Pierre Droulers (born 5 July 1951 in La Madeleine, France) is a French and Belgian choreographer and dancer. He spent three years in artistic training at

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's Mudra School in

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and then studied with

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. Later, he participated in Bob Wilson's workshops in

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. In 1978, during a trip in

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, he discovered

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's work which was a source of inspiration. Since September 2005, he has been co-directing Charleroi/Danses, the Choreographic Centre of the French Community, with Michèle Anne De Mey,

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and

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Creations

* 1976–1978: ''Dispersion'' * 1976–1978: ''Désert'' * 1978–1979: ''Hedges'' (solo with saxophonist Steve Lacy) * 1978–1979: ''Everlone'' * 1980–1981: ''Tao'' (with Sherryl Sutton) * 1981–1982: ''Tips'' (with the future

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) * 1982–1983: ''Pieces for Nothing'' (original music by

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) * 1983–1984: ''La Jetée'' * 1984–1985: ''Miserere'' (with

Winston Tong Winston Tong (born 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an actor, playwright, visual artist, puppeteer, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his vocals in Tuxedomoon and for winning an Obie award in puppetry for ''Bound Feet'' in 1978. E ...

and

Sussan Deyhim Sussan Deyhim (born December 14, 1958) is an Iranian American composer, vocalist, performance artist and activist. She is internationally known for her invention of a unique sonic/vocal language. LA Times quotes her as "One of Iran's most potent ...

) * 1985–1986: ''Midi Minuit'' * 1985–1986: ''Improvisation'' (movie) * 1986–1987: ''Face à face'' (with Michèle Anne De Mey) * 1987–1988: ''Cadavres Exquis'' * 1991: ''Remains'' (with saxophonist Steve Lacy) * 1991: ''Comme si on était leurs Petits Poucets'' * 1992: ''Humeurs'' * 1993: ''Jamais de l'Abîme'' * 1995: ''Mountain/Fountain'' (with Belgian artist

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) * 1996: ''Les Beaux Jours'' * 1996: ''De l'Air et du Vent'' * 1997: ''Petites Formes'' * 1998: ''Multum in Parvo'' * 1999: ''Aventures, Nouvelles Aventures'' by

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(with

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) * 1999: ''Sortie'' * 2001: ''MA'' (with

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and Yuji Oshima) * 2002: ''Sames'' (duo with Stefan Dreher) * 2004: ''Inouï'' (with

) * 2007: ''Flowers'' * 2009: ''Walk Talk Chalk''

References

Charleroi/Danses's Who's who
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Pierre Droulers short biography

External links

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