Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
| Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui | |
|---|---|
 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in 2009 | |
| Born |
1976 (age 40–41) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Choreographer |
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (born 1976) is a Belgian choreographer, and the 2014 winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production.
Early life
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui was born in Antwerp in 1976.[1]
Career
Cherkaoui started his career in 2000 with the C de la B dance collective. He has had collaborations with Akram Khan, Antony Gormley and the Chinese Shaolin monks.[1]
In 2009, he won the KAIROS Prize. In 2011, he won the Prix Benois de la Danse. In 2011 and 2014, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production for Babel (Words) and Puz/zle.
Original works (partial)
- Sutra
- Babel (Words) with Damien Jalet (2011)
- Puz/zle (2014)
- "Harbor me" (2015)
References
- 1 2 Barnett, Laura (29 June 2009). "Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, choreographer – portrait of the artist". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Sources
- Kunstenpunt - Persons - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui according to the Flemish Arts Institute
Further reading
- Wouter Hillaert, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – Seeing connections, in: Theo Van Rompay (ed.), P.A.R.T.S. 20 years - 50 portraits, P.A.R.T.S., 2016, p. 89 – 93, ISBN 978-90-902-9748-4
- Katie Verstockt, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Eastman, in: Contemporary Dance from Flanders - An Online Special by Flanders Arts Institute
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