Lieven Baert is an authority on historical dance. He started his career in 1981 in Ghent (Belgium) and studied with prominent teachers such as Elizabeth Aldrich, Ingrid Brainard, Angene Feves, Andrea Francalanci, Francine Lancelot, Prof. Taubert and Barbara Sparti.

In 1985 he founded `Chierlycke Danseryen', a company specialised in 16th century court dances. In 1987 he specialised in French/Burgundian 15th century court dance and gained tremendous success with his program `The art of dancing in the 15th century'. They went on tour in prestigious Old Music festivals - Utrecht, Glasgow, Krakau, Darmstadt, Berlin...

The same year he collaborated with the Belgian ballet world in creating a new historical dance company `Danza Antiqua', directed by Jeanne Brabants.

He studied baroque dance with Jane Gingell, Francine Lancelot, Béatrice Massin and Marie Geneviève Massé. With the companies `Timedance' (London), `Folia' (Utrecht) and the `Amsterdam Baroque Theatre', he performs in baroque spectacles in Europe. He is asked as an advisor for baroque dance in modern dance productions of `Les Ballets Contemporaines de Belgique' and the 'Antwerp Chamber Opera'.

In 1995 he is appointed choreographer for the dance performances of the prestigious `Landshuter Hochzeitsfest 1475' in July 1997 and July 2001/2005/2009. This festival has been organised every 4 years since 1903 by the German town Landshut (near Munich). It is one of the most authentic historical events in Europe, reconstructing the wedding of a Polish princess and the son of the count of Landshut.

In 1998 he coached and danced for 'l'Espanoleta' a professional early dance company in Madrid for the performance 'Austria Felice'. This performance was specially created for a commemorative Festival at El Escorial the palace/cloister build by Philip II of Spain. A revised version of the performance of this company was presented at the Flemish Opera in may 2000.

In 2000 he organised the first international colloquium on Early Dance in collaboration with the University of Ghent and under the auspices of the Unesco. (Proceedings published and still available)

He was guest professor at the dance-University of Stockholm and teaches every year Historical dance at the Alicia Alonso Institute University Carlos III in Madrid. He choreographed for the Classical National Theatre in Madrid and worked for the Spanish Cultural Government.

Since 2000 he is stage director for the Brussels Operetta Theatre.

Lieven Baert
Scheldstraat 109
9040 Gent/Belgium

0032 9 228 01 55
0032 (0)497 04 09 19

Lieven Baert (choreography and/or stage director) : with recent work.

2004
Proclamación de Isabel la Católica in Segovia (SPAIN) and Mexico City (MEXICO)
Stage Director: Manuel Canseco

2005
Music Hall Ghent (Belgium)