Jason Respilieux BE

Jason Respilieux (BE) is an artist living between Brussels and the Tarn (France). He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels and at Codarts. He graduated from P.A.R.T.S in 2014. Since then, he has collaborated with choreographers such as Salva Sanchis, Claire Croizé, Louise Vanneste and Anneleen Keppens. He will be taking part in the productions A Love Supreme, The Six Brandenburg Concertos and the Dark Red Museum project by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's company Rosas between 2017 and 2023. At the same time, he teaches dance and develops a pedagogy based on emancipation through collaboration.

In 2019, Jason studies permaculture. He incorporates the ecological and ethical principles of this practice into his artistic approach. In 2022 he co-founded ArTerre (FR) and its eclectic annual festival Débord&DesRives. In 2024, he co-founded the organization Maison Vive, a project dedicated to producing and supporting emerging artists.

In 2022, Jason created his first solo work, J'en pris les oiseaux / Criiez oracle, presented at Théâtre Les Brigittines. It then toured as an adapted site specific version in France and Spain, in the form of danced-walks. Since 2023, he has been working with film director Petronella Van der Hallen on a new short « Zilverreiger », and then with musician Romina Lischka on « Die Kunst Der Fuge ». Thanks to a carte blanche from l’ADDA du Tarn (FR), he worked with the author Julie Aminthe on « Au Plus près Du Vivant en Corps et En Mots ». Since 2023, Jason has also worked as a dramaturge for choreographers Baptiste Conte and Fanny Brouyaux.

Jason's approach, at the intersection of dance, film, ecology and collaborative practices, is rooted in a desire to encourage new, nuanced perspectives on our world