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PHILIPPE OLZA

Born in Geneva, 1961, May 6
 
 

EDUCATION


1981-83  MUDRA - MAURICE BÉJART

Brussels (B)
School financed by the UNESCO
Rhythm, Ballet and Modern Dance (J. Limon, M. Graham and A. Nikolaïs techniques), Jazz, Flamenco, Folkdance

1976-79 SCUOLA TEATRO DIMITRI

Verscio (CH)
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Academy for Physical Theatre
Dramatic Art, Dance, Acrobatic, Juggling, Tight rope dancing, Pantomime, Voice training, Commedia dell'arte

AND WITH:

Jean Babilée: Ballet
Peter Goss: Contemporary Dance
Sotigui Kouyaté: Peter Brook - Conjuring and storytelling
Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker: The Coronation of Poppea, C. Monteverdi
Savitri Nair: Classical Indian Dance - Bharata Natyam
Philippe Adrien: The Dream - Acting
Molissa Fenley: Choreography
Christoph Homberger: Singing classes
Benoît Lachambre: Research project



PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING


2010

Producer and Coach for ". r a n d o m . ." the new creation of Jonas Althaus (Dance/ Juggling/ Electronic Music) Theater Sudhaus, Basle
www.jonasalthaus.net

Consultant for the 64th Festival d'Avignon
www.festival-avignon.com

Public relations for the South Korean Tour of Alonzo King Lines Ballet (Daejeon Culture & Arts Center / Chang Mu Festival Uijeongbu)
www.linesballet.org

Consultant for the Prix Nijinski, Monaco Dance Forum
www.monacodanceforum.com

2009

Manager for "tanzfaktor interregio" in Basel and member of the national jury / Co-production with Reso - Dance Network Switzerland, Tanzbüro Basel (IG Tanz) and Theater Kaserne
www.tanzfaktor.ch

2007-08

Co-initiator, head of project and manager for "tanzfaktor interregio" / A project with the goal to promote cooperation among theatre directors in order to increase the number of venues and tour facilities for young contemporary dancers/ choreographers in Switzerland
www.olza.com/tanzfaktor

2005-10

Consultant for the Dance Festival "neuchâtel scène ouverte"
www.adn-scene-ouverte.ch

2005-07

Member of the commission for the "Bachelor of Arts in Theatre" at Scuola Teatro Dimitri - University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Academy for Physical Theatre
www.teatrodimitri.ch/scuola/?lang=en

2004-09

Member of the board Tanzbüro Basel (IG Tanz)
www.tanzbuero-basel.ch

2004-06

Coordinator for World Dance Day - Switzerland (Cooperation with the Swiss commission for the UNESCO) / A project with the goal to motivate professionals and others around the country to initiate innovative actions in relation to World Dance Day (yearly on 29th April)



PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT - OWN PROJECTS


2007-08 GDEO

Cultural exchange project Switzerland/South Korea - Co-production with Seoul Ballet Theatre
www.olza.com/aktuelles/e-gdeo

2005-08 VOILÀ !

Dance performance with discussion about aging and special guests - International tours
www.olza.com/aktuelles/e-olza-voila-projekt

2003 TWO MEN AND A CELLO

Cultural exchange project in Ghana and Nigeria
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-ghana-cello

2002 MADAME MONSIEUR

at Basel Cathedral - Dance music architecture project
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-basel-madame-monsieur

2002 TWO MEN AND A CELLO

Tour in Tunisia
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-tunesien-cello

2000 MADAME MONSIEUR

European Cities of Culture 2000: Cracow, Prague, Bergen and Avignon - Dance music architecture project
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-2000-madame-monsieur

1999-01 TWO MEN AND A CELLO

at Le Corbusier pavilion in Paris and other venues
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-1999-2001-cello

1998 MADAME MONSIEUR

at Swiss Institute in Rome - Dance music architecture project
www.olza.com/produktionen/e-olza-roma-madame-monsieur



OWN CHOREOGRAPHIES


2007-08 GDEO

(Duo with James Jeon) Music by Hans Koch, J.-S. Bach and Korean music / Kangdong Theatre, Seoul / Korea Performance Art Spirit, Seoul / Maritime Cultural Festival, Mokpo / Mandangkuk Top Festival, Mokpo / International Beach Dance Festival, Busan / Summer Dance Festival, Choon-Chun / Hammadang Festival, Gwacheon / Culture & Arts Center, Daejeon / Nam June Paik Festival, Seoul / Theater Roxy Birsfelden, Basle / Festival scène ouverte, Neuchâtel

2005-08 VOILÀ !

