Dramaturg, critic and visual artist · Improviser
IMDL / Shared encounters
01 / Practice
Fransien van der Putt is a dramaturg, writer, critic and researcher with a background in theatre studies, independent radio and audio mixing. Her work examines how dance is made, discussed and remembered, with particular attention to archives and notation. Her collaborations include Cie sQueezz, Iris van Peppen, Netta Weiser and Emilie Gallier. For LIMA’s UNFOLD programme, she researched the work of Nan Hoover. Since 2019, she has been publisher of De Nieuwe Dansbibliotheek, connecting artistic practice with interviews, reflection and documentation.
02 / In practice
01 / Performance film
Fransien van der Putt — IMDL #3: Splendor · Projection · 1 min
Films: Jongkag Park
Practice & experience
Fransien van der Putt is a dramaturg and critic working across dance, theatre, archives and artistic research. Her practice also includes radio, teaching and research into the work of video and performance artists.
Works as a dramaturg and dance/theatre critic, writing for Cultuurpers, Theaterkrant and Dansmagazine.
Mixed text as sound at Radio 100 between 1989 and 2001.
Developed an ArtEZ BA Dance minor on artistic processes and dance research from 2011 to 2015.
Has researched Nan Hoover's work with Vera Sofia Mota for LI-MA.
03 / At IMDL
IMDL / Improvised Music Dance Laboratory