Eva Mathijssen

Eva Mathijssen serves as a lecturer at the Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam University of the Arts, where she graduated from the Amsterdam School of Drama (AHK) in 2002. Her career spans teaching, theatre production, and character-driven writing.

Her research centers on human (in)ability through character studies, exploring behavioral dynamics in performance contexts. Key interests include:

• Character Studies
• Human Behavior
• Theatre
• Dramatic Writing
• Fair Practice in Arts
• Performance Studies

Mathijssen actively champions workplace transparency in arts education through the Fair Practice Module, stating: "Fair Practice makes what goes awry in the workplace transparent and discussable. It invites future makers to do things differently. Or as Maya Angelou says 'When you know better, you do better.'"