Amare

Welcome to Amare, the international centre for music and dance. An iconic cultural complex at the heart of The Hague with a unique combination of resident companies and activities. Accessible, inviting and groundbreaking.

Amare is home to the Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Dans Theater and Royal Conservatoire. It is a place for all generations, for the city and the whole world. Locally embedded, with international allure.

Modern cultural building with the latest amenities
Amare is the largest cultural building in the Netherlands, with an iconic and distinctive architecture. It is located at Spuiplein, in The Hague’s cultural city centre. Amare is actually a ‘city within a city’ with freely accessible public spaces, no less than four concert and theatre halls, rehearsal rooms, studios, corporate facilities and two hospitality outlets. Amare can also claim the distinction of being the country’s most sustainably built arts complex.

A venue for top-level music and dance
Amare is the place to be for surprising and groundbreaking programmes. We present a highly diverse music and dance programme with a huge variety of styles from all over the world. The focus is on artistic innovation, craftsmanship and quality. And there is no better place to experience the programmes than in the Concertzaal with its acclaimed acoustic qualities, and the Danstheater fitted with all the latest stagecraft. Not surprisingly, Amare is very popular among performers and an eagerly sought-after location for international tours.

Globally unique combination of resident companies and activities
You may be familiar with international icons such as The Barbican, the Lincoln Center, Le Centquatre-Paris, Sadler’s Wells or Southbank Centre. Amare fully fits in this illustrious list. Nowhere else in the world will you find Amare’s unique combination of resident companies and activities under one roof.