About MAPA

The Moving Academy for Performing Arts was founded in 1993 by Dutch mime artist and teacher Ide van Heiningen.
For years the academy was, as the name suggests, on the move: In a truck loaded with theatre equipment and a team of experts, MAPA traveled through the Netherlands and Central Eastern Europe. The mission was (and is) to educate and support artists to create, direct and perform their own work, even under the most challenging circumstances. We continue to collaborate with friends from all over the world and we actively support those affected by war and political challenges to continue their artistic growth.