Nienke (°1964) graduated from the Rotterdam Dance Academy (Codarts) before continuing her dance education in New York. She is an Iyengar yoga teacher and studies fascia therapy. As a dancer she worked for Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez, Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods and Ted Stoffer ea She taught contemporary dance classes and workshops for companies, studios and festivals […]

Natalie studied dance and Laban theories in the UK before qualifying as a Certified Laban Movement Analyst in America and gaining a Master Dance. She worked as the producer and movement analyst of Retina Dance Company throughout their active years, she managed Random/Wayne McGregor and Physical Recall Dance Companies, and she taught Labananalysis and specialised […]

DE SINGEL wants to be a contemporary and welcoming arts house, a lively and international leading meeting place for art without borders in a changing world. Its unique building on a multifaceted arts site links DE SINGEL to the rich variety of communities in Flanders (and Antwerp), with artists and art practices from every corner […]

Michiel Vandevelde studied dance and choreography at P.A.R.T.S., Brussels. He is active as a choreographer, curator, writer and editor. As a curator he is currently connected to Arts Centre DE SINGEL (Antwerp, BE). Previously, as a freelancer he worked for Extra City Kunsthal, Het Bos, Bâtard festival, Precarious Pavilions. Vandevelde’s artistic work is presented and […]

Alex Baczyński-Jenkins was born in 1987 in London. He lives and works in Berlin. Alex Baczyński-Jenkins is an artist and choreographer engaging with queer affect, embodiment and relationality. Through gesture, collectivity, touch and sensuality, his practice unfolds structures and politics of desire.

Arkadi Zaides (b. 1979, Homel, Belarus, former USSR) works as a choreographer, performer and researcher. He earned a master’s degree from the AHK Academy of Theater and Dance in Amsterdam. Since 2021 he is a doctoral researcher in the Arts at the Antwerp University, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Ghent University and KASK/School of Arts (HoGent).

Christos Papadopoulos studied dance and choreography at SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam, theater at theDrama School of Greece’s National Theater, and Political Sciencesin Athens. He is a founding member of the dance group “The Lion and the Wolf.” His first works, “OPUS” and “ELVEDON“, were met with great acclaim when presented at the […]

Created in 1989, the Compagnie Nacera Belaza presents its pieces internationally with a regular presence in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Nacera Belaza choreographs an inner journey, space, the emptiness within, areas of light and shadow, vertigo, repetition. She makes dance an introspective vertical dive. Her pieces explore movement in a serene, deep and […]

Meg Stuart, born in New Orleans, is a choreographer, director and dancer who lives and works in Berlin and Brussels. With her company Damaged Goods, founded in 1994, she has created over thirty productions, moving freely between the genres of dance, theater and visual arts. Her work is driven by a sense for experiment and […]

Damien Jalet in an independent French Belgian choreographer and dancer, whose work has been presented internationally.

Eastman was founded in January 2010 to produce and tour the work of artistic director/choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. His artistic approach is based on non-hierarchical thinking about movement, body language and culture. Under the wings of Eastman, Cherkaoui has created Babel(words), Play, Rein, TeZukA, Puz/zle, 4D and Fractus V, among others. Moreover, Eastman is the […]

ECCE is the organization of Claire Croizé and Etienne Guilloteau. Both work as individual choreographers with their own artistic language, but they share their philosophy and expertise. Their work is at the intersection of dance and music, with a prominent role for live music.