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The power of collectives
Various collectives have emerged and graduated from the School of Acting, from DIEHELEDING to Blond & Cynisch. During their studies, students from these collectives discovered they had the same interests and enjoyed working together. That’s why they joined forces to create together, as a group. Which turned out to be very valuable and enriching for their artistic research and creative process.
Philosophy of the World by Blond & Cynisch
Emma Vermeulen, Remy Meeuwsen and Esther Ymkje van Steenis graduated as a collective named Blond & Cynisch (Blonde & Cynical). They shined with their own performance: Philosophy of the World. “When we decided to graduate as a collective, it soon became clear we wanted to write the performance ourselves”, says a beaming Esther.
Emma: “I already had a great love for performing and it only developed further at school.”
Acting as a profession
Emma looks back. “When I started highschool, I didn’t really see acting as a job to have. But when I followed the preparatory course Noorderlingen in Groningen, it turned out to be possible. There I met people who took the profession seriously, and who considered going to a school of acting as a serious option. For me acting was the most fun thing to do, and the thought of doing it for the rest of my life just seemed great to me.”
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Emma Vermeulen, Remy Meeuwsen and Esther Ymkje van Steenis graduated as a collective named Blond & Cynisch (Blonde & Cynical) - Photo: Kamerich-Budwilowitz