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Amsterdam University Of The Arts
The Amsterdam University of the Arts () is a Dutch institute for higher professional education located in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re .... The university consists of: * Academy of Architecture * Academy of Theatre and Dance * Breitner Academy - education in arts * Conservatorium van Amsterdam - music academy * Netherlands Film Academy * Reinwardt Academy - museology studies Notable alumni The following is a list of notable former students: * Lotte de Beer, Durch opera director * Linda-Maria Birbeck, Swedish photographer * Bojan Đorđev, Serbian theater director * Anne Hartkamp, German singer * Jens Hoffmann, Costarican writer and educator * Florentina Holzinger, Austrian choreographer, director and performance artist * Chantal Janzen, Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art School
An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on practice and related theory in the visual arts and design. This includes fine art – especially illustration, painting, contemporary art, sculpture, and graphic design. They may be independent or operate within a larger institution, such as a university. Some may be associated with an art museum. Art schools can offer elementary, secondary, post-secondary, undergraduate or graduate programs, and can also offer a broad-based range of programs (such as the liberal arts and sciences). In the West there have been six major periods of art school curricula,Houghton, Nicholas (Feb. 2016)"Six into One: The Contradictory Art School Curriculum and How It Came About" ''International Journal of Art & Design Education''. vol. 35, no. 1. pp. 107–120. and each one has had its own hand in developing modern institutions worldwide throughout all levels of education. Art schools also teach a variety of non-academic skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Hartkamp
Anne Hartkamp (born 1964) is a German jazz singer, songwriter, composer and educator. She has also performed under the pseudonym of Magnolia for a time. Hartkamp, who grew up between Essen and Düsseldorf, first studied classical singing in Vienna before switching to German and musicology at the University of Bonn. There she approached jazz autodidactically and then studied jazz singing at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) with Deborah Brown, Humphrey Campbell and Erik van Lier. After her studies she moved to Cologne. In the early 1990s she co-founded the a cappella quartet Harem 4, with whom she gave numerous concerts in Germany and abroad. Under the pseudonym Magnolia she also gave solo concerts and worked with Gunter Hampel from 1997, but occasionally also with Marion Brown and Perry Robinson. After the break-up of Harem 4 in 2001, she concentrated on German-language songs (with her own lyrics) and founded the band hartkamp. With her q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjitske Reidinga
Tjitske Jacoba Reidinga (born 20 February 1972) is a Dutch actress and comedian. Reidinga began her career on stage and acted in numerous plays. She won a Colombina award for her role in ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' in 2002. She made her screen debut in 1996. Her first major film role was as "Jet" in '' Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster'' (2002). She is probably known best for her role as 'Claire' in the successful Dutch series ''Gooische vrouwen''. Early life She was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, but grew up in Africa. Her parents moved to Uganda shortly after they got together. Her father who had just graduated from Academie Minerva, an art school in Groningen, found a job at an advertising agency in Kampala. They moved back to the Netherlands to flee Idi Amin's reign of terror. Her mother was pregnant at the time, and a few months later she was born in the Frisian capital. After she was born her parents wanted to go back to Africa, and the three went to Malawi where she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Azaay
Mohammed Azaay (born 1 July 1976 in Tétouan, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor. Azaay graduated from arts college Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in 2000 as actor. Together with Karim El Guennouni he has a project called "De Varkensfabriek", named after their successful 2004 performance. He also played in "Het Nationale Toneel", "Het Toneel Speelt" and "Theaterhuis Alba". Aside from theatre, Azaay played in several films and TV series, most notably Offers. Television *2023 ''Golden Hour'' *2008–2009 ''Deadline'' *2008–2009 ''Sorry Minister'' *2007–2008 ''De Vloer op (To the floor)'' *2006 '' Het Huis Anubis (The House Anubis)'' *2005 ''Keyzer en De Boer (Keyzer and De Boer)'' *2005 ''Geluk van Nederland (Luck of The Netherlands)'' *2001 ''Hallo Holland (Hello Holland)'' *1999–2002 ''Bradaz'' *1996 ''Marrakech'' Films *2024 '' Loverboy Emoties Uit (2024 film)'' *2019 ''Domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. Each domino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeroen Van Koningsbrugge
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (born 3 September 1973) is a Dutch actor, comedian, singer, director and presenter. He was a member of the television programme ''De Lama's'' and together with his friend Dennis van de Ven he makes the satirical television shows ''Neonletters'' and '' Draadstaal''. Together with van de Ven he has a band called ''Jurk!''. Career Van Koningsbrugge is known as one of the comedians in the television show ''De Lama's'' together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Ruben Nicolai. The show is a Dutch adaptation of the show ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. In 2006, they won the ''Gouden Televizier-Ring'' award for the show. Van Koningsbrugge is also a film actor. He won the Best Actor Rembrandt Award for his role in the 2010 film ''Loft'' directed by Antoinette Beumer. He played roles in the films ''Clean Hands'' (2015) and '' Riphagen'' (2016). He played the role of Judas Iscariot in the 2015 edition of '' The Passion'', a Dutch Passion Play held every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carice Van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten (; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress. Her first leading role in the television film '' Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for '' Miss Minoes'' (2001). She gained widespread recognition for her performance in '' Black Book'' (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date, for which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress, in addition to nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the European Film Academy, and the Online Film Critics Society. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Valkyrie'' (2008), and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for '' The Happy Housewife'' (2010) and '' Black Butterflies'' (2011). Her other notable English-language performances include ''Repo Men'' (2010), ''Black Death'' (2010), and '' Brimstone'' (2016). Van Houten received int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Zwart
