Cecilia Thoden van Velzen

Theatremaker Writer Composer

Cecilia (She/Her) is a theatremaker, writer and composer from the Netherlands. She came to the UK to study at the Royal Conservatoire after finishing her directing degree at Toneelacademie Maastricht and was so charmed by Scotland’s cultural scene that she decided to make her art there.

In her work, Cecilia likes to build theatrical machines that evoke a sense of wonder and thrill through sound. She’s focused on the musicality of noise and approaches performance like she would composition. She loves the absurd, the puzzle, the unseen, and the underdog.

Credits

Director and writer, The Boy Who Couldn't Sit Still, Imaginate, 4 weeks, 2024
Director, Honeydew No.2, CCA Glasgow, two days, 2024
Director, The After-Dinner Joke, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, three days, 2023
Assistant director for Gordon Barr, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, Bard in the Botanics, three weeks, 2023
Assistant director for Jennifer Dick, Julius Caesar, Bard in the Botanics, three weeks, 2023
Assistant director for Max Hoehn, Russian Double Bill, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, one week, 2023
Assistant director for Michael Brown, Measure for measure, Shakespeare’s Globe (as part of MA), one day, 2023
Assistant director for Robert Icke, Judas, International Theatre Amsterdam, three weeks, 2022
Director and writer, Olympe, Toneelacademie Maastricht, two days, 2022
Director and writer, The Megalomaniac, Toneelacademie Maastricht, two days, 2021

Training

MA/MFA Directing at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2022-2024)
BA Directing at Toneelacademie Maastricht (2018-2022)

With additional training in contemporary puppetry, sound design and opera.

Location

Glasgow City

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Literature
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Opera
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Outdoor performance
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Sound Design
  • Street Theatre
  • Theatre making
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Dutch, with a fair understanding of German and French

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