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Updated March 31, 2010
About license-stop for non-EU performers.

Updated July 15, 2005
General policy city council.

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12-Aug-2015: License system restored.

31-Mar-2010: Voice amplification gedoogbrief prolonged for undefined time.

26-Mar-2009: Voice amplification gedoogbrief 2009 available.

19-Mar-2008: Voice amplification allowed without license.

09-Jun-2007: Performing officially license-free, but non-EU still can not perform!

29-Jul-2006: Mayor ignores City Council's decision! Street theatre dead?

16-Dec-2005: Amsterdam-City council will allow performing to all nationalities.

14-Oct-2005: Council of Amsterdam-Centre accepts proposal of AA/dG.

09-Sep-2005: Court and City Council start dealing with the case of non-European street performers.

03-Feb-2005: City council and SAS get together: positive developments.

17-Jul-2004: City council's policy and apathy kills street theatre in Amsterdam.

06-Dec-2003: Amsterdam bans foreign street performers.

 

Voice amplification allowed without license

Created: March 19, 2008.

Since the change in the Amsterdam by-law (APV) street performing is officially license-free. Basically, this means every performer can do their show on the streets of Amsterdam, without a license, and so regardless of their nationality and status. However, there are some exceptions, for example when a performer uses amplification. In this case one still needs a license, which non-EU performers can not obtain.

To overcome this problem, the Mayor has made a socalled 'gedoogbrief' (letter of allowance). This letter states that - although formally illegal - amplification will be allowed within certain boundaries. This system will be a test for the season of 2008. Afterwards, the test will be evaluated and possibly prolonged, depending on the experiences of this season.

The city council will publish this Mayor's decision and inform the police.

PERFORMERS: Each performer without license using voice amplification is advised to carry a printout of the 'gedoogbrief', which can be downloaded from this website. Available are two quality versions in PDF format, opening in a new separate window: low resolution (200 dpi, 94 kB) and high resolution (400 dpi, 278 kB).

Still some problems remain for non-EU performers: using fire and 'dangerous' attributes, such as chainsaws and juggling machetes. This is only allowed with a license, which only EU citizens can obtain. We are working on getting this resolved as well.

Read the latest news (updated March 31, 2010).
 

 
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