Henri van Zanten

Henri Carel van Zanten (March 18, 1957 – May 22, 2020)[1] was a Dutch artist, based in Rotterdam.

Henri van Zanten
Henri van Zanten (2003)
Born
Henri Carel van Zanten

(1957-03-18)March 18, 1957
Rotterdam
DiedMay 22, 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 63)
Berlin
NationalityDutch
As the Master of the Scream in ’u’ (2010)

Early life and education

Van Zanten was born in Rotterdam, but spent a large part of his youth in Canada and South Africa. Because of that he could easily adapt to new environments and languages.[2]

He studied Slavic linguistics under professor Karel van het Reve.[2]

Career

Van Zanten was introduced to the Stanislavski method by Piet Eelvelt. His mentor was the Belgian theatre reformer Jan Decorte. Van Zanten was active from 1982 as an artist, actor and director. Because of the many art disciplines he engaged himself in (such as theatre, performance art, street theatre, independent television production, sketch comedy, stand up comedy, acting and directing[3]) he called himself an "omni artist".[2]

He appeared as the Master of the Scream (narrator) in ’u’, the first Klingon opera.[2]

He died in Berlin.

References
  1. Joke Beeckmans, "'Omniartiest' Henri van Zanten overleden, Theaterkrant May 26, 2020.(in Dutch)
  2. (in Dutch) Biography on the Huygens Music Festival website (WebCite archive)
  3. (in Dutch) Rotterdamse underground in actie op gevarieerde muziekmarathon; Een minuutje voor een geluidscollage, Hester Carvalho, NRC Handelsblad, 25 September 1993
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