Page 1 Christian Van Schijndel Costume Designer & Performance Artist CONTACT Christian Van Schijndel Skydebanegade 28, 4. th 1709 Copenhagen V MOBILE EMAIL WEB +45.29901110 christianvanschijdnel@gmail.com www.thegentleman.dk BIO Born in Kuntsford, Chesire, UK in 1972 Christian Van Schijndel is an English performance artist and costume designer. He has studied art at Camberwell College of Arts in London, and fashion at Middlesex University in London. Lives and works in Copenhagen Denmark since 2006 PERFORMANCE ARTIST As a performance artist I have created props, sets and costumes for my own character the Gentleman, who has performed in cabarets, burlesque shows and solo performances all over Europe since 2005. The stage experience is important for my approach to costume design and I believe that a well made costume is half the way to establishing a believable character. For videos, photos, repertoire and info about upcoming shows see: http://thegentleman.dk COSTUME DESIGN As a costume designer I am very interested in how to use my knowledge about period clothing and authentic looks with contemporary themes and aesthetics. I have made costumes for theatre, flm & TV, cabaret, music videos, musical theater, live art, and performance productions. Clients include Kenneth Bager, Bellevue Teatret, British Channel 4 TV, Carousel Brighton (UK), Central Theater, Leipzig (D), Mette-Marie Trier, The Messer Quartet and many others.
Page 2 COSTUME DESIGN JOBS INCLUDE Sep 2010 MESSERKVARTETTEN, costumes and styling concept for the electronic string quartet: Andrea Rebekka Alsted, Signe Ane Andersen, Therese Åstrand Radev & Minna Luka Fred. Concerts include: 3. Sep. Warehouse9, Copenhagen, Denmark; 10. Sep. Nordiske Musikdage, Den Grå Hal, Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark; 12. Sep. Lieder Ohne Worte / Songs Without Words, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; 25. Sep. Radial System Berlin, Germany. www.messerkvartetten.dk Jun 2010 Fall With Trust, props and installation design for live artist Niko Raes (BE), Warehouse9.dk Warehouse9, Copenhagen, Denmark April 2010 My House, costume for miss fsh in the performance installation, Transit Station -- Art in Action event Curated by Dagmar I. Glausnitzer-SmithT The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark http://fshfngers.dk/callesen/?page_id=113 Nov 2009 Der Tag des Opritschniks, costume design with Elke von Sivers,, Central Theater, Leipzig, Germany Based on a novel by Wladimir Sorokin, Directed by Mirko Borscht Jun 2009 Chaos Cosmos by photographer Mette-Marie Trier, costumes for flm and portraits. http://www.mettemarietrier.com/ Oct 2008 Bang Bang a Space Cabaret by Kenneth Bager, costume for the cabaret, Bellevue Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark. Costume designe for all cast of 26 86 costumes in total. Featuring Aura Dione, Louise Fribo, Thomas Bang, Al Agami m. f. Choreography by Signe Fabricius Aug 2007 Fragments from a Space Cabaret, costumes for shadow flms & performance, Roskilde Festival, Denmark Mar 2007 The Crippendales, TV-documentary directed by Havana Marking, commissioned by Channel 4 Sep 2007 Emotional Fish by Jørgen Callesen, video installation, supported by the Danish Arts Council Oct 2006 Debbie Rock Angel, costumes for the touring rock opera, commissioned by Carousel Brighton Oct 2006 The Beauty Regime, miss fsh music video, directed by Thom Ravnholdt / Julia Osetertag www.missfsh.net All photos in this portefolio are confdential and must not be published or used in any situation without prior permission. 2011 Christian Van Schijndel All rights reserved
Page 3 PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2009 2011 Sep 2010 MESSERKVARTETTEN, costumes and styling concept for the electronic string quartet. Music video and live performances. April 2010 My House, conceptual costume for miss fsh in the performance installation. Festsalen, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Transit station Art in Action event.
Page 4 Nov 2009 Der Tag des Opritschniks, costume design with Elke von Sivers,, Central Theater, Leipzig, Germany Oct 2008 Bang Bang a Space Cabaret by Kenneth Bager, costume for the cabaret, Bellevue Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark. Costume designe for all cast of 26 86 costumes in total. Featuring Aura Dione, Louise Fribo, Thomas Bang & Al Agami. Choreography by Signe Fabricius
Page 5 Sep 2007 Emotional Fish by Jørgen Callesen, Costumes for 5 characters interactive video installation (Fish Woman, Man, Daemon & Goddess) Supported by the Danish Arts Council August 2010 A Cabinet of Munsters, Grotesque Burlesque, Det Ny Teater, Menageriet, Copenhagen Costume for the 7 popular characters from the flm The Adams Family all played by the gentleman: Lurch, Gomez, Uncel Fester, Cousin It, Pugsly/Wednesday, Morticia.
Page 6 April 2011 A Day With The Gentleman, 5 hour durational solo performance NYAVEY Theater, Frederiksberg, CPH. Costume and set design for 4 characters: The maid, the butler, the gentleman and the lady of the house. In the photo we see the maid in the kitchen. Jun 2009 Chaos Cosmos by photographer Mette-Marie Trier, Research, character design, objects & costumes for flm and portraits. Makeup by Tommy Berg Holbech. Left to right: Sloth, Wrath, Lust, Pride, Greed, Gluttony & Envy. (See photos from the flm set below)
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