_BIOGRAPHY
Hans Beenhakker (b.1964) graduated from the Rotterdamse Dansacademie in 1988 at which time, he became a company dancer for Krisztina de Châtel. Here, guest choreographer Jennifer Muller inspired him to explore his more theatrical stage talent. He left the company to dance with among others Conny Janssen, but soon found his true place at Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal (1992-1996). There, the combination of dance and theatre fit him perfectly -- resulting in starring roles in the Bausch repertoire. After this, the most influential period of his dance career, he danced freelance in projects, including choreographers Amanda Miller and Susan Marshall (with composer Phillip Glass). His curiosity to express his dance language away from the stage resulted in an extensive film study at the New York Film Academy. This newly found passion for film enabled him to create his own work in a fresh environment yet still rooted in theatrics and dance. His work as cameraman and editor at the production company Wave in Amsterdam (2001) gave him the needed field practice, resulting in the 1st prize award at the 30th annual Dance on Camera festival NYC 2002, for his short film ‘Wiped’. This welcoming introduction to the world of film festivals originated the wish to develop an annual dance film festival in Amsterdam. From this, Cinedans was born. Since leaving an established Cinedans in good hands after the third successful festival (2005), he has been creating new film and video productions. Besides working on his own creations he is an international guest lecturer and panelist at festivals and institutes.
_AWARDS
2007 Golden Leo Award Best Artist Performance for Shake Off 3rd Golden Lion Festival, Swasiland
2007 nomination Best Film Debut, 27nd Nederlands Film Festival-Utrecht
2002 1st prize 30th Dance on Camera Festival-New York City
2001 nomination Deutsche Video Tanz Preis-Köln
_COMMERCIAL WORK
Hans Beenhakker has danced and choreographed extensively for industrial sale and fashion shows, commercials, film and television since 1984 since 1984. He choreographed the musical comedy sitcom ‘Gebak van Krul’ which has been broadcasted prime time by Dutch public broadcaster VARA in 2009. Including choreographies for major brands like Bosch, Wälzhölz/Volkswagen, Voith, SEW, H&M, Hönkemuller, Fraunhofer Institute.
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Hans Beenhakker is recipient of numerous grants and scholarships from Nederlands Filmfonds, ThuisKopie Fonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, VSB Fonds, Scholingsfonds, Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten.
_FILMOGRAPHY
2007 Shake Off | HDcam | 35 mm, DigiBeta, Beta SP
2004 No Waiting on an Angel | 16 mm | DigiBeta, BetaSP
2003 Zweiheit | DVcam | DVcam
2001 Wiped | DVcam | 35 mm, Digibeta, Beta SP
2001 Come to Tandem | 16 mm | Beta SP
_VIDEO INSTALLATIONS
2007 Move
Shake Off (installation version) | flat screen
2006 Workerscrown
Breeze
2004 Time Steps | flat screen
2001 Holland Dance Festival Faces | flat screen
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