Arjen Dijkstra
actor, singer
Amsterdam / NL
about me
With a broad experience on all sides of the stage, I have profiled myself more and more as an actor and singer/composer over the years, and also got work in this: I played & composed for Spektakeltheatergroep Het Monsterverbond, tg Hollandse Kade and tgRoestvrij, gave composition lessons and text workshops at the Amsterdam theater academy and still do so for Teams in Tune. With all my knowledge and experience I started to realize the next ambition and challenge: television and film. Hence my registration at filmpeople.nl.

ask me for
- Hoofd- of bijrol in een film of serie. In spel ben ik gewend naturel te spelen, maar ik heb een markante kop waarbij ook andersoortig spel goed past.
- presentatiewerk, met een naturelle podiumuitstraling.
- tekstschrijven voor uiteenlopende doeleinden: met liedteksten als specialisatie, maar ook teksten voor presentatie en redigering.
- vertalen vanuit het Engels of naar het Engels.

remarks
I am versatile, agile, good with children and can present and recite well. Furthermore, music is a specialization with singing and composition in the frontline. Text: By writing (film) reviews and making many songs and translations, for bands and theater, I have developed enormously in the text area. In this way I developed an important strength over the years. Acting and everything that has to do with stage comes very naturally to me, but also writing music and especially songs has become a specialty. Often I do both.

trackrecord
Theater my field of experience, film my passion. I have a lot of experience on the floor (leading roles, supporting roles, as an actor, as a singer, as a musician, as a trainer), but I would like to move to the big screen, television or LCD screen. Extra: I have written 200 film reviews for cinemagazine punt nl (type my name in the search bar on their site and you will find them). My first own theater performance BEAST (2010) had a cinematic concept, which I reinforced in our next piece: EIKELS, about five characters from Reservoir Dogs, with (film) music by me. I am used to working in studios from music and on sets, with light and sound on (music) stages and in theaters. Because of my theater training I also have a lot of experience working on location.

awards
I have not won any prizes, but I have also never entered a competition in my field.

equipment
homestudio voor geluid, professionele veldrecorder en professioneel film-/fototoestel. Muziekinstrumenten: sax (professioneel niveau), piano, keyboard, sampler, drumstel, gitaar en microfoons voor zang, alsmede wat live fx.

hardware knowledge
Ik werk altijd met eigen homestudio spullen, neem op en mix in record (Propellerheads) en kan ook goed uit de voeten met Cubase. Ik bouw professionele sites met wordpress en kan zeggen dat ik, wederom door het beoefenen van mijn vak, behoorlijk goed overweg kan met computers.

software knowledge
zie hierboven.

discipline
Drama film, Drama for Television / Series, Television, Theatre

Arjen Dijkstra
Amsterdam / NL
actor, singer