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                        ABOUT

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                        Monique van Kerkhof is sinds 2012 terug in Nederland, Maastricht, waar ze is opgegroeid. Haar achtergrond is Moderne Dans en Choreografe en volgend aan de theater/dans scholen in Amsterdam, Barcelona en New York. 

                        Creëerde ruim 30 jaar geleden, haar eigen multi media producties. zoals Performances, Installaties,Video Kunst, Video Projecties, Muziek,Theater en Grafisch werk.

                         

                        Haar recente voorstellingen: Museumnacht '16 en' 17 Dominicanen Boekhandel; Vrijthof Theater, Jubileum Dominicanen Boekhandel; Watertoren Schimmert, IBA Parkstad; A2 Tunnel voorstelling en in  Chengdu en Beijing, China.

                         

                        Hiervoor heeft ze 20 jaar lang in Tokio gewoond en begon haar productiebedrijf MONDESIGN.

                        Grote producties waren oa: Tunnelvision in de wereld grootste ondergrondse 'reservoir, en 'Seeing the World Through Different Eyes' in het gebouw van de United Nations University, Architect Kenzo Tange. 

                         

                        oa: The Synagogue van New York City, Studio Orensanz.In New York voorstelling 'Polyethylene' in een Brandweerkazerne van Downtown Community Television Center en '16'inches' in de oudste bestaande

                         

                         

                         

                        Monique van Kerkhof was born in Nijmegen, Holland. Most of her youth she lived in Maastricht, she moved to Amsterdam at an age of 17 and got involved in Modern Dance. She left for Spain, when 22 years old to study Spanish and continuing dancing in Barcelona at ‘La Fabrica’. In 1985 she moved to New York City studying at the ‘Alvin Nikolais Dance School’ and at  the ‘Merce Cunningham Studio’ (She received a scholarship from Merce Cunningham)

                        Seeing art as an integrated part of my life and the emphasis being not on the medium of presentation but on the essence of art. I try to achieve the best accomplishment by choosing the most suitable medium and to find different "roads" to express my ideas. 

                         

                        Monique van Kerkhof has returned to the Netherlands, since 2012, after living abroad most of her life. In cities as Barcelona, New York and Tokyo, started her company MONDESIGN in Tokyo since 2002


                        Her recent performances: 

                        • Museum night 2016 & 2017 at the Dominican Bookstore 

                        • Vrijthof Theater, Jubileum

                        • Water Tower Schimmert, IBA Parkstad

                        • A2 Tunnel and shows in Chengdu and Beijing, China 

                         

                        English: 

                         

                        In New York, Monique’s professional floral design experience continued. She grew up close to flowers, due to her mother side of two generations in the floral business. She worked 6 years for Preston Bailey Design Inc. and for  Bill Ash from Interior Design Magazine. 

                         

                        She moved to Japan in 1990, worked 14 years for a Japanese production company: Bird Land as a (computer graphic) designer, in the meantime she produced  performances, installations, projection/video art and exhibitions at unique architectural locations as: 

                        • A Modern Opera  in a reservoir in Abiko; ‘Concrete water`

                        • Art performance project at the United Nation University; ‘Seeing the World Through Different Eyes`

                        • A multi media art project at world biggest underground construction space ‘Gaigaku Housuiro; ‘Tunnel Vision`

                        • See more info on the menu under performances

                        • Smaller events took place at the Gallery, Clay in the Ginza, Tokyo  installations and performances and at the Atelier Molenaar in  Motomachi , Yokohama which was broadcast at TVK,

                        • Windowdisplay and performances At the Goto Flower shop display a performance in Roppongi, Tokyo.

                        • More work at Rockchallenge concert, Yokohama and promotion video collaboration with Cirque du Solei, Tokyo

                        • Modern Opera in a reservoir in Abiko, 

                        • Art performance project at the United Nation University,  

                        • And a multi media art project at world biggest underground  construction space ‘Gaigaku Housuiro, broadcast at NHK

                        • ​Art project Tunnel Vision

                        TIMELINE

                        2018

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / Ondergaan

                        Stenenwal 18b, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

                         

                        2017

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                        PERFORMANCE / Later is Nu?

