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Marianne van Kerkhoven
As of January 2009, Flemish dramaturge Marianne van Kerkhoven has joined our academic staff, also participating as a member of theatre faculty at the Utrecht School of the Arts!
Van Kerkhoven is a leading dramaturge in both the Netherlands and Flanders. She has contributed greatly to the developments in post-dramatic theatre (which emerged in Flanders and the Netherlands starting in the 1980’s), and has worked with internationally renowned theatre makers Jan Lauwers / Needcompany, Guy Cassiers, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Kris Verdonck.
Particularly known for her sensitive and careful reflections on a variety of theatrical practices, her work often deals with the politics of (and within) the theatre. A wide range of publications demonstrates her breadth of understanding and practical experience with the processes involved in theatrical creation, particularly having to do with works-in-progress. As an editor of Theaterschrift and Etcetera, she fostered discussion around these topics through articles and interviews with leading artists in the field.
Due to a collaborative initiative of Utrecht University and the Utrecht School of the Arts Marianne will be in Utrecht to conduct and participate in a variety of activities. She will conduct three major interviews with theatre practitioners, beginning on January 30 with Kris Verdonck. The second interview, with Gerardjan Rijnders, is scheduled for March 20 (see homepage). Marianne will be the lecturer leading Theaterdramaturgy, a seminar offered in the MA Theatre Studies.
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