About
Daniël Bertina (1980) /// journalist, art critic, writer and dramaturge. He has a master’s degree (drs) in Theatre Studies (University of Amsterdam) and writes for several publications – among which the Art & Media section of the Amsterdam-based newspaper Het Parool, JHM Magazine, Plein Primair, De Nationale Onderwijskrant, Cultureel Persbureau, De Dodo, BJJLegends, Lost & Found Magazine, Glamsterdam, Theater! and Springdance Magazine.
He writes reviews, reports, interviews and impressions about subjects ranging from contemporary theatre, the visual arts (photography, cinema, street art, painting), martial arts, new media as well as underground and mainstream music and pop culture. As a critic and researcher he is a member of the Domein voor Kunstkritiek, the Corpus Kunstkritiek critics collective and a board member of Studio Dubbelagent theatre company.
Additionally, he is involved in the development of Motel De Jong: a new tv-programme hosted by Wilfried De Jong, for the Dutch national tv-network VPRO. He holds the rank of faixa marrom in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Marcos Flexa of Carlson Gracie Holland.
