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Soldier Of Orange (musical)
''Soldier of Orange'' (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Soldaat van Oranje'') is a Dutch musical production, based on the true story of resistance hero Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. In the 1970s, he wrote his experiences during World War II down in a book and director Paul Verhoeven made it into a Soldier of Orange, 1977 film, starring actor Rutger Hauer. The musical premiered on 30 October 2010, in a theatre that was purpose-built for the production: the TheaterHangaar on the former Valkenburg air base in Katwijk (in an old hangar). Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix attended the premiere together with Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema's widow, Karin. ''Soldier of Orange'' is produced by NEW Productions, which is a subsidiary of investment company Amerborgh Nederland. In the autumn of 2020, an English version of ''Soldier of Orange'' was set to premier in a newly build ''Royal Docks Theatre'' near London City Airport but the plans were postponed in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SceneAround
SceneAround is a theatrical performance system. It involves a rotating auditorium with the sets built around the auditorium. The auditorium is a so-called revolve on which the audience rotates from scene to scene. Origin The system was developed and used for the Dutch musical production Soldier of Orange, produced by Robin de Levita and Fred Boot. De Levita invented SceneAround as a solution to play a large scale production inside a former airplane hangar at former military airport Valkenburg between Wassenaar, Katwijk and Leiden. The auditorium is surrounded by projection panels that can open up in various width up to 180 degrees and frame each set. Auditorium The auditorium was designed by Dutchman Robert Nieuwenhuis. Within three months, a gigantic steel turntable with 1100 seats was created. The turning movement, speed and direction can be adjusted by computer. The auditorium is able to spin on its axis in both ways seven times. Facts * Diameter turntable: 33 m * Speed: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Van Eyle
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Marisa may refer to: * Marisa (town), an Indonesian town * Marisa, Hellenised name of Maresha, town in Idumea (today in Israel) * Marisa (given name), a feminine personal name * ''Marisa'' (gastropod), a genus of apple snails * MV ''Marisa'' (1937), a Dutch ship torpedoed in 1941; see List of shipwrecks in May 1941 * ''Marisa'', a Sudanese form of millet beer Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, malwa, pombe "Tchouk" or opaque beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet that is common throughout Africa. Its production process varies across regions and in the southern parts of Africa is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Laseur
Petra Laseur (born 26 November 1939) is a Dutch theatre and film actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1960. Selected filmography References External links * 1939 births Living people Dutch film actresses Dutch stage actresses {{Netherlands-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truus Te Selle
Truus is a feminine Dutch given name, often a shortened hypocorism of Geertruida. Notable people with the name include: *Truus van Aalten (1910–1999), Dutch actress * Truus Bauer (1945–1989), Dutch rower * Truus Baumeister (1907–2000) Dutch swimmer * Truus Hennipman, (born 1943), Dutch sprinter * Truus Kerkmeester (1921–1990), Dutch swimmer * Truus Klapwijk (1904–1991), Dutch diver and swimmer * Truus Looijs (born 1946), Dutch swimmer * Truus Menger-Oversteegen (1923–2016), member of the Dutch resistance during World War II, sculptor and painter * Truus van der Plaat, Dutch track and road cyclist *Truus Schröder-Schräder (1889–1985), Dutch socialite and trained pharmacist *Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (21 April 1896, in Alkmaar – 30 August 1978, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch resistance fighter who brought Jewish children and adults into safety before and during the Second World War. Together with other people involve ... (1896–1978) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Poorta
Sylvia may refer to: People * Sylvia (given name) * Sylvia (singer), American country music and country pop singer and songwriter * Sylvia Robinson, American singer, record producer, and record label executive * Sylvia Vrethammar, Swedish singer credited as "Sylvia" in Australia and the UK * Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial arts fighter * Colin Sylvia, Australian football player Places * Mount Sylvia, a former name of Xueshan on Taiwan Island *Mount Sylvia, Queensland, Australia * Sylvia, Kansas, a town in Kansas, United States * Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem, New York City, New York, United States Art, entertainment, and media Comics * ''Sylvia'' (comic strip), a long-running comic strip by cartoonist Nicole Hollander Films * ''Sylvia'' (1961 film), an Australian television play * ''Sylvia'' (1965 film), an American drama film * ''Sylvia'' (1985 film), a New Zealand film about New Zealand educator Sylvia Ashton-Warner, * ''Sylvia'' (2003 film), a British biographical drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Wil Blankers
Wilhelmina Cornelia Maria (Anne Wil) Blankers (born 21 October 1940) is a Dutch actress. She was awarded the Theo d'Or in 1976 and 1985. Selected filmography References External links * 1940 births Living people Dutch film actresses Dutch stage actresses {{Netherlands-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anke Van 't Hof
Anke is a female given name. It may refer to the following: *Anke Baier-Loef (born 1972), German speed skater * Anke Behmer, née Vater (born 1961), former East German athlete *Anke Borchmann (born 1954), German rower *Anke Brockmann (born 1988), German field hockey player * Anke Dannowski, German mountain bike orienteering competitor * Anke Ehrhardt, researcher into sexual and gender development of children, adolescents, and adults * Anke Engelke (born 1965), German comedian, actress and voice-over actress born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada *Anke Feller (born 1971), retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres * Anke Fuchs (born 1937), German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany *Anke-Eve Goldmann (born 1930), German former motorcycle journalist *Anke Huber (born 1974), German retired professional tennis player * Anke Kühne née Kühn (born 1981), female field hockey player from Germany *Anke Eißmann (born 1977), German illustrator and grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Ten Bruggencate
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Der Nederlanden
Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933 and World War II. The only child of King William III of the Netherlands and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Wilhelmina ascended to the throne at the age of 10 after her father's death in 1890, under her mother's regency. After taking charge of government, Wilhelmina became generally popular for maintaining Dutch neutrality during the First World War and solving many of her country's industrial problems. By that time, her business ventures had made her the world's first female billionaire in dollars. She went on to ensure that her family was one of seven European royal houses remaining in existence. Following the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, Wilhelmina fled to Britain and took charge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragan Bakema
Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana. People named Dragan include: Politicians and office holders *Dragan Čavić, Bosnian Serb politician *Dragan Čović, Croat politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Dragan Đilas, Serbian politician and businessman *Dragan Đokanović, Bosnian Serb politician * Dragan Đorđević, Serbian politician * Dragan Jočić, Serbian politician * Dragan Kojadinović, Serbian journalist, politician and Minister of Culture *Dragan Marković, Serbian politician *Dragan Maršićanin, Serbian politician *Dragan Mikerević, Bosnian Serb politician *Dragan Primorac, Croatian scientist and politician *Dragan Šutanovac, Serbian Minister of Defense * Dragan Todorović (politician), Serbian politician *Dragan Tomić, Serbian politician, acting President of Serbia in 1997 *Dragan Tsankov, Bulgarian politician, twice Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Looman
Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (other), several Christian saints * Julian (given name), people with the given name Julian * Julian (surname), people with the surname Julian * Julian (singer), Russian pop singer Places * Julian, California Julian is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,502, down from 1,621 at the time of the 2000 census. Julian is an official California Historical Landmark (No. 412). The Jul ..., a census-designated place in San Diego County * Julian, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Stanton County * Julian, Nebraska, a village in Nemaha County * Julian, North Carolina, a census-designated place in Guilford County * Julian, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Centre County * Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
