Wim vandekeybus biography of barack obama

Wim Vandekeybus (Herenthout, 30 June 1963) is a Belgian choreographer, director and photographer. His company Ultima Vez is located in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Brussels).^[1] Together with Jan Fabre, Alain Platel and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Wim Vandekeybus has been responsible for the Flemish Wave in contemporary dance in the 80's.^[2] He made over thirty international dance and theater productions and almost as many movies and video works.^[3]

Breakthrough

After graduating high school, he briefly studied Psychology in KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium.

Wim vandekeybus biography of barack obama

But later on, however, he decided to pursue a different path. After a workshop with Paul Peyskens he came in contact with theater. He followed through with various dance workshops (including tango and contemporary dance) and focused on film and photography.

After auditioning for Jan Fabre’s The Power of Theatrical Madness in 1985, Wim Vandekeybus spent two years travelling the world