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2024
I started writing about Jan Venema and the beginning of art programming on Dutch television in the sixties. Before, I interviewed contemporaries who worked with Jan. A miscellaneous bunch of people which realized an interesting offering of art on Dutch television. Experimental programmes like Eigentijds and documentaries on art in the series Beeldspraak.
Jan his televison life synchronises with the beginning and the ending of art on television. A man not to forget, but above all: programmes not to forget! More about this project soon.
Interview met Mia van ’t Hof
The Dutch Dancefilm Archive Project continues, with next to the research a presentation in EYE, Amsterdam on March 21st. I interviewed filmmakers Noud Heerkens, Andrea Boll, Peter Leung and Bowie Verschuuren, and Jannica Draaisma. Their dance movies were shown. Theme: the cooperation between choreographer and filmmaker.
2023
HISTORY AND FUTURE OF DUTCH DANCE FILMS
My interest for old dance film material was aroused whilst doing research and production for the documentary ‘Waar zijn ze gebleven’ (Where did they go) by Ine Schenkkan, 1983, about the pioneers of Dutch dance. Since I have often made use of archive fragments in my own documentaries, e.g. about Alexandra Radius, Rudi van Dantzig, Sonia Gaskell (Madame) and Jaap Flier. Furthermore, I realised two programmes completely revolving around old dance film material, called ‘Dance in the box’, featuring ex-dancer and critic Ine Rietstap and choreographer Hans van Manen.
I made an inventory of all my research, and together with Martine Dekker, director Cinedance, we aim to realise an accesible list of all Dutch Dance Films. Podiumkunst.net intends to realise a digital overview of Dutch performing arts heritage, got interested in our project, and so Dutch Dance Film is meant to become a category in this digital archive.
The ‘Kick off’ and presentation took place in EYE Cinema on March 24th by Martine and Jellie, while showing a lot of fragments of Dance Movies.
February 2021
The dance film DUÆL was shown online – because of Corona – in March at Cinedance Festival.
What is the true face of dancer/choreographer Kenzo Kusuda? And what is so fascinating about the landscapes in the Belgium Ardennes? Those questions inspired me to make this improvised movie. With specially composed music by Jacob Lucas.
I re-edited SULPHUR – the dance movie I realized in 2000 with choreographers Leine/Roebana and composer Martijn Padding – in a shorter version.
View SULPHUR
September 2020
The website Datarecords ceased to exist independently and is from now on incorporated in the new version of this website under the tab Datarecords.
January 2017
MINIATUUR, the short dance movie, was shown at the Sinema Dans Festival in Ankara last November, the InShadow Festival Lisbon last December, the TIGERTAIL Screen Dance Miami in January, BOLD Festival Canberra Australia in March, MIGRATIONS Performance/Visual Arts Events in Wales, UK in from February onwards.
November 2016
The documentary JAAP FLIER, SOLO and the short dance movie MINIATUUR were both released on Vimeo.
View documentary
View Miniatuur
April 2015
Concert at Splendor, Amsterdam, on the theme MUSIC & DANCE. Musicians Heleen Hulst and Gerard Bouwhuis will play music of a.o. Stravinsky, John Cage and Martijn Padding. Filmmaker Jellie Dekker will show fragments of her dance movies with music specially composed for the screen.
December 2014
On the exhibition DUST, DIALOGUE AND UNCERTAINTY the films MOVING MESHES – on the work of designer Maria Blaisse – and I DELAYED PEOPLE’S FLIGHTS BY WALKING SLOWLY IN NARROW HALLWAYS – composition Mayke Nas, performed by The Hague Percussion – will be shown from December 4th till February 28th.Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 West 14th Street, New York, curated by SlowLab Amsterdam.
View I Delayed People’s Flights By Walking Slowly In Narrow Hallways
View Bamboo Beachball