Herman Diephuis trained as a dancer at the Mudra school, founded by Maurice Béjart, before coming to France to work with Régine Chopinot.
He then danced with the companies of Philippe Decouflé, François Verret, Jérôme Bel, François Verret, Xavier Le Roy, Alain Buffard, and most notably Mathilde Monnier (since 1984), before embarking on a career as a choreographer with his own company (ONNO), founded in 2004.
In 2017, he co-choreographed the trio Goin’ Down with Naomi Fall and created the choreographic sections of the opera Le Timbre d’argent (musical direction by François-Xavier Roth, staged by Guillaume Vincent). He was invited by the Institut Français du Congo to create the show Jazz et Vin de Palme.
Alongside this, he develops creative projects with amateur performers, including It’s My Party (2018), Plus ou moins 20 pour commencer (doucement) (2018), Brainstorming (2012), and La Liberté guidant Romain Rolland (2011).
In 2020, he became an associate artist at the Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie with Michel Schweizer.
He also contributes his perspective as an artistic collaborator for choreographers such as Mathilde Monnier, Raphaëlle Delaunay, and Maud Le Pladec. He works regularly with Dalila Khatir (vocal coach and performer), with whom he co-created the show Et maintenant quelque chose de complètement différent in 2019.
Collaborateurs artistiques
Herman Diephuis