CURRICULUM VITAE LIDY SIX
Studied at the Amsterdam School of the Arts, department Theatre Directing. Graduated in 1985
Directed classic and modern repertoire (theatreplays, adaptations of novels, poems) 1986 – 1995
selection:
Mercedes - Thomas Brasch, F’Act, Rotterdam, 1986
Pianospelen - Friederike Roth, Baal, Amsterdam, 1987
Gedicht an die Dauer - Peter Handke, Theater Frascati, Amsterdam, 1988
Krankheit der Jugend - Ferdinand Bruckner, F’Act, Rotterdam, 1989
Thuiszorg - Henk John, Theater Frascati, Amsterdam, 1989
Siliconen - Gerardjan Rijnders, De Voorziening, Groningen, 1990
De Caracal - Judith Herzberg, Theater Frascati, Amsterdam, 1991
Rosmersholm - Henrik Ibsen, NNT, Groningen, 1992
Undine - Ingeborg Bachmann, RO-Theater, Rotterdam, 1993
Der Zerrissene - Johan Nestroy, Grand Theatre, Groningen, 1994
Augen - Ingeborg Bachmann, Frankfurt, Germany, 1995
Multi-media performances, storytelling, interactive performances, rituals, experiential spaces, research, installations, 1996 - present
selection:
Aan Tafel – exploring female identity, InDependance, Arnhem, 1996
De Indianen van het Hoge Land - about the Native Americans in the highlands of Bolivia, Tropenmuseum Junior, Amsterdam, 1997 - 1998
De Reis - nature experience as a theatrical event, InDependance, Arnhem, 1999
Klytaimnestra - combination of Greek tragedy and mythology, in nature in the Andes of Venezuela, co- production with Contradanza, Caracas, Venezuela, 2000
In het Groen - exploring Dutch colonial history, with senior citizens living in Amsterdam Zuid-Oost , Theater Frascati, Amsterdam- Bijlmer, 2000
Cassandra - researching the Greek mythological figure who has the power of prophecy, but is not believed by those around her. Grand Theater, Groningen, 2000
Holland Xperience - exploring the cultural identity of and with young Surinamese descendants living in Amsterdam, MDA- Kazerne, Amsterdam, 2001
Tower of Babel - in collaboration with Robert Steijn, ritual of reconciliation, for multi-cultural cities, in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Maastricht, Wenen, Horne, Frankfurt, NYC, Munchen, 2002 – 2008
Een soort Hades - adaptation of text Lars Noren, graduation performance, Faculty of Theatre in Acting HKU, Utrecht, 2002
MariMareen - in collaboration with Harm van Geel, about twins, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht, 2002
De Leddys - with John and Rixt Leddy, about relationship father / daughter, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht, 2003
Adventure - one-to-one person performance about intimacy, dreams and desires, Twee-Takt Festival, Utrecht, 2004
Paren Passanten - adaptation of text Botho Strauss, graduation performance, Faculty of Theatre in Acting HKU, Utrecht, 2005
Oracles – a series in seven parts, exploring who or what are the oracles of our time, with guests from a.o. philosophy, psychology, family constellation, shamanism, music, het Veem Theater, Amsterdam, 2006 – 2008
TREMBLING sensing space – a transforming space of light and sound, a journey through the seven colours of the spectrum, with DJ/composer Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell and lighting designer Katinka Marac, in car tunnel under construction underneath Amsterdam CS, het Veem Theater / Over het IJ Festival, Amsterdam, 2009
Grant for oeuvre of the Performing Arts Fund NL: observership at Peter Sellars A Flowering Tree, an opera of John Adams in NYC; residency in New York, researching Performance Art; in Japan researching Shinto ( a Japanese nature philosophy) and Japanese aesthetics in art, like Noh-drama, tea rituals, Zen gardens, 2010 - 2012.
TREMBLING - a labyrinth of handpainted colours and sound, with DJ/composer Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell, gallery NOoSPHERE in NYC, UNICE in Tokyo, 2011
Space of Senses - in collaboration with pianist Jeroen van Veen, an experiential space in which sound and mist summones an sensorial experience, a sublime landscape, Metaal Kathedraal, Utrecht, 2012
MA - researching MA, a Japanese concept of time and space, Artist-in-Residence at HKU Professorship Performative Processes, 2012 - 2013
Oorlog en vrede anno 2013 - meaning of war and peace in 2013, coaching installations of students in interdisciplinary project, project office Xchange Theater HKU in collaboration with Festival De Basis, at former military airport Airbase Soesterberg, 2013
Zielsverwanten - artists at the beginning and at the end of their career, coaching interdisciplinary project, project office Xchange Theatre HKU in collaboration with Rosa Spierhuis, living- and workcenter for older artists, Laren, 2014 en 2016
Gekoesterd wonen – coaching students at developing interactive installations for community of older people with dementia, project office Xchange Theatre HKU in collaboration with Vecht & IJssel / Lieven de Key, 2015
Development budget of Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), researching the experience of colour in working with LED-light and spatial sound, and the synergy between light and sound, 2015 - 2016
Sensing Colour – light installation in group exhibition ‘Many Many Moons’ of Lighting Design Institute iLo in Heyne Kunst Fabrik, Luminale Frankfurt, 2016
Fields of Frequencies – a spatial light- and sound installation generating a profound experience of pure colour, with DJ/composer Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell,
and lighting designer Varja Klosse - in Amsterdam Dance Event Playground / ADE Sound Lab in DROOG
supported by AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts) and Creative Industries Fund NL, 2016
- Amsterdam Light Festival, 2017 – 2018
Sensing Colour Sensing Space – a light- and sound installation that evokes a spatial experience of pure colour, with lighting designer Varja Klosse and composer Koen Boeijinga, Heilig Hart-church, Light Art Festival Knokke-Heist, dec 2021- jan 2022
Miscellaneous:
Guest-teacher at Maastricht Theatre Academy, 1988-1998
Invited to the Director’s Congress of the International Association of Theatre Critics, in co-operation with the Avignon Festival, France, 1989
Advisor of the Performing Arts Fund NL, 1995 – 1997
Traveling Scholarship for the International Meeting of Movement Art in Indonesia, Performing Arts Fund NL, 1997
Traveling scholarship for the Sixth Encuentro International Creators Meeting in Venezuela, Performing Arts Fund NL, 1998
Artistic advisor at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Faculty of Theatre in Acting, 2004 - 2008
Teacher at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Faculty of Theatre, 2003 - 2019
Teacher HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, Faculty Musician 3.0, 2014 - present