De Balie is a well-known and internationally respected theatre and a centre for politics, culture and media. With a café-restaurant at Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, at Leidseplein

Leidseplein

The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lying in the southwest of the Grachtengordel district of Amsterdam, the Leidseplein is immediately northeast of the Singelgracht canal. It is situated on the crossroads of the Weteringschans, the Marnixstraat, and the Leidsestraat...

 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, 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

Felix Rottenberg

Felix Rottenberg is a Dutch politician.-References:...

 is co-founder of De Balie. Anil Ramdas

Anil Ramdas

Anil Ramdas is a Dutch -Suriname columnist, correspondent, essayist, journalist making TV and radio programs, and presenter. In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron-prize for all of his works.-References:*Dutch Wikipedia...

was director from 2003 to 2005. Writer and journalist Yoeri Albrecht is director since December 1, 2010, to present.

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