Since the Story Theater is so much fun to keep doing, we’re putting on a special edition during the Darwin Park Festival! Come see the show and enjoy the rest of this wonderful festival.
Kathak is a classical Indian dance style known for its fast footwork and elegant pirouettes. Get an introduction to it in Dina's classes.
A brand-new theater company is bringing a highly topical theme to the stage right off the bat: inappropriate behavior. Get ready to be challenged—but also to be thoroughly entertained.
During the Zaans Cultuur Feest, we celebrate the cultural richness of Zaanstad and bring together residents from diverse backgrounds for a day filled with creativity, socializing, and fun.
Immerse yourself in language, music, and expression. In these workshops, you’ll learn to speak and write Surinamese and discover the sounds of instruments from the era of slavery.
What if you were always different—different from everyone else? Alice lives in a boring, colorless village where everyone thinks she’s strange. One day, when she sits down against a tree, she falls backward and ends up in the magical Wonderland.
DIDF Zaanstad is organizing a meaningful discussion about Dutch society, which faces significant challenges in the areas of connection, mutual understanding, and participation.
What do you do when your native language is belittled? When your native language isn’t even considered a language. When writing poetry in that language can’t produce a single decent poem, let alone a story.
Bring history to life with your own creativity. In this workshop, you'll create a diorama about the Indigenous peoples and the Maroons.
Immerse yourself in the rich culture and artistic expression of the Maroons. In these workshops, you’ll learn more about this unique group of people and become familiar with their written language.
During the week of August 3, Theatermijn is organizing a theatrical summer week for children and teens.
Clown Docus presents the cheerful family show: “Oops… Where’s the Magic?” During this funny and magical show, everything goes wrong… or does it?
On Saturday, July 4, 2026, we will be hosting the event “We Celebrate Freedom” at the Zaans Cultuurhuis. From 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., we’ll have a varied program centered on community, culture, music, and freedom. Everyone is welcome, and admission is free.
The Choreo-Atelier presents: Beneath the Mask
In The Best Of..., Alexander Broussard closes out the season with highlights from all the Songbook Sessions.
Young talent has spent a year working on their own theater production at our creative space. It’s amazingly good every single year!
Every month you can join Heleen van Wiechen's ToneelLeesClub. Together we read a text by a living (Dutch) writer, sometimes from a booklet, sometimes from a screen. Be welcome!
There is a WIJKdiner every month. Come eat together with your neighbors and, sometimes, the performers themselves.
Studio Tippy Toes’ end-of-year performance at the Zaans Cultuurhuis brings young dancers together in a show brimming with creativity, wonder, and movement.
During Architecture Day, children (ages 6 to 12) can explore a special theme: building along the Zaan. And you get to come up with your own ideas and build them!
On June 13, during the Black Wall Street Festival, there will be a variety of performances throughout the day at the Zaanse Cultuurhuis. The festival, organized by the Black Wall Street Foundation, offers a diverse program featuring dance, theater, music, education, and community activities.
Kathak is a classical Indian dance style known for its rapid footwork and elegant pirouettes.
Enjoy language and learn at the same time!
Come and enjoy stories, creativity, and theater together. The Story Theater is especially for children aged 3 to 7 and their parents or caregivers.
PERFORMING ARTS | NOVA COLLEGE THEATER
Graduation Performances
Before our third-year students graduate, they delve into the theme of Escapism.
PERFORMING ARTS | NOVA COLLEGE THEATER
Graduation Performances
Before our third-year students graduate, they delve into the theme of Escapism.
On May 22 and 26, the Zaanlands Lyceum will perform one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1592).
Every month you can join Heleen van Wiechen's ToneelLeesClub. Together we read a text by a living (Dutch) writer, sometimes from a booklet, sometimes from a screen. Be welcome!
On May 22 and 26, the Zaanlands Lyceum will perform one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1592).
There is a WIJKdiner every month. Come eat together with your neighbors and, sometimes, the performers themselves.
Alexander Broussard sings an ode to French chanson, from Piaf and Brel to Aznavour and Clerc, in Les Chansons Françaises.
An energetic theater performance by TG Sol Anak featuring music, puppetry, and body paint about how to find and keep friends!
Come and enjoy a fun and creative children's morning in our theater with your (grand)child this spring break! This morning is all about play, imagination, and discovery.
There is a WIJKdiner every month. Come eat together with your neighbors and, sometimes, the performers themselves.
Every month you can join Heleen van Wiechen's ToneelLeesClub. Together we read a text by a living (Dutch) writer, sometimes from a booklet, sometimes from a screen. Be welcome!
In Echoes from the Eighties, Alexander Broussard revives the unforgettable sounds of the 1980s.
Enjoy language and learn at the same time!
Come and enjoy stories, creativity, and theater together. The Story Theater is especially for children aged 3 to 7 and their parents or caregivers.
A poignant theater performance, based on a true story, about mental disorder and recovery. We follow Rosa, an enthusiastic nurse who is used to caring for others—until she herself loses control.
The Rhetorica theater group has been performing special shows in the Zaan region for 125 years. In this anniversary year, they would like to celebrate with everyone who is dear to them.
Every month you can join Heleen van Wiechen's ToneelLeesClub. Together we read a text by a living (Dutch) writer, sometimes from a booklet, sometimes from a screen. Be welcome!
