De Balie – a unique mix of a grand café and a community centre with an intellectual twist – provides an authentic oasis of culture and politics right in the middle of one of the most touristy squares in Amsterdam.

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De Balie is a well-known and internationally respected theatre and a center for politics, culture and media. With a café-restaurant at Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, at Leidseplein in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.De Balie was founded in 1982. The building used to be for the court of Amsterdam, which moved to the Parnassusweg.Felix Rottenberg is co-founder of De Balie. Anil Ramdas was director from 2003 to 2005.

A lot of De Balie programmes are broadcasted live on the internet.

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