MUSIC FOR MODERN DANCE & THEATRE
Since 2010, Richard composes and creates music for modern dance and theatre pieces. He mixes, produces and plays all music himself, except in a few collaborations. He also performs the music live on stage regularly, playing a variety of instruments.
Richard is a freelancer who has worked with many choreographers for companies around the world.
His colourful work juxtaposes elements of electronic dance music, musique concrete and ambient. With his dadaistic "audio-collages", displaying a broad diversity in sound and instrumentation, Richard seeks to create an intrinsic logic that not only supports the dance, but also adds another layer to the performances. From pure electronica to live string quartet, from manipulated drums to solo baritone guitar.
Instinct
Music for a choreography by Patricia van Deutekom & Conny Janssen (NL)
Conny Janssen Danst
2026
Van Stof Tot Stof
Live electronics & baritone guitar.
Composition for choir.
De Plaats
2025
A Dense Night
Live electronics & bass. Arrangements.
Video projection design.
Nasmak PM
2024
Explosion Light Organ
Live electronics for installation
GLOW festival (NL)
Kinetic Humor & Epic Rick
2023
Unmen
Music for a choreography by
Patricia van Deutekom (NL)
Conny Janssen Danst
2023
La Despedida
Co-composition for dance performance
with Viva Sanchez
LAVA Collective
2023
Prophecies of Dust
Quadrophonic soundscape for installation
Dutch Design Week
Groovido
2022
The Square 2
Composition & live performance.
+ stage- & video design
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2022
Dreaming Demons
Soundscape for art Installation by
Ivo Schoofs & Ed Oosterhout
Kinetic Humour & Leffe Goldstein
2021
Punk Your Spirit
Music and live performance
Keren Rosenberg
Dansmakers / ICK Amsterdam
2021
Undine
Award winning animation opera
Music production and electronics
Stg. Wildermoed
2021
Void of Longing
Music for choreography
Keren Rosenberg
Dansmakers Amsterdam
2020
Blueprint on Memory
Live performance. 11 shows.
music by N. Rombouts & S. Bruil
Ann van den Broek | Ward/wARD
2019
NachtHexen II: La Parisienne
Co-composition & Co-live Performance
43 shows. with Raphael Vanoli
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2018-2019
Growing Music
Soundscape (with Aart Strootman)
Dutch Design Week 2019
Sounding Bodies
2019
Grand Ecart
Composition
for a dance / theatre performance
Kiyan Khoshoie (CH)
2018
SWANthem
Composition
for the performance SWAN [remix]
Sounding Bodies
2018
NachtHexen I: Jeanne
Co-composition
with A.Bellon & V. Sanchez
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2017-2018
Love Gun
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2017
Tierra
Co-composition & co-performance
with Alexandra Bellon
Burning Bridges & Ginette Laurin
2017
Fall
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Hessisches Staats Ballett (DE)
2017
Giselle
Adaptation & composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Balletto di Roma (IT)
2017
Sycho
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Balletto di Roma (IT)
2016
Tefer
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Balletto di Roma (IT)
2016
False Memories
Live performance (electronic drums)
Multimedia concerts
Evelien van den Broek
2016
Over Onze Vader
Composition & Live performance
Oerol Festival & Theatre tour
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2016
Element
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Itamar Serussi
2015
Henry
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2015
About Lucian
Co-composition & Live performance
with Raphael Vanoli
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2015
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Cover
Additional electronic soundscape
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
CCN Ballet de Lorraine (FR)
2015
The Worst Thing I Could Do
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2015
Working Title Ego
Composition (+ Phallus Dei)
for a dance piece by Jens van Daele
AST Bytom (PL)
2014
The Singles
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
The Place (UK)
2014
Operation
Composition (string quartet + electronics)
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Fringe Festival Philadelphia (USA)
2014
Wolf
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2014
The Disappearing Show
Composition & live performance
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Operaestate | Arte Sella (IT)
2014
Test
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
2013
Klara
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Fanclub (DK)
2013
Spring Tide
Composition for live performance
by Ensemble Batida (CH)
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2013
Vanda
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Venice Dance Biennale (IT)
2013
Petrashka
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Oper Ballett Graz (AT)
2012
Mono
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Danshuis Station Zuid
2012
Battre Le Fer / Le Noir
Composition with Greg Smith
and live performance
Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2012
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Brides For Peace
Composition with Greg Smith
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Jens van Daele | Burning Bridges
2011
Ferrum
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Danshuis Station Zuid
2012
Lust
4 compositions for a quadruple bill:
Serussi / Tuchman / de Vega / Taige
Danshuis Station Zuid
2011
Phenomena
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Danshuis Station Zuid
2011
Undo
Composition
for a dance piece by Itamar Serussi
Danshuis Station Zuid
2011
DANCE COMPANIES
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam (NL) / Edge London (UK) / CCN Ballet de Lorraine (FR) / Balletto di Roma (IT) / Hessisches Staats Ballett (DE) / Pennsylvania Ballet (USA) / Fanclub (DK) / Oper Ballett Graz (AT) / Burning Bridges (NL) / Sounding Bodies (NL) / Dansmakers | ICK Amsterdam / LAVA Collective (NL) / Conny Janssen Danst (NL) and others.
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Itamar Serussi (IL) / Ginette Laurin (CAN) / Ed Wubbe (NL) / Jens van Daele (BE) / Ann van den Broek (BE) / Keren Rosenberg (IL) / Kiyan Khoshoie (CH) / Patricia van Deutekom (NL) / Mario Bermudez Gil (ES) / Antonin Comestaz (FR) / Ryan Djojokarso (NL) / Taige Ahmed (TJ) / Einat Tuchman (IL) / Jesus de Vega (ES) and others.
EDUCATION
Richard has also created exclusive works for presentations by students of several dance academies:
Fontys, Tilburg (NL) / Codarts, Rotterdam (NL) / ArtEZ, Arnhem (NL) / Rijn IJssel, Zwolle (NL) / Theaterschool, Amsterdam (NL) / The Place, London (UK) / Bytom Dance Academy (PL)