P60 - AMSTELVEEN
Contact
Name of the responsible structure:
Foundation Poppodium Amstelveen P60
Type of structure:
non for profit foundation
Profile of the initiators of the project:
The foundation has a board. 14 people (10 full time) get paid in the center. The centre is depending on more than 70 volunteers who are working behind the four bars, the ticketsale, the coinssale, light and sounddepartment, backstage, promotion and media
Continent :
Europe
Country :
The Netherlands
Address/tel/fax :
Post:
P.O. Box 111 - 1180 AC Amstelveen - The Netherlands
Venue-address:
Stadsplein 100a - 1181 ZM Amstelveen - The Netherland
Telephone: + 31 (0) 20 3453445 Fax: + 31 (0) 20 3453446
Mail : gerard@p60.nl
Website : www.p60.nl
Contact :
Gerard Lohuis / gerard@p60.nl (director)
Mees van ’t Hull / mees@p60.nl (media)
Description
Amstelveen is a city (nearly 80.000 inhabitants) connected to Amsterdam and ten minutes by bus from Amsterdam-airport Schiphol. Besides a theatre there was nothing for youngsters. Since 1990 (when the city council decided to build a new center) there has been a fight from youngsters and youth workers to get their own stage. In 1998 they got the support from a city alderman which worked out in a new stage which was opened on November 1th 2001. P60 comes from the formerly name of the citysquare which was called Plein 1960.
Till P60 that square was the hangout place for the youth.
Now P60 is a place for popconcerts, dance-events, jazz, comety, poetry, singer-songwriters, visual arts, exhibitions and media activities (www.globalstage.tv)
Plans of the building:
The building is brand new. Only a dock-shelter, a new elevator and two new offices are planned before 2007.
Former use :
No former use, it is a new building
Total surface of the site :
1439 m2
Architect of the rehabilitation :
Pieter van Rooij (Benthem & Crouwel architects)
Construction costs of the building :
Building: 2.050.000 Euro, Equipment: 363.000 Euro
Location :City-Centre
Foundation year of the centre :
Foundation: 2000 Construction: 2000-2001 Opening: 01-11-2001
Type of occupation : Rent contract with city of Amstelveen
Owner of the building :
City of Amstelveen
Infrastructures / Facilities:
Ground floor: dinner- and internetcafé: 12 x 15 meter
Ground floor: kitchen: 5,5 x 2,5 meter
First floor: Lounge: 13 x 9 meter
First floor: 2 stagerooms (each 5,5 x 4 meter)
First floor: Office (9 x 5 meter + 6 x 2,5 meter)
First floor: Cloackroom: 11,5 x 2 meter
Second floor: Stage: 6 x 11 meter
Second floor: Concerthall: 16 x 12 meter
Third floor: Balcony: 8 x 4 meter (2x) + 4 x 4 meter
Professional light- and soundequipment (Crest- and Midas table/PA: Martin Audio)
Capacity:
Ground floor: 100
First floor: 100
Second floor: 550 Balcony: 100
Social and artistic disciplines:
giving opportunity to youngsters to take part in cultural- educational and international activities and exchanges
support of initiatives from youngsters to participate and integrate with the aim: growing self-confidence and acceptation from the various youth sub-cultures
giving space to youngsters for expressing their talents, thoughts, emotions, ideas, analyses and actions
activities: stand-up comedy, concerts, dance-events, poetry-slam, theatre, jazz, media-projects
International projects:
virtual venue (www.globalstage.tv)
participation in EU-programm ’Youth’
Expected visitors per year: 40.000
Structure/organisation of the site
Foundation Poppodium Amstelveen (P60) has six departments:
General management
Programming and Production
Communication (Public relations and Marketing)
Media and Education
Facilities and Maintenance
Catering
Financial support
Annual budget: 1.000.000 Euro
Public funding: 325.000 Euro Own income: 675.000 Euro (bar, entrance)
Networks
P60 is member from:
Foundation of Dutch pop venues (VNP) since 2000
Foundation of Venue technic (VPT) since 2003
Trans Europe Halles since 2003