Born in Wuppertal, Raimund Hoghe began his career by writing portraits of outsiders and celebrities for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit. These were later compiled in several books. From 1980 to 1990, he worked as dramaturge for Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal, which also became the subject matter for two more books. Since 1989, he has been working on his own theatre pieces for various actors and dancers. 1992 marks the start of his collaboration with the artist Luca Giacomo Schulte, who is till now his artistic collaborator. In 1994 he produced his first solo for himself, « Meinwärts », which together with the subsequent « Chambre séparée » (1997) and « Another Dream » (2000) made up a trilogy on the 20th century. Hoghe frequently works for television on projects such as Der Buckel, his 1997 hour-long self portrait for WDR (West German Radio and Television). His books have been translated into several languages and he has presented his performances all over Europe as well as in Japan and Australia. He lives in Düsseldorf and has been awarded several prizes including the Deutscher Produzentenpreis für Choreografie in 2001.
PRODUCITONS
Swan Lake, 4 Acts ('05);
Concept, direction and choreography: Raimund Hoghe Dance: Ornella Balestra, Brynjar Bandlien, Lorenzo De Brabandere, Raimund Hoghe and Nabil Yahia-Aissa. Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte. Light: Amaury Seval, Raimund Hogh.
Sacre - The Rite of Spring (2004), Kaaitheater, Brusselas (B)
Concept and direction: Raimund Hoghe, Choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe and Lorenzo De Brabandere
Tanzgeschichten (2003), Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, ballhofeins, Hannover (D)
Concept, direction and choreography: Raimund Hoghe Dance: Ornella Balestra, Lorenzo De Brabandere, Raimund Hoghe, Geraldo Si and guest dancer in Hannover Sarah Chase. Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Young People, Old Voices(2002), Brugge 2002/Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)
Concept, direction and choreography: Raimund Hoghe Performed by: Lorenzo De Brabandere, Wouter Bouchez, Sarah Késenne, Kristin Rogghe, Pascale Cuggia, Ezra Eeman, Nicolas Marie, Koen De Preter, Carla Langenbick, Dorien Bastiaensen, Rocio Alondra Antognoni, Lieven Dousselaere and Raimund Hoghe. Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Sarah, Vincent et moi (2002), Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)
Concept and direction:Raimund Hoghe. Choreography and dance: Sarah Chase, Vincent Dunoyer and Raimund Hoghe.
Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Another Dream 2000, Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)
Text, direction, choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Lecture Performance Throwing the body into the fight 2000 (First version), Académie Expérimentale des Théâtres, Paris (F) Text, direction, choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Lettere amorose 1999, Festival Meeting Neuer Tanz, Fabrik Heeder, Krefeld (D)
Text, direction, choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Dialogue with Charlotte 1998, Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)
Concept, direction and choreography: Raimund Hoghe. Performed by: Charlotte Engelkes and Raimund Hoghe. Set: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Chambre séparée 1997, Klapstuk Festival, Leuven (B)
Text, direction, choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe. Set: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Geraldo's Solo 1995, Hebbel-Theater, Berlin (D)
Concept and direction: Raimund Hoghe Choreography and dance: Geraldo Si Loureiro. Stage design: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Meinwärts 1994, Hebbel-Theater, Berlin (D)
Text, direction, choreography and dance: Raimund Hoghe Set: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Verdi Prati 1992, Werkstatt-Bühne, Düsseldorf (D) Conceived and directed by: Raimund Hoghe
Choreography and dance: Rodolpho Leoni. Set: Luca Giacomo Schulte
Vento 1990, Kulturbahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf (D).
Concept, direction and set: Raimund Hoghe With: Ricardo Bittencourt
Forbidden Fruit 1989, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf (D)
Direction: Raimund Hoghe. Choreography and dance: Mark Sieczkarek
PUBLICATIONS
Zeitporträts, Beltz Quadriga Verlag, Weinheim/Berlin, Germany, 1993
Wo es nichts zu weinen gibt, Porträts und Reportagen, Van Acken Verlag, Krefeld, Germany, 1987/90
Pina Bausch - Tanztheatergeschichten, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1987
Preis der Liebe, Erzählung,Rimbaud Presse, Aachen, Germany, 1984
Anderssein. Lebensläufe außerhalb der Norm, Luchterhand Verlag, Darmstadt, Germany, 1982
Bandoneon - Für was kann Tango alles gut sein?, Texte und Fotos zu einem Stück von Pina Bausch, Luchterhand Verlag, Darmstadt, Germany, 1981
Schwäche als Stärke, Bethel - Ein Symbol und die Realität, Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen, Germany, 1976
Translations
Pina Bausch, Sangensha Publishing Co., Tokyo, Japan, 1999
Pina Bausch - Historias de teatro danza por Raimund Hoghe, Ultramar Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1989
Bandoneon - Em que o tango pode ser bom para tudo?, Attar Editorial, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1989
Pina Bausch - Histoires de théâtre dansé, L'Arche Editeur, Paris, France, 1987
Films
Cartes Postales A film by Richard Copans
Choreography: Raimund Hoghe With Raimund Hoghe and Lorenzo De Brabandere
Production: Les Films d'Ici/Agathe Berman. Duration : 26 minutes. Copyright: Les Films d'Ici/Arte France, 2005
Young People, Old Voices A film by Christophe Bargues
Idea and choreography: Raimund Hoghe Artistic collaboration: Luca Giacomo Schulte
With: Kristin Rogghe, Lorenzo De Brabandere, Heine Rosdal Avdal, Dorien Bastiaensen, Pascale Cuggia, Sarah Késenne, Koen De Preter, Wouter Bouchez, Carla Langenbick, Rocio Alondra Antognoni, Nicolas Marie, Lieven Dousselaere and Raimund Hoghe. Duration : 52 minutes. Centre Pompidou/Vidéodanse 2005
Der Buckel Autoretrato, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Germany, 1998
Lebensträume 24 short films about people's dreams.
With: Stephan Schranz, Maria-Christiana Leven, Jacqy Altmann, Eugen Herman-Friede, Manfred Koridass, Elli Lindner, Georgette Dee, Jennifer Rowe-Grossner, Peter Weiermair, Barbara Reul, Rosel Zech, Otto Golpon, Rachid Baier, Gertrude Deninger-Polzer, Fred Lohr, Julia Renzel, Michel Friedman, Karin Jedermann, René Pollesch, Hannelore Kraus, Barbara Zittner, Johannes Nikel, Anja Lundholm, Benedict von Uthmann
ZDF/3sat, Germany, 1994
Bibliography Raimund Hoghe
Raimund Hoghe. L'ange inachevé (Fiction) by Marie-Florence Ehret
Édiciones Comp'Act & Centre international de Bagnolet for Seine-Saint-Denis, Fr choreographic works. 2001
no wind no word, 'Neue Choreographie in der Gesellschaft des Spektakels' de Helmut Ploebst
(9 Portraits - Meg Stuart, Vera Mantero, Xavier Le Roy, Benoît Lachambre, Raimund Hoghe, Emio Greco/PC,
Joao Fiadeiro, Boris Charmatz, Jérôme Bel) K. Kieser Verlag, München, Deutschland, 2001
