Add a review about Compagnietheater in Amsterdam

Compagnietheater (Theater Company, respectively) in Amsterdam is little known to Russian tourists, but very well known to European festival fans. The reason is simple - they are very, very much. Festivals are different, but invariably interesting.

The name comes from the first theater company that rebuilt this building and turned it into a theater. It was called simply - "Trust", and the theater also first called it so. Then the company's name changed to the same unpretentious "Theater Company" - and the name of the theater was also changed.

On the building it is worth to say separately. This is the former Lutheran church, rebuilt as a theater hall. Do not be surprised, in Protestant countries (such as the Netherlands or, for example, the UK) - this is a common thing. It was built in 1792, and only about 20 years ago it was rebuilt as a theater, after the church moved to another building. It turned out very bizarrely

Here the best musicians of the world perform - you can listen to classics, jazz, soul or blues

Program

In this theater a lot of different events are held now . Main part - festivals . Almost every month there is something interesting: a festival of theater, guitar music, modern art, innovative cinema, or something else . They are all usually upscale, and tourists are interested in exactly this: most of these events are attended by guest star guests, respectively the best guitarists, actors or directors . There can be a lot of unexpected things in the program, but it's interesting almost always and usually not very expensive (because the festival is) .

The second part is a tour, the best musicians of the world are performing, you can listen classics, jazz, soul or blues. Arranged here on stage are musical productions, symphony orchestras and dance shows. There are also classical performances, mostly touring, and usually very good.

This theater is fond of modern plays, but it is not very modern, it's usually quite traditional.

The third component of the program is performances by young musicians and actors. They are given this opportunity separately, and if you want to look at the performances of students who in five years will become really big stars, then you will come here.

And the concerts of the youngest artists will be suitable in case you want to reduce them to some kind of " then the classical event of the child - perhaps the performance of his peers will be more interesting to him than the performance of adults.
Live concert at Compagnietheater

Practical information

Official address: Amsterdam, Kloveniersburgwal, 50, Compagnietheater (the street name in this case is the same with the name kan la). You can get there by metro (the nearest station is Nieuwmarkt) or by tram (in this case you need Spui stop).

The ticket office is open from Tuesday to Friday all day, but please note that only cash or bank cards with PINs are accepted for payment code. The cost of events varies greatly, events can be found for 5 EUR and for 100, children's performances are always cheaper. The average ticket price for the concert is 20-30 EUR (all prices are for the winter of 2015).