Isabelle Soupart

Isabella Soupart is based in Brussels, where she develop and perform her work. In 2006/2007 she reached the final of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.

After studying graphic arts in Brussels, Isabella Soupart changed directions, inspired by the “new dance” movement. She trained with a number of prominent choreographers, including Trisha Brown, Dominique Duszynski (Pina Bausch), Yoshi Oida, Eric Raaves (Jan Fabre). She came to the public’s notice as an actress in the Dardenne brothers’ film “Le Fils”. She has also appeared in features by Raoul Ruiz, Maria Speth, and others.

In the year 2000, she founded her own company to pursue her unique brand of work which lies at the intersection of many different disciplines – theatre and dance, installation and performance, architecture, moving image and fine arts. Elle a aussi produit plusieurs performances, installations, films-vidéo : « Waves », performance-musique – 2004, « Déambulation », installation performance – 2004, « RED ROOM I », film – 2008 et « RED ROOM II », film – 2009. These eclectic antecedents certainly marked Isabella Soupart whose work is difficult to categorize as it is located on the edge of installation and performance, theater and the visual arts, dance and architecture

Sources : Isabella Soupart Cie ‘s website ; Festival “Temps d’Images” 

More information : isabellasoupart.com