Theatre School, department for dance and musical 1977-1978
Nel Roos Academy for Ballet (now National Ballet Academy) Amsterdam 1978-1982
Scholarship for New York, studied modern dance with Jennefer Muller en Merce Cunningham - 1987
Fontys Paramedical College - Movement science 1998-2002
Singing lessons from Henriette Schenk and Ruth Carasso - 2006 - now
Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam ( The art of Singing Choir Amsterdam- 120 singers) -2008 - 2011
Repertoire studies with pianist Maarten Hillenius. 2010 - 2012
Works with composer and pianist Paul Prenen. 2011- 2012
Works with cellist Anna Schweizer 2012

Created eight dance theatreproductions with the financial support from the Ministry of Culture, the City of Amsterdam and the Province of North-Holland. The Dancecompany toured The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and the USA: Dark Spring opened at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Theatrepieces by Nan Romijn

ALS DAS KIND KIND WAR >>>>> click here for high resolution videoclip on Vimeo
A dance theatrepiece with dancers from Academy of Modern Dance Amsterdam.
Text: Peter Handke, music: Arvo Part, Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach.

POÈME DE LUCIA >>>>> click here for high resolution videoclip on Vimeo
A theatrepiece inspired by Samuel Beckett's one actplay 'Rockabye',
played and danced by Susan Gilson en Nan Romijn.
Springdance Festival Utrecht

BLOSSEM AND BLOOD
Choreography Marcelo Evelin and Nan Romijn, inspired by 'Black Hair Blue Eyes'
and 'Savannah Bay' by the French writer Marguerite Duras. Played and danced by Marcelo Evelin,
Renata Melo and Nan Romijn. Première Toneelschuur Haarlem

DARK SPRING >>>>> click here for high resolution videoclip on Vimeo
Inspired by 'The Pain' the Second World War memories of Marguerite Duras and Gluck's opera 'Orpheus en Eurydice'. Direction en choreography Nan Romijn, Direction and set Robert Broekhuis. Lightdesign: Johan Vonk.
Music I.W.Gluck, I.Strawinsky, A.Mozart. Dance: Ferie de Geus, Jean  Louis Barning, Micheline Gykiere, Nan Romijn
and  Rob Salden. - première 't Hoogt in Utrecht,
American première at The Theatre Project in Baltimore.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REVIEW Washington Post

GOODMORNING MIDNIGHT - première Frascati Amsterdam,
Adaptation for the theatre of a novel by Jean Rhys.
Direction and set Robert Broekhuis, choreography Nan Romijn, Lightdesign: Johan Vonk.
music: Carlos Gardel, Gustav Mahler, Henk Alkema, J.Rodrigo, Gabriel Fauré.Text: Jean Rhys,
Franz Kafka and Jan Arends. Played and danced by Nan Romijn and mimeplayer Wouter Steenbergen.

THE CLOSED ROOM, première Frascati Amsterdam,
A dance adaptation of 'Huis Clos' by Jean Paul. Sartre.
Music: Frederick Reziewsky, Meredith Monk.
Dance: Susanne Feiertag and Nan Romijn.

CAT HOUSE & PIANO, première Shaffy Theater Amsterdam,
Dance: Susanne Feiertag, Annemieke Keurentjes and Nan Romijn,
music by Simeon ten Holt - Canto Ostinato .

HOTEL RAUCH, première Shaffy Theater Amsterdam,
Six dancescenes around a 24 feet wide inflatable sofa.
Music by Henry Purcell, Henk Alkema and Vera Vingerhoeds and the sound of of an object by Jean Tinguely
.Dansscène II choreographed by Susanne Feiertag.

HERWAARTS, première Shaffy Theater Amsterdam,
Four choreographies on music by John Cage and J. Brahms.

acting and dance in:

DIALOGUES IN CHACON
Stichting Fractured Fables - choreography Wendy Butterworth.

AURELIA
Videofilm by Robert Broekhuis.

LA STANZA
Griftheater, choreography by Giorgo Rossi of theatre group Sosta Palmizi.

BLEAK SHADOWS

Short film by Robert Broekhuis inspired by a scene from Poème de Lucia.

SO MUCH WATER SO CLOSE HOME
Theatre adaptation of a story by Raymond Carver. Created and played by Ton Pompert and Nan Romijn.

 

resume and theatrepieces by nan romijn
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