Steven Michel & GRIP - GHOSTBUSTERS (working title)

Steven Michel has collaborated with choreographers, theatre, and film directors like David Zambrano, Lukas Dhont, and Jan Martens.

Alongside performing, Steven developed his choreographic practice, creating ± Even but Odd (2009) with Nicholas Aphane, which explores rhythm and body percussion, and The Desert of Milestones (2010), a solo that combines musical scores with movement. He collaborated with Marcus Baldemar on Model (2012), inspired by Robert Bresson’s Notes on the Cinematographer, blending choreography with filmic principles.

In 2014, he researched “audio-vision,” resulting in THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (2016), a synesthetic performance uniting light, sound, and movement. In Affordable solution for better living (2018), he and artist Théo Mercier examined themes of standardized bodies, winning the Silver Lion at the Venice Dance Biennale 2019. DATADREAM (2021) delves into technology’s impact on the body and psyche.

Currently, Steven tours with VOICE NOISE and Heliosfera and is developing GHOSTBUSTERS (2025), exploring “hauntology.” He is one of GRIP’s artistic leaders, alongside Femke Gyselinck, Jan Martens, and Cherish Menzo.

CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY Steven Michel SOUND COMPOSITION Raphaëlle Latini DRAMATURGY Lynda Rahal PERFORMERS, CREATED FOR AND WITH Erwan Ha Kyoon Larcher, Inga Huld Hakonardottir, Marina Sangra, Nathan Ooms LIGHTING DESIGN Max Adams COSTUMES Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda - olmedam VOCAL COACHING Valérie Joly OUTSIDE EYE Cherish Menzo SOUND ENGINEERING Jo Heijens TOUR TECHNICIANS to be confirmed PRODUCTION GRIP (Hanne Doms, Anneleen Hermans, Rudi Meulemans, Lize Meynaerts, Klaartje Oerlemans, Jennifer Piasecki, Sylvie Svanberg, Nele Verreyken) INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION A propic – Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent CO-PRODUCTION Charleroi danse - centre chorégraphique de Wallonie - Bruxelles, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, ICI - CCN Montpellier-Occitanie, Espace Pasolini / NEXT festival, STUK, Perpodium RESIDENCIES Espace Pasolini laboratoire artistique Valenciennes, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, STUK, ICI - CCN Montpellier-Occitanie, Charleroi danse - centre chorégraphique de Wallonie - Bruxelles, CAMPO, kunstencentrum nona WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF the Flemish Government, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Cronos Invest