Wim Vandekeybus (born in Belgium in 1963) is film director,
choreographer, actor, photographer and dancer. After working for two years with
Jan Fabre, in 1987 he created his own working structure, Ultima Vez, a company
of a dozen young artists and actors, and several artistic, technical and
administrative collaborators.
His first performance "What the Body Does Not
Remember" premièred in 1987 and was soon being shown on international stages.
In 1988, Wim Vandekeybus received the Bessie Award in New York for this
production, which was referred to by the NYTimes as "a revolution in dance".
Since, he has staged more than fifteen choreographies, touring all around the
world. Vandekeybus started in film by co-directing his own dance video's
(Roseland, La Mentira, In Spite of Wishing and Wanting) , and a few years
later, started writing and directing short films which - although originally
made for use in his choreographies - soon earned him prizes at film festivals
worldwide.
His two last mid-length films, Blush (theatrically
released in Belgium and France) and Here-After, have pathed the way for his
first feature film GALLOPING MIND. In 2007 a triple dvd box compiling over 7
hours of his work was released internationally.
More about Wim Vandekeybus on www.ultimavez.com