Karina Bes works as a director, coach and performer in Musical Theatre. She is proud to be currently working as the Director of Performing Arts at iStage Academy, Shanghai!
After graduating in Psychology and Criminology (Leiden University; MSc & BLaw), Karina decided to pursue a career in Musical Theatre. She graduated as Musical Theatre Performer at De Kunsthumaniora (Antwerp). Shortly after, she was accepted at the Professional School of the Arts (Utrecht) and obtained a MFA in Creative Development, specialising in Musical Theatre. She also graduated in Theatre and Education at Utrecht School of Performing Arts (BFA in Theatre, with Honours). She was selected, as one of the upcoming directors, for the 2007 Directors Lab (Lincoln Center Theater, New York), for which she received a stipendium from the VandenEnde foundation. She is a co-founder of The Internationalists, a worldwide director's collective. She is also a co-founder of F*K Theater, with succesful performances in The Netherlands, New York and Sydney.
Besides directing and performing in many successful national and international performances, she is a passionate teacher with over 15 years of experience with all age groups, both professional and amateur. Many of her students have found their ways into the professional world of (Musical) Theatre.
