About us

Mission

Workspacebrussels supports performing artists in developing a sustainable artistic practice. The organisation offers a flexible framework for research and creation, ranging from studio residencies to (co)production and administration, and to advice on all aspects of development and creation. By connecting artists with programmers, partners, and audiences, workspacebrussels acts as an indispensable link in the artistic ecosystem of research, production, and presentation.

Vision

Workspacebrussels is an open and nomadic structure that flourishes thanks to numerous collaborations within the city. Structural partners provide studio space for the organisation, allowing it to optimise the existing infrastructure in Brussels. Strongly linked to Belgian and international art schools, art houses, festivals, and creation spaces, workspacebrussels builds on a richly varied network.

The mission of workspacebrussels is to detect and stimulate new ideas and practices within the performing arts. Artistic development is the beating heart of the organization. Within the arts landscape, workspacebrussels creates an artistic playground, an open space where critical thinking, experimentation, failure, and new beginnings are part of the process leading to artistic creation. In this process, the organisation takes on various roles, from facilitator to bridge builder.

Within the artistic programme, there is room for both emerging artistic practices and artists who have already developed a certain trajectory. The organisation has a keen eye for promising qualitative work and innovative artistic languages and forms. This translates into an artistic profile which, in addition to dance, theatre, and performance, also focuses on transdisciplinary projects and artistic practices that relate more directly to wider society.

Workspacebrussels profiles itself as a stable home base where artistic talent can fully develop and where artistic quality goes hand in hand with administrative commitment and fair practice. This artistic 'home' is built on openness and trust: openness to what is new, unconventional, or still unknown, and trust based on dialogue, engagement, and transparency. Workspacebrussels sets itself up as a dynamic learning environment where artists and collaborators mutually question and inspire each other.