Including an artist in residence program. De Tolhuistuin aims to be both rooted in the local neighborhood and internationally oriented in its programming. We aim to create a new public space, open to all, based on the old values of hospitality and curiosity. During the nineties, Keulemans was the director of De Balie, centre for culture and debate in Amsterdam. As a traveling writer, he published six books of fiction and non-fiction. He published numerous articles on cinema, war, football, refugees, theatre, pop music and cities. He participated several times in conferences and literary programs organized by the Borderland Foundation.
Chris Keulemans
Sept. 12, 2011, 1:34 p.m.
Chris Keulemans is the artistic director of Tolhuistuin, a new arts centre in Amsterdam. The centre will open in December of this year, after 4 years of preparation and a full-scale reconstruction of the main building. Tolhuistuin will have three stages for performing arts, two exhibition spaces, a large cafe-restaurant, a park and 4 smaller buildings filled with artists, musicians, theatremakers, designers and architects.