Wim Vandekeybus
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Wim Vandekeybus is a Belgian choreographer, dancer, film director and actor. His dance company is based in Brussels, and is called Ultima Vez. He directed several shows, since his first piece in 1987, What The Body Does Not Remember. Many different composers and rock artists have been writing scores for his shows, including X-Legged Sally
, Peter Vermeersch
, Thierry De Mey, David Byrne
, Marc Ribot
, David Eugene Edwards
, Mauro Pawlowski
and Elko Blijweert. He directed also several movies, some of them based on his dance material and some not.
In 2011, Monkey Sandwich was selected at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
, out of competition, in the Orizzonti section.
X-Legged Sally
X-Legged Sally is a Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band founded in 1988 by composer Peter Vermeersch, and disbanded in 1997. They were one of the first bands from Belgium to combine a set of very different musical styles , becoming a starting point for the Belgian indie music scene that developed...
, Peter Vermeersch
Peter Vermeersch
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, Thierry De Mey, David Byrne
David Byrne
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, Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
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, David Eugene Edwards
David Eugene Edwards
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, Mauro Pawlowski
Mauro Pawlowski
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and Elko Blijweert. He directed also several movies, some of them based on his dance material and some not.
In 2011, Monkey Sandwich was selected at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, took place from 31 August to 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September,...
, out of competition, in the Orizzonti section.
Performances
- 1987 : What the Body Does Not Remember
- 1989 : Les Porteuses de mauvaises nouvelles
- 1990 : The Weight of a Hand
- 1991 : Immer das selbe gelogen
- 1993 : Her Body Doesn't Fit Her Soul
- 1994 : Mountains Made of Barking
- 1995 : Alle Grossen decken sich zu
- 1996 : Bereft of Blissful Union
- 1997 : Seven for a Secret Never To Be Told
- 1999 : In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
- 2000 : Inasmuch As Life Is Borrowed
- 2001 : Scratching the Inner Fields
- 2002 : It with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- 2002 : Blush
- 2003 : Sonic Boom
- 2005 : Puur
- 2006 : Spiegel
- 2008 : Menske
- 2009 : NieuwZwart
- 2010 : Monkey Sandwich
- 2011 : Radical Wrong
- 2011 : Oedipus/bêt noir
Filmography
- 1990 : Roseland co-directed with Walter Verdin
- 1992 : La Mentira co-directed with Walter Verdin
- 1993 : Elba and Federico (short 26 min)
- 1994 : Mountains Made of Barking (short 15 min)
- 1996 : Bereft of a Blissful Union (short 14 min)
- 1996 : Dust (short 3 min)
- 1997 : Body, Body on the Wall co-directed with Jan FabreJan FabreJan Fabre is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist, playwright, stage director, choreographer and designer.He studied at the Municipal Institute of Decorative Arts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp...
(short 7 min) - 1999 : The Last Words (short 20 min)
- 2000 : Inasmush... (short 14 min)
- 2001 : Silver (short 15 min)
- 2002 : In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
- 2005 : Blush
- 2007 : Here After
- 2008 : At Last
- 2010 : Monkey Sandwich
Awards
- Bessie AwardBessie AwardsThe New York Dance and Performance Awards, informally known as the Bessie Awards in honor of Bessie Schonberg, are awarded annually for innovative achievement in dance and related performances, particularly so-called "downtown" performances...
in 1988 for What the Body Does Not Remember. - Bessie AwardBessie AwardsThe New York Dance and Performance Awards, informally known as the Bessie Awards in honor of Bessie Schonberg, are awarded annually for innovative achievement in dance and related performances, particularly so-called "downtown" performances...
in 1990 for Les Porteuses de mauvaises nouvelles.