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CARO ILIAS DE FEIJTER
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Degrees

Current Projects


​Coordination
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Theater & video creations
 
Teaching

Exchange programs

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Degrees
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2016 - 2017
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International Master Artist Educator
​Master in arts & education
masterprogram on conflict resolution trough arts & education

ArtEZ, university of arts.
Arnhem
Completed successfully

2012 - 2016

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Docerend theatermaken
Bachelor in theater & education
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Utrecht

Completed successfully

2012​

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Anglia Examination  AcCEPT proficiency
Certificate for mastery of English language
Anglia Network Europe
Completed successfully

Current Projects

december 2020 - ongoing
Coordinator & performer  'Changing Stories Foundation'
 A group of professional performers and artists using the power of play and imagination to uplift children in refugee camps, slums and asylum shelters within Europe
With a team of four professionals we travel to places within Europe where children are growing up in circumstances that are not helpful for a healthy development.

As a coordinator I organise our international projects & P.O.

september 2020 - ongoing
Teacher, HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht/University of Arts Utrecht), interdisciplinairy programs, international internships & research teacher.
As a teacher at HKU, I also organize an inclusion program for fellow educators and design curricula focused on worldview and intersectionality.

 

Coordination

august 2024 - april 2025
Volunteer & Welfare Coordinator – Project Play France
Coordinated and supported an international team of volunteers delivering play-based psychosocial support to displaced children at the French-UK border, while also being actively involved in daily play sessions. Operated in a landscape marked by border violence and systemic neglect, responding with practices rooted in collective care, anti-racism, and trauma-informed education. Designed onboarding and welfare processes to support sustainable, reflective, and just team dynamics. Bridged fieldwork and leadership, centering creativity, dignity, and joy as acts of both healing and resistance.

june 2019 - february 2022
​june 2019 - march 2021 :
​Wageningen
march 2021 - may 2021:
Apeldoorn
april 2021 - february 2022:
Utrecht
Program coördinator, 'Stichting de Vrolijkheid'
'Stichting de Vrolijkheid' is a foundation that organizes art activities for and with children and youth in refugee centers. The program coördinator programs, organises and plans the art program at an asylum seekers center.

september 2019 - november 2021

Artistic director & coach 'Geit & Bult'

A community theater project where residents of the Arnhem neighborhood, "de Geitenkamp," create and perform site-specific productions at various locations within their community.

 

Theater & video creations

september 2023 - august 2024
Theater director & text coach/writer,  'En jij mij ook'  by RUIS. 
a theaterplay  & art instalation project about the search, fear & longing for a group as a queer youngster. Participants  aged 14- 24, collaborate to produce theater plays and installations, which are then presented in multiple high schools across Amsterdam. As a director and teacher I help them find, write and perform their stories.

february 2023 - february 2024

Concept, writer & performer, Nu mijn borsten eraf zijn kunnen we dichter tegen elkaar liggen (now my breast are gone we can lay closer together), Co-production Stichting Nieuwe Makers & Raymi Sambo Maakt. 
The play, centers on my transition as a non-binary individual, framed as a housewarming celebration for my true self. The production creatively transforms an awkward family birthday into a queer technoparty incorporating elements like Genderpoli Twister and musical chairs, offering a vibrant exploration of identity and belonging.

Theaterkrant review here

november 2021 - july 2023
Theater director & text coach/writer,  'RUIS'  by LGBT+ Youth Performance Iniative
a theaterplay  & art instalation project about everything that goes on in your head as a young LGBTQIA+ person .There is doubt, searching, and – even though it clashes with the world – celebration. Queer joy!
 Participants  aged 14- 24, collaborate to produce theater plays and installations, which are then presented in multiple high schools across Amsterdam. As a director and teacher I help them find, write and perform their stories.

february 2022

Droomhuis from Caro de Feijter on Vimeo.

