Joke Visser

After ten years working as a freelance costume designer for companies such as Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Dutch Opera Foundation, Joke Visser joined Nederlands Dans Theater in 1987 and was appointed Head of Costume in 1989. Since then, she has collaborated closely with Jiří Kylián on nearly all his productions, overseeing their realisation with her team.

Her costume work features prominently in Kylián’s repertoire, including: Bella Figura (NDT I, 1995), Wings of Wax (NDT I, 1997), A Way A Lone (NDT III, 1998), One of a Kind (NDT I, 1998), Indigo Rose (NDT II, 1998), Half Past (NDT I, 1999), Doux Mensonges (Opéra de Paris, 1999), Arcimboldo 2000 (NDT I, II & III, 2000), Click-Pause-Silence (NDT I, 2001), Birth-Day (NDT III, 2001), 27’52 (NDT II, 2002), Claude Pascal (NDT I, 2002), When Time Takes Time (NDT III, 2002), Far Too Close (NDT III, 2003), Last Touch (NDT I, 2003), Sleepless (NDT II, 2004), Toss of a Dice (NDT I, 2005), Chapeau (NDT II, 2005), Tar and Feathers (NDT I, 2006), Vanishing Twin (NDT I, 2008), Gods and Dogs (NDT II, 2008), and Mémoires d’oubliettes (NDT I, 2009).

In addition to her work with other choreographers, she is also responsible for coordinating and realising the costumes for Kylián productions around the world.