Spotlight Festival 2025
Sat 6 Sep / 12:00 - 22:30
Spotlight Festival brings The Hague to life with a weekend full of performing arts by professionals, amateurs, and local residents. Discover surprising performances in the neighborhoods and the city center, get inspired, and join in! For everyone who wants to experience culture or take part in music, theatre, dance, comedy, film, or festivals.
Amare is also kicking off the new cultural season during the festival. Together with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), Residentie Orkest (RO), and the Royal Conservatoire we are opening our doors on Saturday 6 September for performances, workshops, and more. Check out the full programme at Amare below!
More information about the festival can be found on the Spotlight Festival website.
Exclusive offers
Up to 20% discount on some of our most beautiful performances and concerts!
Valid from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 13 September 2025
Let the anticipation of the new season begin and take advantage of attractive discounts on some of our most beautiful performances!
Conditions
The offers are valid from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 13 September 2025.
- The discount is only valid for specifically selected dates for the performances and concerts. Find all included events listed below.
- The offers are based on availability
- Select the Spotlight Festival price type in the ordering process to take advantage of the discount
- It is not possible to combine the offers with other discounts.
- The offer does not apply to tickets already purchased and cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions.
Ordering options
Do you need help with ordering or would you like some personal advice? Then contact us by phone or visit us at Amare!
- Online via our website.
- At the box office in Amare (Spuiplein 150, The Hague), open Mon to Sun 10:00 - 18:00. Saturday 6 September the box office in Amare is open until 20:00 (only on location, not available by phone).
- By phone at 070-8800333, available Tue to Fri 13:00 - 18:00
Exclusieve Spotlight discount
What's On
Timetable
Plan your route for the Spotlight Festival on Saturday 6 September in Amare with the help of this timetable (click on the image to enlarge the timetable).
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Programme can be subject to changes.
Programme
All events are free to attend. Only guided tours require a reservation.
12:30 - 13:00 / Opening Spuiplein / Spuiplein
The official opening of the renovated Spuiplein with music ensemble Neo-Fanfare 9x13.
13:00 - 13:30 / Konstantyn Napolov / Tribunetrap
With the spectacular pieces Droplets II and Tchik, percussionist Napolov enchants young and old alike with his virtuosity and energy.
13:00 - 13:30 / Koninklijk Conservatorium presents: Eidos Duo / Brasserie Amare
Eidos Duo performs two suites for saxophone and guitar, where expressive rhythms meet lyrical sounds.
13:00 - 17:00 / PIP Radio: DJ sets en Panel Talk / Concertzaal
A panel talk with Spotlight Festival participants plus live radio recordings with Loan Luyann & Hints b2b Djaro.
13:00 - 18:00 / Spotlight Kids & Talentenplein / Spuiplein
13:00 - 17:00 / Spotlight Kids: Amare's Family Sundays (ages 0 - 12) / Kunstenplein
14:00 - 14:30 / Hindi Cinema (Bollywood) / Tribunetrap
A mini lecture performance on how Hindi cinema brings emotions to life, featuring Madhawie Bansidhar, Pooja Harpal and Marlinda Bauer.
14:00 - 14:30 / Koninklijk Conservatorium presents: Serenum Quartet / Brasserie Amare
The Serenum Quartet, formed by four Spanish musicians, lets chamber music shine with energy, refinement and a contemporary outlook.
15:00 - 15:30 / But What About (4+) / Tribunetrap
"Doing things together" is the motto of But What About, whose interactive Just Press Play performance invites both young and old to join in.
15:00 - 15:30 / Koninklijk Conservatorium presents: Aurelia Duo / Brasserie Amare
Two flutes, one musical story: Lisa van Oorschot and Judith Stam perform a refined and energetic duo programme.
15:30 - 15:50 / Lekker trommelen met Residentie Orkest - slagwerkworkshop voor kids / Kunstenplein
16:00 - 16:30 / Stories of Kathak / Tribunetrap
Stories of Kathak is a network of Kathaklovers, connoisseurs, performers, teachers and students. Kathak is a multidisciplinary North-Indian art form combining dance(theatre), song, and music to share stories.
