CV
- Jacob F. Schokking (JFS), born in Rotterdam1956
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent 1974 - 78
- member of visual arts collective Værkstedet Værst, Copenhagen 1981 - 85
- video installations & performance work 1981 - 1992
- director & set designer since 1987
- artistic director of the production platform Holland House, Cph 1988 - 2018
- freelance stage work & visual arts projects since 2019
Staged Drama
Jeg har skudt mig selv for sidste gang (I shot my self for the last time) parts 1, 2 & 3, interactive online theatre by Julie Maj Jakobsen, Aalborg Theatre, first performances (2021) - JFS: concept and platform development, design & staging.
Den sidste forestilling ( The final performance) video staging of Roland Schimmelpfennig's text (2020), Aalborg Theatre webcast (2021) - JFS: design & staging
Øya (The Island) polyvocal play by five European playwrights. KHiO, Oslo, first performance (2018) - JFS: design & staging
Requiem by Peer Hultberg, dramatization Karen-Maria Bille, Betty Nansen Theatre, first performance (2018) - JFS: concept development, design & staging
Det som Diktatoren ikke sagde (What the dictator did not say) by Mériam Bousselmi, Takkelloftet, Royal Opera (2016), a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging
Dekalog (Decalogue) by Kieslowski & Piesiewicz, adaptation Karen-Maria Bille, Betty Nansen Theatre, first performance (2016) - JFS: concept development, design & staging
Kinder K by Kristofer Blindheim Grønskag, touring Denmark (2016 - 2017) a Holland House production - JFS: design & staging
Den Blå Planet (Blue Planet) by Andri Snær Magnason, Aalborg Theatre (2015) - JFS: design & staging
Vinterrejse (Winterreise) by Elfriede Jelinek, Aalborg Theatre (2014) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging
Kendte Folk & Kendte Folks Børn (Famous People & Children of Famous People), double bill based on Mark Twains' Eve's Diary & the play Mark of Cain by Morti Vizki, Royal Playhouse, Cph. (2015) - JFS: idea, concept development, design & staging
Frygt & Bæven (Hier bin ich) by Roland Schimmelpfennig, Takkelloftet, Royal Opera, Cph, first performance (2013) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: idea, commissioning, design & staging
Udsøgt Smerte, based on Sophie Calle's book Exquisite Pain, idea by Karen-Maria Bille, Husets Teater, first performance (2013) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: concept development, design & staging.
Den Gyldne Drage (Der goldene Drache) by Roland Schimmelpfennig, Husets teater (2011) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging
Metamorfoser (Metamorphoses) by Ovid, adaptation by Mary Zimmerman, The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Cph (2010) - JFS: design & staging
Poul, Poul, Poul, Poul & Poul (De Jossen. Val en revival der saamhorigheid) by Tom Lanoye, Dansescenen, Cph. (2010) a Holland House production - JFS: design & staging
Under Is (Unter Eis) by Falk Richter, Cafeteatret, Cph. (2009) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging
Mand møder Kvinde: Teori og Praksis (Mann trifft Frau: Theorie und Praxis) by Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kaleidoskop - K2, Cph. first performance (2008) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: idea, commissioning, design & staging.
Ansigtet mod Væggen (Fewer Emergencies) by Martin Crimp, Cafeteatret, Cph. (2008) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging.
Død, Død og meget Død (Dead, Dead and very Dead) by Howard Barker, first performance Kaleidoskop - K2, Cph.; Nordwind festival, Kulturbrauerei, Berlin (both 2007) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: commissioning, design & staging.
Udbud og Efterspørgsel (Angebot und Nachfrage) by Roland Schimmelpfennig, Copenhagen University Theatre (2006) a Holland House production - JFS: design & staging.
Gargantua, a play for young audiences by Caspar Tyge Haarløv. Royal Theatre, Cph, first performance (2004) - JFS: design & staging.
Blodstænket måne (Blood speckled Moon) a radio drama by Morti Vizki, DR Radiotheatre, first performance (2004) - JFS in collaboration with Gert Sørensen: staging & sound design.
Uforglemmelige kys (Unforgettable Kisses) a radio drama by Morti Vizki, DR Radiotheatre, first performance (2002) - JFS in collaboration with Gert Sørensen: staging & sound design.
4:48 Psykose (4:48 Psychosis) by Sarah Kane, Betty Nansen Theatre, Cph (2000); Royal Playhouse, Cph (2010) a Holland House coproduction; InterCity Festival, Firenze (2010); Nordwind Festival, Volksbühne, Berlin (2011) - JFS: design & staging
Australia a radio drama by Morti Vizki, DR Radiotheatre, first performance (1999) - JFS: staging & sound design.
Staged Music
Lydens Hule, (Cave of Sound), a theatre concert for young audiences, DR Concert Hall, Cph. (2022) - JFS in collaboration with Gert Sørensen: concept development , JFS: staging & design.
Dark Room, workshop version of a documentary opera, composed by Rasmus Zwicki, S/H Theatre, Cph. first performance (2021) - collective concept development, JFS: design & staging
Drømte mig en Drøm (I dreamt a Dream), theatrical concert, music Niels Søren Hansen, Aalborg Theatre first performance (2020-21) - JFS: concept development & staging.
