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Going To The Dogs
''Going to the Dogs'' is a 1986 play by Dutch writer, artist, and television director Wim T. Schippers. It premiered on 19 September to a sell-out audience in the Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam), Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, with six German Shepherds, allegedly trained as actors by the Amsterdam police, as the performers. The play provoked national and international attention, and even drew protest from an animal rights group. Background Schippers, who had gained a reputation as an artist creating unusual works of visual art in the 1960s (for instance, his ''Pindakaasvloer'' consisted of a floor covered in peanut butter), conceived of the idea for the play in the early 1970s, and explained that the six dogs had been acquired as puppies and had received acting lessons from the Amsterdam police. The real spectacle, he said, was "the curious fact that people will actually come to the theatre to watch dogs eating, barking, urinating, fighting, sleeping and playing". Plot and acting The pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim T
Wim is a Dutch masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and may refer to: * Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer * Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician * Wim Arras (born 1964), Flemish Belgian cyclist * Wim Blockmans (born 1945), Flemish Belgian Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University * Wim Boost (1918–2005), Dutch cartoonist * Wim Boissevain (1927–2023), Australian painter of Dutch descent * Wim Botha (born 1974), South African contemporary artist * Wim Cohen (1923–2000), Dutch mathematician * Wim Crouwel (1928–2019), Dutch graphic designer and typographer * Wim Crusio (born 1954), Dutch behavioral neurogeneticist * Wim De Coninck (born 1959), retired Flemish Belgian footballer * Wim De Decker (born 1982), Flemish Belgian football player * Wim De Vocht (born 1982), Flemish Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Wim Deetman (born 1945), Dutch politician and statesman * Wim Delvoye (born 1965), Flemish Belgian concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sans Rancune (film)
Sans or SANS may refer to: Acronyms * SANS device (Stoller Afferent Nerve Stimulator), a medical instrument * SANS Institute (SysAdmin, Audit, Network and Security), an American internet security training company * Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah Beach Subdivisions Historic District, in Sag Harbor, New York, US * Small-angle neutron scattering, a method of studying polymers and colloids * Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome, a disease observed in long-term spaceflight Music * ''Şans'', a 2009 album by Murat Boz * "sans.", a 2015 song by Toby Fox from ''Undertale Soundtrack'' * ''Sans'', a 2018 album by Keller Williams People * San people, an indigenous people of Southern Africa Persons * Daniel Sans (born 1975), German tenor * Matthieu Sans (born 1988), French footballer Other * Sans (''Undertale''), a video game character * Sans-serif, or sans, a typeface feature *The Sans, also called as the Saan, mascots of the 2025 SEA Games *Comic Sans Comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogs In Popular Culture
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000 years ago and before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids. Dogs have been bred for desired behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and color. They have the same number of bones (with the exception of the tail), powerful jaws that house around 42 teeth, and well-developed senses of smell, hearing, and sight. Compared to humans, dogs possess a superior sense of smell and hearing, but inferior visual acuity. Dogs perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pullin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Plays
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Ami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrealist Plays
Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas. Its intention was, according to leader André Breton, to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality", or ''surreality.'' It produced works of painting, writing, photography, Theatre of Cruelty, theatre, Surrealist cinema, filmmaking, Surrealist music, music, Surreal humour, comedy and other media as well. Works of Surrealism feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and ''Non sequitur (literary device), non sequitur''. However, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost (for instance, of the "pure psychic automatic behavior, automatism" Breton speaks of in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Plays
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, it reflects the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** Dutch Caribbean ** Netherlands Antilles Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler and field athlete * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Dresselhuys