16:00 - 16:30 / Koninklijk Conservatorium presents: TONITO / Brasserie Amare
TONITO is the project of the rhythm section of Jong Metropole and presents contemporary jazz where creativity meets accessibility.
16:30 - 16:50 / Lekker trommelen met Residentie Orkest - slagwerkworkshop voor kids / Kunstenplein
17:00 - 17:30 / Nina June / Tribunetrap
Inspired by icons such as Kate Bush, Agnes Obel and Lana Del Rey, Nina June creates a cinematic and timeless signature in which imagination and emotion blend.
17:00 - 19:00 / NDT Club XS-editie: DJ-set Samuel van der Veer / Kunstenplein
DJ, dancer and composer of one of the new NDT- 2-performances Samuel van der Veen knows exactly how to get people dancing. Experience it live in his free (!) set at Amare's Kunstenplein.
18:00 - 18:30 / Loek van den Berg Quintet / Tribunetrap
The award-winning Loek van den Berg Quintet plays melodic, narrative jazz from their second album Seafarer.
19:00 - 19:30 / Opera2Day: aria uit Carmen / Tribunetrap
Krijg alvast een tipje van de sluier opgelicht van OPERA2DAY's revolutionaire uitvoering van de meest geliefde opera ooit: Carmen.
19:30 - 20:30 / Residentie Orkest: Saint-Saëns & Mendelssohn / Concertzaal
Enjoy Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto with soloist Ivan Karizna and Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony: a musical journey full of passion, fire, and Scottish romance.
20:00 - 20:30 / Unbound: A Bharatanatyam Journey / Tribunetrap
A Bharatanatyam journey performed by dancers from the Netherlands, India and Suriname: Sharon Wezer, Sayujya Ravichandran, Manjunath Valkamdhini and Ananya Natarajan.
20:00 - 00:00 / Batuque Capoeira Holland - 30 Anos-Luz 30 Lichtjaren / Kunstenplein
International guest masters from Europe and Brazil give workshops in capoeira, music, samba, maculele, Afro dance and maracatú.
21:00 - 21:20 / Dag in de Branding presents: pianist Helena Basilova (artist in residence), Het Muziek presents: Clapping Music with solist Joey Marijs and New European Ensemble presents: harpist Astrid Haring / Concertzaal
The ensembles asked three solist to play. Clapping music, composed by Seve Reich, is an iconic piece of Minimal Music. During this performance by Het Muziek, Steve Reich joins Joey Marijs virtually.
21:15 - 21:45 / Klang en HIIIT present: the Minimal Rave / Tribunetrap
Philip Glass wrote Music in Similar Motion in 1969 for his own ensemble. Short musical patterns shift to creative subtle rhythmic variations.
Ongoing activities
Spotlight Kids
Discover Amare's Family Sundays during Spotlight Kids (13:00 - 17:00). Every month the youngest visitors discover art, music and dance by crafting, dressing up, reading in the book corner, and dancing at the silent disco at the Kunstenplein. They can also join a variety of workshops and performances every Family Sunday.
For Spotlight Kids, Family Sunday moves to Saturday. This time you learn everything about henna* during a workshop and the Art-S-Cool mobile art pavilion will open. And... don't forget to pick up the brand-new Amare Activity Booklet! Read more about Family Sundays at Amare.
Guided Tours
Every hour there will be guided tours through Amare including dance solo Etalage by Kiran Bonnema (De Dutch Don't Dance Division) in the Spinoza Foyer. Sign up at the info desk (ground floor) on the day.
Photobooths
Capture your visit with a photo in one of out photobooths!
*There are different types of products being sold as henna. Some contain no henna (like 'black henna', which is a chemical composition) or barely any henna (like ready-made cones including 14% henna). Nafisha's Hennafashion makes her own henna paste using only skin-friendly ingredients: lemon or water, organic henna powder and essential oils.
Food & Drinks
For a bite and a drink you are welcome at Brasserie Amare (ground floor) and the Stadskantine (third floor).
