Esther Duysker

Esther Duysker studied at the Writing for Performance (HKU) course. Her debut film DAG (directed by Tamar van den Dop), part of the KORT! series, was selected for the Golden Calf Competition 2011. Esther joined the music theater company Orkater with her theater collective Sir Duke in 2015. Their performance DE BLACKOUT VAN ’77 became an Oerol hit and their second performance HATTA & DE KOM (Theater na de Dam) received a nomination for the BNG Bank Theater Prize 2018. Her adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello for the National Theater (directed by Daria Bukvic) was selected for the Dutch Theater Festival 2020.
In 2017, Esther was nominated for the Black Achievement Award incentive prize. In addition, in 2015 she translated and edited the critically acclaimed Broadway classics A RAISIN IN THE SUN, BENEATHA’S PLACE and CLYBOURNE PARK, in collaboration with production house Well Made Productions.
Last year Esther wrote an episode of a new drama series for Pupkin in collaboration with BNN/VARA and made a children’s book with visual artist Brian Elstak. With director Eché Janga she wrote the feature film BULADÓ, the opening film of the Dutch Film Festival 2020 and winner of the Golden Calf for Best Film.

Esther Duysker was a speaker during the Multi-voice Storytelling workshop 2020.

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