Yan Duyvendak

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Lives and works in Geneva (again since November 2016)
Artist (since 1985, age 20)

Current Works

2017	ACTIONS, Performance/Social Work, co-signed with Nicolas Cilins and Nataly Sugnaux

2015

Sound of Music, Musical comedy

since 2011

Please, Continue (Hamlet), Performance, co-signed with Roger Bernat

since 2007

Still in Paradise, Performance/Theatre, co-signed with Omar Ghayatt

Residencies/Awards

2015–2014

Winner of the first edition of the FEDORA–Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet (ex-aequo with Alexei Ratmansky)

2014

Prix Label+ théâtre romand

since 2012

Montevideo residency, Marseille (several times)

since 2011

Residencies in different theaters in Europe

2010

Prix Meret Oppenheim, Swiss Award for contemporary art

2009–2007

Pro Helvetia studio and research residencies, Cairo

2006	Network Kulturpreis
2004	Namics Kunstpreis für Neue Medien
2004	Swiss Art Award
2003	Swiss Art Award
2002	Swiss Art Award

Historical Event

11 September 2001

First Works

2001

My Name is Neo (for fifteen minutes)

1999

Une Soirée pour nous, Bern

1995

Keep it Fun For Yourself, Geneva

Education/Background

1994–1993

University of Geneva

1992–1989

Ecole Supérieure d'Art Visuel, Geneva

1985–1980

Ecole Cantonale des Beaux-Arts, Sion

1979–1977

Montessori School, Zeist, Netherlands

1977–1971

Rudolf Steiner School, Zeist

Mother:

Nurse

Father:

Director

Older Brother:

Civil engineering teacher at University

Older Brother:

Self-made-man, computer programmer, restaurant's owner and much more

Dream job as a child:

Artist

Further Information: duyvendak.com

Conversation: Mats Staub, Sandra Gysi, Zurich, 19.06.2017