ITs Festival Amsterdam

Get inspired by new theatrical talent
Amsterdam's International Theatre School Festival (ITs) offers great opportunities to get inspired by new theatrical talent, taking place from Thursday, 23 June until Friday, 1 July on the stages of various Amsterdam theatres. The festival gives the newest batch of home-grown and international theatre graduates a chance to showcase their talents in front of a wide audience of theatre fans, casting agencies, artistic directors and the press.

The next big thing... and off-stage events
For the past 22 years, the Festival has provided a professional springboard for new theatre and dance talent. If you're wondering who's going to be the next big thing, you don't want to miss ITs... This year's event presents audiences with a condensed festival programme of around 45 of the best productions. The line-up also includes plenty of off-stage events, such as post-performance talks, a debate on musical theatre, dance workshops, after-parties with DJs and, not to forget, the annual award show.

Classical, mime, opera
The young artists' inspiring performances annually draw around 10,000 visitors to the festival, which is headed by artistic director Theu Boermans. Classical and contemporary, mime, dance, opera and theatre - there's something for everyone.

Varied programme
This year's festival highlights include a musical theatre and comedy show produced with acclaimed writer Arnon Grunberg and director Gerardjan Rijnders. Modern dance is also in the spotlight, with the festival featuring performances by the Amsterdam, Tilburg and Arnhem academies, but also by schools from the UK and Australia. Furthermore, there's a daring performance of Hamlet by Russian students (not to worry, its surtitled!) and a tough political indictment of Guantanamo Bay by Italian students in Bad People in Guantanamo
. And don't miss the chance to find out what ITs Choreography Award winner William Collins has dreamt up with his prize money.