Annemie Vanackere (engl.) Annemie Vanackere studied philosophy in Leuven and Paris, as well as theatre and film studies for one year in Leuven.
She worked as a production manager, among others for STUC (STUC) and the KLAPSTUK Festival (Festival KLAPSTUK), and in 1993 took over the artistic direction of Nieuwpoorttheater (Nieuwpoorttheater) in Ghent.
From 1995 to 2011, Annemie Vanackere worked at Rotterdamse Schouwburg (Rotterdamse Schouwburg), from 2001 onward as Co-Artistic Director and as head of Productiehuis Rotterdam (Productiehuis Rotterdam), which was affiliated with the theatre.
Until 2011, she was also Artistic Director of “De Internationale Keuze van de Rotterdamse Schouwburg” (“De Internationale Keuze van de Rotterdamse Schouwburg”), the annual international theatre, dance, and performance festival in Rotterdam that she co-founded in 2001.
Since September 2012, Annemie Vanackere has served as Artistic Director and Managing Director of HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU Hebbel am Ufer) in Berlin, which she reopened with her team on 1 November 2012.
With its three venues HAU1 (HAU1), HAU2 (HAU2), and HAU3 (HAU3), as well as the digital stage HAU4 (HAU4), HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU Hebbel am Ufer) stands for contemporary artistic positions at the intersection of theatre, dance, performance, music, visual arts, and discursive formats.
It is also the organizer of the international festival Tanz im August (Tanz im August).