Griet Debacker

After obtaining a degree in speech therapy (1985) and a First Prize in Drama (1989) at the Ghent Conservatory, Griet Debacker worked as a freelance actress with numerous Belgian and Dutch theatre companies. She played in a number of sitcoms for the Belgian public television broadcasting company VRT and made several guest appearances in Flemish fiction series. In 2005 she founded the Swan Lake company together with Vanessa Van Durme and produced Kijk mama, ik dans (Look mummy, I’m dancing) under the direction ofFrank Van Laecke. Since then, she coached Vanessa during the world tour of this production. Their second production, Femme Blanche, saw its première performance in November 2009. It was directed by Jan Steen, followed in 2013 by their creation Avant que j'oublie, a co-production with Comédie de Valence.

In 2010, Griet De Backer played in Gardenia (Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke), a performance that toured the world for two years. The collaboration with Van Laecke-Platel continued in 2015 with En avant, marche!

update: 07/2021