Education
1994 - 1998: Academy of Dramatic Arts Maastricht, specialization: stage - direction
1988 - 1994: Municipal Grammar School Hilversum
Professional Career as a Stage Director
2023
Idea, Concept, Playwright, Musical dramaturgy, Stage direction & Lightdesign The Sound on the Track - A. Koerselman. Grafenegg Kulturbetrieb & Tonkünstler Vienna (AT)
Concept, Scenario, Stage direction, Props, Set-, Costume- & Lightdesign The Toy Revolt - G. Ligety / A. Koerselman. Köln Musik Cologne (DE)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Sing Strong concert. Wishful Singing, Den Haag (NL)
Concept, Stage direction, Video- & Lightdesign Van Gogh's Way to Go! Eveningconcert & Youthversion. Calefax Reedquintet, Amsterdam (NL)
Script, Stage direction, Lightdesign & concept Videodesign The secret book of Caioni. Ensemble Black Pencil, Almere (NL)
2022
Concept, Scenario,Stage direction & Lightdesign The Snowman (Der Schneemann) - E. W, Korngold / J. Korngold/ A. Koerselman. Münchner Philharmoniker München (DE)
Stage adaptation, Stage direction, Musical dramaturgy & Lightdesign Who's that Knocking at my Door - A. Koerselman. Tonkünstler Vienna (AT)
Script, Stage direction, Musical dramaturgy & Lightdesign Oh Tree of Wonder - A. Koerselman. Tonkünstler Vienna (AT)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Under Water - A. Engelke/L. Frommelt. WDR Cologne (DE)
Concept, Stage direction, Lightdesign, Styling & Props NNOotjes. Noord Nederlands Orchestra Groningen (NL)
Stage direction, Concept Setdsign & Lightdesign Hairlich. WDR Cologne (DE)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Symphonic Beats. WDR Cologne (DE)
Concept, Playwright, Stage direction & Musical dramaturgy LOO - when palacewalls make themselves heard - A. Koerselman & F. Schoevaart. Schouwburg & Congrescentrum Orpheus Apeldoorn (NL)
Concept, Stage direction & Lightdesign The Unicorn, The Gorgon & The Manticore - G.C. Menotti. Het Nederlands Zangtheater, Amsterdam (NL)
Concept, Playwright, Stage direction, Musical dramaturgy & Lightdesign Noah, the (almost) last Beaver - A. Koerselman. Die Tonkünstler, Vienna (AT)
2021
Stage direction & Lightdesign Space - N. Breuers / S.Höft/A. Engelke/L. Frommelt. WDR Cologne (DE)
Concept & Direction 5 Videoclips / Stage direction, Lightdesign, Concept Set- & Costumedesign, Props Dido & Aeneas - H. Purcell. Kreiskantorat i.c.w. Stadthalle & Oberschule Geestemünde Bremerhaven (DE)
Concept, Stage direction, Video- & Lichtdesign 2 Videoclips The Rose & Loch Lomond. WDR Rundfunkchor Cologne (DE)
Stage direction, Set- & Lightdesign Sing Strong!. Wishful Singing Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction, Set- & Lightdesign Thank You Wayne. WDR Cologne (DE)
Artistic Coach Wasteland. Collective Trojka & Karavaan Alkmaar (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign The somewhat differandrent Carnival Concert- N. Breuers / S.Höft. WDR Cologne (DE)
Lightdesign & stage directional advice Jeremias & Orchestra. WDR Cologne (DE)
Lightdesign Hero's Journey. WDR Cologne (DE)
2020
Lightdesign Christmas Enlightenment. Wishful Singing Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Birthdayparty - N. Breuers / S.Höft. WDR Cologne (DE)
Stage direction The Brass Gang 2.0. Sonus Brass Ensemble, Götzis (AT)
Stage direction & Musical dramaturgy Is Jazz music too?. Duo IJlstra-García, Rotterdam (NL)
Concept & Stage direction On the Night Plain. String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Beathoven. WDR Cologne (DE)
2019
Stage direction & Costumedesign The Tree and its Ear – A. Schaap/M. Mussorgsky. International Chambermusicfestival Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Something animalistic - L. Frommelt/A.Engelke. WDR Cologne (DE)
Stage directional advice Reflections of Duke. HOT & Brass Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction & Script Jungleboogy. Stichting Dividivi3 Amsterdam (NL)
Concept, Stage direction & Setdesign Opening Canalfestival 2019 'Female Treasures'. The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction, Script, Props & Lightdesign What about Mary?. Wishful Singing Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction & Script The Umbrella - F. Schoevaart/N. Soeter. Accordion for Art, Gemert (NL)
Stage direction, Set- & Lightdesign Pictures at an Exhibition - C. Haffket/M.Mussorgsky. WDR Cologne (DE)
2018
Stage direction Bachs Mini-opera's (BWV 211 & 212). Camerata Delft (NL)
Stage direction, Setdesign & Props Hildegard - K. Roosendaal/S. Kamperman. Stichting Baraná, Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction & Props Opening Canalfestival 2018 ‘Dichter bij Muziek' The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction & Costumedesign The Tree and its Ear – A. Schaap/M. Mussorgsky. International Chambermusicfestival Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Par!s! Par!s! - A. Koerselman. Die Schurken, Bregenz (AT)
Stage directional concept Der Ring der Nibelungen Odense Symphony Orchestra (DK)
