Youness Khoukhou MA

Youness Khoukhou (Marrakech, 1984) is a dancer, performer, choreographer, and co-founder of Y-Collective. He studied dance in Marrakech and Tunis, and later in Belgium, where he graduated from P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) in 2012.
As a dancer and performer, he has collaborated with numerous artists and companies, including Pierre Droulers (Soleils), Claire Croizé (Primitive, Evol), repertoire project ReZeitung PARTS/Rosas. He has also performed in Therians and Clearing by Louise Vannest, Elephant by Bouchra Ouizgen, Move (on) by tg STAN, and in 7 and Libya by Radouan Mriziga. He further performed in Hink Stap Spring by Inne Goris.
As a creator and choreographer, he created Each Today Is Yesterday’s Tomorrow with Pierre Droulers 2013. He created the performances Becoming (2015) and Noon (2018). In 2023, he developed the performance Naked Journey, exploring the question: “What is the body beyond references?”
Alongside his artistic practice, Youness Khoukhou is active as a teacher, coach. He has been a faculty member at P.A.R.T.S. since 2022 and teaches at KASK School of Arts (Ghent) and ISAC – Institut Supérieur des Arts et Chorégraphies (Brussels) since 2018. He has also given workshops and coaching sessions at Arabesque (Meknes), Espace Darja (Casablanca), and Colmeia Criativa (Goiânia, Brazil).