Add a review about the Pantomime Theater in Amsterdam

Het Veem Theater in Amsterdam is one of those rare finds that are able to show us something different from standard tourist itineraries. Although this place is unusual even for Holland, it is the only pantomime theater in the country.

The theater is young enough, it grew out of a small studio . Now this is an interesting institution, a participant of two large pan-European projects . Thanks to these projects, from the whole world, the best of the best . In this theater everything is unusual: both surprisingly rapid development, and an interesting building - an old warehouse on the first floor of which in historical times was a shipyard, and bright actors from around the world, and a lot of interesting, non-standard projects that are going on here constantly, and indeed the pantomime itself is also unusual enough .

The company loves modern productions and knows how to do them, so you can see all the forms of theatrical innovation.

About the theater in general

So, this is a pantomime theater. Strictly speaking, here you can find other genres, but always bordering on it. For example, a mixture of pantomime with ballet, with traditional theater, with clownery, with something else - options mass. There are not many performances here - usually 1-2 events take place every month, but they are always very high-class. There are also other projects, very different - from concerts to master classes.

Program

The company loves modern productions and knows how to do them, therefore all forms of theatrical innovation are welcomed here. Well, as the theater is high-class, and good actors come here to work with pleasure, then something absolutely unforgettable happens on the way out. The performance here may seem unexpected or unconventional, but it will be interesting.

Unusual, very bright theater. But it's not worth waiting for something like street clowns - it's all the more serious and significantly more professional, at the level when pantomime is already a theater

Location is youth . Usually here it's not shown whole long performances, but a series of short sketches - this is the specificity of the pantomime theater . It is also caused by a peculiar design of the scene: it is not separated so impressively from the viewer as it is in ordinary theaters, because for the performances of pantomime it is important that the actor be seen clearly, not from afar, but near . The halls here are small, so everything It is clearly visible to everyone . Pantomime as a genre is not loved by everyone, and if you are just from this category of viewers - then you should go here, then your opinion may change .

Theater at Het Veem

Practical Information

Address: Amsterdam, Van Diemenstraat, 408-410, Het Veem Theater. The entrance is covered by an inconspicuous little door, you have to go inside and go up to the third floor, the hall is located there, and the ticket offices are on the level below - on the second floor. You can get here on foot from the central station, by tram (you need to go to the station Zoutkeetsgracht) or by bus, but from all stops you will have to walk at least 10 minutes.

Tickets are cheap and rarely cost more than 10 EUR (for winter 2015). ). The ticket office of the theater opens an hour before the start of the performance, the ticket can be bought directly in front of it, or you can order it online. The time for the beginning of the performances varies considerably, some concerts take place during the day.