Koen De Preter & Daniel Linehan - Research

This residency is part of a proven talent grant from the Flemish Government. In 2025, I want to embark on a year of resourcing and artistic deepening, aimed at dancing by myself again after five years of choreographing group pieces. In addition to solo reflection, this plan includes intensive collaboration with choreographers Daniel Linehan, Lisbeth Gruwez, Philipp Gehmacher and Maria Ibarretxe, each with a different approach and artistic language. By working with these diverse voices, I aim to deepen my movement language and discover new connections. This is my first residency of the course, with Daniel Linehan.

Koen De Preter (Bonheiden, 1981) graduated from the Fontys Dance Academy Tilburg in 2002. As a dancer, he worked for choreographers Sasha Waltz and Raimund Hoghe. Since 2004, he has been creating his own choreographies, first solo or in duet (e.g. We dance to forget and Journey), and from 2014 group choreographies for companies such as fABULEUS, Theater Stap and Het Gevolg. In his most recent productions - Tender Men, followfollow, Adagiae and 15 Pieces - he worked with very diverse groups of dancers, ranging from professional dancers to amateur performers aged 12 to 70, including people with disabilities.

Daniel Linehan (Seattle, 1982) is an American choreographer and dancer who built his career in Europe. After studies in Seattle, he moved to New York in 2004, where he worked with Miguel Gutierrez and others. He moved to Brussels in 2008 and completed the Research Cycle at P.A.R.T.S. in 2010, creating works such as Not About Everything, Body of Work and Listen Here: These Woods & This Cavern. His structure Hiatus has been supported by the Flemish Government since 2015.