Astrid Boons

Bio
Astrid Boons (1988, Belgium) is a choreographer and performer, known in the European dance scene for her emotionally demanding pieces and her strongly embodied states. Astrid is an associate artist with Korzo Theatre in The Netherlands between 2021-2025.

Astrid received the BNG Bank Dance Award 2017 and Piket Art Award 2017 for her duet Rhizoma. In 2021, she was nominated for the prestigious Prize of The Netherlands Dance Days for choreography. Her work has been programmed in international venues such as Impulstanz, Tanzbiennale Heidelberg, Julidans, Tanzfaktur, among others.
Alongside her work as a choreographer, Astrid developed her movement practice which is derived from her choreographic research. She has taught in international companies and schools such as Nederlands Dans Theater, Dance Theater Heidelberg, Opera Ballet Flanders, Tanztheater Kassel, Hessisches Staatsballett, The Norwegian Ballet, Arts Umbrella, HJS, NOD, Codarts, ArtEZ, Royal Conservatory Antwerp, AHK, among others.

About Astrid’s class:
During this class you will have the opportunity to dive into Astrid’s movement practice. She approaches the body as a space of discovery, as a territory that has fragile borders, which expand into other physical spaces and realities. Through improvisation tasks we will empty the body and start to reencounter the world from a new sensory space. We will work on sensorial experiments and guided improvisations which will lead the participants through processes of self-discovery. We will focus on inner exploration, increasing the physical awareness and encourage you to expand the understanding of your body.