Colombina (award)

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The Colombina is an award that is awarded annually in the form of a bronze statue by a jury of the Dutch Association of Theater and Concert Hall Directors to the most impressive female supporting actress of the Dutch theater season.

First awarded in 1964, the statuette has been designed by Eric Claus  [ nl ] since 2005. Previous designers were Nic Jonk  [ nl ], [1] and Pépé Grégoire  [ nl ]. It is named after the Columbina stock character from the commedia dell'arte , and it is a companion piece to the Arlecchino, the prize awarded to the most impressive male supporting actor of the season.

Winners

Enny Meunier [nl] was awarded the first Colombina in 1964 Bouwmeesterprijs 1964 te Sittard uitgereikt aan toneelspelers, v.l.n.r. Enny Meu, Bestanddeelnr 916-5003.jpg
Enny Meunier  [ nl ] was awarded the first Colombina in 1964
Colombina 1967: Anne Wil Blankers (left) TheatreAwardsNL1967.jpg
Colombina 1967: Anne Wil Blankers (left)
Colombina 1969: Kitty Janssen [nl](right) TheatreAwardsNL1969.jpg
Colombina 1969: Kitty Janssen  [ nl ](right)
Colombina 1970: Petra Laseur TheatreAwardsNL1970.jpg
Colombina 1970: Petra Laseur
Colombina 1980: Kitty Courbois Kitty Courbois (1980).jpg
Colombina 1980: Kitty Courbois

Past winners were: [2]

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References

  1. 'Louis en Theo d'or – Toneelprijzen gewijzigd – Nu ook een Arlecchino en een Colombina', De Tijd De Maasbode, Amsterdam, Thursday 5 May 1964, p. 5 (in Delpher)
  2. "Arlecchino". Nederlands Theater Festival. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. 'Derwig en De Brauw winnen toneelprijzen', de Volkskrant , 11 September 2011
  4. 'Theaterprijzen Louis en Theo d'Or voor Van der Heijden en Heuer', NRC Handelsblad , 9 September 2012
  5. "Marieke Heebink en Ramsey Nasr winnen toneelprijzen". Het Parool. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
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