The ‘Zeitenwende’ meant a profound shift in Germany’s self-image. With writer Philipp Oehmke and political analyst Caroline de Gruyter we explore the implications of this new cultural reality debalie.nl/programma/die-…

June 26 in De Balie: Why We Need to Talk About Crimea. Join the event with Rory Finnin, Oksana Dovgopolova and Alim Aliev. Tickets via link below:👇 debalie.nl/programma/why-…

As a keen observer of post-Soviet society, Andrei Kurkov proved to have prophetic qualities. What role does literature have in times of war? debalie.nl/programma/our-…

With Gaia Vince we explore how the climate crisis is uprooting us and reshaping our planet — fueling migration, food insecurity, and conflict over land and resources debalie.nl/programma/gaia…

Pulitzer prize-winning author Anne Applebaum and Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko engage in conversation about Ukraine’s past, present and future debalie.nl/programma/anne…

Een belangrijke oorsprong van t levensgevaarlijke conflict in Oekraine ligt in de geschiedenis van de Krim. Dit strategische en met geschiedenis beladen schiereiland speelt een cruciale rol in Poetins oorlog. Donderdag aanstaande 26 juni om 20.00 De Balie debalie.nl/programma/why-…

‘You can kill the messenger, but not the message’ is the slogan of news platform Forbidden Stories. We speak with founder Laurent Richard about the opportunities and challenges technology brings when working in the danger zone debalie.nl/programma/you-…

See you at De Balie on the 27th of June at 17:30!

On saturday, June 28, The Interview Marathon will take place. What does the future of Europe look like in an era of rising authoritarianism? With, amongst others, StudioDriesVerhoeven, Ece Temelkuran, Caroline de Gruyter, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Andrei Kurkov debalie.nl/programma/art-…

The world has become heartless. So there is no point in shaming leaders, listing their political and moral misdeeds. People who start talking about dignity, equality and humanity are nothing more than annoying twaddles in this system. Instead of persevering and getting the lid on

Yesterday at De Balie was special. It was indeed an exceptional conversation with Marietje Schaake If you want to see and hear some genuine thinking done together and happening realtime on stage, tune in. I felt looking into the light in these dark times. The link is

Op 3 september in ⁦De Balie over het mislukte experiment van gereguleerde marktwerking in de zorg. De analyse+oplossingen zoals in het boek #ZiekeZorg zal ik graag toelichten. 👉🏼 De prijs van zorg: waartoe leidde twintig jaar marktwerking? - De Balie debalie.nl/programma/de-p…

From August 15 to September 4, The Moscow Times, De Balie and all rights reversed present VIRUS, a new edition of Artists Against the Kremlin. The exhibition explores how Kremlin-style authoritarianism spreads beyond Russia, infecting other regimes with propaganda, repression and fear.

“For an artist, opposing Putin’s Russia is a given — it’s what keeps you an artist,” art gallerist and former Kremlin adviser-turned-critic Marat Gelman told MT. His work will be shown at Artists Against the Kremlin at De Balie this month. themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/02/fir…

Demina's work will be shown at Artists Against the Kremlin, an exhibition by MT and all rights reversed at De Balie from Aug. 15-Sept. 4. themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/04/chu…

Ik kijk reikhalzend uit naar t nieuwe seizoen. Op zondagmiddag 24 aug 1300 uur komt Nobelprijs voor de Vrede winnares Oleksandra Matviichuk naar @debalie. Ingeleid door schrijver Jaap Scholten. #Oekraïne #Ukraine iswm #ProtectUkraine debalie.nl/programma/the-…

Op 24 augustus geeft Nobelprijswinnaar en mensenrechtenadvocaat Oleksandra Matviichuk in De Balie een lezing over de moed en het lot van burgers in oorlogstijd. Samen met Jaap Scholten en Volodymyr Kadygrob gaat ze in gesprek over gerechtigheid en hoop. debalie.nl/programma/the-…

Chuvash artist Aysha Demina is one of a new generation of Indigenous artists challenging the Moscow-imposed canons of Indigenous art. See her works on display at Artists Against the Kremlin, co-organized by MT at De Balie in Amsterdam: themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/04/chu…

Meer dan 100 werken van kunstenaars die hun vrijheid riskeren om zich uit te spreken tegen het Kremlin. T/m 4 september gratis te bezichtigen in onze zalen. volkskrant.nl/tentoonstellin…