Diector & interviewer, Droomhuis, Theatergroep EchO
In the context the theater production 'Twee geliefde opzoek naar een droomhuis'  by TG EchO, documentary filmmaker Marie-Anne Faustinelli and I have created a video portrait series about living and dreaming in an overpopulated world. 

january 2020 - october 2021
Initiator, concept creator and interviewer, 'Zonder bortsen'
I'am non-binary, neither male nor female. In September 2020, I said goodbye to my breasts. From that moment on, I decided never to hide that I 'am non-binary.
 In "zonder borsten" (without breasts), I engage in conversations with their surroundings in each episode, exploring how to live openly as a non-binary individual.
Will you celebrate this party with us?

oktober 2021
Director, 'Follow The Sun', Changing Stories Foundation
"Follow the Sun" is an innovative educational theater toolkit designed for children. Featuring a script available in six languages, theater exercises, and a range of creative materials, this project aims to empower teachers in refugee camps to integrate theater into their educational approach. Additionally, we develop a theater play that incorporates insights into the asylum procedure. By addressing common questions children may have about upcoming interviews and the waiting period of their procedures,.
More information: click here

​september 2021
Writer & performer, 'Toekomstontmoetingen' ARK Spring Festival Utrecht.
What do you want to take to the future? A conversation based improv poetry performance. 

october 2020 - may 2021

 Director & interviewer, Moeders zonder moeder', contextprogram of theaterplay ECHO by TG EchO
In 2021, theater group ECHO produced the play 'ECHO', a stunning, musical, darkly comedic one-woman show about a mother without a mother. Besides the play, the creator and performer Anna Schoen also wanted to provide a platform for other mothers without mothers to share their stories. This led to a touching video series by documentary filmmakers Marie-Anne Faustinelli and I in which mothers Aisha, Marret, Marloes, Amber, Lovijah and Anna share their experiences about life without a mother.

Click here for all the video's

september - december 2020
Director & textcoach/writer 'Beste' a theater/videoplay
"In the Geitenkamp neighborhood, we crafted a community play using writing exercises inspired by pictures from second-hand stores 


oktober 2019 - november 2019

Director, 'Stut speelt met vuil' by 'Theatergroep Stut' and libaries of Utrecht.
Stut Theater is a community theater group in Utrecht. We realize various types of community theater projects based on our own artistic methodology where we combine art and well-being. Stut performances depart from diverse socially urgent topics such as polarization, gender, mental health, and homelessness. Stut creates provocative theater, based on the personal stories and experiences of the actors. Stut works with and for people. 'Stut speelt met vuil' is a play about climate change. 

december 2018 - january 2019

Director  ' मृत्युको कामदार ',  a play in collabaration with 'Tatsama Arts', Kathmandu, Nepal.
"After surviving a significant earthquake in Nepal, I crafted the production 'मृत्युको कामदार.' This play delves into grief and death, drawing from the personal narratives of a diverse ensemble. The cast comprised both seasoned professionals, including dancers and actors, and individuals new to the stage. Most of them only speaking Nepali, a language unfamiliar to me.
Creating this play became an exploration: navigating collaborative creation after a shared traumatic event, even amidst language barriers. The production grappled with themes of tradition, globalization, and class differences.

june 2018 - august 2018
Concept & execution 'Education of the future?'
a reserach and installation invisioning what the education of the future should look like for 'ArtEZ, University of Arts' and the Dutch ministry of Arts and science. 

september 2017 - march 2018

Concept & execution, 'Het gezicht van Presikhaaf'.
Together with the community of the Presikhaaf area of Arnhem and a coffee table on wheels we find new ways to create meeting places in public space and community center. Commissioned by 'Kunstbedrijf Arnhem' In collaboration with visual artist Merel van der Velde and Lory Stuurman.

august 2017

Concept and execution 'Pride Portraits' for 'Foyle Pride'.
audio visual portraits of LGBT+ youngsters from the queer community in Derry/Londonderry. The interviews focus on the search in how to be an openly queer person in a society that does not always feel save. The portraits were showcased in the toilets of local bars, shops gallery's and pubs. Banners were spread on the 'Peace Bridge' and arts and community center 'the Playhouse' hosted an exhibition.
In collaboration with visual artist Lory Stuurman.

september 2016 - july 2017

Concept and execution 'a Tea Party With Broken Tea Cups'.
When I give you a broken tea mug it could be considered a compliment. Our bodies will break, just like the mug. By giving you the mug I show that I realize that it is special that we spent time together. Together with four loved ones who lost a loved one I created tea boxes and tea drinking rituals/performances that can help them speak about their loss.

may 2016 - september 2016

WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT from Marie-Anne Faustinelli on Vimeo.

