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Amsterdam in Watercolour: Interview with Anouk Potter

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 16, 2021 | All Photos, People and Stories

…nd maybe get something for yourself! Hi Anouk, Thanks for agreeing to this interview! Can you start by telling us the story of how you became an artist? Do you have studies or are you self-taught? A: Hi Dana, nice to meet you in Amsterdam for this interview and photoshoot! I’m a self-taught artist. I started drawing and painting when I was a little child. I come from a very creative and musical family! Art, music and culture were the parameters in…

Art and Culture in the City: Interview with Adanya Dunn, Founder of Red Light Arts and Culture

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 14, 2024 | All Photos, People and Stories

…my questions and being so patient! Hi Adanya, thanks for agreeing to this interview! Tell me a bit about yourself. A: Hi Dana! Thanks so much for inviting me for an interview with you! I’m so happy to connect again. My name is Adanya Dunn (she/her) and I’m a queer intersectional feminist, professional opera singer (mezzo-soprano), multidisciplinary artist, activist, and creative entrepreneur. I grew up in Toronto and am Canadian-Bulgarian. Studie…

Finding Your Good Place: An Interview With Robin Cox

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 6, 2025 | All Photos, People and Stories

…f you feel a connection. Hi Robin, thanks for accepting my invite for this interview! Please tell us about yourself. Who is Robin Cox? Robin: You’re welcome, happy to finally join your interview. I’m Robin, a city enthusiast, photographer, creative explorer, and an idealist (making my surroundings a better place). But first and foremost, I’m a father of two young daughters, and a boyfriend, living with my small family in The Hague. I want to start…

A Passion for Theatre: Interview with Sairah and Elyse from OTC

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 5, 2018 | All Photos, People and Stories

…at. Sairah (left) and Elyse (right) Thanks so much for agreeing to do this interview! I would like to start by asking about your backgrounds. You are now both involved all over your heads in running the Orange Theatre Company (OTC), but what did you do before and how did you arrive here? Sairah: Thank you for interviewing us! After studying acting in New York City and London, I moved back to Amsterdam and joined Orange Tea Theatre as an actress. A…

A Love for Acting: Interview with Tessa Stephenson

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 18, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories

…d it was a delight to spend time with her. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview! Could you start by telling me about yourself? Of course! So, I’m Tessa and I’m an actress. My parents are British but I was born and raised here in the Netherlands. I went to drama school in Amsterdam and I now work as an actress in the theatre and for film and TV. I also do a lot of work as a voice-over artist, so you’re likely to hear me pop up trying to convin…

Five Years of Blogging and a Surprise Interview

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 19, 2016 | All Photos, Thoughts

…probably never met otherwise. To celebrate, I decided to share with you an interview I recently gave for the AngloInfo blog about my life in Amsterdam. I also finally published there the long awaited photos of myself (please read this last part a bit tongue-in-cheek). I hope that you’ll enjoy finding out more about my discovery of Amsterdam and Dutch life and that you will join us in celebrating five years of Amsterdamian. Thank you for reading us…

A Passion for Film: Interview with David Safarian

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 3, 2018 | All Photos, Culture and Events, People and Stories

…iter… but, let’s not make my intro too long, so you have more time for the interview. You are invited at the EYE Filmmuseum this month, where a couple of your films will be screened. What can you say about this event and your presence here at the EYE in the Netherlands? DS: I’ve been surprised getting the information here that within the last 25 years it is the first time when a film from independent Armenia gets a European release. The Premiere o…

A Love for Acting: Interview with Mike Phillips Gomez

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 28, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories

…pictures. I can’t wait to see him on stage! Thanks for agreeing to do this interview! Could you start by telling me about yourself? Sure, thanks for the invitation to do this Dana! My name is Mike Phillips Gomez and I am an American actor from New York, currently based in Amsterdam. How do you find Amsterdam so far? So far, real good. Amsterdam has been such a great and welcoming landing cushion into Western Europe for me. This is my first time li…

A Love for Storytelling: Interview with Tour Guide Elyzabeth Gorman

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 13, 2023 | All Photos, People and Stories

…city a little better than when they found it.” Thanks for agreeing to this interview! Could you start by telling me about yourself? E: Thanks for interviewing me! I’m an American who moved to Amsterdam after a career in New York theatre. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I ended up falling in love with the city almost immediately. To this day, I think it’s a truly special place. Where does your love for storytelling come from? E: Well, theatre obv…

The Story Behind “Wij Zijn De Tijden”. An Interview on Intergenerational Art and Dialogue

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 29, 2025 | Amsterdam, Culture and Events, People and Stories

On November 22, 2025, the intergenerational art exhibition Wij Zijn De Tijden (We Are The Times) opened at NDSM-fuse in Amsterdam. The exhibition brings together four artists from the same family in a creative conversation about the world we live in today. It’s a collaboration built around one big question: Where do we find hope in a fractured world? The artists, Alida Verheij, Winfried Scholz, Anne Verheij, and Jeffrey Choy, represent two genera…