Cabaret with Thjum Arts

Speaker & Comedian

Thjum Arts

Thjum Arts is a comedian and winner of the Jury and Audience Award at Cameretten 2021. He is known for his authenticity, dry humor, and depth. Thjum makes a big impact with minimal fuss, especially on themes such as connection, being present in your body, and stepping out of your comfort zone. He was also a finalist at the Leids Cabaret Festival 2020 and winner of the Jury and Audience Award at the Amsterdam Student Cabaret Festival 2018. Thjum Arts is available to book as a comedian, speaker, and presenter through Het Sprekershuys.

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Available for booking as: Comedian Speaker Presenter
Languages: Dutch

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Thjum Arts (1993, Nijmegen) has always enjoyed being on stage. It wasn’t until he was eighteen, however, that something special happened: he decided to participate in his school’s annual talent show with a self-written theater monologue. To his surprise, everyone laughed, and what he was doing turned out to be called “comedy.” He won second prize: a voucher for the Free Record Shop.

Comedy Stages

After completing secondary school, Thjum began studying Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. After earning his first-year diploma, he realized something was missing. Comedy? What was that exactly? So he started performing on comedy stages—and he never stopped.

Improvisational Theatre

Around this time, Thjum walked into a random neighborhood center and said, “I can do something with theater.” That’s how he began giving improvisational theater lessons. More performances and creative projects followed. Simply doing, experimenting, and occasionally failing proved to be an effective approach.

Cultural and Social Education

In 2015, during his third year of Political Science, Thjum sat in the exam hall, looked at the exam questions, and realized he wasn’t interested in the answers. He submitted his paper and never returned. Many worried about his mental state when he decided to switch to the first year of an HBO program in Cultural and Social Education. Thjum, however, still considers this the best decision of his life, graduating in 2019.

Awards

Alongside his studies, Thjum continued performing several times a week and launching various initiatives. Through these experiences—engaging with many people and finding humor in failure—he created opportunities even he hadn’t imagined. For example, his performance in the Comedy Talent Award finale was technically a flop, yet he laughed with the audience so much that they awarded him the audience prize.

Thjum ultimately won both the jury and audience awards at the Cameretten Festival 2021, reached the finals of the Leids Cabaret Festival 2020, and won both jury and audience awards at the Amsterdam Student Cabaret Festival 2018.

Vulnerability, Creativity, and Humor

Vulnerability, creativity, improvisation, humor, and going to bed on time have often saved Thjum. These values are reflected not only in his cabaret and comedy performances but also in his work as a teacher, director, and workshop facilitator.

Themes

Sessions

Vulnerability, creativity, improvisation, humor, and going to bed on time have often been Thjum Arts’ saving grace. These values are reflected both in his cabaret and comedy performances as well as in his work as a teacher, director, and workshop facilitator. For your event, he creates a cabaret performance on themes such as connection, education, social work, stepping out of your comfort zone, and moving from your head to your body. The performance can be adapted to suit the occasion.