Peeping Tom is a Belgian theatre company founded by Argentinian choreographer Gabriela Carrizo and French choreographer Franck Chartier in 2000. The pair met while working at several other Belgian companies, including Les Ballets C de la B. In 1999, they created a first location project that was set in a trailer home, titled Caravana, with future long-time collaborator Eurudike De Beul. This location project was followed by the film Une Vie Inutile (2000). Peeping Tom's style includes elements of dance, theatre, opera and performance. Their works start out from a hyperrealist aesthetic in a concrete set, like a garden (Le Jardin, 2002), a living room (Le Salon, 2004), two trailer homes in a snow-covered landscape (32 Rue Vandenbranden, 2009), a retirement home (Vader, 2014) or a forest (Kind, 2019). Then, the directors break open this realism and create an unstable universe that defies the logic of time and space. As suggested by the companies' name, the audience bears witness to the things that usually go unsaid and unseen. Isolation leads to a subconscious world of nightmares, fears and desires, which the creators use to shed light on the dark side of a character or a community. The huis clos of family situations remains a major source of creativity for Peeping Tom. Since their foundation, the company has created 10 shows, including Le Jardin (2002), Le Salon (2004), Le Sous Sol (2007), 32 Rue Vandenbranden (2009), A Louer (2011), Vader (2014), Moeder (2016), and Kind (2019). In addition, the choreographers have collaborated extensively with other companies across Europe. In 2013, Gabriela Carrizo created The Missing Door for Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT I), and in 2015 she directed The Land for the Residenztheater in Munich. Franck Chartier directed 33 Rue Vandenbranden in 2013 for the Göteborg Opera in Sweden. It was an adaptation of the original piece by Peeping Tom, 32 Rue Vandenbranden. In 2015, he directed The Lost Room for Nederlands Dans Theater, followed by The Hidden Floor in 2017. In 2018, Carrizo and Chartier co-directed 31 Rue Vandenbranden, an adaptation they made for the Opéra de Lyon which opened the 2018 Biennale de la Danse in Lyon. Name and style Name According to one of Peeping Tom's co-founders, Gabriela Carrizo, they chose the name 'Peeping Tom' as a reference to voyeurism. It came from their first performance, Caravana, during which the audience would look through the windows of the camping