| Alexander Neander |
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born in Paris in 1970 |
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first mime lessons at the age of
twelve, as well as first prize at the Stuttgart Competition. |
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numerous engagements throughout
southern Germany |
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1990- Practical training at the
Stuttgarter Staatstheater |
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1992- three year training at the
'Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris, Marcel Marceau' |
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1995- diploma and engagement as
mime in the Nouvelle Compagnie de Mimodrame Marcel Marceau' |
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worldwide tours and work as personal
assistant to Marcel Marceau's solo program |
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1995- performances in France, the
United States, and Japan |
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1996- formation of the 'Theatre
Mimo Magique' together with his colleague Wolfram von Bodecker |
| Compagnie Bodecker & Neander |
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2007
Out
Of The Blue tours Argentina and Peru.
Premiere performance of the visual concert CelloCinema
together with Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon.
'Tulles and his Shadow', a visual concert for children premiers
in partnership with the Luxembourg Ensemble LUCILIN at the
Philharmonie Luxembourg.
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 | 2006
Performances at the Philharmonie Luxembourg
Bonjour,
Monsieur Satie! all six performances of Bonjour Monsieur
Satie play to a sold out house. Out
Of The Blue is performed at the Goetheanum in Dornach,
Switzerland, as well as to an enthusiastic audience at the
Fringe Festival in Recklinghausen, Germany..
The two-week long performance of Out of the Blue in Berlin
is acclaimed by the Berlin press a
‘one of the best productions
of the year.’
In celebration of its ten year anniversary, the duo renames
itself as Compagnie Bodecker & Neander.
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2005
The Konzerthaus Berlin commissions Neander and v. Bodecker
to create a visual homage to Erik Satie
Bonjour, Monsieur Satie!
Directed by Lionel Menard, the musical pantomime is premiered
in January and since then has been performed regularly at
the Konzerthaus.
Out
Of The Blue tours Luxembourg, Warsaw and debuts at the
renowned Théâtre le Ranelagh in Paris.
Neander and von Bodecker assist Marcel Marceau during his
tour of Germany. |  |
 | 2004
Neander and v. Bodecker are Marcel Marceau’s assistants during
his tour of Germany.
Out
Of The Blue tours Switzerland and is performed at the
Objekttheater in Leipzig.
¡
silence ! is performed at the Mime Festival in Saarbrücken
as well as at Schloss Elmau.
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2003
The Theatre Mimo Magique directs the entire
visual conception of ‘Il Mimoda’, a theatrical fashion show
for the designer Pascale Kervan, at the Cirque Royale in Brussels.
The star guest of the evening is Marcel Marceau.
Invitation to the International Arts Festival in China for
performances of ¡
silence!
Work on Stravinsky’s ‘The Soldiers Tale’ together with Mirella
Weingarten at the Konzerthaus in Berlin.
Tour of the United States of Philipp Glass
In The Upper Room with the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.
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In cooperation with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, ‘La
Decouverte’, a visual concert using Philip Glass’ Symphony
No. 3, tours Germany.
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2001
Creation and premiere of Out
Of The Blue at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. The
theatrical piece, conceived by Alexander Neander, is directed
by Lionel Menard. Didier Brun is in charge of the lighting.
Tours to Great Britain, Venezuela, and performances in Germany.
Further tours with the
Compagnie Marcel Marceau. in der Akademie der Künste,
Berlin.
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 | 2000
Numerous orchestras express interest in working with the
duo for visual concerts.
ECLAT, the festival for new music, commissions von Bodecker
and Neander to create performances for music of eight contempoarary
composers. Under the direction of Lionel Menard, L'Etoile
Filante is premiered at the Theaterhaus Wangen together
with the Arditti Quartet in London and the Neue Vocalsolisten
Stuttgart.
As artistic advisor and director, Lionel Menard plays a decisive
role in the company’s creative development. Future projects
reveal more influence of 'théâtre d’image' and 'théâtre d’objet'.
Philipp Glass arranges his music In
The Upper Room for a pantomime performance together with
the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. With this the third visual
concert ‘Romeo and Romeo’ is premiered, with perfomances in
the Mercedes Forum in Stuttgart, the Schleswig Holstein Music
Festival and the Expo2000 in Hannover.
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1999
Working together with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Octet, the Concert
visuel en Françaix premieres as the duo’s first visual
concert. A hommage to the French composer Jean Françaix, this
new genre is met with great success at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig
and at the Dresdner Semperoper.
¡
silence ! receives the Berlin Publikumspreis at the Pantomime
Festival. The duo tours Venezeula.
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1998
Tours with Marcel Marceau to Japan, Great Britain and Taiwan.
First conception “Visual Concerts” for the duo, incorporating
a mixture of concert and mime performance.
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1997
silence! tours Belgium and Germany.
Marcel Marceau engages Wolfram von Bodecker and Alexander
Neadner for his new mime drama “Le Chapeau Melon,” premiered
at the Munich Prinzregententheater. Next to their roles as
actors for the productions, Alexander Neander serves an aide
for the musical selections, while Wolfram von Bodecker is
responsible for the special effects. The work is performed
for two months in Paris.
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1996
The duos work together begins on a luxury liner. Taking inspiration
from the myriad of impressions upon their trip to numerous
foreign countries, Wolfram von Bodecker and Alexander Neander
develop their first ideas. Forming the Théâtre Mimo Magique,
their debut performances of ¡
silence ! as a pantomime duo is met with enthusiasm. The
classical program allows the two to also experiment with magic
and visual theater. |
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