Biographies Mia Grijp: artistic leader

graduated from 'Studio Herman Teirlinck' in 1973.
worked with Ivo Van Hove and Ger Thijs (Netherlands) and Daniel Zuta (Germany)
directed Ali Wauters, Antje De Boeck, Jan Steen, Frans Van Der Aa, Daan Hugaert, Rebecca Huys, Brenda Bertin, Dirk Buysse.
For the Speeltheater she made drama productions with kids starting from improvisation sessions.

theatre: Antigone, Arca, Vooruit Gent, Speeltheater, Malpertuis, Raamtheater, De Korre, KNS, KJT, BKT, Arena etc.

television: De Kotmadam, Thuis, Witse, Flikken, Kaas, Recht op recht, Heterdaad, Niet voor publikatie, Congo (all at VRT), Moeder waarom leven wij, Ware vrienden (at VTM), Kaas (NOS Netherlands), Stahlkammer Zürich (ARD Germany)

other: teacher at Studio H. Teirlinck and at Hogeschool Limburg, dept. Media.
Since 1995 she is initiator and one of the driving forces of the social-artistic work in Flanders.
Initiator of the Worldwide Virtual School.
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Ivo Vander Borght: business manager

musician, scenographer

studied at the Antwerp Art Academy (dept. plastic arts)
played with European, Amerikaanse and Japanese musicians; a.o. Johannes Bauer, Han Bennink, Peter Brotzman, Sam Bennet, Marc Charig, Johny Dyani, Michel Doneda, André Goudbeek, Maurice Horsthuys, Noa Howard, Peter Kowald, Joelle Leandre, Anick Nozati, Cel Overberghe, Evan Parker, Ninh le Quan, Paul Rutherford, Gunter Sommer, Fred Van Hove, Benoit Viredaz, Philippe Wachsman, Takashi Yamane, Youseff Yancy.

other: co-founder, business manager and program-director from 1973 till 1985 of the independant cultural centre King Kong (Antwerp).
Production manager at BKT. Stage designer at Speeltheater, De Korre and ARCA.
Composer and musician for theatre productions at Speeltheater, ARCA and Antigone.
He is responsible for scenography and music of most of the productions at Sering, where he is business manager since 1998.
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Rebecca Huys: artistic collaborator

actress, dramaturge

graduated from Studio Herman Teirlinck in 1997.

television: right after her studies, she started to work at VRT. She acted for 7 seasons in Flikken as Merel. Played a gastrol in Witse.

theatre: works at Sering as co-director and text writer on an irregular basis.
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Tania Poppe: artistic collaborator

actress, director

graduated from Studio Herman Teirlinck in 1993, post-graduate theatre science U.I.A., 2002, Educational Aggregate for Dramatic Art & Master grade Studio H.Teirlinck 2006

worked with Jos Dom, Eric Van Looy, Horst Hawemann, Antoine Uitdehaag, Tom van Bauwel, Katelijne Verbeke, Hazim Kamaledin, a.o.

theatre: Antigone, De Appel, Woestijn ‘93, KVS/De Werf Brugge, Millenniumproof, Toneelgroep Ceremonia. Founder of TgDeGroep.

film & television: Ad Fundum, Kwaad bloed, Ons Geluk, Congo, Stille waters, Recht op recht, Aspe, Witse,...

other: workshops mouvement, teacher drama at dé kunsthumaniora, Piazza dell Arte, works on an irregular basis at Sering for artistic projects with kids, teens and non-professional adults.
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Lisette Mertens: artistic collaborator

actress, director

graduated from Studio Herman Teirlinck in 1967.
worked with Walter Tillemans, Rik Hancké, Ton Lutz, Jan Gruyaard, Herman Verbeeck, Wim Meewissen, a.o.

theatre: Nederlandse Komedie, Het Trojaanse paard, Toneelwerkgroep Proloog, Tentakel, RVT, Zuidelijk toneel, de Verrukking, De Vieze Gasten, a.o.

television: Heterdaad, Veel geluk professor, Wittekerke, Spoed, Thuis, Flikken, a.o.

other: drama teacher at the Hogeschool for Drama in Eindhoven, artistic director De Vieze Gasten (1994-98)
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Inge Verhees: artistic collaborator

graduated from Fontys Hogeschool for the Arts in 1991

theatre: Theater Anna’s Steen

other: teaching drama maker working at several cultural centres and at Opendoek, theatre en teacher training schools,
works on an irregular basis at Sering as a drama trainer and coach.
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Xuan Nguyen: artistic and logistic collaborator

actress, photographer

Training at Sering, Mira-course 2006-2007
Training at the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, filmatelier 2008

theatre: acted at Sering, Mijn avonturen van V. Swchwrm, Toneelhuis, October 2010
Luna Baal (B), Columba, A. Diaz-Ubierna - Ex-Voto Collectif (F), De Halve Maan (B).

film: Graceland (Artflame noir)

other: director's assistant at Sering - photography: night reportage fuel stations - shortfilm: script/directing
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Bart Luypaert

Property-master, assistant art director, production manager, technician and scenographer

Studied at the Kunsthumaniora Antwerpen.

film: Antonia – Ons geluk (VTM), L'amant de maman – Hertenkamp (VPRO)
theatre: Ballets C. de la B., Dito-Dito, Tristero, Bernard Van Eeghem, Sering, Lazarus, KVS, Campo.
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