Netherlands: number of performances, by category 2012-2015

The statistic illustrates the total number of performances in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2015, by category. In the category music theater, the number of performances decreased by roughly 600 performances between 2012 and 2013.

Number of performances in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2015, by category

Characteristic	2015*	2014	2013	2012
Theater performances	13,714	13,169	14,115	17,371
Music performances	18,405	17,796	18,041	17,755
Dance and movement performances	2,340	2,386	2,295	2,225
Music theater performances	4,793	4,627	4,460	5,057
Comedy and caberet performances	7,602	7,595	7,847	7,525
Other performances	5,613	6,310	3,934	4,947

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Release date

January 2017

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2012 to 2015

Supplementary notes

The source explains the categories as follows:
- Theater performances: theater play, drama, comedy, puppetry youth theater.
- Music performances: pop, jazz, blues, classical music, performances of DJs.
- Dance and movement performances: dance, folklore, classic ballet, modern dance, mime, movement performances.
- Music theater performances: musical, revue, operetta, opera, modern music theater.
- Comedy and cabaret performances: cabaret, show.
- Other performances: literary, rhapsody, performances which cannot be included in other categories (no movies).

The source adds that performances are artistic productions for a general audience by professional performing artists.
* The figure for 2015 is provisional.

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