ARCHIEF #5

I’ve been working since the early 80’s on my choreographic parcours.

Of course this was pre-internet and also preceded the notion that keeping an archive could be of any historical and/or emotional importance.

Although I do have a modest paper archive a lot of the physical stuff like costumes, reviews, magazines, photographs and choreographies disappeared, got deleted, lost or forgotten.

Since the early 80’s I have been working together with many people: dancers, choreographers, managers, light designers, visual artists, costume designers, musicians, writers etc.

Last night while lying awake in bed I tried to make a mental list of the people I have been working with during these 35+ years; hereby I will try to recreate the list of Very Important People in my artistic life, in no particular order, realizing that the list is not complete.

Eric Raeves, Herbert Reymer, Jan Martens, Marie De Corte, Marie-Anne Schotte, Lise Vachon, Maarten Kops (+), Rosa Hermans, Truus Bronkhorst, Robert Cash, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Salva Sanchis, Nathan Ooms, Lea Daan (+), Jan Fabre, Annamirl van der Pluijm, Gabi Sund, Suzanne Grootten, Etienne Guilloteau, Linda Swaab (+), Robrecht Ghesquière, Jean Paul Lespagnard, Paul Verrept, Katleen Vinck, Stef Alleweireldt, Martine Raymaekers, Mesut Arslan, Caroline Derycke, André Agterof, Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Eva Kamala Rodenburg, Thierry Genicot, Raymond Mallentjer, Sabine Holzer, David Bergé, Yutaka Oya, Emile Staring, Imeen Rijsdijk (+), Melinda Van Berlo, Erik Kouwenhoven, Eddie Bal, Karel Goeyvaerts (+), Wim Meuwissen, Bahar Temiz, Diane Batens, Els Mondelaers, Patrick De Clerck, Ine Vander Elst, Truus Cavens, An Slootmaekers, Rob Fordeyn, Sigrid Janssens, Patrick Sterckx, Peter Savel, Georgia Vardarou, Patrick De Laender, Guido Minne, Anna Vandertaelen (+), Simon Van Schuylenbergh, Sara de Bosschere, Arco Renz, Akarova (+), Danai Anesiadou, Siska Baeck, Igor Shyshko, Alexander Baervoets, Pauline Daniëls, Stef Franck, Bart Meuleman, Lieve Dierckx, Gizem Aksu, Fedor Teunisse, Jeroen Olyslaegers, Ineke Schrijvers, Han Van Poucke, Mona Walderhaug, Dansgezelschap Reflex, Roy Peters, Annelies Herfst, Rob De Graaf, Marien Jongewaard, Rosalia Chladek (+), Gerhard Bohner (+), Raf Stesmans, Lu Marivoet, Kathleen Kortes Lynch, Anna Heylen, Dolores Bouckaert, Serge Verstockt, Catherine Massin, Lynda Gaudreau, Dieter Roelstraete, Denitsa Todorova, Mohamed Boujarra, Collage Dansekompani Oslo, Griet Verstraelen, Ernst Boreel (+),  Sebastiaan Eggermont, Klaas Devos, Charlotte Vanden Eynde, Ann Van den Broek, Sophie Nys, Inge Grognard, Melih Kiraç, Katie Verstockt, Anita Evenepoel, Matthijs Wils, Annemiek Langen, Karin Post, Marc Vreven, Rena Vets, Vincent Van Duysse, Marleen Schoefs, Kerstin Huygelen, Asli Bostanci, Danny Devos, Lars Kwakkenbos, Goedele De Veuster, Orçun Okurgan, Dale Wyatt, Aike Dirkzwager, Veerle Bakelants, Dirk Grijspeirt (+), Rosie Sommers, Lieve Hermans, Michel de Wouters, Michel Jakar (+), Bart Van Dessel, Thierry Smits, Heike Langsdorf, Christophe Meierhans, Christoph Ragg, Arne Deforce, Sabine Warnier, Kristof Van Gestel, Wouter Krokaert, Christophe de Boeck, Jens Van Noten, Claire Fleury, Steven de Belder, Ronald Stoops, Ilse Vandesande, Wineke van Muiswinkel, Lore Sannen, …