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July

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam Rainbow Dress – Unfolded Voices

25 July – 8 August 2026

11 days

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

A living symbol of resistance and solidarity. During WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, Dutch...

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

ARTIVISM TALKS

30 July and 6 August 2026

2 events

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

How can a single dress set the world in motion? In two panel discussions at Studio Boekman...

August

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam Rainbow Dress – Unfolded Voices

25 July – 8 August 2026

11 days

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

A living symbol of resistance and solidarity. During WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, Dutch...

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

ARTIVISM TALKS

30 July and 6 August 2026

2 events

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

How can a single dress set the world in motion? In two panel discussions at Studio Boekman...

Communities

United Dance Summer Dance Week

10 – 15 August 2026

6 workshops

Studios, Dutch National Opera & Ballet

The Summer Dance Week returns from Monday 10 to Saturday 15 August 2026: a vibrant week...

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Open House 2026

29 August 2026

1 day

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Theatre & Production Workshop

Curious about the world on and off our stages? Come to our Open House on Saturday, 29...

September

Opera

Pagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana

5 – 23 September 2026

7 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

Infidelity, treachery and murder are the ingredients of the most famous diptych in Italian...

Ballet

Legacies

10 – 27 September 2026

8 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

Cherishing our legacy and continuing to enrich it with new creations: these are the...

Context

Helstone in Het Pand der Goden

17 – 18 September 2026

2 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Studio Boekman

What does it mean to create an opera on Surinamese soil, shaped by European classical...

October

Opera

Cherry Town

8 – 20 October 2026

6 performances

Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage

Housing shortages, corruption, love: the themes of Cherry Town are all too relevant today...