Korzo

Name

Korzo

Legal name

Korzo

Website

https://korzo.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training, Workshops & Certification Events (MPAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Dance production house
• Contemporary circus
• Physical theater
• Youth arts education

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Korzo sells tickets to performances and events through its own website using Seatgeek's ticketing system. Ticket prices vary by production.
2. Classes, workshops and programmes: Revenue from participatory offerings including the Protestkoor (€65 ex. BTW for the full 10-week trajectory), Crosstown youth production programme (€240 for 3 months), and open classes.
3. Venue and studio rentals: Korzo rents out its spaces for events, meetings, and performances to third parties, generating rental income.
4. Korzo UNLIMITED subscription: Annual subscription product offering unlimited access to the full programme for €195 per year, generating predictable recurring revenue from dedicated patrons.
5. Production and co-production revenues: Korzo generates revenues from touring its own productions (e.g., DansClick) and from co-producing with partner theaters and festivals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Korzo is a performing arts venue and production house (makershuis) in The Hague that presents contemporary dance, music, circus, and physical theater. It operates as a Stichting (Dutch foundation) producing and hosting its own programming, running festivals such as CaDance, India Dans Festival, and Cirque Mania, offering an annual subscription (Korzo UNLIMITED), and supporting resident makers and youth education programs (Get Moving, Crosstown).

Product overview

Korzo is a performing arts theater and creative production house in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization operates as a unified platform offering live performances across dance, music, circus, and physical theater disciplines. Its portfolio includes major festivals (CaDance Festival, India Dans Festival, Cirque Mania), the Korzo UNLIMITED subscription program, Get Moving education initiatives, and a Makershuis production house supporting emerging choreographers and performers. The theater also curates special programming like Keti Koti Kumpulan exploring post-colonial themes, and offers venue rental services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CaDance Festival: Biennial festival for dance, circus and physical theater, showcasing the latest movement in performing arts. The festival takes place in The Hague at Korzo and various city locations.
• India Dans Festival
• Cirque Mania

Products and services

• Theater Performances
• CaDance Festival
• India Dans Festival
• Cirque Mania
• Korzo UNLIMITED
• Get Moving
• Crosstown
• Makershuis (Production House)
• Keti Koti Kumpulan
• Venue Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• Korzo has approximately 40 employees and reaches audiences across The Hague, the Netherlands, and internationally through its festivals (CaDance, India Dans Festival, Cirque Mania) and touring productions (DansClick)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SeatgeekcoreTechnology or IntegrationKorzo uses Seatgeek's SRO ticketing system for all online ticket sales via korzo.nl. By purchasing tickets, customer data is transmitted to Seatgeek for processing in accordance with its privacy policy.
• MailerLitecoreTechnology or IntegrationKorzo uses MailerLite (previously MailChimp) as its marketing automation and email newsletter platform. Subscriber data is transmitted to MailerLite for processing.
• AkademicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi (UK) commissioned Chandenie Gobardhan's 'Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth', alongside The Place and East London Dance.
• The PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Place (London, UK) co-commissioned Chandenie Gobardhan's 'Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth'.
• East London DancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast London Dance co-commissioned Chandenie Gobardhan's 'Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth'.
• Orsolina28 FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrsolina28 Foundation (Italy) co-produced 'Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth'.
• DansClick network (15 Dutch theaters)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKorzo produces the DansClick format in partnership with approximately 15 Dutch theaters, enabling annual national tours of emerging choreographic talent.
• Stichting Zeilen van VrijheidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian charity recommended by the Ukrainian embassy in The Hague; beneficiary of a benefit performance organized by Korzo for ambulances and medicine transport.
• Rewire FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRewire festival, held at over 20 cultural venues in The Hague, is co-presented/partnership with Korzo, with Korzo announcing its second lineup of artists.
• Cultuurschakel / Vonk (cultural education booking system)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchools book performances and workshops through the Cultuurschakel/Vonk platform, which manages school cultural education bookings in the Rotterdam-The Hague region.
• CJP CultuurkaartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchools use the CJP Cultuurkaart to pay for performance visits and educational programmes booked through Korzo.
• Gnawa Festival (Den Haag)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGnawa Festival, a celebration of Gnawa culture and music, was hosted at Korzo. In 2023, the festival raised €10,000 for earthquake victims in Morocco.
• Daphne van IperenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaphne van Iperen co-programmed Cirque Mania with Mirjam Zwanenburg through the 15th edition; she founded the festival in 2016.

Scale indicators5 records

Emerging players

• DanceEast: UK regional dance organization presenting performances and supporting artists in Ipswich. Comparable to Korzo in combining venue programming with artist development and participation work, though smaller and more regionally focused.

Direct peers

• Natlab Eindhoven: Eindhoven-based makers hub and creative production space supporting interdisciplinary makers. Comparable to Korzo's Makershuis function in providing production support and presentation opportunities for emerging artists, though more cross-disciplinary beyond performing arts.
• Holland Dance: Dutch dance development organization running national programming and festivals for contemporary dance. Comparable to Korzo in its focus on curating and presenting dance across the Netherlands, with similar reliance on public funding and partnership networks.
• Theater Rotterdam: Mid-size multi-discipline Dutch theater combining venue operations, productions, and education in Rotterdam. Comparable to Korzo in scale, multi-disciplinary programming (dance, music, theater), and publicly funded Dutch theater-plus-production-house model.
• Spring Festival Utrecht: Dutch contemporary performing arts festival presenting dance, music, and physical theater across Utrecht venues. Comparable to Korzo's CaDance and Cirque Mania festivals in curatorial scope and cross-disciplinary contemporary performance focus.
• ICK Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based dance company and venue producing contemporary dance performances with a comparable production-house-plus-venue model. Similar in scale, mission, and Dutch public-funding orientation to Korzo, making it the closest direct comparable in the Dutch dance landscape.

Regional players

• Theater aan het Vrijthof: Mid-size Dutch regional theater and production house in Maastricht presenting multi-discipline programming. Comparable to Korzo as a Dutch publicly funded mid-size theater-plus-producer, but operating in the Limburg region rather than the Randstad.

Broad incumbents

• Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam: Amsterdam's major historic theater presenting large-scale theater and dance seasons. A broader incumbent in the Dutch performing arts ecosystem with greater resources and national reach than Korzo, but operating across multiple genres rather than specializing in Korzo's dance/circus/physical-theater niche.
• Sadler's Wells: London's leading dance venue presenting international contemporary dance, hip-hop, and physical theater. Comparable to Korzo in dance-first programming philosophy and international co-production orientation, but operating at a much larger national-and-international scale.
• The Place: London-based dance development organization combining performance venue, artist development, and participation programmes. Directly comparable to Korzo in combining production support, presentation, and participatory programming, with similar curatorial focus on contemporary dance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/korzotheater
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/korzo
• Instagraminstagram.com/korzotheater

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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