Curriculum Vitae Manu Luyten Curriculum Vitae Personal Information § § Name Address § § § § § § § § Company name TVA Telephone E-mail Nationality Date of birth Place of birth Driver’s license Manu Luyten Van Maerlantstraat 39 2060 Antwerpen Movimento dell’Arte BVBA BE 0834.183.271 +32 474 94 90 34 [email protected] Belgian 21 / 04 / 1982 Vilvoorde B Educational 1993 - 1999 Maria-Boodschap Lyceum Brussel Higher secondary – Economics / Mathematics ACE GroepT Undergraduate Program in Information Technology Academie voor spel & theater, Antwerpen (www.acsent.be) Physical actor training with influences from Jerzy Grotowski, Jacques Lecoq, Gordon Craig and Antonin Artaud, led by Poppe Boonstra 2002 - 2005 2008 - 2011 Business courses § § § § § § § § § 2005: Time management: “Werkdruk, tijdsdruk: zelfmanagement als oplossing” 2009: IBM Certified Sales Professional 2010: Essentials of deal making 2010: Negotiation skills 2010 - 2011: Psychodrama training by Moira Verhofstad (Experience group, Module 1 and Module 2) – Centrum voor Psychodrama & Psychotherapie 2010: TrAK (Training actieve kunsteducatie) – Wisper 2012: Shiatsu therapy 1-A (Wellness Academie, Hasselt) 2012: Workshop Alexander Techniek (OWC, Antwerpen, Deborah Jeanne Weitzman 2013: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Step I & II (Opp Belgium) Artistic Courses § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § 2007: ImproFUN (BIL, Belgische Improvisatie Liga) 2008: Wisper – “Initiatie acteren” 2008: ImproAcademy (BIL, Belgische Improvisatie Liga) 2009: Acting with Gordon Craig by Harvey Grossman 2009: Initiation in Balinese theater and dance 2010: Improvisation workshop “The Thing” with Casper Schjelbred (Impro Academy, Paris) 2010: Improvisation training with Shawn Kinley (Loose Moose Theatre Company, Canada) 2010: Workshop “Balinese Dans” 2010: Projectweek “Dienend Leiderschap” (Godelieve Spaas and Poppe Boonstra) 2010: TrAK (Training actieve kunsteducatie) – Wisper 2011: Projectweek “Vreemde vogels” (Godelieve Spaas and Poppe Boonstra) 2012: Docenten training – based on the work of Augusto Boal (Acsent, Antwerpen) 2013: Clownerie (Erik Valenteyn) 2013: LABAN as foundation for improvisation (Nathalie Gordon) 2013: Spelen met Eric De Volder (Benjamin Van Tourhout) Productions § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § 2008: Koninklijke Rederijkerskamer DE GOUBLOEM – Production “De Bende van Moemoe” – actor – Vilvoorde 2010: Improv player for Kabloeng!, Leuven 2010: Physical theater creation, “Dionysos” directed by Poppe Boonstra – Academie voor Spel en Theater http://www.academievoorspelentheater.be/presentaties/ 2010: Open air dance theater, “Rond De Ceders”, directed by Lies Heirbaut 2010: Improv storytelling, Gentse Feesten 2010: Educational theater, “Het landschap vertelt”, Landschapsdoedag – Monnikenhof, Regionaal landschap Haspengouw en Voeren 2011: Improv player and trainer for Wijwalter, Antwerp 2011: Physical theater creation, “De Mensacteur” directed by Poppe Boonstra – Academie voor Spel en Theater http://www.academievoorspelentheater.be/presentaties/ 2011: Theater, “A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare” directed by Anemoon Langenhoff – Academie voor Spel en Theater 2011: Physical theater creation, “Work In Progress, A creation under development” by Lies Heirbaut with Barbara Breebaart and Manu Luyten http://goo.gl/9v8vt 2011: Short film, “Self-portret of a student” by Arber Aliaj, NARAFI 2011 - …: Permanent actor for “The Acsent Laboratory” 2011: Theaterwandeling “Eugeen Van Mieghem” by Lola Blau Theaterproducties, Antwerpen, in collaboration with VTI and Gazet Van Antwerpen 2011 - 2012: “Een bruiloft, in het theater” based on The Wedding by Elias Canetti, directed by Poppe Boonstra, Acsent Laboratory 2011 - 2012: Educational film, Recording of a series of educational films for “Uitgeverij Van In” 2012: “Exces-O-droom”, Teater Exces, Gentse Feesten 2012 2012 - 2013: “Amazones”, TC Rock, Antwerpen 2013 - …: Project “Infinity”, directed by Manu Luyten – Compagnie FEST Workshops (as trainer) § § § § § § § § § § § 2010-2011: Wijwalter, improv trainer, Antwerpen 2011: Theatersport Marathon Harderwijk (NL): Workshop “Tableau vivant” developed by Manu Luyten 2011: Vlaams Improvisatie Festival: Workshop “Tableau vivant II” developed by Manu Luyten and evening performance: http://youtu.be/tK22JR76w0M 2011: “Movement expression”, multiple primary schools 2012: Workshop improvisation and Physical Acting “To be or not” by Manu Luyten and Helga Van Der Heyden, Antwerpen, Piste05 2012: Guest improv trainer for BIL (Belgische Improvisatie Liga) ImproAcademy course in Gent 2012: Course: Initiation in Physical theater, Art d’Eco, on behalve of the City of Deurne 2012: Course: Initiation in Physical theater, CC De Kern, Wilrijk 2012: Course: Initiation in improv theater, Theater Cartouche Edegem 2013: Basisschool ‘De Knipoog’, Project “Kiezen in Beweging” 2013: Sportsminded, CREAtief Theater sport kamp Coaching References § § § 2011-2012: Sales manager and strategic coach, ON2IT Belgium, Hasselt 2012-2013: Communication coach Foundation Projects, Bpost, Brussels. 2013: Sales support and Coach, Improtraining, Brussels Social cultural work § § 1995: Founder, “Jeugdorkest Kids” & “Muziekatelier Kits” – Evere 1996: Co-founder, “Jeugdcentrum ‘t Schabernak” – Evere § § 2010 - 2013: Steering group member of “Academie voor Spel en Theater”, responsible for subsidy and sponsoring workgroup. Since 2013: co-founder, “Compagnie FEST”, Antwerpen Professional history 09 / 2000 – 08 / 2004 09 / 2004 – 03 / 2006 04 / 2006 – 07 / 2007 07 / 2007 – 03 / 2011 AB Computers ABSI Erudict IBM Vorst (Brussels) Vorst (Brussels) Groot-Bijgaarden (Brussels) Evere Since 2011 Movimento dell’Arte BVBA - Managing director and Owner Self-employed Languages § § § Dutch French English Mother tongue Speak / read / write Speak / read / write § § § § § People and cultures Organic processes and movement Theater: mainly physical theater and improvisational theater Reading Contemporary art § Rehearsal during the creation process for “Dionysos” – 2009 § Theaterwandeling “Eugeen Van Mieghem” – 2011 Interests Pictures § Performance: “Work in Progress” - 2011 § “Een bruiloft” in het theater … , Acsent VZW, 2012 § Exces-O-Droom, Teater Exces, 2012