January.
Festival as a platform to Tuschinski, an Art Deco
present their new creations masterpiece built from 1918–
to the public. During the 21, with a stylish foyer and Orchestral, Chamber
and Choral Music
Internationale Theaterschool generous seating (see
Festival, which also takes place p119). The major premieres The Concertgebouw (see
in June, the proportion of are held here: if you want p124) in Amsterdam is
dance performed is growing. to see famous faces, the traditionally the most
The festival venue is the Nes, best time is Wednesday important venue
one of Amsterdam’s oldest evenings at the for concert music. The
streets. Julidans is the name cinema entrance. Grote Zaal hall is famous
given to a summer dance There is a list of all films for its acoustics, and
festival in Amsterdam, in which that are showing at the its resident musicians
contemporary dance by box office of every The Golden are the Koninklijk
various international dance cinema, and such lists are Calf statuette Concertgebouworkest.
companies is performed. also displayed in cafés During the summer
and restaurants. Cinema months, the orchestra puts
programmes change every on special concerts.
Thursday, so you will find a list An outstanding orchestra is
of films that are on in the Rotterdams Philharmonisch
Wednesday’s evening papers Orkest, whose conductor,
and in Thursday’s morning the Czech Jirí Belohlávek,
papers. De Filmkrant is a much- was appointed in 2012.
respected movie magazine The orchestra is based in
that is published every De Doelen in Rotterdam.
Monday, which in addition to The Residentie Orkest, whose
the week’s film listings also history goes back almost 100
provides background infor- years, performs regularly at
mation on major films. Major the Zuiderstrandtheater in
film events in the Netherlands The Hague and is not to
are the Nederlands Film be confused with the
Festival, which is held in Muziekcentrum Frits Philips
Noord Nederlands Toneel staging Anton Utrecht in September and in Eindhoven, where the
Chekhov’s The Seagull October, where Dutch films Brabants Orkest is based.

422-425_EW_Netherlands.indd 423 16/01/17 12:08 pm