Moniek Toebosch 1948-2012

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Artist and performer Moniek Toebosch died on November 24. Moniek was director from 2004 - 2007 of the then second-phase study programme DasArts, which later evolved to become a Master of Theatre degree programme, a part of de Theaterschool.

Artist and performer Moniek Toebosch died on November 24. Moniek was director from 2004 - 2007 of the then second-phase study programme DasArts, which later evolved to become a Master of Theatre degree programme, a part of de Theaterschool.

Next to her own artistic career, Moniek was active as art teacher throughout her whole life and guided several generations of students on to a profession in theatre and performance. Among other institutes, she taught at the Rijksakademie and the Rietveldacademie in Amsterdam. Before Moniek Toebosch became director of DasArts in 2004, she worked there as mentor in 1998 for Block 8, ‘The city as a site of questions’.

During her time as director, Moniek invited various (inter)national artists to visit DasArts and inspire students in their study and further development as theatre artists. Workshops and sections of the study programme were also organized on location and abroad. Under her direction the Block ‘Navigators’ took place in Australia in 2006, an international collaboration with the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. During a period of ten weeks, students and staff resided down under and immersed themselves in the history of this continent.

Teaching and devising unorthodox methods to guide young artists in their development was Moniek’s passion. She was legendary for initiating the Chips & Dips meetings in which students presented and discussed their work with each other in an informal setting. 

Also after she left DasArts, Moniek kept in contact with many alumni. Despite her ill health she regularly attended presentations and supported her former students in word and deed.

Moniek’s sonorous voice ringing through the corridors of DasArts’ is now forever a memory. http://www.moniektoebosch.nl/

In memory of Moniek Toebosch

Moniek Toebosch gefotografeerd bij DasArts in de jaren 2004-2007 door Reyn van Koolwijk

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