Peeping Tom (theatre company)

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Peeping Tom (Dutch: Glurende Tom; French: Voyeur) is a Belgian theater company founded in 2000 by Argentine choreographer Gabriela Carrizo and French choreographer Franck Chartier. [1] The pair met while working with other Belgian performance 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 companies across Europe, including the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), the Residenz Theatre in Munich, the Gothenburg opera house, and the Opera National de Lyon.

Overview

Name

The name Peeping Tom refers to voyeurism. It originated with their first performance, Caravana, in which the audience looked through the windows of a trailer home. [3]

Style

Peeping Tom uses cinematographic techniques such as sound, lighting, and camera zoom, inspired by the work of the photographer Gregory Crewdson. [4] [5]

The company often constructs sets before developing characters. Chartier has highlighted the role of sound in conveying characters' psychological states and noted that performances are developed collaboratively in a relaxed, exploratory studio environment. [6]

Other projects

Documentary about Peeping Tom

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

Artist-in-Residence at the KMSKA in Antwerp

Peeping Tom serves as Artist-in-residence at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (KMSKA). [9]

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.
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