Marc OOSTERHOFF
Stage director

Marc received a creative grant for the creation of his play Préparation pour un miracle.

What is your artistic background ?
In 2012, I graduated from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Verscio with a Bachelor’s degree in movement theater. Then I went to China to study martial arts and practice parkour. I returned in 2014 to La Manufacture - Haute École des Arts de la Scène in Lausanne. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in contemporary dance. In 2016, I applied with my first solo, Take Care of Yourself, to the Quarts d'Heure de Sévelin. In 2017, I founded Cie Moost, for which I am artistic director, and choreographed Palette(s) with dancer Cédric Gagneur. In 2019, I created Les Promesses de l'Incertitude with musician Raphaël Raccuia. This was followed by Lab Rats (2021), a duet with circus artist Owen Winship, and Natures Mortes(2022) with Camille Denkinger and Latifeh Hadji. In 2021, I received the Prix de la Relève from the Fondation Vaudoise pour la Culture. In 2022, I created À l'Échelle for the inauguration of Plateforme 10 in Lausanne, with a group of acrobats. In 2023, my new production Préparation pour un Miracle will combine circus, dance, theater and magic.

How do you view your profession today ?
I love this job! Even though it's full of uncertainties and I am constantly beset by doubts, for me it's a profession that is unconditionally rooted in reality and constant adaptation. On the one hand, as creators, we can invent anything and everything, and on the other hand, we must constantly adapt to our environments, which creates ever more constraints. What interests me in this work is the need to take into account the way other people look at things. Everything I do is thought through to have a certain impact on the people watching the show. I find this constraint of putting myself in other people's shoes extremely stimulating! I hope to be able to work in this profession for the rest of my life!

How do you see yourself in 5 years ? In 10 years ?
I hope that my approach to art will remain comparable to the one I have today. I'd like to be able to be calmer about my ability to create new things without being convinced that I know everything, and to stop questioning myself constantly.

Interview conducted in 2023
Photography credit: Morgane Delfosse