Holland Festival

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Country and Region NetherlandsNorth Holland
Type of Festival Dance, Drama, Music
Location of Festival Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Festival Address Information

Holland Festival
Piet Heinkade 5
1019 BR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: (31) 207-882-100
Fax: (31) 20-788-21-02
Email: info@hollandfestival.nl

Festival Description

The Holland Festival is one of the biggest arts events in the Dutch calendar and fills Amsterdam with culture for more than three weeks. The festival presents a platform of interesting artistic performances in all forms of theatre and music—mostly modern and contemporary. The event is a showcase of today’s modern culture to be shared among the global arts community. Performances take place at the new modern music venue—Muziekgebouw.

Festival Dates May 31 - June 22, 2008
Festival Links http://www.hollandfestival.nl/

Festival Events:

Events 2006:
  • Les Ballets C. de la B. with the Dutch premiere of a work for ten dancers and ten musicians based on the music of Monteverdi. Directed by Alain Platel
    http://www.lesballetscdelab.be

  • De Nederlandse Opera with After Life, directed by the Netherlands most succesfull Dutch composer today Michel van der Aa
    http://www.dno.nl

  • Sasha Waltz & Guests with Dido & Aeneas, choreographer Sasha Waltz makes her debut as an opera director.
    http://www.sashawaltz.de

Participants 2005:

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Practical Info:

Venues 2006:
  • Concertgebouw
    Concertgebouwplein 2-6 Phone (31) 20-671-83-45 Transportation Tram 2-3-5-12-16-24-25 Bus 145-170-197 Parking garage Museumplein (entrance Van Baerlestra) http://www.concertgebouw.nl
  • Het Muziektheater
    Amstel 3 
Phone: (31) 20-625-54-55
    The Muziektheater has an infra red installation for hearing aids.
    Transportation
    Tram 4-9-14-16-24-25 
Bus 31-56-150 
Metro: stop Waterlooplein 
Parking garages Muziektheater, Waterlooplein and Markenhoven
    http://www.het-muziektheater.nl/
  • Theater Bellevue
    Leidsekade 90 
Phone (31) 20-530-53-01
    Bellevue has an installation for hearing aids
    Transportation
    Tram 1-2-5-6-7-10-20 
Bus 170-171-172
    http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/
  • Additional venue information:
    http://www.hollandfestival.nl/holnd_fstvl/?menuitem=2005locaties

    Tickets
  • Online
    http://amsterdam.uitlijn.nl/

  • By Phone
    HET AMSTERDAMS UITBURO (0900) 0191 (€ 0,40 pm).
    Pay with your creditcard and the tickets are sent to your address. Ticket fee € 3 per ticket. If you call from abroad, please dial (31) 20-621-12-88.
  • In person
    Tickets are available at the Ticketshop on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the theatre box offices in Amsterdam, 151 bigger Post Offices, and Tourist Information Offices (VVV)

    Tips
  • Discounts
    Students: With your International Identity Student Card (ISIC), you pay only € 10 for almost every performance.
    With your CKV- or Amsterdam XXXS-card, you pay only € 7.50 for almost every performance.
    EVERY THIRD SHOW AT HALF PRICE: If you buy tickets for three or more shows, get the cheapest at half price.
    Discount tickets made available per email on the day of the performance. The procedure is simple: the customer registers his name and email address at lastminute@hollandfestival.nl. During the course of the festival he will receive occasional emails with information on availability for performances that same evening. The tickets can be collected at the box office of the theater or concert hall at a discounted price. The number of available seats varies.

  • Return policy
    Unfortunately, it is not possible to return tickets at the box office, although sometimes it is possible to exchange them for another date.
    How to get there (info on parking, public transportation, maps)

http://www.naaramsterdam.nl/live/main.asp?display_framework=startpagina

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