Piet Zwart (; 28 May 1885 – 24 September 1977) was a Dutch photographer, typography, typographer, and industrial designer. Biography Early life Piet Zwart was born on May 28, 1885, in Zaandijk. He trained as an architect, and began graphic design projects at age 36. His training as an architect included designing furniture and interiors. He was influenced by the De Stijl movement, which focused on the essentials of form, colour and line, but later moved to a more functional design aesthetic. In the early 1920s Zwart received his first typographic commissions from Laga, a flooring manufacturer. Zwart had no formal training in typography or printing, so he was uninhibited by the rules and methods of traditional professional practices. Zwart regarded typography as an important cultural force of the 20th-century. Education Zwart attended the ''Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid Amsterdam'' (National School of Applied Arts, Amsterdam), which later merged into the ''Amsterdamse Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Kleinsma
Simone Kleinsma (born 8 May 1958) is a Dutch musical theatre actress. Personal life On 5 June 1990, Simone married Guus Verstraete, a Dutch television director. Career Simone provided voice over work to numerous major animated films; including The Fairy Godmother in '' Shrek 2'', Yzma in ''The Emperor's New Groove'', Esmé Holgert in '' Babe'' and '' Babe: Pig in the City'', Georgette in '' Oliver and Company'' and '' An American Tail''. Kleinsma performed with pianists (most often Cor Bakker or Tony Eyk) or orchestra. As an actress, she became known for her part in the TV-hit series 'Kees & Co' (aired from 1997 to 2006 at RTL Broadcasting). She played Kees Heistee, mother of Anne (Amber Teterissa) and Rudie (Robin Tjon Pian Gi) and married to Ben Heistee (Rik Hoogendoorn). In 1996–1997 she presented the cooking program 'Koken met Cas'. She won the 2023 season of '' The Masked Singer''. Theater Television Awards * Pisuisse Award for most promising major student Kleink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Janzen
Chantal Janzen (; born 15 February 1979) is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter. She had parts in ''The Preacher (film), The Preacher'', ''Full Moon Party (film), Full Moon Party'' and ''Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' and presented ''Idols (Netherlands), Idols''. She also played Belle in the Dutch musical production of ''Beauty and the Beast (musical), Beauty and the Beast'' (noted for being the first Belle with blonde hair) and Jane in ''Tarzan (musical), Tarzan''. From late 2011 to mid 2012, she starred as Glinda in the musical ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. She also sang a song against cancer, called "Vecht Mee" (English: Fight With Us) with Dutch rapper Yes-R. Internationally, she's best known for co-hosting ''Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'' and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Life and career Janzen was born in Tegelen. She studied at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, and was taught in classical, modern, jazz and tapdance, acting, singing and musical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentina Holzinger
Florentina Holzinger (born 1986) is an Austrian choreographer, director and performance artist. Her stage work involves nude all-female casts and sexual acts. She is based in the Netherlands. Early life Holzinger was born in Vienna in 1986, the daughter of a pharmacist and a lawyer. As a child, she was baptised and confirmed Catholic, but left the Church as a young adult "to avoid paying tax". She began studying to be an architect, but soon lost interest, saying that it involved "too much desk time". She studied choreography at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam. In 2018, Holzinger was living and working in Vienna and Amsterdam. Career Holzinger's 2020 dance work ''Apollon'' at NYU Skirball, partly based on George Balanchine's 1928 work ''Apollo'', was called a "feminist freak show" by ''The New Yorker'', with a nude all-female cast, and Apollo as a mechanical bull that they ride for pleasure, along with "playful self-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Hoffmann
Jens Hoffmann Mesén (born 1974 in San José, Costa Rica) is a writer, editor, educator, and exhibition maker. His work has attempted to expand the definition and context of exhibition making. From 2003 to 2007 Hoffmann was director of exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London. He is the former director of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art from 2007 to 2016 and deputy director for exhibitions and programs at The Jewish Museum from 2012 to 2017; he was terminated from the position following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations raised by staff members. Hoffmann has held several teaching positions including California College of the Arts, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and Goldsmiths, University of London, as well as others. Education and early theater work Hoffmann trained as a theater director, studied stage directing and dramaturgy at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. He holds an M.A. from DasArts: School fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Đorđev
Bojan Đorđev (, born 1977) is a Serbian theatre director and theorist. Đorđev was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He enrolled in the University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts where he studied theatre and radio directing, graduating in 2001. He earned his post-graduate degree from the same institution in 2007 with a thesis on the works of Bertolt Brecht. He continued his studied at the Amsterdam University of the Arts The Amsterdam University of the Arts () is a Dutch institute for higher professional education located in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Ki .... References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Dordev, Bojan University of Belgrade alumni Serbian theatre directors Theatre people from Belgrade 1977 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
