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Danish National School Of Theatre And Contemporary Dance
The Danish National School of Performing Arts (Danish: Den Danske Scenekunstskole) is an artistic educational institution governed by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The school offers higher education and continuing education within performing arts. Based in Denmark, the school has campuses in Aarhus, Fredericia, Copenhagen and Odense. History The Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA) was established in 2015 when all the Danish performing arts educations were unified in one school. Former performance institutions included Aarhus Theatre School, Odense Teater school, Aarhus Theater Playwright School, The Danish Musical Academy in Fredericia, Odsherred Theater School and the National Performing Arts School. The School offers educational programmes at BA, MFA, and diploma level. Programmes Programmes at Bachelor Level * Acting * Dance and Choreography * Musical Theatre * Theatre and Performance Making (Lighting, Playwriting, Scenography, Sound, Stage Directing) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national recognition when she won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in her debut film: the teenage romance ''Springflod''. Dyrholm has won the Bodil Award for Best Actress five times and a Bodil award for Best Supporting Actress twice as well as six Robert Awards in her acting career. Career When Dyrholm was eight years old, she began performing with the Odense orchestra. At the age of 10, she performed in ''Et juleeventyr'' (''A Christmas Carol'') at the Odense Teater and in summer stock in Den Fynske Landsby. In 1987, at 14 years old, Dyrholm made her breakthrough as the lead singer in Trine & The Moonlighters when the group placed third in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix with the song ''Danse i måneskin'' (''Dancing in Moonlight'').Piils, Morten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May El-Toukhy
May el-Thouky (born 17 August 1977 in Charlottenlund, Denmark) is a Danish-Egyptian film director. She graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2002, and later as a film director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. She is known for directing the 2019 film ''Queen of Hearts''. She also directed the 2015 film ''Long Story Short''. Filmography * ''Long Story Short'' (2015) * ''Queen of Hearts'' (2019) * ''The Crown The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states). Legally ill-defined, the term has differ ...'' (2 Episodes of Season 5) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toukhy, May Danish film directors 1977 births Living people Danish people of Egyptian descent People from Copenhagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Thomsen
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016). Biography Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in '' Nightwatch'', directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in a number of roles including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's '' The Biggest Heroes'' (1996), Susanne Bier's '' Sekten'' (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's ''Flickering Lights'' (2000). The major breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film ''Festen'' followed by an important role in the James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Suurballe
Morten Sasse Suurballe (born 8 March 1955) is a Danish actor, best known for playing Detective Chief Inspector Lennart Brix in the three television series '' The Killing'' (Danish: ''Forbrydelsen'', “The Crime”) in which he played alongside Sofie Gråbøl. Career and personal life Suurballe was born in Copenhagen and educated at the Danish National School of Theatre in 1978. After that, he was employed at several theatres including the Royal Danish Theatre. He was married to actress Julie Wieth, and divorced in 2003. He is the father of Amalie Suurballe Wieth (born 1987), Johan Suurballe Wieth (born 1991) and Eigil Suurballe Rossing (born 2008). In January 2013 Suurballe was awarded Knight of 1st Class of Order of the Dannebrog. Filmography Cinema * ''Kniven i hjertet'' (1981) * ''Flamberede hjerter'' (1986) * ''Et skud fra hjertet'' (1986) * ''Opbrud'' (1988) * '' Drengene fra Sankt Petri'' (1991) * ''En dag i oktober'' (1991) * '' Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (born 16 January 1982) is a Danish actress. She has been nominated for three Robert Awards and one Bodil Award. Born in Hillerød and raised in Birkerød, Sørensen aspired to an acting career after watching the West End production of the musical ''Chicago'' while at school. She graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts. Her acting debut was in a minor role in the television series '' The Eagle'' in 2005. She followed this by playing Roxie Hart in a Copenhagen production of ''Chicago'', and later on the West End. Sørensen's breakthrough role was as journalist Katrine Fønsmark in the television political drama '' Borgen'' (2010–2013, 2022). Early life Sørensen was born in Hillerød on 16 January 1982. She grew up in Birkerød. Both her parents are doctors and she has two elder sisters. Her early education was at the Bistrup School in Birkerød and Øregård Gymnasium in Hellerup. At the latter, she was the student council cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Sieling
