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The national conference for theatre professionals

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About PRO pro

Amsterdam Fringe Festival and Nederlands Theater Festival have joined forces to create a joint two-day professional programme: Amsterdam Fringe X NTF PRO, the national conference for theatre professionals.

With this new setup, topics are curated from both the Amsterdam Fringe and NTF networks. Together, the festivals determine the current state of the performing arts and which themes must be addressed during PRO. This new structure aims to foster deeper connection, exchange, equality, and the sharing of ideas and perspectives within the performing arts sector.

The twenty diverse programme sessions, spread over two days, are partly in English and partly in Dutch, ranging from interactive sessions to presentations and various networking moments. Day one takes place at ITA and in the Nes area (De Brakke Grond and Frascati), while day two is centred around Leidseplein (ITA, De Balie & Theater Bellevue).

This year’s programming was curated by Lara van Lookeren and Brandon Oelofse under the guidance of festival director Tobias Kokkelmans.

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[[[[ nederlands theater festival

The Nederlands Theater Festival marks the festive beginning of the new theatre season, starting every first Thursday in September, for eleven days, across the city of Amsterdam.
NTF presents the most exceptional and impactful performances of the past season, selected by seven independent juries from the Netherlands and Flanders. The festival celebrates a wide range of theatre genres and forms: from drama to cabaret, youth theatre, mime, performance, and more.

In addition to the selected performances, NTF offers an extensive parallel programme for both the public and professionals, with lectures, workshops, debates and other activities — not only in Amsterdam but throughout the country. NTF INTERACTIE brings audiences and theatre makers into dialogue. And NTF PRO is the meeting place for theatre professionals from across the Netherlands.

The festival traditionally opens with the powerful State of the Theatre address and the in-depth State of the World interview with an acclaimed international artist. It ends with the grand Gala of Dutch Theatre, where the country’s most prestigious theatre awards are presented.

With its rich history and continued commitment to quality and innovation, the Nederlands Theater Festival remains a cornerstone of the Dutch theatre world and a highlight for both theatre lovers and professionals.

The Nederlands Theater Festival is from 4 until 14 September. Learn more about it here.

amsterdam fringe festival [[[

Amsterdam Fringe Festival presents a mash-up of theatre, performance, and dance by new, emerging and untamed talent. The festival showcases a multidisciplinary line-up of 57 makers and collectives from diverse backgrounds and with varied artistic futures.

This showcase festival is a safe haven for experimentation and a stage for new voices and stories. Amsterdam Fringe Festival is a celebration of theatrical madness, independent spirit, and artistic freedom. A big, bold embrace of the true nature of experimentation — where the outcome might genuinely surprise you.

Amsterdam Fringe Festival was founded in 2005 on the fringes of the Nederlands Theater Festival. It sets itself apart from other fringe festivals through its open call and the intensive guidance it provides to artists.

Amsterdam Fringe Festival is from 4 until 14 September. Learn more about it here.

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Do you have questions about PRO, the professionals’ programme of the Amsterdam Fringe Festival and the Nederlands Theater Festival? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re happy to help!

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Email: contact@ntfpro.nl

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[[[[ Press & Media

For press inquiries or media partnerships:
✉ Press contact: Leonie Dijkstra / leonie@tf.nl

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PRO is organised by the Nederlands Theater Festival and the Amsterdam Fringe Festival, in collaboration with various partners in the field. Together we’re building a sustainable, inclusive and inspiring performing arts landscape.

Do you have ideas or suggestions for the PRO programme? We’d love to hear them! Email contact@ntfpro.nl to get in touch with us.

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ANBI & stichting [[[[

Stichting De Theaterdagen is organising Amsterdam Fringe X NTF PRO, Nederlands Theater Festival (NTF) and Amsterdam Fringe Festival. The founding aims to promote and encourage theatre and drama in the Dutch language area.

NTF is the only large-scale theatre festival in the Netherlands. The festival distinguishes itself by bringing professionals and the audience together around a quality selection of performances from the Netherlands and Flanders and the prestigious gala hosted by het Nederlands Theater. Next to a broad scala of theatre, the festival offers an extensive progam for deepening and participation for anyone (potentially) interested in theatre. The festival enjoys national prestige and is considered an important landmark in the cultural year.

Amsterdam Fringe Festival offers a large overview of the new avant-garde, also for programmers from abroad and embodies a much needed role when it comes to talent development. The audience sees the festival as an excellent opportunity to catch the highlights of the year and simultaneously discover new talent in the Fringe.

Fringe has an experimental nature, contributes a selection of (international) new makers and stand for spunk, adventure and often socially relevant themes that are regularly addressed in an unorthodox manner. Fringe is conciously seeking for ‘’the edge’’.

In a nutshell the NTF festival program consists of theatre performances from last season, carefully selected by the Toneeljury, plus 1 location theatre performance, a selection made by the flamish jury, youth theater performances, Festival’s Choice, de nominees from the BNG Theaterprijs, the deepening progam for professionals (NTF PRO) around ongoing themes and an interactive parrallel program for visitors. The Fringe program, amongst other things, consists of a selection of (inter)national performances based on an open registration. In 11 days, the theatres and hotspots are saturated with a broad and in-depth qualitative festival, concluding high lights from the theatre season, up to performances on the theatrical fringes surrounded by various activities for the festival visitor.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The foundation aims to:

a. Promoting and stimulating drama and theatre in the Dutch language area;
b. Organizing an annual theatre event, which, among other things, displays the state of affairs in Dutch and Flemish theatre and shows performances from the past season;
c. Performing all further actions that are related to the foregoing in the broadest sense, or that what may be conductive.

Management

Tobias Kokkelmans is both the sole manager and director of the festival. For his position as director he recieves a fee that is determined annually by the supervisory board., conform CAO Theater & Dans.

Supervisory board

On February 1st 2025 the supervisory board cosists of: Fred Boot (voorzitter), Rubina Boasman, Eva Middelhoff, Nicolien Luttels en Marianne Versteegh. The supervisory board doesn’t recieve a fee from the foundation.

Resignation scedule

	Appointed per	1^st extention per	Ende of service
Fred Boot (chair)	May-21	May-25	May-29
Rubina Boasman	Dec-17	Dec-21	Dec-25
Nicolien Luttels	Feb-20	Feb-24	Feb -28
Eva Middelhoff	Nov-22	Nov-26	Nov-30
Marianne Versteegh	Nov-23	Nov-27	Nov-31

Code Cultural Governance

The supervisory board applies the Code of Cultural Governance. It’s a leading instrument for the Board in its supervision. The managing director is responsible for the organisation. The articles of association describe which decisions require prior approval by the Supervisory Board, Which clearly indicates the limit of the statutory authority of the board of directors. Financial control has been formalised by establishng regulations and forming an audit commitee.

Staff

For the remuneration of the staff, the CAO Thater is used as a starting point. Most people who work for the foundation are self-employed without staff.

Stichting de Theaterdagen, het Nederlands Theater Festival
KVK 34236073
Fiscaal nummer 8150.43.156
Rombout Hogerbeetsstraat 109, 1052 VW Amsterdam
E-mail: kantoor@tf.nl