Wietse Bovri

Producer Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Combine creative integrity with practical efficient and budgetary considerations. Balancing the artistic vision of the director, set/costume/light/video designer(s) with the financial or required safety limitations. Responsible and adaptable communicator with the ability to handle and coordinate diverse groups of artistic personalities & technical teams with tactful discipline. Team managing production procedures with the overview necessary to insure, a smooth, safe, and successfully running production period and, at the end, running show or project. Specialties: Establishing a creative environment by combining the ability to prioritize, anticipate and solve problems, with calm sensitivity under pressure. Organizational ability, acquired technical knowledge, and an inspirational approach that creates positive energy.

Experience

  • Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (23 yrs 9 mos)
    • Producer
      Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    • Production Manager
      Dec 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

      BOLÉRO - revival FALL Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / CHRONICLE Martha Graham / BOLÉRO Maurice Béjart LES PECHEURS DE PERLES - new creation: FC Bergman (dir) Judith Elsevier (costumes) MACROPULOS CASE - Janacek Festival (Brno Czech Republique) LOHENGRIN : new creation - David Alden (dir) Paul Steinberg (set) Adam Silverman (lx) Gideo Davy (costumes) CLEMENZA DI TITO : new creation - Michael Hampe (dir) German Drogetti (set&costumes) Hans Toelstede (lx) FALSTAFF : new creation - Christoph Waltz (dir) Dave Warren (set) Judith Holste (costumes) Felice Ross (lx) DAS WUNDER DER HELIANE : new creation - David Bösch (dir) Christof Hetzer (set&costumes) Michael Bauer (lx) INFINITE NOW : new creation - Luk Perceval (dir) Philip Bussmann (set&video) Ilse Vandenbusche (costumes) Mark Van Denesse (lx) SIMON BACCANEGRA : new creation - David Hermann (dir) Christof Hetzer (set&costumes) Fabrice Kebourg (lx) MACROPULOS CASE : new creation - Kornél Mondruczo (dir) Monika Pormale (set&costumes) Felice Ross (lx) DER KÖNIG KANDAULES : new creation - Andrij Zholdak (dir) AJ Weisbard (set,light&video) Tuomas Lampinen (costume) LA BOHÈME : revival - Robert Carsen (dir) Michaël Levine (set&costumes) Peter Van Praet (lx) TANNHÄUSER : new creation - Calixto Bieito (dir) Rebecca Ringst (set) Ingo Krügler ( costumes) Michael Bauer (lx) LA JUIVE : new creation - Peter Konwitschny (dir) Johannes Leiacker (set&costume) Manfred Voss (lx)

    • Production Manager
      Aug 2008 - Present · 18 yrs

      KHOVANSJTSJINA - new creation: David Alden (dir) Paul Steinberg (set) Constance Hoffman (costumes) Adam Silverman (lx) DON GIOVANNI - new creation: Guy Joosten (dir) Johannes Leiacker (set) Manfred Vos (lx) Eva Krämer (costumes) BLAUBART/WINTERREISE - new creation: Kornél Mundruczó (dir + lx&video) Marton Agh (set & costumes) DER ROSENKAVALIER - new creation: Christoph Waltz (dir), Annette Murchetz (set) Eva Maria Dessecker (costumes) PARSIFAL - new creation: Tatjana Gurbaça (dir),Henrik Ahr (set),Stefan Bolliger (lx) Barbara Droshin (costumes) DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE - new creation: David Hermann (Dir) Christophe Hetzer (set&costumes) Bernd Purkrabek (Lx) LA DAMNATION DE FAUST - new creation: Terry Gilliam (dir) Hildegard Bechtler (set) Katrina Lindsay (costumes) Peter Mumford (lx) Finn Ross (Video) RUMOR - new creation: Guy Joosten (dir) Bettina Meyer (set) Eva Kramer (costumes) IL VIAGGIO A REIMS - revival: Mariame Clement (dir) Julia Hansen (set & costumes) Glen D'haenens (lx) TSJARODEJKA - new creation: Tatjana Gurbaça (dir) Klaus Grunberg (set & lx) Marc Weeger & Silke Wilrett (costumes) SEMIRAMIDE - tour: Edinburgh Festival AIDA - revival: Peter Konwitschny (dir) Jorg Kossdorf (set) Michaela Mayer-Michnay (costumes) ULISSE - revival: Michael Hampe (dir) Mauro Pagano (costumes) Hans Toelstede (lx) SEMIRAMIDE - new creation: Nigel Lowery (dir,set & costumes) Lothar Baumgarten (lx) L'AMOUR DE LOIN - new creation: Daniele Finzi Pasca (dir & lx) Jean Rabasse (set) Kevin Pollard (costumes) GIASONE - new creation: Mariame Clement (dir) Julia Hansen (set&costumes) Philippe Berthome (lx) MADAMA BUTTERFLY - revival: Robert Carsen (dir &lx) Paul Steinberg (set & costumes) Jean Kalman (lx) AQUARIUS - new creation: Pierre Audi (dir) Christophe Hetzer (set & costumes) Georg Veit (lx) MAZEPPA - new creation: Tatjana Gurbaça (dir) Klaus Grunberg (set & lx) Marc Weeger&Silke Wilrett (costumes)

  • Production Manager at ITA - International Theater Amsterdam
    Mar 2019 - May 2019 · 3 mos

    Dood in Venetië

  • Presentation Concept Design - Workshop at Dries Van Noten
    Jan 1996 - Sep 2001 · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Presentation Concept Design at Tim Van Steenbergen
    2000 - 2001 · 1 yr