Activities, presentations and workshops

• 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Dance-along with Dutch National Ballet | Main Stage
  Join a ballet class taught by a DNB ballet master
                                                                       
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Opera for bathroom singers | Ground floor foyer
  Discover your singing talent!
                                               
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Opera heroes singing workshop (6+) | Studio 1
  Join the sing-along!
                                          
• 11:50 – 12 noon | General director Stijn Schoonderwoerd interviews... | Main Stage
  Sustainability Coordinator Julie Fuchs
   
• 12 noon – 12:30 p.m. | Sing-along with the Dutch National Opera Chorus | Main Stage
  Join the chorus on the Main Stage
   
• 12:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Performance by Dutch National Opera Studio | Main Stage
  Watch young opera talents show off their skills
   
• 12:30 – 13:15 p.m. (doors open 12:15 p.m.) | Public rehearsal by Junior Company | Souterrain
  See what a professional ballet rehearsal is like (please reserve your place at the information desk in the lobby)
   
• 12:30 – 13:15 p.m. | Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam Workshop (6+) | Studio 1
  Join the sing-along with Dutch National Opera’s regular children’s chorus!
          
• 12:50 – 13:00 p.m. | Sneak preview of The Theory of Everything | Main Stage
  Join a spoken-word performance and an interview with the creators
             
• 13:00 – 13:30 p.m. | Dutch National Ballet rehearsal of Frank Bridge Variations | Main Stage
  Watch our ballet dancers rehearse one of the master choreographer Hans van Manen’s finest works
   
• 13:35 – 13:45 p.m. | General director Stijn Schoonderwoerd interviews... | Main Stage
  Annette Stiller, head of our Wigs & Make-Up Department
   
• 13:45 – 14:00 p.m. | Public set change | Main Stage
  Watch a set change as it happens
   
• 14:00 – 16:00 p.m. | Open stage | Main Stage
  Walk around the main stage and learn more about stagecraft
   
• 14:00 – 16:00 p.m. | Sound garden | Orchestra pit
  See the theatre from the orchestra pit and play an instrument
   
• 14:00 – 14:15 p.m. | Dance workshop for children (6+) | Studio 1
  Join the dance-along!
   
• 14:30 – 15:30 p.m. (doors open 14:15 p.m.) | Presentation of Choreographic Academy | Souterrain
  Watch the Junior Company dance new works created by young choreographers (please reserve your place at the information desk in the lobby)
   
• 15:00 – 15:45 p.m. | Dance workshop for children (6+) | Studio 1
  Join the dance-along!

Guided Tours

Guided stage tours (Theatre, Amstel 3)

Discover the technical secrets of our theatre. Our experienced lighting, sound and stagecraft teams will show you around backstage where visitors aren’t usually welcome. They’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

The minimum age for participants in our guided stage tours is 12 years. Unfortunately, these tours are not suitable for those with walking difficulties.

The number of spots on each guided tour is limited. Please reserve your place at the information desk in the lobby. Tickets can be reserved from 15 minutes before the start of each tour. The tours will start exactly on time, so make sure you’re on time.

Meeting point for guided tours
Information desk in the lobby.

• Starting times guided tours: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00 p.m.

Guided tours Production Workshop (Kollenbergweg 1)

Visit the Dutch National Opera & Ballet’s Production Workshop and learn more about the technical aspects of our set designs. A shuttle bus will take you from the theatre building to the Production Workshop, where one of our people will give you a guided tour. After the tour, the shuttle bus will take you back to the theatre.

Shuttle bus stop
Bus stop on the square in front of the theatre. Important! Please get your ticket from the information desk in the lobby before you take the bus. Places are limited; tickets are first come first serve!

Shuttle bus departures
Starting from 11:30 a.m., a bus will depart from the theatre building and the Production Workshop every hour. The last bus from the theatre building will leave at 2:30 p.m.; the last bus from the Production Workshop is at 4 p.m. The trip takes about 30 minutes.

The tour takes about an hour.

• Starting times guided tours: 12:00 noon, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 p.m.