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National Ballet Academy Of Amsterdam
The Academy of Theatre and Dance is a faculty of the Amsterdam University of the Arts which was known as ''de Theaterschool'' until September 2016. It runs four year Bachelor's degree courses in theatre and dance, and two year Master's degree courses offered by DAS Graduate School. The staff of instructors and guest instructors amounts to about sixty persons, nearly all also in active in the theatrical and dance field. History The Amsterdamse Toneelschool was set up in 1874 and was at first established in the Marnixstraat 150. There Anna Sablariolles was registered as first pupil, and Maria Gartman as one of its first instructors. In 2001 it merged with the Kleinkunstacademie, founded in 1960 by Boris Blom Alumni * :nl:Joop Admiraal * Karin Bloemen *Gijs Blom * Acda en de Munnik * Javier Guzman * Rutger Hauer *Katja Herbers *Jeroen Krabbé *Petra Laseur Petra Laseur (born 26 November 1939) is a Dutch theatre and film actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academie Voor Theater En Dans
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and Skills, skill, north of Ancient Athens, Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the Gymnasium (ancient Greece), gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive Grove (nature), grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diederik Ebbinge
Diederik Diederick is a Dutch male given name. People with the name include: *Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist * Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper *Diederik Boer (born 1980), Dutch footballer *Diederik van Dijk (born 1971), Dutch politician *Diederik van Domburg (1685–1736), Dutch governor of Ceylon *Diederik Durven (1676–1740), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies * Diederik Foubert (born 1961), Belgian cyclist * Diederik Jansz. Graeff (1532–1589), Dutch merchant, ship-owner and politician * Diederik Grit (1949–2012), Dutch translator and translation scholar * Diederik Hol (born 1972), Dutch design engineer *Diederik Korteweg (1848–1941), Dutch mathematician *Diederik Jekel (born 1984), Dutch science journalist and television presenter *Diederik Johannes Opperman (1914–1985), Afrikaans poet *Diederik van Rooijen (born 1975), Dutch film director *Diederik Samsom (born 1971), Dutch politician *Diederik van Silfh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutger De Bekker
Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger. People *Ruotger (died 931), archbishop of Trier * (c.975–1050), First Duke of Cleves * (died 1075), Second Duke of Cleves * Rutger von Ascheberg (1621–1693), Swedish cavalry officer and civil servant, one of the principal commanders of Scanian War *Rutger Backe (born 1951), Swedish footballer *Rutger Beke (born 1977), Belgian triathlete * Rutger Bregman (born 1988), Dutch historian *Rutger Castricum (born 1979), Dutch journalist and presenter * (1682–1753), Swedish military leader *Rutger Gunnarsson (1946–2015), Swedish musician * Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor *Rutger Kopland (1934–2012), Dutch poet and psychiatrist *Rutger Koppelaar (born 1993) Dutch pole vaulter. * Rutger van Langevelt (1635–1695), Dutch mathematician, painter and architect *Rutger Macklean (1742–1816), Swedish land reformer *Rutger Macklier (1688–1748), Swedish army officer * Rutger McGroarty ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen West (designer)
Stephen West is an American knitter, fashion designer, educator, and author known for his knitting patterns and strong use of color. After beginning to publish his own patterns in 2009 on sites like Knitty and Ravelry, West has also published a number of knitting books under his design brand Westknits. He owns a yarn store in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and in 2019 he launched a yarn brand called West Wool with his business partner Malia Mae Joseph. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, West moved to Chicago as a teenager. A trained dancer, he studied dance at the University of Illinois Department of Dance. While in school he learned to knit and enjoyed it greatly. He later recalled, "I could always be found knitting between rehearsals, back stage and in between classes." West then moved to Amsterdam to pursue a degree in choreography from the School for New Dance Development at the Academy of Theatre and Dance The Academy of Theatre and Dance is a faculty of the Amsterdam University of the Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aart Staartjes
