The Toneelacademie Maastricht, institute of performative arts is a college of
dramatic arts
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
located in the city of
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
in
the Netherlands
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. It is part of the
Zuyd University
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences ( nl, Zuyd Hogeschool) is a Hogeschool, University of Applied Sciences with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands.
The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor's degr ...
(Zuyd
Hogeschool
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
). The school is housed in a former Protestant
orphanage
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in the historic
Jekerkwartier
The Jekerkwartier (; li, Jekerkerteer ) is a neighbourhood in the old city centre of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. It is named after the Jeker river that flows through the neighbourhood into the Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) ...
in Maastricht.
The training found at the various academies of dramatic arts in the Netherlands comes under the heading ''Hoger Beroepsonderwijs'' (HBO), meaning
Higher Professional Education
A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic d ...
. The Toneelacademie Maastricht, institute of performative arts, offers a 4-year Bachelor's programme and a 2-year postgraduate programme leading to a master's degree.
The Toneelacademie Maastricht, institute of performative arts has a solid reputation in the Netherlands. Many famous Dutch and Flemish theatre and film
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
s and directors,
playwrights
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
, scenographers, costume designers, and performers were educated there, including:
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Bram Bart
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Peter Blok
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Pierre Bokma
Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.
Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award fo ...
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Maxime De Winne
Maxime De Winne (born 1977) is a Flemish actor and theatre producer.
De Winne studied ethics at Ghent University, and afterwards, theatre production at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he graduated in 2006. Until 2010 he had some ...
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Tijn Docter
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Maria Goos
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Boris van der Ham
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Isa Hoes
Isa Hoes (; born 13 June 1967) is a Dutch actress. She is best known for her role as Myriam van der Pol in the ongoing Dutch soap opera ''Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden''.
Biography
Isa Hoes was born on 13 June 1967 in Leiden in the Netherlands. Sh ...
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Carice van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). 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, s ...
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Fedja van Huêt
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Gaite Jansen
Gaite Sara Kim Jansen (born 25 December 1991) is a Dutch actress born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Life and career
Jansen received her professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts.
At age 12, she was awarded the Best Act ...
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Ad van Kempen
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Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari ( ar, مروان كنزاري; born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor born in The Hague, Netherlands. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film ''Wolf'', which earned him a Golden Calf a ...
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Hans Kesting
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Melody Klaver
Melody Zoë Klaver (born 9 September 1990) is a Dutch actress.
Early life and education
Klaver was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and grew up in the suburb town Abcoude. She has two older sisters, presenter/actress Kimberley Klaver and dancer ...
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Martijn Lakemeier
Martijn Lakemeier (born 17 September 1993 in Zwijndrecht) is a Dutch actor.
Career
He is best known for his performance as Michiel in ''Winter in Wartime'' for which he won several awards including the Golden Calf for Best Actor (2009). He is th ...
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Sylvia Millecam
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Jérôme Reehuis
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Halina Reijn
Halina Reijn (; born 10 November 1975) is a Dutch actress, writer and film director.
Early life and education
Halina Reijn was born on 10 November 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Fleur ten Kate and Frank Volkert Reijn (1931-1986). Reijn's pa ...
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Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
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Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
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Ariane Schluter,
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Gijs Scholten van Aschat
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Daan Schuurmans
Daniël Adrianus Augustinus "Daan" Schuurmans (born 24 January 1972) is a Dutch actor.
He is married to Dutch actress Bracha van Doesburgh and they have a daughter named Sophia and twins sons named Kees and Boris.
Career
Schuurmans began his car ...
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Johan Simons (also as a professor)
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Huub Stapel
Hubertus Wijnandus Jozef Marie (Huub) Stapel (born 2 December 1954, in Tegelen) is a Dutch actor. He is especially known from the films ''De Lift'' (1983), '' Flodder'' (1986) and '' Amsterdamned'' (1988) by Dick Maas. He also appeared in the G ...
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Monique van de Ven
Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director.
Life and career
From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a ...
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Dolf de Vries
Dolf de Vries (11 July 1937 – 5 December 2020) was a Dutch actor from The Hague.
De Vries was best known for his television appearances, especially for his role as Verhulst in ''Dossier Verhulst'' (1986–87). He also appeared in several of Pa ...
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Emmanuel Ohene Boafo
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Jeroen Willems
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Sylvia Hoeks, and many others.
See also
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Zuyd University
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences ( nl, Zuyd Hogeschool) is a Hogeschool, University of Applied Sciences with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands.
The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor's degr ...
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Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts
Maastricht Institute of Arts, formerly known as the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design) and the Stadsacademie voor Toegepaste Kunsten (City Academy of Applied Arts), is a cluster of visual arts educat ...
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Maastricht Academy of Music
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Maastricht University
Maastricht University (abbreviated as UM; nl, Universiteit Maastricht) is a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen Dutch universities.
In 2021, 22,383 students studied at ...
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Erasmus programme
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European Credit Transfer System
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a standard means for comparing academic credits, i.e., the "volume of learning based on the defined learning outcomes and their associated workload" for higher education across the ...
(ECTS)
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European Higher Education Area
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) was launched in March 2010, during the Budapest-Vienna Ministerial Conference, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Bologna Process.
As the main objective of the Bologna Process since its ince ...
External links
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Education in Maastricht
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Drama schools in the Netherlands
Culture in Maastricht
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