The Isala Theater is a modern theater opened in 1999 in

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near

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, the Netherlands. The theater offers a comprehensive program including music, comedy, drama, musicals, dance and youth programs. It also screens films. The theatre is the main venue where the DPFC dance school puts on semi-professional theater productions, which usually attract full houses. For two days in June 2010 the theatre staged a show by the students of the Havo voor Muziek en Dans (Academy for Music and Dance) called ''Talent On The Move 2010'', featuring choreography by Sara Erens,

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, Adriaan Luteijn,

Hans van Manen Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (; born 11 July 1932) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer. He studied under Sonia Gaskell and Françoise Adret. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 ...

and Stuart Thom as well as original solos of the fifth graders.

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