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\"I know of no peer of Amare in the world,\" says Geesje Prins, head of programme at The Hague Palace of Culture. \"The combination of housemates in one building is unique: the Residentie Orkest (RO), the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), the Royal Conservatoire (KC) and ourselves. And that combined with two large halls - the Concert Hall and the Dance Theatre - and the publicly accessible space on the ground floor where there are continuous free programmes. Under the banner 'Open Amare', there is the opportunity for everyone there to do something of their own from early morning to late evening. Suppose, as a visitor, you go to a dance performance and upon entering you see that there is Latin dancing to live music. That is a fine entry. Different audience groups meet like that.\"<\/p>\n

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Amare<\/a> has a strong bond with The Hague\u2019s community. \u201cWe want the city\u2019s cultural diversity reflected in our programmes,\u201d says Prins. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to put on a St Matthew Passion or a Christmas concert, but The Hague has so much more to commemorate and celebrate, and that deserves a place too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The programme also features international productions with local ties. \u201cNext spring we\u2019ll host Skatepark from Belgium, a show that\u2019s toured all the major festivals. It connects beautifully with the skaters from the Spuiplein, who will also take part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fine-tuned collaboration<\/h2>\n

The Residentie Orkest and Nederlands Dans Theater fill about a third of Amare\u2019s schedule. \u201cWe handle the rest in close coordination,\u201d Prins explains. \u201cAlongside symphonic concerts we present baroque ensembles, choirs, crossovers, piano recitals and chamber music in the Nieuwe Kerk. We often collaborate, like the Hello Cello Days and the upcoming Klaas de Vries festival.\n\nIn dance we aim for range: classical ballet, modern and contemporary work, flamenco, African and Indian traditions and hip-hop. It\u2019s great to invite choreographers connected to NDT with their own companies too, like this season\u2019s Until We Sleep by Olivier Award winner Botis Seva and his company Far From the Norm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next summer the Norwegian National Ballet presents two programmes dedicated to Ji\u0159\u00ed Kyli\u00e1n. \u201cKyli\u00e1n is, of course, The Hague\u2019s pride,\u201d says Prins. \u201cWe\u2019re organising this retrospective with the Kyli\u00e1n Foundation and Holland Dance Festival.\u201d The Norwegian company holds the largest Kyli\u00e1n repertoire in the world after NDT.<\/p>\n

Dance fund and shared vision<\/h2>\n

Amare also partners regularly with Holland Dance Festival through the Fonds Internationale Dans, or FIND. Together they select and finance international top productions, with NDT as an advisory partner. \u201cWe use each other\u2019s networks to make things happen that would be harder alone,\u201d says Prins. \u201cLike Sutra, the audience favourite by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with 21 Shaolin monks on stage, a piece of timeless power that bridges cultures with honesty and imagination.\u201d Cherkaoui, who has already attracted 250,000 audience members worldwide, will return to the Netherlands this year.\nSutra remains universal and possesses a timeless power.\nAs a bridge-builder, Cherkaoui brings cultures together in a way that is both eclectic and marked by integrity.<\/p>\n

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Sutra - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Shaolin monks - May 2025 Amare \u00a9 Hugo Glendinning<\/p><\/div>\n

Under the skin<\/h2>\n

Of NDT\u2019s productions Prins highlights Into the Hairy by Sharon Eyal. \u201cHer style is so distinctive, hypnotic and edgy. It blends underground club vibes with something dystopian. It really gets under your skin. At Amare she\u2019ll bring an extended version with her own company alongside NDT \u2013 a fascinating mix.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musically Prins looks forward to Bach Collegium Japan. \u201cThey were here for the first time two years ago. They started as a baroque orchestra but now play a much wider repertoire. They perform on the world\u2019s biggest stages and return to us in February with Mozart\u2019s Requiem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Exclusive to Amare is the World Master Pianists series. \u201cTogether with impresario Friso Verschoor we present artists like Andr\u00e1s Schiff and Evgeny Kissin, all happy to come to The Hague. Next season we\u2019re adding Faz\u0131l Say, performing the Goldberg Variations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quest<\/h2>\n

Programming music, Prins says, is always a balancing act. \u201cOf course we have the great repertoire, but we also give space to new work. In March the Helsinki Chamber Choir returns with music by Kaija Saariaho, who passed away recently. Their recordings even won a Grammy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geesje Prins calls Amare \u201ca fantastic place to work.\u201d She helped shape it from the start and still feels its energy every day. \u201cAmare is an asset to The Hague in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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