The new creation by Thomas Hauert is an encounter: Two companies and six dancers with different backgrounds and abilities share the stage. Where is everybody? takes the perspective of people with disabilities as its point of departure, combining physical presence and direct interaction with the emotional power of music.
As a choreography of the unexpected, the piece deliberately reverses familiar perspectives and asks what movements, relationships, and images can emerge when new viewpoints take the lead. Music and sound play a central role: Personally selected music pieces - ranging from Hildegard Knef and Maurice Ravel to The Communards - act as sources of energy, emotional triggers, and driving forces for movement. Where is everybody? invites us to rethink community - as something fragile, playful, sensuous, and powerfully present.
After the performance: Talk with the artists
On Mai 28 | 21:30: Concert Lena Stoerfaktor (Free entrance)
Thomas Hauert is a Swiss choreographer and dancer who, after performing with artists such as Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, David Zambrano and Pierre Droulers, founded his Brussels-based company ZOO in 1997. His first piece, Cows in Space, received immediate international recognition, launching a body of work that now includes over thirty creations presented mainly across Europe. Alongside his work for ZOO, he has created pieces for renowned companies in Europe and North America. His choreographic practice is rooted in movement research and improvisation. In parallel, he has developed an internationally recognised teaching method and has directed the Bachelor’s programme in contemporary dance at La Manufacture in Lausanne since 2013. In 2025, he received the Swiss Grand Award for the Performing Arts / Hans Reinhart Ring.
Platform K is an inclusive dance company for dancers with disabilities. The organization offers them training in contemporary dance. It prepares them for the professional field through dance classes given by experienced dance coaches at the dance studios in Ghent and Brussels and through artistic projects. Platform K creates performances in collaboration with professional choreographers, presenting them in Flanders and beyond. Platform K explores how dancers with disabilities can have a significant impact on the world of contemporary dance and the different forms this interaction can take.
