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Carine Bijlsma
Carine Bijlsma (born February 16, 1983) is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer. Education After graduating high school she studied photography in New York, Florence, and Amsterdam. She graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in 2008. Awards Her films have won several awards, including an honorable mention in the Short Documentary Award category at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival and the Wildcard. Personal life Bijlsma is the daughter of cellist Anner Bylsma and violinist Vera Beths, and the maternal half-sister of actress Katja Herbers. Selected filmography * ‘’ Devil’s Pie - D’Angelo (2019) D’Angelo Questlove Dave Chappelle Alan Leeds’’ * ''The Secret of Boccherini'' (2008) on Dutch cellist Anner Bylsma and composer Luigi Boccherini * ''Middle School Melodies'' (2009) * ''Soloist'' (2010) on violinist Rosanne Philippens * ''Extase'' (2011) on conductor Reinbert de Leeuw's 2010 performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Andriessen
Louis Joseph Andriessen (; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hague school of composition. Although his music was initially dominated by neoclassicism and serialism, his style gradually shifted to a synthesis of American minimalism, big band jazz and the expressionism of Igor Stravinsky. Born in Utrecht into a musical family, Andriessen studied with his father, the composer Hendrik Andriessen as well as composers Kees van Baaren and Luciano Berio. Andriessen taught at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1974 to 2012, influencing notable composers. His opera ''La Commedia'', based on Dante's ''Divine Comedy'', won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and was selected in 2019 by critics at ''The Guardian'' as one of the most outstanding compositions of the 21st century. Life and career Andriessen was born in Utrecht on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kleinman
Daniel Kleinman (born 23 December 1955) is a British television commercial and music video director who has designed every title sequence for the ''James Bond'' series of films since ''GoldenEye'' (1995), with the exception of ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008) (which was designed by the filmmaking and design collective MK12). He returned to design the titles for ''Skyfall'' (2012), ''Spectre'' (2015), and ''No Time to Die'' (2021). Early life He attended Orange Hill Grammar School in north-west London, which became Mill Hill County High School. Career Kleinman formed Bazooka Joe, a rock band, with John Ellis and friends from Orange Hill Grammar School, Burnt Oak, London. The band played extensively throughout the 1970s. In 1975 it was supported by the Sex Pistols, playing for the first time at St Martin's School of Art, London. Bazooka Joe had a varied changing line up of musicians, notably Adam Ant and Arabella Weir, Mark Tanner (Sculptor), Chris Duffy (photographer). Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayke Nas
Mayke Rocha de Oliveira (born 10 November 1992), simply known as Mayke, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Palmeiras. Career Statistics Honours Club ;Cruzeiro *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014 *Campeonato Mineiro: 2014 ;Palmeiras *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2018, 2022, 2023 *Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 *Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021 *Copa do Brasil: 2020 *Recopa Sudamericana: 2022 *Supercopa do Brasil: 2023 *FIFA Club World Cup Runner Up: 2021 Individual * Bola de Prata: 2013, 2018, 2023 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... References External linksCruzeiro profileMayke featured in Brazil: the talent factory 2013 1992 births Living people Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Please
Michael (Mikey) Please (born 1984) is an English writer, director, animator and illustrator. Biography An alumnus of the Royal College of Art (MA Animation) and the University of the Arts London (BA Technical Arts and Special Effects), Please is a bestselling author and OSCAR nominated animation director. He has made several music videos and short films including his BAFTA winning ( 2011: Best Short Animation) RCA graduation film, '' The Eagleman Stag''. In 2014 Please co-founded East London-based Parabella Animation Studio alongside fellow RCA graduate Dan Ojari. He also worked as episode director for Cartoon Network's ''Elliott from Earth'' and co-writer and director of Aardman Animations stop motion special '' Robin Robin'' for Netflix. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Books ''The Cafe at The Edge of the Woods (2024) - Harper Collins'' Mikey's debut author/illustrated picture book. Rene, an aspiring chef, opens up her dream establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Hess
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes and of track, including eBART, a spur line running to Antioch, and Oakland Airport Connector, a automated guideway transit line serving Oakland International Airport. With an average of weekday passenger trips as of and annual passenger trips in , BART is the seventh-busiest rapid transit system in the United States. BART is operated by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District which formed in 1957. The initial system opened in stages from 1972 to 1974. The system has been extended several times, most recently in 2020, when Milpitas and Berryessa/North San José stations opened as part of the under construction Silicon Valley BART extension in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Services BART serves large portions of its three member counties – San Francisco, Alameda, and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hutten
