For Dag van de Dans the 44 students of the contemporary dance school PARTS take over the streets. Spread over the pedestrian zone of the Anspachlaan, between the Kiekenmarkt and the Brouckère, they provide danced interventions, based on their own creations or made especially for this occasion. They are coached by choreographer Benjamin Vandewalle. Short or long, slow or rushed, in-your-face or almost invisibly within the Saturday crowd. Come, find us and be surprised!

44 young dancers join Anne Teresa and Jolente De Keersmaeker in a dialogue with the nature of Gaasbeek, inspired by 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler and his contemporary William Shakespeare. From 29 May to 01 June 2019 in Kasteelpark Gaasbeek, as part of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts.

From September 2019 onwards, PARTS will launch a new advanced 2-year program, called STUDIOS.

STUDIOS is a 2-year fulltime research programme for dance-makers and choreographers, who intend to develop their creative voice and practice, in a learning environment that is communal and collaborative.

We have reached the maximum capacity for our pre-selections in Brussels on 16.03 & 30.03 and for the Firenze pre-selection on 23.03. Inscriptions are now closed for all these auditions.

We decided to add two EXTRA pre-selections on 06.04 and 07.04 in Brussels, only a few days from the final auditions (9.04-14.04). If you couldn’t make it to any of the previously announced and/or sold out auditions we advise you to register now to guarantee your spot in our audition procedure!

Trio's (Live) at KAAP De Werf (22.02) and Slow Walk Bruges (23/02) was a great success! We started our weekend in Bruges with a performance by twelve of our Training students in collaboration with four musicians of the post-Master program Contemporary Music of School of Arts Ghent. The following day we encountered many participants during the Slow Walk. A big thanks to our Training students and anyone who participated!

© Photo credits Anne Van Aerschot en Tom Leentjes

In the next PARTS@work, students present their own creations, with works by Joshua Serafin, Hanako Hayakawa & Rafael dos Santos, and Tessa Hall.

On 1 September 2020, Theo Van Rompay (1954), co-founder of P.A.R.T.S., will step down as Deputy Director of the school. His succession is already assured, since a year earlier, in September 2019, the new 'Studios' programme will start, for which a coordinator had to be appointed. Charlotte Vandevyver (1982) will implement this new 'Studios' programme from 1 May 2019 onwards. On 1 September 2020 she will take up her position as the new deputy director of P.A.R.T.S., to lead the school together with director Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

P.A.R.T.S. opens its doors to the young aspiring dancers and choreographers who are considering participating in the auditions for the “Training Cycle” of 2019-2022. The Open Fridays will serve as a chance to take a look at our school and gain insight into the daily work at P.A.R.T.S.