Josse De Pauw

Josse De Pauw (born in Asse in 1952), is a versatile Belgian artist and actor. He is married to modern dance performer Fumio Ikeda.

Theatre

After graduating from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels De Pauw founded the mime theatre group Radeis (1976), and after that Schaamte, the theatre company that would be the start of the Brussels Kaaitheater. He both writes and performs in highly regarded theatre plays such as "Larf" and "Weg" (both with music by Peter Vermeersch, and has received many awards for his works, such as the Océ Podium Prize for his entire oeuvre in 2000. He has led theatre companies such as Het Net (Bruges), Victoria (Ghent) and Het Toneelhuis (Antwerp).

Movies

Josse De Pauw played in about 50 movies, among them most of the movies by Belgian director Dominique Deruddere, including "Crazy Love", "Kaas" (Cheese), "Hombres Complicados", "Wait Until Spring, Bandini" and "Iedereen Beroemd!" (Everybody Famous). This last movie was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2000 Academy Awards. He played the Ringmaster in Philip Ridley's English-language thriller "The Passion of Darkly Noon". De Pauw directed two movies of his own too.

Books

Josse De Pauw has also published two books, consisting of his theatre plays intermingled with popular short stories from daily life: "Werk" (Work) and "Nog" (More). "Werk" was nominated for the Gouden Uil in 2000.

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