Dorine van der Klei
Dorine van der Klei | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorine van der Klei September 13, 1940 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | February 16, 2025 (aged 84) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, photographer, journalist |
Dorine van der Klei (13 September 1940 – 16 February 2025) was a Dutch singer, songwriter, photographer, and journalist.
Early life
Van der Klei was born in Amsterdam to artist Dora van der Veen and dentist and pianist Justus Herman van der Klei.[1] She spent part of her childhood in Amstelveen before returning to Amsterdam. Her parents were active in the Dutch art world and served on the board of Arti et Amicitiae.
Through her family she was also related to resistance fighter and artist Gerrit van der Veen, who was executed during the Second World War.[2]
She attended the Amsterdams Lyceum and later studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.[3]
Career
Van der Klei began her career as a journalist and photographer, contributing articles and photo reports to publications including Het Vrije Volk, Het Parool, Vrij Nederland, and Algemeen Handelsblad.[4] One of her best-known photographic projects was Kinderen in de Jordaan, documenting everyday life in Amsterdam's Jordaan neighbourhood.
In 1971 she entered the theatre with her younger sister Gerrie van der Klei as the musical duo The Sissies. Accompanied by pianist Boudewijn Leeuwenberg, the duo performed songs from the 1920s and 1930s in new arrangements.[5] The partnership ended in 1975.
She subsequently launched a solo career with the theatre programme O was ik maar nooit getrouwd, featuring satirical songs about women's emancipation from 1880 to 1940.[6] She also appeared in the television series Klaverweide, the children's programme Klap es in je handjes, and the film Dokter Vlimmen.[7]
During the late 1970s and 1980s she toured the Netherlands with productions including Leven is sloven en liefde is lastig, Wein ich, lach' ich?, and Ga maar rustig slapen, the latter focusing on songs about the Second World War.[8]
In the 1990s and 2000s she continued performing in productions including Daniël en zijn moeder and Gaan we weer rustig slapen, often together with Daniël Cohen. She also organised and published selections from her photographic archive, including the book Kinderen in de Jordaan.
Later years
Van der Klei continued to perform occasionally into her eighties, including concerts with her son in 2022. She was preparing a new theatre production, Geen woord gelogen, for the 2025–26 theatre season when she died on 16 February 2025 at the age of 84.[9]
References
- ↑ "Municipal Archives of Amsterdam: Archive card of Justus Herman van der Klei".
- ↑ Robert Vuijsje (15 February 2025). "Grande dame van het Nederlandse theater Gerrie van der Klei". Het Parool.
- ↑ "Exam results". Algemeen Handelsblad. 24 June 1959.
- ↑ Dorine van der Klei (5 November 1963). "Beth Ami, Huis van mijn volk". Algemeen Handelsblad.
- ↑ Leo Jacobs (10 September 1971). "The Sissy Show". Het Vrije Volk.
- ↑ "Dorine". Het Parool. 12 December 1975.
- ↑ Ben Dull (13 October 1977). "De Sissies zijn niet door, zij leven nog". Het Parool.
- ↑ "Vedette zijn hoeft voor mij helemaal niet meer". Limburgsch Dagblad. 8 May 1984.
- ↑ "In Memoriam Dorine van der Klei". Kaptein Producties.