Charlotte Sieling (born 13 July 1960) is a Danish actress and film director. She began her career as an actress in the mid-1980s. In the 2000s, she turned to film directing, working on a number of successful DR TV series such as the Emmy-winning '' Unit One'', '' The Killing'', '' The Bridge'' and the BAFTA-winning '' Borgen''. She had her feature film debut with ''Above the Street, Below the Water'' in 2009. Her success as a director of TV series has more recently brought her to the US where her work includes directing two episodes of ''Homeland''. Early life and education Sieling was born in Copenhagen. She completed her education as actress at National Theatre School of Denmark in 1985. In 1985, she graduated from the National Film School of Denmark where she attended the screenplay line. Career Between 1988 and 1991, Sieling was affiliated with the Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Schumann
Patricia Schumann (born 4 June 1975) is a Danish actress. She graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 2005. Filmography TV series }) , - , 2018 , , '' The Bridge 4'' References External links * * * 1975 births Living people Danish actresses Best Supporting Actress Bodil Award winners {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naja Salto
Naja Salto (1945–2016) was a Danish painter and textile artist who is remembered for her rich, brightly coloured tapestries, many depicting scenes of the sea and the sky. Early life, education and family Born in Copenhagen on 22 November 1945, Naja Salto was the daughter of the painter and ceramist Axel Johannes Salto (1889–1961) and Gerda Åkesson (1909–92), also a painter and ceramist. She studied textile art at the Arts and Crafts School under Franka Rasmussen (1962–66). She later attended the Danish Theatre School where she studied scenography (1972–76). With Sven Poulsson, whom she married in June 1967, she had a son, Kasper Salto, who became a furniture designer. The marriage was dissolved in 1969. In December 1989, she married the designer and silversmith Allan Scharff but was divorced in 1995. In June 1995, she married the auctioneer Jens Christian Thygesen. Career Salto began to weave while young, adopting both traditional and experimental techniques afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthe Neumann
Birthe Neumann (born 30 April 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Theatre she has appeared in a number of productions, among them ''Marx and Coca Cola'', Molière's ''The Learned Ladies'', Henrik Hertz's ''Sparekassen'' (''The Savings Bank''), Jess Ørnsbo's ''Majonæse'' (''Mayonnaise''), Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman'', and David Hare's ''A Breath of Life''. Her film appearances include ''Hovedjægerne'' (her first film role, in 1971; released internationally as ''The Headhunters''), ''Lad isbjørnene danse'' (1990, ''Dance of the Polar Bears''), '' Kærlighedens Smerte'' (1992, '' Pain of Love''), '' The Celebration'' (1998, ''Festen'', the first Dogme 95 film), ''Elsker dig for evigt og'' (2002, ''Open Hearts'', also a Dogme film) and ''Lykkevej'' ('' Move Me'', 2003). She has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series '' The Killing'', Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of '' Sherlock'', the Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American '' House of Cards'' on Netflix, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in ''Star Wars Rebels''. In 2011, he won the Reumert Prize of Honour. Early life Mikkelsen was born in Gladsaxe near Copenhagen. He and his younger brother, actor Mads Mikkelsen, were raised in the Nørrebro district.Transcript of Part 1 of Documentary in German, transcript in English. After secondary school, he enlisted for military service in the Royal Danish Army. He then studied biology at the University of Copenhagen but gave up the course to earn his living as a street performer in European cities with his mime and juggling acts. Acting career At the age of 27, he enrolled at the National Theatre School of Denmark from which he gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Louise Hassing
Anne Louise Hassing (born 17 September 1967) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Pain of Love'' (1992) and ''The Idiots'' (1998). Career Anne Louise Hassing was born in Horsens, Denmark, on 17 September 1967. Hassing's acting career is known in Denmark for its remarkable start. In 1992, Hassing made her film debut in the lead role of Nils Malmros' ''Pain of Love'' (Danish: ''Kærlighedens Smerte''). Malmros auditioned 362 actresses before choosing Hassing to play the role of an extremely emotional character named Kirsten, a manic-depressive student having an affair with her teacher. The role earned Hassing both the Robert and the Bodil awards for Best Actress. Afterward, Hassing worked for a short time as a bartender in Aarhus, Denmark. She was accepted into the Danish National School of Theater, which she attended from 1993 to 1997. Despite suffering from extreme stage fright, Hassing continued to pursue theater work. Her next notable role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
