with the support of the Flemish Government
May 16th, 2024, GRIP had a second MEET UP with the students at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp. This time GRIP's four choreographers, the company manager and the artistic coordinator had a conversation with the students on political engagement.
How do you deal with that as an artist? How do you deal with that as an organisation? What is the link between your personal political views and your work as a dancer/choreographer? And what about the sector's empowerment when it comes to conflicts in the world? It is a pressing issue at this time when we are once again facing censorship at home and abroad.
There are no ready-made solutions but the GRIP team is happy to have exchanged ideas on this with students at the conservatory.
CAMPO, in collaboration with NTGent, KASK, LUCA & RITCS, opens its doors for 35 art students, 10 external participants and 16 professional artists, from writers to visual artists and a variety of performing artists.
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March 1, 2023, we had a beautiful evening with the Antwerp Conservatory dance students to discuss different ways to organize themselves in the field after their studies.
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Seriously Curious #5: neurology & movement
Talks inspired by KU Leuven at Concertgebouw Brugge
Neuroscientist and choreographer in conversation
Everyone claims that exercise is good for the brain, but what does that actually mean? Dance in Brugge Maker Femke Gyselinck experiences first-hand what exercise does to the body and the mind. Neuroscientist Jolien Gooijers then gives us an academic explanation of the obvious. Under the smooth guidance of Koen Fillet, these two complement each other's – and our own – knowledge.
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During a project week at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, 2BA dance students had the chance to work with Pierre Bastin, one of the performers in Jan Martens’s any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones. A week of shared practice and attention.
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