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Theater Amsterdam
Danzigerkade 5
Westpoortnummer 2036
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1013AP
Netherlands

CUT_ & Co

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Dansmakers Amsterdam & Bitter Sweet Dance

Our bodies are human. Our bodies get older. Our bodies show the signs of time. Our aging is an irreversible process, but yet we are worthwhile being watched. Credits: Choreography: Liat Waysbort Dancers: Ivan Ugrin, Amy Gale, Angela Linssen Dramatisation: Annette van Zwoll Producer: Bitter Sweet Dance Co-producer: Dansmakers Amsterdam Executive Producer: Dansmakers Amsterdam Production Assistant: Jannita Jáuregui Lighting Design and Technology: Mark Thewessen Publicity: Lisa Reinheimer, Lisette Brouwer Design and Photography: Marquis Palmer Special thanks to: Dansateliers Supported by: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds To find out more, see http://en.dansmakers.nl/

André Platteel

André Platteel is the author of several books on cultural changes and the novelist of Alles Hiervoor and the soon to be published Net Veertien. Het is also the founder of Your Lab, a platform for radical not-knowing: how to navigate in a world that is rapidly changing all the time in which knowledge has a sell-by-date. Online: http://yourlab.nu/

Birte ten Hoopen

Birte ten Hoopen loves the theater and has worked throughout the Netherlands and abroad creating theater shows with the main themes being art, children, and education. Her career has included work with national theater companies such as Openluchttheater het Amsterdamse Bos, Endemol, Toneelmakerij, and international companies all over the world. In 2012, Birte brought her passion for theater and children’s programs to the Rijksmuseum where she is responsible for the educational policy, plans and products for the target group ‘Families and Children’ that visit the Rijksmuseum. Under her guidance, the Rijksmuseum has developed products including the Rijksmuseum Family Guide, the Multimedia tour Family Quest and several award-winning products such as “You and the Golden Age”. These programs combine modern-day experiential learning with art and history to bring children and families a rich, true-to-life experience of history, increasing both learning and - not less important - also fun.

Chris Sigaloff

Chris Sigaloff is director of Kennisland. Her expertise lies in the area of societal renewal and innovation and in particular how it can contribute to dealing with social problems. Not by developing ideas behind her desk, but by putting ideas into practice through supporting innovators in the field. She designs learning environments in which participants themselves are encouraged to innovate, with the aim of creating new ways to tackle the given problems. For this reason she set up Smarter Network, a programme for professionals within the public sector; Education Pioneers, a programme for teachers who are eager to improve their schools; Innovation Impulse in Education, in which schools initiate innovative experiments; and the Social Innovation Safari, an intense programme for international changemakers working on tough societal problems in a very short time.

Christine Wank

Christine Wank is an international facilitator, trainer and coach for leadership, organisational change and innovation. As principal of her firm Facilitate U (www.facilitateU.eu) she is dedicated to helping people and organizations reach their full potential and use their generative power and collective intelligence to shape the world in a responsible and sustainable way. A core member and senior facilitator of the Presencing Institute with Otto Scharmer and Peter Senge (MIT/USA), Christine was one of the European pioneers in applying Theory U with teams and organisations. She has vast experience in working with leaders, multi-cultural teams and organizations from across the globe and across all sectors. Christine also works a guest lecturer for Leadership at the Central European University and is part of the core trainer team for Leadership at LE-AD. She has studied across the United States, Mexico, and Europe and worked all over the globe with leaders from more than 50 nations.

Daniel Haven

Daniel Haven is one of the three finalists for the TEDxAmsterdamED Award 2016.

Dolores Leeuwin

Leeuwin started her career in the television sector in 1996 and is well known for presenting ‘Het Klokhuis’ and ‘Het SInterklaasjournaal’. In 2012 she won the BNN TV program ‘De Nationale IQ Test’ with the highest IQ ever measured by the show. This realisation set a lot in motion and was the start of a new understanding of her view on the world, learning and education. Dolores has a passion for working with youth and children, providing them with tools to develop what they are good at and what makes them happy, and helping them become aware of who they are and how the world around them functions. For more information: http://www.doloresleeuwin.nl

Iris Penning

For more on Iris Penning, see www.irispenning.com/

Isabella Biney

I was born as Isabella Biney in Ghana, Tema on 9 april 1999. I came to the Netherlands at the age of 2 with my parents, and immediately felt at my place here. I feel so blessed that everything went so smooth. Of course I started to go to school as well and I was that girl that would actually feel really sad when the school day was over. I loved it. This was until I went to high school at the age of 12. Don't get me wrong, I still liked school, but as the years went by I started to feel kind of uncomfortable. School was not just school, it was grades... And grades.... And grades and after a while your personality didn't even matter anymore. And here I am, 17 years old now, still feeling the pressure of good grades, still feeling the pressure not to fail. I started to lose myself. My personality. All I really want to get people to understand is that we should keep our eyes on the students, not on the respect a school can get for having good scores and grades. Keep the student in mind.

Jacquelien de Savornin Lohman

Jacquelien de Savornin Lohman was a lawyer, university professor, and Dutch senator. After her retirement, she decided to continue to educate herself, and followed courses in quantum theory, cabaret, and belly dancing. She began her new career as a cabaretier in 2004, now performing all over the Netherlands and occasionally also abroad. Born in the Dutch Indies in 1933, Jacquelien has always followed her own unique path. After studying and working as a lawyer for a number of years, she moved her career into teaching and became professor of andragogy, and later of pedagogy and educational sciences, at the University of Amsterdam. During this tenure she joined the Dutch Eerste Kamer as spokesperson for the D66 party. Today, Jacquelien has been described as the oldest cabaret performer in the Netherlands; a title she has not given herself because for her, age is only a number. Her lust for life prevents Jacquelien from feeling old.

