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 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. 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.