                        Boekhandel Dominicanen, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

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                        PERFORMANCE / The Future of the Book

                        Theatre Vrijthof, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

                         

                        2016

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                        FLOWER DESIGN: MACEDONIA

                        Holland ambassadors in Macedonia

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                        PERFORMANCE / FOLLOW ME DOWN AGAIN

                        PROGRAMME: Museumnacht Maastricht

                        Boekhandel Dominicanen, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

                         

                        2015

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / DUTCH DAY CREATIVITY CHENGDU 

                        PERFORMANCE / PRESENTATION: Masterplan Film Talent

                        PRESENTATION: Pechakucha Night 

                        Fangsuo Commune Chengdu China 

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                        PERFORMANCE / WATER TOWER

                        INSTALLATION / PROJECTION / Watertower Performance 

                        Schimmert, Heerlen, The Netherlands   

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                        PERFORMANCE / A2 TUNNEL

                        A2 Tunnel Maastricht, The Netherlands 

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                        PERFORMANCE / MIXCITY CHENGDU 

                        Dance Performance 

                        Mixcity Chengdu, China 

                         

                         

                        2014

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / EXHIBITION / EXPOA2

                        'VOETSTAPPEN IN HET GRAS' Maastricht, The Netherlands

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                        PERFORMANCE/ FASHIONCLASH

                        'Fashioned My Way' 

                        Maastricht, The Netherlands

                         

                         

                        2012

                         

                        PERFORMANCE/EXHIBITION 'TWO TIMES TWICE'

                        'Two Times Twice'

                        Tokyo, At OAG The German Goethe House, Akasaka, Japan

                         

                         

                        2010

                         

                        THEATER PLAY, `39',

                        `my home is lost` At Yokohama Theater

                        Featuring Andrew Woolner, Monique van Kerkhof

                        Yokohama, Japan

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                        FLORAL DESIGN / ADVANCED FLORAL DECORATION DESIGN 

                        FASHION SHOW, Cohim Design Academy

                        Fashion Show/ Floral/ Decorations, Beijing, China

                         

                         

                        2009 

                         

                        DANCEPERFORMANCE / ROCK CHALLENGE

                        Performance/ Visual Art School ‘Mondesign’,

                        At Rock Challenge Concert Japan

                        Cultural Hall,  Yokohama, Japan

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE / DANCING4KIDS

                        Performance/ Visual Art School ‘Mondesign’

                        Dancing4Kids event, At Tokyo Church Shibuya , Tokyo, Japan

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                        PERFORMANCE / Poetry Event at ‘At the Dickens’

                        Tokyo, Japan

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE ‘MONDESIGN',

                        Benefit show, Dance Fusion Tokyo, At Tokyo Church, Tokyo, Japan

                         

                         

                        2008

                         

                        CONCERT , DUETS: ‘ENCORE’, MONIQUE’S ORIGINAL SONGS 

                        A benefit dinner/ entertainment fundraiser for Tokyo International Player's

                        Restaurant,  Sabatine, Tokyo, Japan

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                        PERFORMANCE / POETRY,   Poetry Event

                        Treasure Bar, Tokyo, Japan

                         

                         

                        2007

                         

                        DANCE/ VIDEO DOCUMENTARY;

                        “Tunnelvision, Performance, 50 min. and “The Making Of'' , 20 min.

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                        DANCE PERFORMANCE / GOTO FLOWERSHOP

                        PERFORMANCE/ MUSIC/DANCE/SONGS, for ‘Run for the Cure’

                        Goto Flower Atelier,  Roppongi, Tokyo,Japan

                         

                         

                        2006

                         

                        PERFORMANCE ‘Tunnel vision’

                        Gaikakuhousuiro, Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE, 125 years Anniversary Tokyo University of Science at Noda Campus

                        Chiba, Japan

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Tunnel vision broadcast at NHK News

                         

                         

                        2005

                         

                        DANCEPERFORMANCE‘ Japanese.Tradition Kabuki Dance’ (Nihon Buyo)

                         Culture Hall, Abiko, Chiba, Japan

                         

                         

                        2004

                         

                        DANCEPERFORMANCE ‘Japanese.Tradition Kabuki Dance’ 

                         Culture Hall, Abiko, Chiba, Japan

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                        DANCE/ART VIDEO ’Nigorie’

                        Mejiro, Tokyo , Japan

                         

                         

                        2003

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / UNU

                        ‘Seeing the World Through Different Eyes’

                        at The United Nations University, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

                         

                         

                        2002

                         

                        PERFORMANCE/EXHIBITION ‘Cor Cordis’

                        at Atelier E.R. Molenaar, Yokohama, Japan

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                        VIDEO ART TAPE / Cor Cordis 

                        ‘Cor, Cordis Tokyo 3 Min.

