ULTIMA VEZ REPERTORY WORKSHOP – TRACES

Join us for a workshop that immerses you in the physical, intuitive, and theatrical language of Ultima Vez. Over the course of five full days, you will enter the company’s unique approach to movement, creation, and performance – a practice in which intense physicality, intuition, and theatricality are inseparable.

During this workshop, Alexandros and Maureen will delve into the universe of TRACES. In this 2019 creation, set amidst the overwhelming Romanian primeval forests, Wim Vandekeybus and the dancers questioned how much nature still lives within humankind. How much animal remains in the human body. What happens when we are at risk or in danger, when we must rely on intuition to make split-second decisions in order to survive? Searching for traces that are older than humankind and its memory, the inner story emerges – the story that unfolds before or beyond language, and that can only be expressed through the pulses of dance and music.

Each day combines physical training, improvisation, and creative exploration, gradually building towards a final collective sharing. Together, you will explore the fundamental principles of Ultima Vez’s movement language: listening, spatial awareness, movement intention, presence, energy, trust, conflict, and risk. You will also investigate the role of physical sensations and emotions, and discover how they can be transformed into living material for the stage.

Price: € 350

The Performing Arts Social Fund (Social Fonds Podiumkunsten) offers training credit for artists/employees/flex workers, working in the performing arts in Flanders (PC 304). These credits can be used for our workshops. All info on available budgets, eligibility and the procedure to apply for the credits can be found on the website of the Social Fund.

No. of participants: min. 12 – max. 30

Requirements:

Advanced level – professionally active dancers and performers (actors, circus artists, …) with a good physical condition.

Where:

Ultima Vez Studios in Brussels, Belgium

When:

07 – 11 September 2026

Time: 10:00 – 18:00, with 1,5 hours break

How to Apply:

Deadline for applications:

12 August 2026 – the workshop will take place if the minimum number of 12 participants has been reached on 12 August 2026. You will receive a confirmation by mail on 13 August 2026, please do not book flights or accommodation before this date.