TAIKO DRUMMER · JP Born in Kyoto, she began Taiko at 11 and spent 14 years with the renowned ‘Kodo’ group as a performer, composer, and arranger. In 2008, she founded ‘Cocon,’ a female Taiko project, and has since been active in theater, dance, and fashion in Belgium. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, her solo performances blend improvisation and music for children, drawing from her deep exploration of Japanese music and dance.
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SLAMMER · BI slam poet and actress, she gained national recognition in 2018 by winning the Slam Poetry Championship in Burundi, propelling her onto stages across Africa. Now based in Belgium, she continues to perform with the Slameke collective and studies Dramatic Arts at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, while holding the prestigious Paroles Urbaines award.
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GUEST CHEF · JP Chiho Kanzaki laid her foundations in the kitchen with some of the great brigades, notably at Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur*** (Menton, France). Over the years, she has sharpened her weapons, learning total respect for the product, a sense of combining flavours rather than confronting them, and the structural precision of harmonies.
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STYLIST Pascale approaches costume as a second skin — one that breathes, moves, and speaks. With her background in fashion design, she crafts garments that echo the body’s presence, revealing textures of time, memory, and transformation.
PHOTOGRAPHER & YOGA TEACHER · BE Capturing bodies in movement, moving with the flexibility and alignment of a Yogi and the grace of a prima ballerina -that’s the endless beauty and complexity of Sergine. She has a very special connection with this house. Maybe one day she’ll tell you all about it.
ARCHITECT · IT She has made the perfect curve her profession, her quest. When someone talks to her about organic architecture, she jumps to her feet, scribbling, tracing, plunging into thoughts that have vanished into thin air. Then she comes back, anchors herself, and draws again. Her creative process is as bewitching as the result is beautiful.
SWISS KNIFE · ECU No detail escapes him. Jorge is precision with a pulse — perhaps the finest Swiss Army knife south of the equator. Reliable, methodical, and always a step ahead, he makes complexity look easy and excellence feel effortless.
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STORYTELLER · BE A trained actress with a passion for the expressive power of movement, she found her calling in storytelling, captivated by the spoken word and evocative imagery. Embracing oral literature, she explores the creative interplay between words and body, collaborating with artists from diverse disciplines.
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DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER · BE A self-taught dancer-choreographer, he delves into the natural geometry of the body, meticulously tracing its pathways with an artist’s eye. Juggling energies and dynamics, he crafts a unique choreographic language. In 2019, he founded the Manima Dance Company, challenging conventional breakdance codes.
© Caroline Dejonghe
ARTIST · FR Her artistry captivates with its emotive storytelling through paper and sculptural mediums, exploring the delicate balance between solidity and fragility of the body. Exhibited worldwide, she is represented by the esteemed gallery La Forest Divonne in Paris and Brussels.
© Valérie Novello