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Soirée d'études

Cassiel Gaube

25.09 - 26.09.2025

Marco Domage

Cassiel Gaube builds his artistic practice around the vocabulary of House Dance. Inspired by the works of Bruno Beltrão (Brazilian choreographer, 1979- ) and William Forsythe (American dancer, 1949- ), Soirée d’études develops as a “pas de deux à trois” or “choreographic evening”, set to Gaube’s favorite pieces of music. An étude, in the musical sense of the term, is a composition designed to explore the possibilities of a particular technique and to experiment with it. It’s something that, for Gaube, resembles the way house dance is practiced. Starting from codified steps, the dancer looks for variations and creative ways of articulating them. This shared knowledge enables people to read each other’s movements. Alongside experienced Street Dance dancers, Gaube seeks to reveal the lexicon that this practice requires and transmits.


Practical information

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 September 2025
6 p.m.
Running time: 50 min

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Cassiel Gaube

Brussels-based dancer and choreographer Cassiel Gaube is currently developing his work at the intersection of contemporary dance, hip-hop and clubbing. A 2016 graduate of P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels, he has collaborated with choreographers Manon Santkin and Benjamin Vandewalle, as well as multidisciplinary artist Fabrice Samyn. Over the past three years, he has devoted himself to learning and practicing House Dance, in the vibrant club scenes of Paris and New York. A journey that has led him to experiment with the patterns and forms specific to this universe, taking them into new territory.

In 2019, Cassiel created the solo Farmer Train Swirl – Étude, a subjective exploration of the House Dance field. Presented in museums, theaters and clubs, this performance led to invitations to collaborate with numerous artists. In partnership with the music label Ensemble, based in Brussels and Berlin, he is currently preparing a club version of the solo, which will tour house clubs across Europe.

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker commissioned him to create material for her Broadway version of West Side Story, directed by Ivo Van Hove. He was associate artist at La Ménagerie de Verre, Paris, in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, he presented his creation Soirée d’études, a work that extends and deepens the research begun in the solo.

Gaube is regularly invited to give professional training courses and workshops in dance studios such as DansCentrumJette, La Raffinerie – Charleroi Danse, P.A.R.T.S. SummerSchool in Brussels, and La Ménagerie de Verre in Paris.

Credits

Choreography: Cassiel Gaube
Dance: Cassiel Gaube, Alesya Dobysh, Anna Benedicte Andresen
Dramaturgy: Liza Baliasnaja, Matteo Fargion, Manon Santkin, Jonas Rutgeerts
Sound: Marius Pruvot
Technical and lighting support: Luc Schaltin
Production: Hiros
Distribution: ART HAPPENS

Production credits

Production: Hiros
Distribution: ART HAPPENS

Coproduction : La Ménagerie de Verre, Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie dans le cadre de l’Accueil-studio, Kunstencentrum BUDA (Courtrai), workspacebrussels, wpZimmer, C-TAKT, CCN-Ballet national de Marseille dans le cadre de l’accueil studio / Ministère de la Culture, KAAP, Charleroi danse, La Manufacture CDCN Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux – La Rochelle, Danse élargie 2020, CND Centre national de la danse, les ballets C de la B as part of the Co-laBo residency, La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie as part of the Accueil Studio program, CNDC Angers, Le Phare – CCN du Havre Normandie, Le Dancing CDCN Dijon Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

With the support of : Flemish Government, Kunstenwerkplaats, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Iaspis – The Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual Artists, Tanzhaus Zurich, School van Gaasbeek, Le Quartz – Scène nationale de Brest, ONDA

Special thanks to : Erik Eriksson, Yonas Perou, Federica “Mia” Miani, Diego “Odd Sweet” Dolciami

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