Mary Dresselhuys (January 22, 1907 – May 19, 2004) was primarily a Dutch stage actress, although she also appeared in a number of films. She was born in Tiel, the Netherlands, and died in Amsterdam. She and her husband, Cees Laseur, were the parents of actress Petra Laseur. Dresselhuys portrayed more than 150 characters during her long career. She acted in a wide range of roles but was most known as the ''Queen of Comedy'', and continued to perform well into her 90s. After she turned 80, she asked Paul Haenen to write a play, ''Een bijzonder prettig vergezicht'' ('A particularly pleasant view'), in which she and her daughter could perform together. At age 85, she played a part in '' Eline Vere'', and at 90 she was back on stage to do a retrospective of her career, together with Paul Haenen. Early years Dresselhuys began acting while still a gymnasium student. Spending her vacations with her grandmother in The Hague, she took every opportunity to go to the theatre, getting a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joop Admiraal
Joop is a Dutch masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Johannes, Joseph, Jacobus, or other names. It may refer to: * Jogchum T. Joop Alberda (born 1952), Dutch volleyball coach, coach of the 1996 Olympic champion Dutch team * Johannes J. Joop Atsma (born 1956), Dutch politician * Johannes Joop Ave (1934–2014), Indonesian government minister * Johannes A. Joop Bakker (1921–2003), Dutch politician * Josephus Joop Beek (1917–1983), Dutch-born Indonesian Jesuit, priest, educator and politician * Johannes J. Joop Beljon (1922–2002), Dutch artist * Joop Böckling (born 1955), Dutch footballer * Johannes W. Joop Boutmy (1894–1972), Dutch footballer * Johannes F. Joop Braakhekke (1941–2016), Dutch chef, restaurateur, television presenter and author * Joop Brand (born 1936), Dutch former football player and manager * Johannes Joop Cabout (1927–2013), Dutch water polo player * Johan R. Joop Carp (1897–1962), Dutch sailor, helmsman of the 1920 Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Courbois
Catharina Anna Petronella Antonia "Kitty" Courbois (13 July 1937 – 11 March 2017) was a Dutch actress. In 2010 she was awarded the Medal of Merit. Career Kitty Courbois was born into a wigmaker family in Nijmegen, Netherlands. She has six brothers and sisters. Her youngest brother is jazz musician Pierre Courbois. Her first breakthrough role came in 1961 with a restaging of Tennessee Williams's ''The Rose Tattoo'', directed by Ko van Dijk. Her debut as Rosa Delle Rose was met a positive reception and she was regarded as a talented actor with a bright future. Courbois appeared in her first theatrical film in the ''Helden in een schommelstoel'' segment of the Italian anthology film, ''Gli eroi di ieri… oggi… domani'', by fellow Dutch creatives, director Frans Weisz and writer Remco Campert. This would mark her first collaboration with Weisz. A take on the spaghetti Western, It follows two American cowgirls that end up in Rome and began a love affair with a Twist (dance) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geschiedenis24
Nederland 24 was the collective name for a number of specialty television channels from the Dutch public broadcasting system. It also broadcasts a sample channel of the same name featuring a mix of programming from the other thematic channels. A couple of these specialty channel are still available, but are now fully under the wings of the NPO. Originally it consisted of seventeen channels which were available through cable and online. Currently, only four of the channels survive under the NPO Themakanalen umbrella. Overview The ''Nederland 24'' channels were an expansion of the Dutch public broadcasting system, in which public broadcasting associations provide general programming. Based on the number of active members, broadcasting associations receive airtime on three national public television stations (NPO 1, NPO 2 and NPO 3). The thematic channels offered these broadcasting associations more airtime to expand its core programming. These channels broadcast round-the-clock, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Op Zoek Naar Yolanda
''Opzoek naar Yolanda'' was a Dutch dramady television show by Wim T. Schippers, consisting of six episodes aired by the VPRO from October to December 1984. The show (a parody of sitcoms and soap operas, like most of Schippers' shows) was a continuation of sorts of Schippers' ''De lachende scheerkwast'' (1981-1982) and featured some of the same characters. In turn, it was a kind of prequel to ''We zijn weer thuis'', which ran from 1989 to 1994. Story and script were written by Schippers, who directed the show with his longtime associate Ellen Jens. Schippers himself portrays Jacques Plafond. Plot Photographer Rik Rollinga (Kenneth Herdigein), on his way to take a formal portrait of the Dutch queen (the invitation turns out to be a practical joke), catches a glimpse of a beautiful young woman, Yolanda, on the Baarn train station. He snaps a quick photograph of her and falls in love. For the rest of the series he tries his best to find her again. Along the way, he falls into one co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
