Tippeke

Tippeke began as an impulse by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Thierry De Mey in 1996 to experiment with some leftover 16mm film. A nursery rhyme that De Keersmaeker used to recite to her son almost daily during the period formed the starting point, together with a movement sequence that she had recently worked out. The enthusiasm after the first film rushes ensured that the project gradually began to take more serious form. A minimal budget was assembled and the film was made in a few days with an exceptionally small team and minimal technical resources. Thierry De Mey also wrote the music for the film. Tippeke was initially a part of the show Woud, three movements to the music of Schönberg, Berg & Wagner. The music was performed live in the show and some dancers from the company also danced synchronically in front of the screen. Tippeke was also released onto the market later as a short film.

1996, 16mm, 18’, colour

Director
Thierry De Mey
 
Choreography and dance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
 
Music
Thierry De Mey
In collaboration with
François Deppe, Serge Lemouton, IRCAM/Centre Georges Pompidou
 
Photography
Aliocha Van der Avoort
 
Camera
Aliocha Van der Avoort, Thierry De Mey
 
Editing
Boris Van der Avoort, Isabelle Boyer
 
Sound
Peter Pernt
 
Assistants to the director
Peter Pernt, Pascal Gigon
 
Produced by
Rosas
In collaboration with Inscape, Thierry De Mey, Jan Roekens
 
Awards
Grand Prix Carina Ari of the Festival International Media Dance in Boulogne-Billancourt (2000).