Poetry Jockey Team
Our PJ team consists of a versatile and eclectic group.
Depending on your needs, we carefully select the right PJs to achieve your goals.
If you click on their pictures, you can see what they are up to besides being a PJ.
Depending on your needs, we carefully select the right PJs to achieve your goals.
If you click on their pictures, you can see what they are up to besides being a PJ.
KarstenKarsten took some time to decide on his life path. A former football hooligan ‘Ernum rules’ with a yellow & black heart, who took up suit & tie to work in headhunting & insurance.
He finally found his holy grail in Amsterdam where he studied acting. To Karsten, life is his stage: not only as a PJ, he also writes for a female blogsite and his own plays. Karsten facilitates our performances & workshops. |
MartijnMartijn has always been fascinated by words & language. 'If you can read it, it exists'.
At 13 years of age, he acted on stage in major theaters. Martijn worked and lived all over Europe, from the opening of Disneyland Paris to producing events, concepts & training in Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan, Tel Aviv and London. Martijn is boardmember of several foundations active within the creative industry. He likes to melt and facilitate best practices from corporate and cultural industries into artisitc innovation programs. For more information about Martijn check his website here. Martijn is a founding father of the PJs and facilitates all PJ activities. |
RobRob is always on the search for words, a sharp writer in tune with what’s around him - often resulting in tear-jerking poems.
With possibly one of the toughest childhoods, this true survivor now serves as an example for many. Rob has worked in theater, TV, film. He is the owner of Ecos.nu, a training bureau for communication needs. Rob is a founding father of the PJs and facilitates all PJ activities. |
SaskiaSaskia we have known for many years.
We always knew she had PJ potential. However, too occupied with all her other work as an actress, she finally came on board in 2010. Saskia is another versatile performance artist. Having danced for many years at the Dutch National Ballet working with William Forsyth, Hans van Manen and Rudi van Dantzig. She has also acted in theater and TV. Saskia facilitates our performances & workshops. |
The Next Generation
Seeing young PJs in action, connecting with peers,
works like a magnet.
Interacting with adults, they cross a generation gap, creating a bridge to mutual understanding.
We are always on the lookout for new PJ talent.
Interacting with adults, they cross a generation gap, creating a bridge to mutual understanding.
We are always on the lookout for new PJ talent.
DavidDavid is a former school drop-out and graffiti artist turned actor.
He has an amazing ability to connect with all sorts of people creating moments with poetic flow. David is an actor at Likeminds, an Amsterdam based Urban theater group. David facilitates our performances. |
SerinSerin is a very talented performer, with a cocktail of Turkish and Dutch blood.
For her first PJ performance, she showed no stage fright and asked the audience during the break of a theater performance for words to inspire her writing. With her courage, her voice and her gift for improvisation, Serin uses humor to connect with her audience. Serin is studying performance art at the prestigious art school in Maastricht. Serin facilitates our performances. |
RowieRowie, onze jongste PJ ooit.
Stapt in de voetsporen van zijn vader, Martijn! Mocht in 2012 op 9-jarige leeftijd met ons mee gedichten op maat schrijven voor stichting Stop Kindermisbruik. Het zou ons niet verwonderen als Fris Feesten binnenkort komen aankloppen om PJ Rowie live en on-the-spot gedichten te laten schrijven. De partyscene is immers de omgeving waar de PJs begonnen. |