Culture and Theatre
Whenever AFC Ajax has a major win, they often go to the steps of the cities theater to be publicly applauded. The normal programme of events encompasses all sorts of theatrical forms, mostly by Dutch writers.
The Boekenbal (book ball) is traditionally held in the Stadsschouwburg and it marks the beginning of the annual Boekenweek (book week).
Read more about this topic: Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam)
Famous quotes containing the words culture and, culture and/or theatre:
“Culture and possessions—there is the bourgeoisie for you.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)
“The highest end of government is the culture of men.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“To save the theatre, the theatre must be destroyed, the actors and actresses must all die of the plague. They poison the air, they make art impossible. It is not drama that they play, but pieces for the theatre. We should return to the Greeks, play in the open air; the drama dies of stalls and boxes and evening dress, and people who come to digest their dinner.”
—Eleonora Duse (1859–1924)