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| [xyz-ips snippet=”polylang”]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” custom_padding=”|||75px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||75px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|25px||25px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font||on||||||” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”45px” animation_style=”fold” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Language has always been fundamental to the life of Harry Rijnen (Breda, The Netherlands, 1956). Currently, Harry gives dramatized talks and presentations to teenagers and adults on a range of subjects such as the novel \u2018Moby Dick\u2019, the personality of Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Saint Nicholas Festivity. Interaction with his public is always an essential part of his performances.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n During his long professional career, Harry was a press correspondent, text writer and consultant, working in Madrid, London, New York and The Hague. He is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, English and German. Harry is an avid reader of the press and books, ranging from classical novels to works of non-fiction regarding the human essence as well as essays on history, politics and economics.<\/p>\n Harry currently lives in the Sierra Norte in Madrid. In addition to reading, writing and acting, he enjoys doing Pilates, walking in the mountains, bird watching, listening to the silence of nature, gardening, dancing, travelling, solving cryptic crosswords and drinking a good glass of wine. Since 2018, he has participated regularly in the Community Theater and Improvisation Theater programs offered by the cultural association P.L.A.Y. in the Sierra Norte.<\/p>\n In his younger years, Harry graduated with honors in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam and ran the Madrid marathon in less than three hours. He is a member of SEO Birdlife, Greenpeace and Amnesty International, in addition to several cultural associations in the Sierra Norte. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fot-Web-Harry.jpeg” title_text=”Fot Web Harry” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_position=”top” sticky_limit_bottom=”row” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”charlas” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”150px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1500ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”|70px||70px|false|false” 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max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”|70px||70px|false|false” custom_padding=”|150px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_2_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_2_font_size=”70px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What do they say about Harry?<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_slider arrows_custom_color=”#333333″ admin_label=”Deslizador” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” body_font_size=”20px” body_line_height=”25px” background_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”100%” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” auto=”on” auto_speed=”10000″ custom_css_free_form=”.et_pb_bg_layout_dark .et_pb_slide_description {|| text-shadow: none;||}” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 350px !important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide heading=”Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Calvo Gonz\u00e1lez, teacher of Dutch as a foreign language in the \u2018Facultad de Filolog\u00eda\u2019 of the \u2018Universidad Complutense de Madrid\u2019” image=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maria-Jose-Calvo-Gonzalez.png” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#333333″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_slide_title=”margin-bottom: 50px” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n “For more than five years, Harry has given conferences to my students about topics related to the past and present of The Netherlands and Belgium, from the history of Antwerp to the image of the Dutch in foreign caricatures. We love his talks, because Harry knows how to transmit his profound knowledge and invites us to reflect and debate. Moreover, Harry\u2019s stories are always entertaining!”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”M\u00e1ximo Al\u00e1ez Fern\u00e1ndez, member of the %22Asociaci\u00f3n Cultural Chozas de la Sierra%22 (ACCS) in Soto del Real (Madrid)” image=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/maximo-alez.png” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#333333″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_slide_title=”margin-bottom: 50px” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n “Would you like to take a deep dive into the world of \u2018Moby Dick\u2019, like a sperm whale into the ocean? Do it with Harry as your guide! In his dramatized talk on this masterpiece and its writer, Herman Melville, the great themes of the book acquire their full tragic force: destiny, power, the obsession with vengeance and the struggle between reason and madness. That was our wonderful experience during Harry\u2019s presentation in Soto del Real.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Pedro Almagro. Actor. Teacher at the \u2018Escuela Superior de Arte Dram\u00e1tico\u2019 of Castilla y Le\u00f3n.” image=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pedro-Almagro-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#333333″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_slide_title=”margin-bottom: 50px” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n “A Renaissance man who surprises us right in the 21st<\/sup> century. That is the best way to define Harry. His vast historic knowledge and his analytical insights are impressive. That said, his best qualities are his charisma and the friendliness he displays. I have experienced this during many meals and after-dinner conversations we have shared. I hope to share many more!”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Par\u00eds Uki. Head of the School of Social Theater Theater for Inclusion. Community Psychologist.” image=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paris-Uki.png” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#333333″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_slide_title=”margin-bottom: 50px” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n “Harry has participated in my classes of community theatre and improvisation theatre since 2018. He has been a good companion with a positive attitude. In these years of training, he has developed very good skills as an actor and improviser. His \u2018lack of embarrassment\u2019 allows him to explore different forms of acting. When Harry is on stage, he is really present. What I like most about him is his drive to create new projects and to use his training as an actor to develop new social activities.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Sandra Movilla Gomato. Teacher of Spanish Language and Literature in the CEIPSO \u201cPe\u00f1alta\u201d (State School of Secondary Education) in Buitrago del Lozoya (Madrid)” image=”https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandra-Movilla-Gomato-1.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#333333″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_slide_title=”margin-bottom: 50px” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n “Harry and I both go to the same Theater of Improvisation classes. In this context, I got to know Harry as a creative person, who knows how to play different roles. This quality allows him to transmit agility and humor in his talks. That\u2019s why I was eager to ask him to come to my school to give his talk on Saint Nicholas. My pupils had a great time, because Harry was very friendly, told them stories and anecdotes they didn\u2019t know, let them participate and took their thoughts very seriously. That\u2019s the right attitude!”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” module_id=”contacto” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ddda2a” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”35px” link_text_color=”#333333″ global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#333333″]<\/p>\n |