Teachers

Hugo de Graaf Bio: Hugo de Graaf (he/him) is 25 years old and a fourth-year student Dance in Education at the AHK. He is also graduating from the Physiotherapy studies at the HvA and is on the board of HvA Pride for the second academic year. Hugo enjoys going to the 'We are Queer' gym, [...]

Ike Krijnen Bio: Ike Krijnen (1984) is a poet, performer, voice actor and, since 2018, lecturer spoken word. In 2015, he entered the world of spoken word. A nomination for a Van Dale Spoken Award followed in that same year. Since then, Ike has performed in theatres, at events and festivals across The Netherlands, as [...]

Imre van den Bosch Bio: Imre van den Bosch graduated as a theatre maker in 2018 from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. He works as a freelance theatre maker and educator. He gives theatre trainings and workshops at theatre groups and schools. He likes to travel and to teach and make theatre at international youth [...]

Jacob Surendonk Bio: Jacob Surendonk is a guitarist and guitar teacher. After his conservatoire days in Hilversum and Amsterdam, he mainly focused on a classical repertoire while performing a lot. He has always played in bands, which took up so much of his time that the classical guitar had to give way. He likes the [...]

Janneke de Jong Bio: Janneke is a video maker and musician and studied photography at the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunst. She is self-taught in the field of video and has made clips, commercials and fashion videos for Anouk, Amnesty International, Concertgebouw, KPN, WE and Top Notch, among others. Besides her work as director and [...]

Janneke van den Heuvel Bio: Janneke van den Heuvel graduated from Minerva Art Academy in Groningen with a specialisation in graphic design. She currently works as a graphic designer at a marketing agency and is also a freelance photographer. In teaching, Janneke's goal is to make people aware of their own creativity: take a walk [...]

Jasper Kooper Since studying spatial design and drawing at the Amsterdam School of the Arts, Jasper Kooper has exhibited at several locations at home and abroad. He has been working as a visual artist and educational consultant for a few years now. His current work consists of stuffed birds and mechanical sculptures that he lets [...]

Jennifer van der Kwast Bio: Jennifer van der Kwast is an American writer currently based in Amsterdam. Her debut novel, Pounding the Pavement, was published by Doubleday in 2005. Prior to moving to the Netherlands in 2011, Jennifer lived in New York City where she worked for Harold Ober & Associates, a literary agency representing [...]