Wim Vandekeybus

Belgian choreographer and director
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Wim Vandekeybus

Summary

Wim Vandekeybus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lier[2]. He was born on June 30, 1963[3]. He worked as a choreographer[4], film director[5], dancer[6], actor[7], and screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Wim Vandekeybus's place of birth was Lier[2].
  • Wim Vandekeybus was born on June 30, 1963[3].
  • Wim Vandekeybus held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • Wim Vandekeybus worked as a choreographer[4].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's professions included film director[5].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's professions included dancer[6].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's professions included actor[7].
  • Wim Vandekeybus worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's professions included theatrical director[11].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's field of work was performing arts[12].
  • Wim Vandekeybus is recorded as male[13].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's Commons category is recorded as Wim Vandekeybus[15].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's given name is recorded as Wim[16].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's work location is recorded as Belgium[17].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[18].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Flemish Dutch[19].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl-be', 'text': 'Wim Vandekeybus'}[20].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[21].
  • Wim Vandekeybus's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: BE[24]

  • Began / founded: 1963-06-30[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a898606-3cb7-4b80-8b92-6b494c6eae4e[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Wim Vandekeybus's place of birth was Lier[2]. He was born on June 30, 1963[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include choreographer[4], film director[5], dancer[6], actor[7], screenwriter[8], and theatrical director[11]. Wim Vandekeybus's field of work was performing arts[12].

Why It Matters

Wim Vandekeybus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Wim Vandekeybus born?

Born in Lier[2], Wim Vandekeybus…

What did Wim Vandekeybus do for work?

Wim Vandekeybus worked as choreographer[4], film director[5], dancer[6], actor[7], and screenwriter[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . data.kunsten.be. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Wim
    Field of work performing arts
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Country of citizenship Belgium
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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