past projects

"How to approach a dog" (1992) based on the novel ‘In Cold Blood” from Truman Capote, where a writer gets caught up in his fascination for 2 criminals. The piece toured in Belgium, France, England and Brasil.

”Everyman”(1994) a piece on a ‘broken’ family, was based on “As I lay dying’, a novel by William Faulkner, it has been presented more then 60 times in Europe and made a tour in Russia.
'Un petit bijou confiné en se rappelant l’univers de William Faulkner...une danse désespérée du quotidien, de la précarité et de l’abondance” (Libération,Octobre 95)

"(They feed we) Eat,Eat,Eat" (1996) produced by Les Ballets C. de la B., a piece for 8 dancers and a one-man orchestra. It portrays a group in search of their own, new rituals. The waiter (Johan De Rijcke) forces the group to a cathartic release with the rhythm of his music and drums. The piece made a European tour, via Paris, Rome, Lisbon, Oslo and was presented at the festival of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
“une épreuve physique véritable et dure, qui transmet son intensité d’une façon directe et authentique..” (Ballet 2000)

"Au progrès" (1998) a ‘store window’ performance that shows us a wedding party that falls through the ceiling (1998). The public watches from the sidewalk, outside on the street (in Barria Alto, Lisbon, Brussels, Kortrijk, Holland). The set is full of rubble from a collapsed ceiling, the performers being stuck under the debris.

“Eyes on the back” (1998) shortfilm, collaboration with Yves Opstaele, based on the performance “(They feed we) Eat,Eat,Eat'. This fiction-video follows one main character (Mette Edvardsen), who blocks herself in a hotel room, separated from the group, alone with her fear. The video was selected for the 1999 dance video festival at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

"Ways of watching" (1998) collaboration with Sikay Tang, a video-installation that has been created for the Galery Witte de With, Rotterdam. This video inspired by Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a salesman’ was filmed with non-professional actors encountered in the streets of Rotterdam.

“La Sortie” (1999) opened in Gent and went on tour in 2000 and 2001, the piece was a co-production of Rome, Strasbourg, Paris, Hannover, Gent and les Ballets C. de la B. In this piece performers live through their fears, hopes and relationships in a cafetaria in the back of a theatre. Batman lives and performs on stage in this piece.
"But no one takes the exit...”(Ballet International,dec ‘99)

"Our circumscribed days”(2000), a rhythmical shortfilm based on public life in Moscow. The main character, never visible as a voyeur, observes public life in this intriguing, chaotic city. The film had its première at the Kunstenfestival, Brussels, and was shown at Viewpoint, Videofestival, Gent amongst other European festivals.
It won the ‘prix du jury’ in the ‘Entrainements # 4’ festival in Paris, 2003.

"Induced sleep" (2000) performance, curated by Sikay Tang and created for the Hong-Kong City festival with local performers. The piece unfolded outside of the theatre. Hours before the ‘real start’, the performers were sleeping on the street until the audience arrived. Part of the event was the projection of the outside performance to an inside audience.
This performance was also created in different circumstances in Oslo and Amsterdam.

”Lac des Singes“ (2001), this piece takes the relationship between human beings and a chimpanzee as a starting point.
“Keep others in suspense, be unpredictable” is one of the rules out of Machiavelli’s theory on power and human relationships and was also a source of inspiration.
Première at Kunstenfestival Brussels, coproduced with Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, La Rose des vents, Berlin, Hanover & les Ballets C. de la B.

“Deed of arrangement” (2002), first production by SOIT coproduced by les Halles ( Schaarbeek/Brussels). In this mixture of video projection and live performance a mayor and other people are being held hostage in a city hall. The audience is watching the projection and live performance from the outside of the building.

“Odeur de sainteté” (2003), shortfilm dealing with a brother-sister relationship. In this story we see the main character, confused, in search for the prophet Mohammed in order to restore peace in the world but most of all to get peace in his head.

“Almost Dark” (2004), shows us individuals trying to get rid of the weight of the unconscious and the collective memory. Coproducers Théâtre de la Ville,Paris(F), la Rose des vents,Villeneuve d’Ascq,France, with the support of Impulstanz,Vienna (A), Kunstencentrum Vooruit,Gent(B); STUK in Leuven(B); C*k,de Kortrijkse Schouwburg(B) and the KVS (Brussels,B).

"Durchgang" (2005), created with Ellen Meijer. This piece made with 20 young children took place in the Central railway station of Düsseldorf. It was part of ‘Go Play’, an exhibition on ‘thinking strategies’ of children and the influence on our society'.

"3 dollars" (2006) workshop/performance, in Australia, Sydney and Perth, co-organized by Critical Path (Sydney) and Strut (Perth). The performance took place in a layout of a village/ ritual space taped out on the floor.