Peeping Tom (theatre company)

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Peeping Tom (Dutch: Gluren Tom; French: Voyeur) is a Belgian theatre company founded in 2000 by Argentinian choreographer Gabriela Carrizo and French choreographer Franck Chartier. [1] The pair met while working with several other Belgian companies, including Les Ballets C de la B. [2]

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Since its foundation, the company has produced twelve shows and has collaborated with other companies across Europe, including the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT I), the Residenztheater in Munich, the Gothenburg Opera, and the Opéra de Lyon.

Overview

Name

According to Gabriela Carrizo, one of Peeping Tom's co-founders, the name "Peeping Tom" was chosen as a reference to voyeurism. It originated from their first performance, Caravana, during which the audience looked through the windows of a trailer home. [3]

Style

Peeping Tom employs cinematographic techniques, such as sound, lighting, and camera zoom . [4] According to Carrizo and Chartier, the work of the photographer Gregory Crewdson has been a significant inspiration. [5]

Peeping Tom often constructs sets prior to developing its characters. Chartier has emphasized the importance of sound in conveying the characters' psychological states, and has noted that performances are developed collaboratively within a relaxed, exploratory studio environment. [6]

Other projects

Documentary about Peeping Tom

Belgian documentary filmmakers Mieke Struyve and Lotte Stoops approached Peeping Tom to create a documentary about life behind the scenes. Third Act (2019) [7] follows the company on its world tour with the trilogy Vader, Moeder, and Kind. The trilogy explores themes of ageing and family, reflected both in the performances and in the personal experiences of the cast. In the film, theatrical narratives are interwoven with personal accounts. [8]

Artist-in-Residence at the KMSKA in Antwerp

Peeping Tom was invited to develop a project as Artist in Residence for the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (KMSKA). [9] During the museum's renovation, the performers will develop a project with the museum's collection. The project has been pushed back, since the opening of the museum has also been delayed until the beginning of 2022. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "La valse funèbre de la compagnie Peeping Tom" (in French). 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  2. ↑ Chernenko, Zhanna (2019-10-21). "Playing the Family: Dramaturgy in Peeping Tom's Family Trilogy". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Gabriela Carrizo-Peeping Tom". bachtrack.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. ↑ Jays, David. "Peeping Tom bring Moeder to London International Mime Festival". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ↑ Kerem Özel, Mehmet (November–December 2017). "Memories about mother, drifting in time and space". Art Unlimited. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Saner, Emine (12 December 2022). "'They know there's something fragile': meet the freakiest theatre troupe on Earth". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Stoops, Lotte; Struyve, Mieke (2019-05-01), Third Act (Documentary), Savage Film, Eyeworks, Iota Production, retrieved 2025-08-05
  8. ↑ "Documentary | Savage Film". www.savagefilm.be. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  9. ↑ "Artists in Residence | KMSKA". www.kmska.be. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  10. ↑ NWS, VRT (2018-11-23). "Heropening Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen pas over drie jaar". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-04-17.

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