Joop van Brakel
is a very versatile artist: musician, dancer, performer...
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| Joop van Brakelis a very versatile artist: musician, dancer, performer... |
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| born in Dordrecht (NL), 5-4-1953 | |||
| 1972 -- 1978 | studied Dutch and English in Tilburg | ||
| singer, guitarist, co-composer and lyricist in NASMAK | |||
| did some hundreds of gigs in Holland, Belgium, West-Germany, Denmark and England. | |||
| Radio- and TV-appearances in Holland, West-Germany, Denmark and England | |||
| See Discography | |||
1978 -- 1985
| he participated in several occasional projects with: | ||
| film: | Bob Visser (Veld van Eer) Rick Verdult (Angels & Angels) Alex Vermeulen (various). | ||
| dance: | Shusaku Takeuchi a.o. | ||
| music: | Michael Waisvisz (1980), Dick Polak (1983), Horst Rickels (from 1984), Motel Bokassa (1987), Orkater (1988), and many, many others. | ||
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1983
| LA MAJEURE PIPE AU BOIS PLAYS VAN GOGH'S LAST EAR. With Horst Rickels, Rik van Iersel and Hans Stibbe. Dramatic concert, performed 5 times. WORKSHOPS music/dance by Van Brakel & Shusaku Takeuchi, Kikker Utrecht. | ||
| 1984 -- 1985 | THE SIMULATED WOOD Multi-media project involving music, literature, visual arts and performance. Performed 12 times. With Horst Rickels and Rik van Iersel. | ||
| 1985 | 04-01 | Solo Concert Apollohuis Eindhoven (Echo, the Images of Sound festival) | |
| 25-01 | SIMULTAAN. 3 simultaneous solo concerts, preceeding the The Simulated Wood, with Rickels and Van Iersel. V2, Den Bosch | ||
| 30-03 | GODENSCHEMERING (Götterdämmerung), including THE RESIDUALIST (van Brakel), MADAME DES PLEURS (Elvira Wersche) and ORGANUM INSTABILUM (Rickels). De Tempel, Arnhem | ||
| 17-05 | TIED ROPE RITE, Effenaar Eindhoven | ||
| 15-05 15-06 | STEMLOKAAL. Installation, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten Arnhem | ||
| 01-06 | Performance Rickels & van Brakel. Pictura Dordecht | ||
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| 08-12 | PROMPT. Van Brakel & Courcier. Concerts | |
| 1986 | With SHUSAKU & DORMU Dance Theater: | 6 Environmental performances (a.o. BIM-huis, Amstelsluizen Amsterdam). | |
| Solo Performances: | Tied Rope Rite, Luminous Sand/Sound Graphics: | ||
| Rotterdam (Perfo), Wiesbaden (Akzente), Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Hoorn. | |||
| Ad Hoc Projects: | Eindhoven (Hemelrijken with Rickels), Amsterdam (with Motel Bokassa). | ||
| 1987 | With SHUSAKU & DORMU Dance Theater: | MONOCHROME (Aorta, Amsterdam, January, 9 x) AGREEABLE HARDSHIPS (Amstelsluizen, Amsterdam, August, 12x) CUBE-NU (Theatre - Tour NL, BRD, B, March / December, 45x) ENVIRONMENTS (Frankfurt BRD, Wroclaw Poland). | |
| Solo Performances (The Random Ensemble) | Wiesbaden BRD, Den Haag NL | ||
| 1988 | Participation in 'n KEELORCHEST: | Orkater production, cancelled prematurely | |
| 1989 | GRAVLAKS | for Tegentonen Festival, February, Amsterdam, | |
| MERCURY | (participation) An installation by Horst Rickels. March-October, Eindhoven, den Haag (Gemeente Museum, Anti Qua Musica), CD on 235 Media, Köln | ||
| THE RANDOM ENSEMBLE | Solo Performances in Prague, April | ||
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| SUMBUR MEN / TEN | with Han Buhrs, Allan Purves, Frank van Berkel, Dirk Bruinsma (Ernst Reyseger, Thys van der Poll, Jody Gilbert, Aleks Kolkowski, Beatrice van der Poel). July - December, tour. | |
| PUIKJE VAN GENRE | Impro Duo: Beatrice van der Poel (vocals) and Van Brakel (strings). May-June | ||
| SPARTA | An installation / performance on friction. Amsterdam. September | ||
| NASMAK | One-time reunion. The Hague. September | ||
| 1990 | FaFaFaFaFa (Sad Song) | a Coup d'Amour production. Choreography: Wim Kannekens. Music: Van Brakel. Audience Prize on Bagnolet Festival, Paris. Also in Cagliari Festival, Sardegna. Dutch tour March - Dec. | |
| Participation in | Horst Rickel's projects: Die Wiedervereinigung. Den Bosch, May. Mercury. Köln. May Telecom. Off Holland Festival. Amsterdam. June | ||
| GOOD GRIEF | A Simulated-Wood-Production Duet by Wim Kannekens and Joop van Brakel. from September 1990 | ||
