Tolin Alexander

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Tolin Alexander is a Surinamese writer, theater maker, and performer specializing in cross-cultural theatre and community projects. His work is influenced by Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. In collaboration with Van Brummelen and De Haan, he directed the participatory documentaries Stones Have Laws (2018) and Monikondee (2025). His recent plays include Lofzang der Vrijheid (2018), performed on a boat in the harbor of Paramaribo in collaboration with the theatre group Ship of Fools. In 2025, he will curate the exhibition Het bos van Suriname at the museum and biodiversity research centre Naturalis in Leiden.