Concept, Stage direction & Production You’ve been talking in your sleep. Ardemus Quartet/ Dutch Classical Talent Utrecht (NL)
Artistic Coach 'Melt me down’ – L. Deane. The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction, Setdesign & Props Opera Homeless – M. Bierens/ K. Vares. Orchestra de Ereprijs, Apeldoorn (NL)
2017
Concept & Stage direction Stichi Pokajanije - Schnittke. Cappella Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign The Emperor and the Nightingale - HC Andersen/D. Bossurt/U.Parulins. WDR Cologne (DE)
Artistic Coach We Cannot Sleep - L. Deane. The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Concept & Stage direction Opening Canalfestival 2017 'The Stye', The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Idea, Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign The Brass Gang - A. Koerselman. Sonus Brass, Götzis (AT)
Idea, Stage direction, Script & Musical dramaturgy Dracula – A. Koerselman. Weesper Chamber Music Festival, Weesp (NL)
Stage direction & Script Goejanverwellesluis - A. Koerselman. Nederlands Zangtheater, Amsterdam (NL)
Concept, Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign The Planets – A. Koerselman/G. Holst. Konserthuset Stockholm (S)
2016
Final Stage direction, Concept Set, Costume & Lightdesign Christmaspassion (Jezus vierde zelf geen Kerst). Klaartje van Veldhoven/Rembrandt Frerichs Trio, The Hague (NL)
Stage direction, Stage adaptation, Set, Costume, Props & Lightdesign The Secret of the Blue Deer - Koerselman/Händel/Hanusa. Deutsche Oper Berlin (DE)
Stage direction, Set, Costumes, Props & Lightdesign Babyn Jar - Stankovich/Brahms, Ukranian Jewish Encounter, Kiev (Ukraine)
Stage direction & Stage Management Opening Bachfestival 2016 - R. Nemavar/J.S. Bach, Bachfestival Dordrecht (NL)
Stage direction & Script When witches put a spell… Dividivi 3 / The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Concept, Stage direction & Setdesign Opening Canalfestival 2016 'Crossing bridges', The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction, Costumedesign & Props Carnaval des Animaux – T.Tellegen/Saint-Saëns International Chambermusicfestival Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction Dijkdrift – J. Willems/R. Hekkema Silbersee, Zaandam & Calefax Reed Quintet, Amsterdam (NL)
Stage directional advice ‘Cora Burggraaf zingt een lied voor jou'. Cora Burggraaf, Amsterdam (NL)
Concept. Stage direction & & Lightdesign Panambí, a musical expedition. Orchestra Nieuw Geluid, Den Haag (NL)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout‘chou – Water (4 Elements) - A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout‘chou – Fire (4 Elements) - A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Concept, Stage direction, Set & Video-design & Props The little ugly Duck – M. Schermer/T. Borsten Theater Sonnevanck, Enschede (NL)
2015
Concept, Text, Stage direction & Lightdesign The Planets - G. Holst/A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Air (4 Elements) - A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Earth (4 Elements) - A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction, Concept Set, Costume design, Props & Lightdesign Roundabout - F. Bordewijk/J. Bordewijk-Roepman. Bordewijkfestival, Den Haag (NL)
Stage direction & Lightdesign The Monster in the Maze - A. Middleton/J. Dove. Berliner Philharmoniker, Berlin (DE)
Idee Concept, Text, Stage direction & Lightdesign Carmencita - A. Koerselman/G. Bizet. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction & Lightdesign The Wishing Table - D. Hartmann/P. Androsch. Theater an der Rott, Eggenfelden (DE)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Summer (4 Seasons)- A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction & Script blackboxproductionRascal. Oorkaan, Amsterdam (NL)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Spring (4 Seasons)- A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Winter (4 Seasons)- A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
2014
Stage direction, Script & Lightdesign Bout'Chou - Autumn (4 Seasons)- A. Koerselman. Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage direction & Lightdesign Gold - F. Verbrugge/L. Evers. Die Deutsche Oper, Berlin (DE)
Stage direction, Set-, Video-design & Props Land of overseas - M. Bierens. Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia, Middelburg (NL)
Text, Stage direction & Lightdesign The (new) Story of the Soldier – Stravinsky/Koerselman, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Gergiev Festival, Rotterdam (NL)
Text, Stage direction, Videodesign & Props Peter and the Wolf – Prokofjev/Templeton/Koerselman, International Chambermusicfestival, Utrecht (NL)
Stage direction & Libretto Kenau the Opera - Rosehoudt/Koerselman, Zangstudio Haarlem (NL)
Final stage direction Party Horns Amstel Quartet & Oorkaan productions, Amsterdam (NL)
Dramaturgy, Stage directional advice & Lightdesign Bout’chou - A. Pütz/C. Lorent, Philharmonie Luxembourg (L)
Stage directional advice Innana - choreograph Annick Pütz. Rhysom Danz Kollektiv, Luxembourg (L)