Herman Diephuis was born in 1962 in Amsterdam. He spent several years working as a performer with choreographers such as Régine Chopinot, Mathilde Monnier, Jean-François Duroure, Philippe Decouflé, François Verret, Jérôme Bel, Xavier Le Roy and Alain Buffard. In 2002, he choreographed La C et la F de la F as part of the dance event “Les Fables à la Fontaine. In 2004, he founded his own company in order to create a platform for his shows and projects: D’après J.-C. (duo-2004), Dalila et Samson, par exemple (duo-2005), Julie, entre autres (sextet-2007), Paul est mort? (trio-2008) and Ciao Bella (quintet-2009). Concurrently, Herman Diephuis develops projects involving amateurs and devises onsite activities for museums. (quelle: http://www.hermandiephuis.com/hermandiephuis.com/bio.html)