(Solo) Music by Hans Koch / Theater Sudhaus, Basle / Festival di danza Teatro Dimitri, Verscio / Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels / Teatro Nuovostudiofoce, Lugano / Theater am Gleis, Winterthur / International Festival Okinawa (Japan) / Festival theater:now, Steckborn / Theater La Fourmi, Lucerne / FFT Juta Forum Freies Theater, Düsseldorf / off limits Festival - Theater im Depot, Dortmund / Kampnagel, Hamburg

2005 VOILÀ ! PREMIÈRE ÉTAPE

(Solo) Music by Hans Koch / Accueil-studio CND, Centre national de la danse, Pantin / Festival de la Cité, Lausanne / Festival scène ouverte, Neuchâtel

2004 CONTACT PREMIÈRE ÉTAPE

(Solo) Music by Hans Koch / "La vingt-cinquième heure", Salle Benoît XII - 58th Festival d’Avignon

2002 RECTANGLE

(4 dancers) Live music by Michael Nyman and orchestra (knowing the ropes) / Opening gala Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg

2002 MADAME MONSIEUR 6

(4 dancers, 2 singers, 2 musicians, 1 actor) Live Baroque music by Affetti Ardenti Ensemble and Teebeat Rhythm / Cathedral of Basle

2000 MADAME MONSIEUR 2, 3, 4, 5

(2 dancers, 1 singer, 3 musicians, 1 actor) Live Baroque music by Affetti Ardenti Ensemble and Teebeat Rhythm / Cracow, Prague, Bergen, Avignon - European Cities of Culture in the Year 2000

1999 LE GRAND CABARET DE LA PEUR

(8 actors) Directed by Geneviève De Kermabon / Music by Xavier Le Masne / Parc de la Villette, Paris / 53rd Festival d'Avignon / La Manufacture Colmar / Le Maillon Strasbourg

1998 MADAME MONSIEUR 1

(2 dancers, 1 singer, 3 musicians, 1 actor) Live Baroque music by Affetti Ardenti Ensemble and Teebeat Rhythm / Swiss Institute, Rome

1998 NEUGIERIG AUF MORGEN

(6 dancers) Opening gala 125th anniversary Zürich Assurances / Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich

1997 DRÔLE DE CIRQUE ET BÊTES DE SCÈNE

(19 dancers and actors) Musical by Marie Henchoz / Théâtre Am Stram Gram, Geneva / L’Octogone, Pully-Lausanne

1996 MINE DE RIEN

(solo) Music of J. Massenet / Ballet Art François Klaus / National Theatre, Berne

1996 LA CRÉATION DU MONDE

(7 dancers) Music by Darius Milhaud / Ballet Art François Klaus / National Theatre, Berne

1995 FOLKLORES IMAGINAIRES

(4 dancers) Philippe Lafontaine in live concert / Cirque Royal, Brussels / Belgian, French and Canadian tour

1994 LES APPÉTITS VARIÉS D’ADELHEID Z

(3 dancers and actors) Music by Alex Schaub / Theater Kaserne Basle

1994 IMAGINE

(9 dancers and actors) Music by Alex Schaub / DEC Digital Equipment Corporation - International Trade Fair Orbit, Basle

1994 MAGIC BERRIES

(3 actors) Music by Wanderbühne Zirkus Doktor Eisenbarth / Swiss tour, 300 performances

1994 TREFFPUNKT-MEETING POINT

(3 dancers, 1 musician) Music by Oliviero Giovannoni / Cultura svizzera in Toscana / Teatro Comunale, Florence

1983 GARDONS NOUS DE…

(Solo) Traditional Russian music / Théâtre du Grand Parquet, Brussels



OWN PERFORMANCES


TWO MEN AND A CELLO

with Matthias Hermann Ibach (1999-2003)


2003 Festival Chiasso Danza 03 Cinema Teatro, Chiasso

2003 Festival di danza Teatro Dimitri, Verscio

2003 Festival Incidanse - ADN Scène Ouverte, Neuchâtel

2003 Nigeria

3rd Festival Dance Meets Danse, French Culture Centre in Lagos / Ladi Kwali Conference Centre, Shell Compound-Club House, American School, German School, French School in Abuja / Oba’s Palace in Oshogbo / Nbari Nbayo Recreation Centre in Ibadan