Director, concept: 'Whatever gets you through the night'.
A diverse group of actors researched what freedom in love and sexuality means for them on basis of the nightlife of homo erotic 'Cruise Club Church'. The actors share this search in a theater play where the audience is invited into all the corners of the club to hear the stories in 1-on-1 scenes. 

september 2015 - ​january 2015

Director, writer & concept 'De voortgang van de reizigers die niet vooruit kwamen'.
A comming of age play telling the story of somebody who decided to walk and never come back and someone who decided to follow them. 

november 20​14

Director & concept 'Quatre Bras'
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Location Theatre play at a Foster home for the children of schippers. Dominique Peelen, a 12 year old who really lives there tells her story



september 2013

Concept & acting 'Meneer plakband woont hier niet'.
A play for toddlers about winning and losing.

Teaching

october 2020 - october 2021
Teacher and organiser 'Queer Drama Club' 
Weekly theaterworkshops for LHBTQI+ers 

march 2018 - september 2020

Theater & Art Workshop leader  'Stichting de Vrolijkheid' Arnhem
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'Stichting de Vrolijkheid' is a foundation that organizes art activities for and with children and youth in refugee centers. I give theater workshops to youth (15 to 25 years old) and art workshops for kids (5 to 15 years old)

september 2019 - januari 2020
 Teacher & project leader, the Borderlands Project, ArtEZ university of Arts.
Ten teams of art (theater, fine art, dance) in education students, imae students and artists developed socially engaged projects on the topic of ‘critical rememberance’ spread over 3 different regions in and around Arnhem. I guided the students in the regions of Sonsbeek, Geitenkamp and Klarendal

july 2019

Teacher at 'Atelier Villa Lila' during theaterfestival 'de Parade'.
Villa Lila is a portable art school where kids from age 2 to 12 can learn how to work with wood and paint. 

december 2018
Teacher & coordination, Gender identity and creative research workshops,  NeXUS Culture Nepal.
Workshops on how to do creative research using as research topic gender identity. At the end of the project results will be shared in an exhibition and a week long program with open mic, movie and round the table discussion

augustus 2018 - december 2018

Teacher, 'Playing with fire: an actors training' at 'Oscar International Film School', 'Tatsama Arts',  'Abiral Arts Group' and 'The International Center for Social Theater' in Kathmandu Nepal.
This acting training is based on the method of Helmert van Woudenberg. He created a training for actors based on the four elements: earth, water, fire, air. The training is formed in improvisation and interactive theater. It trains actors in their focus and reacting skills by giving them tools to know when and how to react.I combine this acting method with her socially engaged practice by training actors in communication and creating awareness of their of perception and interaction with the world around them.

october 2018

Teacher, Increase access of children to education for sustainable development with 'Lumanti' and 'Abiral Arts Group' in Sundarharaichaa and Morang, Nepal
 a  5 days theater workshop and training for youngsters to create a forum theater play that they perform in their own communities.

september 2017 - augustus 2018

Teacher, ArtEZ university of arts, International Master Artist Educator.
Guidance of interdisciplinary (art)students in artistic research and teaching in identity and sociopolitical based views in arts. 

may 2018 - august 2018

Workshopleader 'Kindercentrum de Werf'
After school society and art workshop for kids

november 2017- august 2018

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Teacher, 'ArtEZ, University of Arts & Radboud university' Honours program 
Guidance students from different 'ArtEZ, University of Arts' programs and 'Radboud University' programs in their research for the meaning of  'Post Truth'.

april 2017  - march 2018

Teacher,  collaboration with Centraal Opvang Asielzoekers (the central agency for reception of asylum seekers)
Art classes fo teenagers between 14 and 18 years old living in a living facility for unaccompanied minors in forced migration.

august 2017

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 Workshop: 'the Rainbow Project'.
'The Rainbow Project' is an LGBT+ organization in Derry/Londonderry.  Together with visual artist Lory Stuurman we organised a workshop about reclaiming labels for LGBT+ youth in between the ages of 11 and 18.

november 2015 - december 2015

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Teacher, PeerJonG
workshop for youngsters between the age of 16 and 21 with experience in theater.
Guidance in their first steps in making location based theater.


Exchange programs

august 2018
Forum Theatertour 'International Center for Social Theater' in Gorkha, Nepal.
I joined 'ICST' to learn more about Nepali forum theater

july 2018
Workshop & participation, Insea seminar, Thessaloniki Greece.
The International Society of Education Through Art (Insea)



march 2017

International Placement at 'The Playhouse' in Northern-Ireland.
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The Playhouse is an community art and culture center in Derry/Londonderry.

april 2014

Excange drama teachers UDK in Germany
Exchange between drama teacher and theater makers from the dutch arts university HKU and the german university UDK.



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