In our imaginary world of neoliberal “freedom,” we are all held captive to some degree. But who or what is causing this?
performance
Timur Magomedgadzhiev is a performer. His main practice is body expression and voice, theater and cinema.
Tamayo Okano studied at P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and then worked as a professional dancer/actor in different companies such as Les Ballets C. De la B., NTGent. In recent years she worked through kunstZ and in addition, she participated in an international children and youth festival in Japan.
Eli Mathieu-Bustos is a dancer-performer whose physical virtuosity allows him to transcend the various political identities that define him.
Yet it is from them that his dances are born.
Self-taught and passionate about improvisation, he is inspired by both dancehall and German expressionist dance.
In 2020, he created an improvisational technique – based on his practice of astrology – which he perfected in the studio.
From this technique was born a new dance style called De Caelo.
Somalia Williamson received a bachelor’s degree in performing arts from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy, College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts NY/LA, and came to live in Antwerp in 2016.
Since then, she has collaborated on projects by kunstZ, Froefroe, Amaj Productions and Rooftoptiger’s Babelbühne, among others.
Briana Ashley Stuart is an American performer, teacher and choreographer who lives and works in Brussels.
Her professional experience ranges from contemporary dance to African-American dance traditions such as Stepping.
Moving Meditations is an examination of this last lesser-known dance form.
The history and culture of art forms and how they relate to the human condition intrigue her.
Lucas Katangila is a choreographer, dancer and performer with a passion for hip hop, contemporary and traditional African dance.
Through the Mboka Dance Family – in Goma where he grew up – he has been introduced to dance and playing instruments such as djembe, likembe, kalumbatini, marimba, dungu and kinubi since an early age.
Roxette Chikua worked as a performer at artZ, Mouving Ground, …
She also gives workshops/coaching to children and adults, including at artZ, Mouving Ground, Hakuna Fitness, …
Nina Muñoz is a dancer, performer, maker who is influenced by different styles ranging from contemporary to Hip Hop, House and voguing.
Through these different styles, she creates her own movement language.
In her work, she is driven by a fascination with social constructions and fixed languages and rules in which our bodies must exist.
Younes van den Broeck (1991) aka Spitler/Spitlart is a word artist, performer and visual artist.
He transforms his social commitment into art, words and images.
His word art is usually socially critical.
