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Discover all the cultures of the Zaan Region

 We provide a platform for the culture of all residents of the Zaan region. We offer a home for art, theater, and creative development, enabling people to come together in a spirit of wonder.

At the Cultuurhuis, we are actively working to discover and bring together the creativity found in all the cultures represented in the Zaanstreek. Our goal is to make this diversity more visible, to help us get to know one another better, and to ensure that all forms of creativity have a place and a stage where they can develop and be showcased.

We do this through five programs and along three lines:

  1. Young people can experience culture all year round during the creative workshop days and performances held during school breaks.

  2. Through our own projects and productions, we bring together the creativity of our cultural network.

  3. We provide cultural creators and communities with the space to carry out their own projects and activities.

Cultural Programming
Culture Sniffers
Culture Sniffers

A creative day for the kids every two months, inspired by art forms from around the world.

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Children's Performances
Children's Performances

During every school break, there are special performances and workshops featuring stories and storytelling styles from around the world.

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Cultuurhuis Productions
Cultuurhuis Productions

With our ever-expanding network of cultural initiatives in the Zaan region, we are developing projects that bring together everyone’s creative diversity and foster collaboration.

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A Space for Cultures
A Space for Cultures

We provide artists from all cultures with the opportunity to develop and perform their shows.

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Culture Partners
Culture Partners

Check out the various activities and events organized by our Culture Partners. Drawing on their cultural backgrounds and leveraging their networks, they organize workshops, performances, and celebrations at the Cultuurhuis.

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Our Cultural Program

 

There are many more activities in the works for this year, so stay tuned! You can also check here

Activities
CultuurSnuivers: Festival of Lights
Nov 8
CultuurSnuivers: Festival of Lights

November is the month of light, because not only are the streets lit up by the many little lanterns during Saint Martin’s Day, but we also celebrate the Festival of Lights (Diwali) on Sunday, November 8.

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LETTERS HOME
Nov 13
LETTERS HOME

A cross-border documentary theater project that brings together Ukrainians living in the Netherlands with Ukrainians who have remained in Ukraine. It explores painful questions about home and feeling at home somewhere.

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Theater Classes for Children in Turkish
Nov 14
Theater Classes for Children in Turkish

Uğur Ünsal, from Zaandam, is starting theater classes in Turkish for children ages 4 to 7.

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Theater Classes for Adults in Turkish
Nov 14
Theater Classes for Adults in Turkish

Uğur Ünsal, from Zaandam, is starting his theater classes in Turkish for adults.

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Barpuru / From the Heart
Nov 27
Barpuru / From the Heart

Celebrate Suriname's Independence Day during an evening of surprising poetry and music.

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Papa Koenders: Mi Tongo Tru
Nov 28
Papa Koenders: Mi Tongo Tru

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.

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The Surinamese School: A Large Diorama (8+)
Jan 10
The Surinamese School: A Large Diorama (8+)

Bring history to life with your own creativity. In this workshop, you'll create a diorama about the Indigenous peoples and the Maroons.

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Culture Sniffers: Masks
Feb 7
Culture Sniffers: Masks

A workshop day where we explore the world of masks: Who do you want to be, or do you actually want to hide?

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Culture Sniffers: pysanky / Egg painting
Apr 11
Culture Sniffers: pysanky / Egg painting

We're familiar with the tradition of painting and hiding eggs. But that's not just a Dutch custom. In Ukraine, colorful eggs are decorated around the beginning of spring and Easter.

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Donnie wants the lead role (4+)
Apr 25
Donnie wants the lead role (4+)

During this interactive performance, Mitch Wolterink takes you into Donnie’s world. And that’s really exciting—will Donnie succeed in landing his dream role and shining on stage?

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