Richard G. J. Hutten (born 30 March 1967, in Zwollerkerspel) is a Dutch industrial designer, art director, and artist who is active in furniture design, product design, interior design, and exhibition design. Biography Hutten graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and started his own design studio in Rotterdam after the same year. Hutten has been involved with Droog Design (Dry design) since its inception in 1993 and has been a prominent exponent ever since. Hutten is known for what he refers to as "No sign of design" furniture: functional furniture in a conceptual and humorous style. Hutten's "Table upon table" concept an example of this style. He designed the seating for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam using circular economy principles, so that all materials are either recycled, recyclable or biodegradable. Work Exhibitions The work of Hutten has also been exhibited in the Netherlands from Rotterdam (Kunsthal and Museum Boij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan Roosegaarde
Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979) is a Dutch artist, pioneer and founder of ''Studio Roosegaarde'', which develops projects that merge technology and art in urban environments. Some of the studio's works have been described as "immersive" and "interactive" because they change the visitors' surroundings in reaction to the behavior of those visitors. Other works are intended to increase environmental awareness and to add an aesthetic dimension that complements the technical solutions to environmental problems. Early life and education Roosegaarde was born in 1979 in Nieuwkoop in The Netherlands. He studied at the Institute for the Arts in Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ... (1997–1999), the AKI Academy for Art & Design in Enschede (2001–2003), and the Berlage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Taminiau
Jan Taminiau (born 14 September 1975) is a Dutch clothes designer who launched his own fashion label bearing his name (written as one word) in 2003. He designed a dress worn by Princess Maxima during the opening of the Mode Biennale exhibition in Arnhem in June 2009. Based in Amsterdam, Taminiau had an atelier located in the heart of the Red-light district, Red-Light prostitution district in Amsterdam. He designed the blue dress worn by Maxima at the investiture of Willem-Alexander. Early life Jan was born in Goirle, the Netherlands. In 2001, Taminiau graduated cum laude from the Academy of Art in Arnhem Artez. Prizes and awards 2014 the Dutch oeuvre price the “Grand Seigneur”. 2014 "Marie Claire Prix de la Mode Best Dutch designer" 2013 the ‘Cultuur Mode Stipendium’ award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. 2007 Marie Claire Prix de la Mode 2001 the Roos Gesink Award of best graduated student for his final year project at the Academy of Art and Design in Arnhem Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Platel
Alain Platel (born 9 April 1956) is a Belgian choreographer and director. In 1984, he founded les ballets C de la B, which has been called 'one of the world's most influential dance theatre companies'. Platel came to prominence alongside choreographers like Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Wim Vandekeybus in what became known as the Flemish Wave. Career Early years (1956–1984) Alain Platel was born in Ghent in 1956. In 1969, he was accepted to study at the Hoste-Sabbattini Mime Centre in Ghent. He trained as a remedial educationalist, working with physically and mentally disabled children, but continued to study mime (with Wim Vandekerckhove) and later to take courses at the Paul Grinwis Academy of Ballet. In 1980, he attended a contemporary dance workshop led by the Canadian choreographer Barbara Pearce in Paris, and went on to dance in her production ''Patchwork''. As a director, Platel is self-taught. Les ballets C de la B (1984–2003) Platel founded les ballets C de la B in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie De Brauw
Elsie de Brauw (born 1960) is a Dutch actress. Early life and education Elsie de Brauw was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 1960. She first studied theology, and received a BA in psychology from the University of Groningen. She then studied at the Toneelacademie Maastricht (Academy of Dramatic Arts) in Maastricht from 1984 to 1988. Career De Brauw performed with a number of theatre companies, including Fact, Bonheur, Het Zuidelijk Toneel and was a member of the Hollandia theatre group, before joining NTGent in Ghent, Belgium. She was one of a permanent ensemble of actors retained by the company before its structure changed in 2018 under the new artistic director Milo Rau, making her debut there in ''De asielzoeker'', directed by Johan Simons. In 2002, she appeared in the musical ''Bacchanten en De Metsiers'', and in 2003 in ''Vrijdag''. In Germany, she performed with the Münchner Kammerspiele in productions of the Salzburger Festspiele and the Ruhrtriennale. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