Aart Staartjes (1 March 1938 – 12 January 2020) was a Dutch actor, director, television presenter and documentary maker from Amsterdam. He was well known for his role on ''Sesamstraat'', the Dutch co-production of ''Sesame Street''. On this show, his character's name was ''Meneer Aart'' (Mr. Aart) and in this persona he authored a book called (Mr. Aart: Life and work of the man who does not want to be named a friend to children). Staartjes used to present the annual arrival of ''Sinterklaas'' in the Netherlands. Early life Aart Staartjes was born in Nieuwendam, a neighbourhood of Amsterdam-Noord. He had an older brother, and a younger sister. They lived in a house on the Nieuwendammer''dijk''. His father, his grandfather, and an uncle of his worked in a carpentry shop located behind the house. Staartjes started his primary education at the age of eight. After that, he went to the mulo in Amsterdam, followed by the ''Kweekschool'', a teachers' college. He dropped out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramses Shaffy
Ramses Shaffy (29 August 1933 – 1 December 2009) was a Dutch-French singer and actor who became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder", "We zullen doorgaan", "Pastorale", "Sammy" and "Laat me". He frequently collaborated with Dutch singer Liesbeth List. Biography Shaffy was born on 29 August 1933 in Paris, in the suburb Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father was an Egyptian diplomat Ramsès Shaffy Bey, and his mother was a Polish-Russian countess Alexandra de Wysocka. He grew up with his mother in Cannes. When she was infected with tuberculosis, Shaffy was sent to an aunt in Utrecht. Eventually, he ended up in a foster family in Leiden. He did not finish high school, but he was accepted at the Amsterdam school of theatre arts in 1952. In 1955, he made his debut with the ''Nederlandse Comedie''. He went to Rome in 1960 aspiring to be a film actor, but was unsuccessful in the endeavour. In the 1960s, Shaffy had a relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Van Ulsen
Henk van Ulsen (8 May 1927, Kampen Campen or Kampen may refer to: Places Finland * Kampen, the Swedish name of Kamppi, a district in Helsinki Germany * Campen, Germany, a village by the Ems estuary, northwestern Germany, home of the Campen Lighthouse * Campen Castle, a part ... – 28 August 2009, Bussum) was a Dutch actor. He won the Louis d'Or for best male stage actor in 1970. References External links * 1927 births 2009 deaths Dutch male stage actors Dutch male television actors People from Kampen, Overijssel 20th-century Dutch male actors {{Netherlands-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Sandifort
Martine is a feminine given name and a surname. Given name * Martine Aubry (born 1950), French politician * Martine Audet (born 1961), Canadian poet * Martine Aurillac (born 1939), French politician * Martine Baay-Timmerman (born 1958), Dutch politician * Martine Bartlett (1925–2006), American actress * Martine Batchelor (born 1953), author and former Buddhist nun * Martine Beaugrand, Canadian politician * Martine Bellen, American poet, editor and librettist * Martine Bercher (1944–2005), American football player * Martine Bertereau (c. 1600–after 1642), pioneering French woman mining engineer and mineralogist, also known as Baroness de Beausoleil * Martine Berthet (born 1961), French politician * Martine Beswick (born 1941), English actress and model * Martine Beugnet, French film theorist * Martine Billard (born 1952), French politician * Martine Brunschwig Graf (born 1950), Swiss politician * Martine Buron (born 1944), French architect and politician * Martine Carol (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasper Van Kooten
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Carice Van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). Her first leading role in the television film '' Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for ''Miss Minoes'' (2001). She gained widespread recognition for her performance in '' Black Book'' (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date, for which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress, in addition to nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the European Film Academy, and the Online Film Critics Society. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Valkyrie'' (2008), and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for '' The Happy Housewife'' (2010) and '' Black Butterflies'' (2011). Her other notable English-language performances include ''Repo Men'' (2010), ''Black Death'' (2010), and '' Brimstone'' (2016). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