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1991
| KUNSTUITINGEN | With Remko Scha (computer voice), Willem Hienekamp (kinetic objects) and Van Brakel (voice, voice simulator, actor). Vox Festival, Rotterdam, February | |
| FONETIEK | Van Brakel, Remko Scha, Hans Stibbe. Steim, Amsterdam | ||
| MERCURY | Horst Rickels. Herne (G), September | ||
| WAAGFESTIVAL | Amsterdam. Solo. June | ||
| EFFENAAR ANNIVERSARY | Eindhoven. Solo. May | ||
| GOOD GRIEF | Dutch tour plus Hamburg, Zagreb (Y), Mainz, Marburg, Berlin and Douai (F).March - November | ||
| 1992 | ON THE PRETEXT OF COLLECTING FOLKSONGS | Coup d'amour. Choreography by Wim Kannekens. Van Brakel: music (performed live) and acting. Dutch tour. Potsdam and Marburg (G). January - March | |
| DE BEZETENEN | A Motel Bokassa production by Stefan van Campenhout. Participation as singer and lyricist. Amsterdam / Arnheim. February | ||
| RIEN | Coup d'amour. Choreography: Kannekens, De Geus, Van der Weide. Taped music: Van Brakel | ||
| CYBERBEETLES | Van Brakel & Remko Scha, plus Toon Bressers (drs). Paradiso, Amsterdam. April | ||
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| MERCURY | H. Rickels. Gent (B) and Dortmund (G) | |
| GOOD GRIEF | Palermo (Sicily), Marburg, Hamm (G) | ||
| ROYAL LYRISCH | Speeltheater Gent. Choreography: Yves Thuwis. Taped music: Van Brakel | ||
| I STOP THE SHADOW OF THE MOON | A Motel Bokassa project by Van Campenhout. Van Brakel: singer and lyricist. Dutch tour. November - March 1993 | ||
| MECOMBO | Single performance with Dick Polak and others. Museum Fodor, Amsterdam. December | ||
| 1993 | ALL THE THINGS YOU COULD BE NOW | Coup d'amour. Choreography: Wim Kannekens. Music performed live by Van Brakel. Dutch tour. April / May | |
| PLEISTERWOEDE | A Suver Nuver mime production. Taped music by Van Brakel. February | ||
| COMMISSION / KOMPOSITIEOPDRACHT | Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, for ALL THE THINGS YOU COULD BE NOW, 1993 | ||
| VALLUST & HUNKER | A Suver Nuver location project. Musical contributions by Van Brakel. Oreol Festival, Terschelling. June | ||
| DE DWERG VAN BETHLEHEM | TheaterUnie/Nesproduction, directed by Jeroen Kriek. Van Brakel: actor and composer (live / taped). Amsterdam / Utrecht. October | ||
| MERCURY | Dutch dates plus Bochum and Munich (G)- March. December | ||
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1994 | IMAGINE YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS SEQUENCE | Coup d'amour. Choreography: Wim Kannekens. Music performed live by Van Brakel and three dancers. Dutch tour, January - April | |
| SMET | A Nes production by Danz & Scholte. Musical contributions by Van Brakel | ||
| NEGERANGST | A SUVER NUVER mime productio. Taped music by Van Brakel. February | ||
| MERCURY | Horst Rickels. Lyon (F). To be c'd | ||
| GEEN STADT GROOT GENOEG | Children's dance performance. Choreography: Wim Kannekens. Taped music: Van Brakel. May 1994 | ||
| MERCURY | with Horst Rickels. Warsaw and Ostrawa, Tchechia, September. Bottrop, Germany, October. | ||
| IT'S ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL | Choreography: Wim Kannekens. Music performed live by Van Brakel & The Ex. Dutch tour, October - April 95 | ||
| 1995 | RISK | Suver Nuver February | |
| ON THE PRETEXT OF COLLECTING FOLKSONGS | Short dancefilm based on the choreography of the same name. Director: J. Hendriks, May | ||
| DE AVONTUREN VAN JUDANT EN MIRALL | Radioplay for Festival a/d Werf. Van Brakel and Frans Poelstra, May | ||
| CIRCUS WHITMAN | SUVER NUVER Location project, Leeuwarden. Music by Van Brakel, performed live Alan Purves, Joost Buis, Paul Pallesen, Ton van Erp, Ward van Groenland, Andy Ex and Van Brakel. September | ||
| TOBIT FILET | Duet with Frans Poestra. Amsterdam | ||
| 1996 | AU | Artemis, Den Bosch, february | |
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| EVEN WEG, ZO TERUG (NAAR TOBIT) | by Frans Poelstra, Van Brakel & lieve Claes. Directed by Dirk Opstaele, production: Festival a/d Werf, May | |
| NACHTWERK | Suver Nuver. Music by Van Brakel. Production: Festival a/d Werf, May | ||
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