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Thomas Steyaert

danser, choreograaf

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Personal data

  • Date of birth: 01/10/1978
  • Place of birth: Roeselare
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Address: Sint-Blasiusstraat 2, 8800 Roeselare
  • Phone: 0032497374421
  • Fax: 003251221985
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    • Education:

     

    • 1999-2002: HID (Hoger Instituut voor Dans) Antwerp, Belgium; worked with Marie Decorte, Mark Vanrunxt, Karin Vincke, Fillip Vanhuffel, Salva Sanchis, Roxanne Huilmand…

     

    Own work during education:

     

    • ‘Panacee’,  ‘Exit’ and ‘Manger les Histoires’ in co-production with CC De Spil Roeselare, Belgium

     

    Professional:

     

    • 2002-2005: ‘Blush’ with Ultima Vez/Wim vandekeybus, ‘Sonic Boom’ with Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus and Toneelgroep Amsterdam, revival of ‘Les Porteuses de Mauvaises Nouvelles’ (1989) with Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus film ‘Blush’
    • 2006: replacement of injured dancer in ‘Puur’, Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus
    • 2008: replacement of injured dancer in ‘Spiegel’, Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus

     

    Own work:

     

    • 2005: ‘De Dans van Vulpes Vulpes’ in co-production with CC De Spil, Roeselare, Belgium. 
    • 2007: ‘Of Raving Gods and the Dogs who made them’, in coproduction with CC de Spil, Roeselare and CC Casino, Koksijde, Belgium. Supported by West-Vlaanderen, Kunstencentrum Buda Kortrijk, DanceWEB, Ponyhill and Ultima Vez.
    • 2008: ‘Hidden Landscape’ with company DOT504, Prague, Czeck Republic and ‘The Dance of Canis Lupus’ with VerTeDance company, Prague, Czeck Republic.

     

     

    Workshops, teaching and other projects:

     

    • 2003-2008: Kamerniy Ballet in Moscow, PIAA (Programa Internacional de Actualicazion Artistica), supported by INBA (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes) in Mexico City, Polydans Kortrijk, Danswerkhuys Antwerp, Terpsichore Bornem, Dans-Art Antwerp and Kortrijk, Entrepot Brugge, Kunsthumaniora Lier, Wisper Gent, Dancelot Brugge, DOT504 Prague.
    • 2006: Founding of Ponyhill vzw, a collective of young artists who are mainly engaged in art-forms like dance, performance, music and photography.                
    • 2007-...: Memer of the Ulti’Mates, a programme in which Ultima vez offers services to choreographers/theartre makers on the level of (financial) management, administration, production, promotion and/or distribution.
    • 2006-2009: Member of a delegation of artists of the KVS (Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg or Royal Flemish Theatre) and Ultima Vez. The goal is to create a platform for artists from different disciplines such as dance, theater, music and literature in Kinshasa, The Congo. Workshops in Kinshasa, Goma, Kisangani (Congo) and Kigali (Rwanda). Other countries like Kenia, Congo-Brazzaville and Zimbabwe are also involved in the project.
    • 2008: sitePARAsite exposition photography, Brussels