Angelo Ormskerk

Angelo Ormskerk (1992) is de recipient of the International Ibsen Fellowship.

Ormskerk was born in the Netherlands and raised in Amsterdam, graduated as a theatre director from the Academy of Theatre and Dance. Before pursuing his directing studies at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, he studied jazz and modern dance, among other disciplines, at the Institut de Formation Professionnelle Rick Odums in Paris.

Currently, he works with Toneelschuur Producties in Haarlem on new productions co-produced by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Additionally, he collaborates with Danstheater Aya on dance theatre performances for schools.

He often works with classical repertoire, adapting it through his perspective on the world. He draws inspiration from the cultural experiences that shaped his upbringing. Angelo commonly works interdisciplinarily and engages with issues surrounding (in)justice.