2003 Ghana

French Culture Centre and Swiss School in Accra / Culture in the Neighbourhood UNESCO: in James Town, Pokuase, Nungua and Bubiashie

2002 Tunisia

Centre National des Arts Dramatiques et Scéniques in El Kef und Sfax / Centre Culturel CNADS National Centre of Dramatic Arts in El Kef and Sfax / Cultural Centre in Jendouba / Théâtre de l’Etoile du Nord and Espace Tahar Haddad in Tunis

2001 Le Corbusier’s Pavillon, Paris

2001 Informal European Theatre Meeting - in collaboration with LILLE 2004

2000 International Theatre Festival Pilsen (CZ)

2000 Festival All Stars-Warteck pp, Basle

2000 International Music Performances, Swiss Institute Rome

1999 Ostseezeitungsredaktion, Wismar

1999 Spazio Culturale La Rada, Locarno

1999 Neues Palais, Bamberg



DANCING


With different choreographers (1980-2007)


2007 UNKAPUTTBAR

Béatrice Jaccard & Peter Schelling - Drift Company / Centrum Kultury Sztuki, Kalisz / Slaski Teatr Tanca, Bytom / XVI Tanz Woche Dresden Hellerau, Dresden / International Festival New Baltic Dance 07, Vilnius / Romaeuropa Teatro Palladium, Rome / 24th Dance Week Festival, Zagreb

2005 DE DIDI A GOGO

Olivier Chanut - Compagnie de l'Olivier / Théâtre de l'Octogone, Pully-Lausanne

2002-04 SENZA FINE

Joachim Schlömer / Salzburger Festspiele / Stadttheater Köln / Forum Leverkusen / Stadttheater Fürth / Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen

2003 WUNDERLAND

Zoltán Dani - Compagnie Treff / Theater Roxy Birsfelden, Basle

2001-02 SCHWEISS

Zoltán Dani - Compagnie Treff / Festival Theater in Bewegung - Theaterhaus Jena / Theater Roxy Birsfelden, Basle / Dampfzentrale Berne

2001 À PARIS

Micha van Hoecke (with Gilbert Bécaud) / Teatro Massimo, Palermo

2000 ZORONIAK

Micha van Hoecke & Steve Reich / Puente Zubi Zuri de Calatrava - 700 Aniversario de Bilbao

1987 META…AT THE PASSAGE…EAST OF THE SUN…

Ray Philips / Festival Theaterspektakel, Zurich

1986 DEBUSSY COCKTAIL

Philippe Lizon / Teatro Nuovo, Milano

1986 JEU DE DAMES

Marco Berriel / Teatro Nuovo, Milano

1984 THE 10TH SYMPHONY OF MAHLER

John Neumeier / Cirque Royal, Brussels

1983 ÉVENTAILS

Andy Degroat / Festival Castello Svevo, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari

1983 SNOW IN SUMMER

Flora Cushman / Festival Castello Svevo, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari

1983 VERBENA GITANA KERMESS

Susana Robledo / Festival Castello Svevo, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari

1982 PRINCESSE BLEUE

Micha van Hoecke - Compagnie L'Ensemble / Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels

1980 CAPTAIN VIDEO

Victor Upshaw / Palais des Champs Elysées, Paris

1980 SHOW

Jean Guélis / Tour with Podium of Radio Monte Carlo



BALLET of the 20th CENTURY, Maurice BÉJART - Brussels (1983-1986)

World Premieres :


1985 FIVE PRELUDES FOR CELLO

Music by J.-S. Bach (Duo with Shonach Mirk) City Center Theatre, New York

1985 LE CONCOURS

Music by Lebars, Delibes, Strauss, Minkus / Théâtre Musical du Châtelet, Paris

1985 LE BAISER DE LA FÉE

Music by I. Stravinsky on a theme of P. I. Tchaikovsky / Festival van Vlaanderen, Gent

1984 DIONYSOS

Music by M. Hadjidakis und R. Wagner / Teatro La Scala, Milano

1984 FRAGMENTS

Traditional Japanese music and by R. Wagner and J.-S. Bach / Palais des Congrès, Paris

1983 MESSE POUR LE TEMPS FUTUR

Traditional music of the five continents / Cirque Royal, Brussels

1983 VIE ET MORT D’UNE MARIONNETTE HUMAINE

Traditional Japanese music / City Center Theatre, New-York


On tour:


Torino, Epidaurus, Athenes, Geneva, Lausanne, Ostende, Hasselt, Liège, Roubaix, Lyon, Bordeaux, Amsterdam, Yokohama, Fkuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo


Repertory :


SYMPHONIE POUR UN HOMME SEUL

Music by P. Henry

BOLÉRO

Music by M. Ravel

THE RITE OF THE SPRING

Music by I. Stravinsky

CE QUE L’AMOUR ME DIT

Music by G. Mahler

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Music by W. A. Mozart

7 GREEK DANCES

Music by M. Theodorakis

NOTRE FAUST

Music by J.-S. Bach and Argentinian tango

EROS THANATOS

Music by G. Meyerbeer, G. Verdi, H. Berlioz, V. Bellini

WIEN WIEN NUR DU ALLEIN

Music by A. Berg, A. Webern, A. Schoenberg, J. Strauss

LE MARTEAU SANS MAÎTRE

Music by P. Boulez


On tour:


Warsaw, Lodz, Paris, Montreal, Ottawa, Burlington, Boston, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Stuttgart, Reggio Emilia, Vicenza, Caracas



ACTING


With different directors (1979-2001)


2001 LES MARIÉS DE LA TOUR EIFFEL

by Jean Cocteau, directed by Micha van Hoecke / Teatro Massimo, Palermo

1998 THE MASTER AND MARGARITA

by M. Boulgakov, directed by Michl Thorbecke - Compagnie Theater Voland / Theater Garage Erlangen / Theater am Neunerplatz, Würzburg

1996 THE KASPERLI SCHOOL

Open Air Theatre, directed by Hans-Peter Gutjahr / Wanderbühne Doktor Eisenbarth, 5 month tour in Switzerland

1994 ICH HEISSE FRANZ

by Günter Baldauf and Philippe Olza / Swiss and German tour

1993 IL MONDO DELLA LUNA

by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Rudolf Sauser / Musikfestspiele Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam

1993 IL TURCO IN ITALIA

by G. Rossini, directed by Egisto Marcucci / Opéra de Lausanne / Festival Rossini Pesaro

1993 YOUT

by Jean-Daniel Magnin, directed by Norma Guevara / CCS Swiss Cultural Centre, Paris

1992 A - 6 - ROC

comedy by and with Maurice Béjart / Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne

1991 L'ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA TORTUE

by Jean-Marc Brisson and Philippe Olza / Théâtre Plateau, Brussels / Théâtre du Prato, Lille

1989-90 ARCHA BLAZNU

by Ctibor Turba - Compagnie Alfred and Spol / Kulturni Dum Stodulky, Prague / Hebbel-Theater, Berlin / 3rd Festival des Théâtres Insolites, Cherbourg / Theater Cologne / Metske divadlo, Brno / Narodni divadlo, Bratislava / Theater Brett, Vienna

1988 LE FUNAMBULE

by Jean Genet, directed by Alain Timar / 42nd Festival d'Avignon

1987 LUCIA !

by François Weyergans directed by Micha van Hoecke / Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli

1982 CENDRILLON

by J. Massenet, directed by Gilbert Deflo / Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels / Opéra de Liège

1980 BARNUM

musical by C. Coleman and M. Stewart, directed by Yves Mourousi / Cirque d'Hiver, Paris

1979 LA PEUR A DE GRANDS YEUX

by Jean Anouilh, directed by Ctibor Turba / Teatro Dimitri, Verscio

1979 L'ORCHESTRE

by Ctibor Turba / Teatro Dimitri, Verscio



CINEMA


With different film directors (1978-1993)


1993 SUR LE FIL DU MIROIR

by Marie Claire Peretti and Philippe Durand / Movie Productions, Paris

1991 LE GERANIUM

by Anne Villacèque / F.E.M.I.S., Paris

1989 NEJVETSI Z PIEROTU

by Ivan Balada / Art Oko Film, Munich / Filmove Studio Barrandov, Prague

1984 VOILÀ C’EST CA

by Katheleen Kortes-Lynch / Michel de Wouters Productions, Brussels

1978 FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER

by Ctibor Turba / Malostranske Nabrezi Produkce, Prague



AWARDS


2003 Dance Award City of Basle / Förderbeitrag Tanz Basel-Landschaft


2000 Production Award / UBS Kulturstiftung

 
     
     
     
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