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Friend of the heart

Friend of the heart

As a Friend of the Heart, you experience the festival up close. You get to speak to the creators ahead of the festival, meet other Friends of the Heart during a dinner and contribute to the most special productions.

With your support, the festival can present iconic shows that will be spoken about for decades to come. Thanks to your contribution of € 5,000 a year, the festival can take on a leading position and make adventurous choices.

We will gladly thank you for your support, with

• priority at ticket sales as of 27 February,
• € 5 discount on every first ticket for each show and € 2,50 discount on every
  next ticket for the same show*,
• eight complimentary tickets*, it is also possible to forego free tickets in order
   to give extra support to the festival
• inclusion of your name (if so desired) on the website,
• an invitation for yourself and a guest to:
  -   the Friends of the Heart dinner,
  - special events throughout the year, e.g. previews of art fairs and exhibitions;
  - the annual city trip (at own expense): a visit to a festival-related performance, surrounded by an extensive afternoon programme in that city, together with Governors and Guardians. For Friends of the heart, seating is guaranteed,
  -   the festive launch of the programme in spring,
  -   the opening performance and the festive reception afterwards,
  -   the Friends performance and drinks afterwards,
  -   the festive After-Summer Reception, and
  -   a backstage tour.

* - Certain shows are excluded from this offer: productions by Dutch National Opera, Dutch National Ballet, Dries Verhoeven and Stedelijk Museum
   - The price per ticket, including the discount, may not drop below € 15.

Donating to a cultural institution or charity
Holland Festival has the status of a cultural ANBI*. A donation to an organisation with an ANBI status can be deducted from taxable income as a gift. The amount that you are permitted to deduct depends on the type and size of the gift. Good to know: gifts to several organisations with an ANBI status can be added together. Use this calculator to look at the fiscal benefit in your specific situation.

* Public Benefit Organisation (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling)

Read more: Fiscal benefits and Giving Act (Geefwet)

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Contact:
Mathilde Smit, Development director
tel. +31 (0)20 788 21 18
e-mail [email protected]

Friends of the Heart
B. Amesz & E. Boswijk
G.J. van den Bergh and C. van den Bergh-Raat
Mavis Carrilho
Kommer and Josien Damen
Bernard and Ineke Dijkhuizen
Nienke van den Hoek and Alexander Ribbink
Isaäc and Francien Kalisvaart
Kristine Kohlstrand
Roland Kupers
Emma Moloney
Robert Jan and Mélanie van Ogtrop-Quintus
H.J. ten Have and G.C. de Rooij
Anthony and Melanie Ruys
Coen Teulings and Salomé Bentinck
Patty Voorsmit
Sabine Vroom
Wolbert and Barbara Vroom-Cramer
Friends of the Heart who want to stay anonymous.