Philippe Rives (France // Berlin)
Philippe Rives was born into a family of French artists. He started his training in physical theater in the late 80s (mime, body expression, mask, dramatic play, improvisation, African dance) and has later cultivated skills in circus arts at the Fratellini Circus school as well as nurturing his interest in martial arts (Tai Ji Chuan, Kung Fu). In 1998 he moved to Berlin and radically redefined his work focusing more and more on performance and body installation. Philippe developed a style based on slow-motion, source of most of his work that he is also teaching.
Philippe is a founding member of the BK Compagnie defined as a multidisciplinary laboratory for the development and production of live performances and focused on the staging of the body. In 2009, Philippe also founded the group “reset dance I connection” together with Peter Müller.
For about 20 years, Philippe has been performing his own creations as well as pieces of others in open-air, dance festivals as well as for special events in several countries across Europe, in China, Taiwan, Brazil and the U.A.E.
“My main intention is to create a frame for people to experience their personal perception of time and space. Whatever the context I produce, I consider the public I meet as individual human beings that I can be reach and touch on a deep emotional level.”