Jelmer Evers

As one of fifty nominees for the first Global Teacher Prize award, Jelmer Evers has been recognized both in the Netherlands and abroad for his commitment to renewing and improving education. Jelmer is a history teacher, writer, learning expert and innovator. For two days a week, he teaches at an innovative school: UniC in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Besides being a teacher, Jelmer is also a blogger, writer, designer and consultant. Among other projects, he is on the design team of a new teacher training institute and new educational ecosystem: The Dutch School. He has received numerous accolades including a nomination for Dutch teacher of the year 2012, a nomination by Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland as one of the Netherlands’ 23 “New Radicals” (Nieuwe Radicalen) for his innovative teaching practice and his stance and activities on educational reform. He is also author/editor of several books, including “Flip the System” and “Het Alternatief” (The Alternative).

Jurriën Mentink

Jurriën Mentink, a student of Urban Design at the Saxion University of Applied Sciences, is one of a handful of students who live at the Humanitas Residential and Care Center, a long-term aged care facility in Deventer, the Netherlands. He lives rent-free in exchange for 30 hours of volunteer work per month, during which he helps the elderly residents in various activities, from teaching them computer skills, to having meals and meaningful conversations together, that ultimately enriches all their lives. For more information go to: humanitasdeventer.nl

Karolina Stawinska

Karolina is Polish, born and raised in the Netherlands and has a background in psychology. She is passionate about building communities and innovation ecosystems to address the world's grandest challenges. For two years she has served as the Director of Global Fellowship at the Kairos Society were she was responsible for the global recruitment of 1000+ high impact entrepreneurs under the age of 25 across 50 countries. Later she went on to co-found Pineapple.co where she currently works with Fortune 500 companies to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Inspired by her travels, coming into contact with children around the world and their similarities, as well as a passion to help people begin to visualize the future, Karolina founded Our Future World in 2015.

Lainie Liberti

In 2008, Lainie Liberti and her then 9-year-old son, Miro, began the process of redesigning their lives, with the dream of spending stress-free quality time together. After closing her branding and PR business, selling and giving away all of their possessions, the pair hit the road for a permanent adventure in mid 2009. Seven years, 16 countries and many personal changes later, Lainie & Miro continue to slow travel around the globe, living an inspired possession-free-lifestyle, volunteering and learning naturally. They are both following their interests on the road, as the planet has been transformed into their classroom. Often you will hear Lainie say, “we are blessed to be accidental unschoolers,” who has become an advocate for “life learning” at any age. In fact, Lainie & Miro have taken this philosophy to heart and are producing a series of teen oriented retreats around the world called Project World School.

Mark Dodsworth

Mark Dodsworth co founder of Red Zebra has shared his passion for empowering people through rhythm for over 20 years. His work and play work has reached over 70 countries.

Michel Visser

Michel Visser is one of the three finalist for the TEDxAmsterdamED 2016 Award.

Miro Siegel

Miro is an intrepid 16 year old who is indefinitely traveling and experiencing what the world has to offer with his mom. After traveling for over 6 years, he’s been gifted with the opportunity of learning about the countless cultures that dot this planet with color. Miro has been worldschooling for a third of his life, and would have it no other way. Currently writing a collection of short stories, he spends most of his time tapping away on his keyboard or reading, although sometimes a day of footie pajamas and video games is called for. Miro has dug into his interests such as botany and mythology and has practiced them to some extent.

Nathalie Lecina

Nathalie Lecina is the winner of the TEDxAmsterdamED 2015 Award.

Noa Wildschut

Noa Wildschut is only 15 years old, but has already gained her place in the Dutch classical music scene. Having started as a four year old with docent Coosje Wijzenbeek, Noa is now a student of Professor Vera Beths at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Her special talent was noticed by the public at a very early age, and over the years Noa has built a considerable track record, and has won numerous awards. Meanwhile, Noa has developed a big dream to be of help and importance with her violin and her music. 'Bringing happiness through music, and emphasizing the need for music education' is her very ideal for which she stands with her whole heart and soul. Noa wants nothing more than trying to describe some of all this at TEDxAmsterdamED's Born to learn. Noa is musically supported by Yoram (pianist) plays G. Gershwin (arrangement J. Heifetz): ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So.' For more information about Noa, see http://noawildschut.com/english/Welcome.html"

Ramana Magic

From both an artistic and a magical perspective, the mysterious acts performed by Ramana are simply world class. It’s pure magic that really touches people and will stay with them for the rest of their lives. The Dutchman has been trained in the world’s longest-standing magical tradition by the legendary Jadugars (Indian magicians) as well as by two American grandmasters. Dubbed the New Uri Geller, Ramana creates a world of wonder, which regularly makes him front-page news around the world. The meeting of West (in the form of YouTube) and East (Indian magic) has lead to a rapid spread of his reputation among millions of Internet users across the globe. Word of his accomplishments has also reached India, where he received India’s Golden Cloth Award, the highest Indian cultural honor to be ever bestowed on a Westerner. For more information about Ramana see www.ramana.nl Music by Zingaia

Roshan Paul

A former cricket journalist (and failed cricket player), Roshan has spent his life questioning the status quo, and has built a career around connecting global citizens to solve social problems across boundaries. He co-founded the Amani Institute, a new model of higher education that develops talent to solve 21st-century problems, with these values in mind. The seeds of Amani Institute were cultivated while Roshan worked at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, the global pioneer of social entrepreneurship, for almost a decade. Starting by co-launching Ashoka’s Youth Venture program in India, Roshan has gone on to help create or manage several other initiatives to help the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, including the Ashoka Peace initiative, the Ashoka Globalizer, Ashoka’s Fellow Security program, Senior Fellows program, and organizational expansion to Japan.