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                        PUBLICITY

                        ‘Cor Cordis’ short documentary broadcast

                        at T.V. Kanagawa, Kanagawa Pref.

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE

                        ‘Japanese.Tradition Kabuki Dance’ (Nihon Buyo)

                         Culture Hall, Abiko, Chiba, Japan

                         

                         

                        2001

                         

                        VIDEO DOCUMENTARY:

                        ‘First Published Picture Books’ Phnom-Penh, Cambodia 20 min.

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE / JOMON

                        Jomon

                        Gyouda-shi, Saitama, Japan

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                        DANCEPERFORMANCE / CONCRETE WATER

                        Concrete Water 

                        Abiko, Chiba, Japan

                         

                         

                        1999

                         

                        PUBLICITY

                        Archived by Montevideo, Amsterdam

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                        VIDEO ART / SECOND MOVE

                        VIDEO ART TAPE ‘second move’, 1.5 Min.

                         

                        1996

                         

                        FLORAL DESIGN / HYATT HOTEL 

                        Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo , Japan

                         

                        1995

                         

                        EXHIBITION: 

                        ‘Today Dutch Art’ at Art Harumi, Tokyo, 

                         

                        1994

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / SYNESTHESIA 

                        'Synesthesia' At Clay Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo,


                        1993 

                         

                        PERFORMANCE/ INSTALLATION: 'First move' at Clay Gallery, Tokyo, 

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                        VIDEO ARTS / FIRST MOVE 

                        VIDEO ART TAPE ‘First Move’ 5 Min.

                         

                        1992

                         

                        VIDEO INSTALLATION: 'Time of waste, waste of time' TNAE Tokyo,  

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Bought by Miyagi Prefectual Museum.  Sendai , Japan

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                        FLORAL DESIGN / RYOKAN 

                        Ryokan 'Yaguy-No-Sho' Salon Room

                         Izu-shi, Shizuoka, Japan

                         

                        1991

                         

                        VIDEO ART TAPE

                        Selected for Video Distribution by Video Gallery Scan Process art Inc., Tokyo

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Video art tapes Showed at Image Forum , Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan

                         

                        1990

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / 0.25 POLYETHYLENE

                        '0.25 Polyethylene' At Downtown Community Television, 

                        New York City, USA

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                        VIDEO ARTS / GARBAGE 

                        VIDEO ART TAPE 'Garbage' 3 Min. New York City, USA

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Showed at The Screening Series at D.C.T.V. 

                        New york City, USA

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Broadcast as part of The Territory aired in Houston

                        Southwest Alternate Media Project, Texas, USA

                         

                        1989

                         

                        FLORAL DESIGN / TIFFANY PARTIES 

                         1986-1989 New York City , USA

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                        FLORAL DESIGN / MODERN BRIDE MAGAZINE  

                         1986-1989 New York City , USA

                         

                        1988

                         

                        PERFROMANCE / 16 INCHES 

                        PERFORMANCE, '16 inches' at Studio Orensanz, New York City , USA

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                        VIDEO ARTS / TRACE IN SPACE AND TIME 

                        'Traces in space and time' 4.5 Min. New York City, USA

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                        PUBLICITY

                        Showed at The Screening Series at D.C.T.V. 

                         

                        1987

                         

                        PERFORMANCE / PARTS OF LIVE 

                        'Parts of Live' At 584 Broadway

                        New York City, USA

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                        PERFORMANCE / BAROQUE BLITS 

                        'A Baroque Blitz' At the collective for living cinema 

                        New York City, USA

                         

                        1986

                         

                        VIDEO ARTS / SUBWAY GHOST 

                        'Subway ghost' 7.5 Min. New York City, USA

                         

                        1985

                         

                        VIDEO ARTS / GRAY CONCRETE

                        'Grey concrete' 1.5 Min. New York, USA