Theaterschool
The Amsterdamse Toneelschool&Kleinkunstacademie is a school for dramatic arts in Amsterdam, and a course of de Theaterschool which is a faculty of the Amsterdam School of the Arts.
It runs a four year Bachelor's degree course, intended for new stage, film, cabaret and musical actors. The staff of instructors and guest instructors amounts to about sixty persons, nearly all also in active in the theatrical field.
History
The Amsterdamse Toneelschool was set up in 1874 and was at first established in the Marnixstraat 150. There Anna Sablariolles was registered as first pupil, and Maria Gartman as one of its first instructors. In 2001 it merged with the Kleinkunstacademie, founded in 1960 by Boris Blom
Alumni
- Joop Admiraal
- Josine van Dalsum
- Rutger Hauer
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Petra Laseur
- Ank van der Moer
- Willem Nijholt
- Ramses Shaffy
- Henk van Ulsen
- Acda en de Munnik
- Karin Bloemen
- Carice van Houten
- Kasper van Kooten
- Martine Sandifort
- Aart Staartjes
- Rutger de Bekker, Diederik Ebbinge and Remko Vrijdag (better known as De Vliegende Panters).
- Javier Guzman
Youp van 't Hek was expelled during his introductory period at the school because he already wanted to go give performances to in his birthplace.