Welcome to Amare
Welcome to Amare, the international centre for music and dance. An iconic cultural complex at the heart of The Hague with a unique combination of resident companies and activities. Accessible, inviting and groundbreaking.
Amare is home to the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater and Royal Conservatoire. It is a place for all generations, for the city and the whole world. Locally embedded, with international allure.
Modern cultural building with the latest amenities
Amare is the largest cultural building in the Netherlands, with an iconic and distinctive architecture. It is located at Spuiplein, in The Hague’s cultural city centre. Amare is actually a ‘city within a city’ with freely accessible public spaces, no less than four concert and theatre halls, rehearsal rooms, studios, corporate facilities and two hospitality outlets. Amare can also claim the distinction of being the country’s most sustainably built arts complex.
A venue for top-level music and dance
Amare is the place to be for surprising and groundbreaking programmes. We present a highly diverse music and dance programme with a huge variety of styles from all over the world. The focus is on artistic innovation, craftsmanship and quality. And there is no better place to experience the programmes than in the Concertzaal with its acclaimed acoustic qualities, and the Danstheater fitted with all the latest stagecraft. Not surprisingly, Amare is very popular among performers and an eagerly sought-after location for international tours.
Globally unique combination of resident companies and activities
You may be familiar with international icons such as The Barbican, the Lincoln Center, Le Centquatre-Paris, Sadler’s Wells or Southbank Centre. Amare fully fits in this illustrious list. Nowhere else in the world will you find Amare’s unique combination of resident companies and activities under one roof.
Stichting Amare, Nederlands Dans Theater, Residentie Orkest and the Royal Conservatoire share a home and join forces in Amare. Together they offer lots of room to invest in the future through talent development and education. Amare’s public spaces are filled with freely accessible and often interactive programmes. The building also has the facilities to organise both large and small business events. In short, Amare is much more than just a theatre. All its component parts together create a unique atmosphere, with surprising and exciting collaborations and cross-pollinations.
The heart of The Hague’s cultural life, connected to the rest of the world
No wonder, then, that Amare has soon taken on a very important role in the city. For many inhabitants of The Hague, Amare has become a ‘third place’ next to home and work. The building is open daily and the public space is a lively place of encounter for performers, students and passersby. With our freely accessible Open Amare programme, we offer a platform for countless initiatives and organisations based in The Hague. This way we connect with the creative energy of the entire city!
Amare may have local roots, but it is a cultural complex of international allure. Amare is well on its way to becoming a true international icon. We are very proud to have this complex in The Hague, thereby reinforcing the city’s international standing as well. Amare: a huge asset for The Hague – and for the whole world.
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