Threes Anna
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Threes Anna (pseudonym of Threes Schreurs, born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, 1959) is a novelist, theatre and film maker.
[edit] Biography
Threes Anna is trained as a visual artist. In 1985 Anna was engaged in theatre company Dogtroep, specialized in site specific theatre. In 1989 she becomes artistic leader of the company. Under her leadership Dogtroep creates over fifty performances all over the world. The performances develop into big visual spectacles with an international cast. Owing to the extent and complexity of the shows, she doesn’t perform herself form 1993 onwards, and concentrates on script writing and directing. Apart from her theatre work she creates and produces documentaries about several artists and Dogtroep. After a tragic accident (1998), in which her partner and colleague Marco Biagioni dies, Threes Anna stops with Dogtroep and begins to develop feature films and writing novels.
Since 2003 Threes Anna has published four novels, De kus van de weduwe ('The Widow’s Kiss'), Motormoeder ('Motor Mother'), De stille stad ('The Silent City') and Vogel kan niet vliegen ('The Bird Can’t Fly', after her first feature film). Motormoeder has been the first dutch novel to be downloaded and read on mobile phone.
In 2007 Threes Anna’s feature film debut, The Bird Can’t Fly is released on the international market, an english spoken full length movie, that she wrote, directed and co-produced. The american actress Barbara Hershey has the leading role, the rest of the cast and crew is south-african. The movie was first shown on the San Sebastian International Film Festival, won the Filmprijs van de stad Utrecht (Prize of Utrecht for the best movie debut) during the Nederlands Filmfestival 2007, as well as the Stimulans voor Succes Prijs for the most successful films in artistic and commercial ways, as presented by the Nederlands Filmfonds (Dutch Film Fund). On the Sofia Film Festival 2008 the film won the Jury's Special Award for "having created a singular and magical world".
Currently, while The Bird Can't Fly is shown at festivals all over the world, Threes Anna is working on her next movie The Silent City and doing research for her fifth novel in India.
[edit] Works
Literature
- Vogel kan niet vliegen (novel) 2008
- De stille stad (novel) 2006
- Motormoeder (novel) 2005
- De kus van de weduwe (novel) 2003
Film
- The Bird Can’t Fly 2007 (feature film, international co-production The Netherlands, South-Africa and Ireland)
- Noordwesterwals 1996 (short film, co-directed by Boris Pavel Conen)
Documentary
- Portret of Maarten 2003
- De Wals 1996
- Theatre in South Africa 1994
Theatre
- 1998 Hotazel - outdoor spectacle - tournee The Netherlands
- 1998 2ROOM2 - performance on location - Das Arts Amsterdam
- 1997 Stille Getuigen - performance on location - Diepenheim
- 1997 Adder Zonder Gras - performance on location - Groningen
- 1997 A1 - reisvoorstelling - South-Africa
- 1997 Stemlab – laboratoriumvoorstelling - Amsterdam
- 1996 Kulhavy Tango - performance on location - Arga Theater Prague Czechoslovakia
- 1996 Dynamo Mundi - performance on location - Carré Amsterdam
- 1996 Sturm+Stahldraht - performance on location - WMG Gelände Unna Germany
- 1996 Trekpleisters - laboratorium show - Amsterdam
- 1995 theatrical concert - Paradiso Amsterdam
- 1995 Assimil 2 - BITEF festival - Belgrado Serbia
- 1995 Noordwesterwals 2 - performance on location - Amsterdam
- 1995 Assimil 1 - performance on location co-production KPTG - Sobotica Serbia
- 1993/1994 New Year’s Eve spectacle- live TV show
- 1994 Arts Alive - performance on location - Johannesburg South-Africa
- 1994 Noordwesterwals - performance on location - Amsterdam
- 1994 Camel Gossip III - performance on location opening Skyline Theatre - Chicago USA
- 1993 Liebes Lied – opening Buchmesse - Frankfurt Germany
- 1993 Uwaga Uwaga II - outdoor spectacle - Tilburg
- 1993 Uwaga Uwaga I - outdoor spectacle - Torun Poland
- 1993 Camel Gossip II - performance on location - Schram Studio Amsterdam
- 1992 Camel Gossip I - performance on location - Tramway Glasgow Scotland
- 1992 Special Event - birthday Sonja Barends - live TV show
- 1992 Waterwork - performance on location - World Expo Sevilla Spain
- 1992 Waterwork – performance on location - Zoetermeer
- 1992 La tête d’eau - performance on location Olympic Games Albertville France
- 1991/1992 - New Year’s Eve spectacle- live TV show
- 1991 Gestolen Titels - performance on location - Praag Czechoslovakia
- 1991-1993 l’Ascension du Mandarin - traveling show - Europe and Uzbekistan
- 1991 Broederstrijd - outdoor spectacle - Oerol-festival
- 1991 Special - outdoor spectacle – Neu Brandenburg DDR
- 1991 Special - outdoor spectacle – Lille France
- 1991 Vliegtuigje - live TV show
- 1991 outdoor spectacle - Haarlem
- 1991 The Man - outdoor spectacle - Mainz Germany
- 1990/1991 New Year’s Eve spectacle– Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam
- 1990 NO-W-All - outdoor spectacle – co-production with Licedei – Berlin Germany
- 1990 Ente II - outdoor spectacle - Chieri Italy
- 1990 Ente I - outdoor spectacle - Grenoble France
- 1990 De springmachine – outdoor spectacle - tour The Netherlands
- 1990 Vingers Branden - performance on location - Korenbeurs Groningen
- 1990 outdoor spectacle - Oerol-festival
- 1989 De Ton - indoor spectacle- Rotterdam
- 1989 Non Inventions - outdoor spectacle – summer tour The Netherlands
- 1989 Cow Girls - outdoor spectacle – tour Italy
- 1989 BiZa - special project - Den Haag
- 1989 De tuin - performance on location - Neerpelt Belgium
- 1989 Zigeunerwereld – indoor show - tour The Netherlands
- 1989 performance on location - Sheffield England
- 1989 Zoutloper –outdoor spectacle - Eemnes and Utrecht
- 1989/1990 – New Year’s Eve spectacle - Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam
- 1988 – opening disco Fellini - Utrecht
- 1988 Infiltrations - tour The Netherlands
- 1988 Wit Paard – outdoor spectacle - Leffinge Belgium
- 1988 Siësta - outdoor spectacle - Sabadell Spain
