Threes Anna

Threes Anna (pseudonym of Threes Schreurs, born in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, 1959) is a novelist, theatre and film maker.

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.

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

External links

* [http://www.threesanna.com Website Threes Anna]
* [http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/film_bird.htm Movie "The Bird Can’t Fly"]