Ivette van Ooijen

Ivette van Ooijen is an accomplished theater programmer and creative producer with extensive experience in the performing arts sector. Since November 2010, Ivette has served as Hoofd Programmering and Theater Programmer at Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, focusing on diverse programming including dance and international projects. Ivette has been an adviseur for the commissie Dans at Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst since March 2016 and is the creative producer of "IKUSASA," a production exploring contemporary South Africa, under Ives Productions since April 2011. As the owner of IVES Productions since March 2008, Ivette has been involved in various arts projects. Ivette has also contributed as a dance teacher and choreographer at Touchée Dance Company since 1997 and has held several executive producer roles at various media and theater companies. Academic credentials include a Drs in Cultural Anthropology and Theater Anthropology from Utrecht University and VWO from Mill Hill College.