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 The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's vocational university of arts. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam ...

- music academy * Netherlands Film Academy * Reinwardt Academy -

museology Museology (also called museum studies or museum science) is the study of museums. It explores the history of museums and their role in society, as well as the activities they engage in, including curating, preservation, public programming, and ed ...

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 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 exhibit ...

, Costarican writer and educator *

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 ...

, Austrian choreographer, director and performance artist *

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 ...

, Dutch actress, singer and presenter * Simone Kleinsma, actress * Piet Zwart (1885–1977), graphic designer, industrial designer and typographer * *

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 ...

- actress *

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 televisi ...

- actor, comedian, presenter *

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 Varkensfab ...

- actor * Tjitske Reidinga - actress, comedian *

Elise Schaap Elise Schaap (born 21 September 1982) is a Dutch actress. Career Elise Schaap acts in television series and films. In the popular television series ''Familie Kruys'', she played a pregnant Romanian bride. Schaap played the girlfriend of a drug ...

- actress

References

External links

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Official website
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