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De Toneelmakerij produces engaging theatre shows for young audiences.  Based in Amsterdam, De Toneelmakerij is a touring company that performs in theatres, classrooms and off-beat locations. We provide artistic educational programmes, in which the starting point is the world of young people and the questions and obstacles they encounter. De Toneelmakerij is progressive, thorough and inviting. Our company has a strong focus on new repertoire and radical rewriting of the classics. We believe in the power of polyphonic stories being able to unite. We give voice to historically underrepresented groups that are undeniably part of Amsterdam culture but not yet of the Dutch theatrical canon. We take our young audience seriously and never shy away from sensitive subjects, whilst always remaining transparent, humorous and playful.  

 

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Collaborating internationally and looking beyond our borders, is a core part of de Toneelmakerij’s identity. Besides our work in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, the company is very active in European collaborations, and has been for over ten years. De Toneelmakerij is the first Dutch member of the European Theatre Convention (ETC), the largest European network of public funded theatres. Chief dramaturg Paulien Geerlings is a valued board member, with a strong focus on diversity and gender equality.

She is the driving force behind ETC’s success project Young Europe, a prize-winning artistic collaboration program for young audiences. Also, de Toneelmakerij is part of the pilot of the ETC Green Book for Theatre, searching for new, sustainable ways of producing. Through the ETC Drama Committee, we share our new repertoire about pressing themes with our European colleagues. Furthermore, de Toneelmakerij is one of the fourteen partners of ACuTe, a large-scale collaboration project on theatre and new technology, funded by Creative Europe. Finally, we’ve recently started a collaboration with theatre makers in Surinam, exploring the colonial history of our countries, as well as our contemporary relationships.