Dante & Plato a staged concert of Laborintus II by Luciano Berio and De Staat by Louis Andriessen, in collaboration with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, DR Concert Hall, Cph (2018) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: idea, concept development, design & staging.
BARCODE 01, 02 & 03 a staged concert project, first performances SMK (National Gallery), Cph; Carthage theatrical Days Festival, Tunis (2015); Klang Festival, Cph (2017) a Holland House production - JFS: idea, concept development, design & staging
Moderne Tider (Modern Times) a staged concert, various composers, in collaboration with Diamant Ensemble, Black Diamant, Cph (2016) - JFS: concept development, design & staging
TECNI a chaos cabaret with music by Per Nørgård, EDISON, Cph, first performance (2012) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: concept development, design & staging
Tick Tack Tock, a staged concert, various composers, Athelas New Music Festival, Cph, first performance (2011), Dansehallerne, Cph (2012) - JFS: concept development, design & staging
Neither, an opera, libretto Samuel Beckett, music Morton Feldman, in collaboration with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, DR Concert Hall, Cph (2004) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: design & staging
Achilleus, an opera for young audiences, libretto Imme Dros, music Wim Henderickx, Flemish Opera, Antwerp first performance & Ghent (2003); Royal Opera, Cph (2006) - JFS: design & staging
Stalingrad, the envy of the painless an opera, libretto Howard Barker, music and idea by Kim Helweg, Turbine Hall - Royal Theatre, Cph, first performance (2002 & 2004) a Holland House production - JFS: commissioning, design & staging.
Manifest, an opera, music Rolf Wallin, libretto based on manifests and related texts from the early avant-garde, Kanonhallen, Cph. first performance (2000) a Holland House production- JFS: idea, commissioning, design & staging
Brecht/Weill, triple bill with Das Berliner Requiem (Berlin Requiem), Der Lindberghflug (Lindbergh's Flight) and Die sieben Todsünden (Seven Deadly Sins), Royal Theatre, Cph (1999 & 2001) a Holland House coproduction - JFS: concept, design & staging
Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis) an opera, libretto Peter Kien, music Viktor Ullmann, Copenhagen International Summer Festival (1998) a Holland House production - JFS: design & staging
Nuit des Hommes an operatorio by Per Nørgård, based on poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire, first performance Albertlundshuset, Cph (1996) a Holland House production; Almeida Opera Festival, London; Kampnagel, Hamburg (2000); Theater Rotterdam (2001); Créteil-Maison des Arts and Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, Paris (2003) - JFS: idea, commissioning, design & staging
Public Secret, a documentary oratorio, music by Jan Goorissen, live first performance, Edison, Cph; independent video production for Danish National Film Board (both 1995) a Holland House production - JFS in collaboration with Ane Mette Ruge: idea, concept development, commissioning, design & staging.
Soap Opera, an opera, libretto Morti Vizki, music T.S.Høeg, Den Anden Opera, Cph. first performance (1995) a Holland House production - JFS: idea, concept development, commissioning, design & staging.
Gylden Storm (Golden Tempest), an opera, libretto Morti Vizki, music Jan Goorissen, J.F.Willumsens Museum, Frederikssund and Kanonhallen, Cph. (1992) a Holland House production - JFS: idea, concept development, design & staging.
Der Besuch (The Visit), a chamber opera based on texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, music Jan Goorissen, Charlottenborg, Cph. first performance (1990) a Holland House production - idea by Jan Goorissen, JFS: concept development, design & staging.
The Wake, an organ pipe and video installation, music by Jan Goorissen, Aarhus Art Museum; Video Gallery, Huset, Cph. (1989) a Holland House production - JFS in collaboration with Ane Mette Ruge: idea, concept development, design & staging.
Holland House, an opera, libretto by Ane Mette Ruge, music by Jan Goorissen, Østre Gasværk Teater, Cph. first performance (1988) first Holland House production - JFS in collaboration with Ane Mette Ruge: idea, concept development, design & staging.
Other Work
Lys & Tværs (Light Crossing), an outdoor, permanent light sculpture, Herning, DK (2021) - JFS in collaboration with Vertigo Aps: concept & design.
Vejle Tidevand (Vejle Tides), invited proposal for a permanent outdoor artwork, Vejle, DK (2020) - JFS: concept & design.
Videopano, indoor/outdoor panoramic video installation, Musicon, Roskilde DK; eArts Festival, Shanghai (2008) a Holland House production - JFS in collaboration with Peter Plesner: concept & design.
Move Around, a video production for the Videopano format (2008) a Holland House production - JFS in collaboration with Jakob Thorbeck & Lotte Broe: concept & design.
Gylden Storm, a stereoscopic photo production, published by Holland House on 9 Viewmaster disks with accompanying booklet (1992). Idea and design: JFS in collaboration with Daniel Libens, photography Daniel Libens.
Hütte & Haus Wittgenstein, a stereoscopic photo production, published by Holland House on 6 Viewmaster disks with accompanying booklet (1995). Idea and design: JFS in collaboration with Daniel Libens, photography Daniel Libens.