Guy Gypens

Guy Gypens is currently the artistic director of the Kaaitheater arts centre in Brussels. After obtaining a master’s degree in economic science and an MBA in marketing & human resource management he became the business manager at the Beursschouwburg in Brussels from 1987 to 1991. From 1991 until 2007 he was Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and her dance company Rosas' general manager, where he also, in 1995 cofounded, P.A.R.T.S. the contemporary dance school associated with the company. Simultaneously, he worked for theatre company tg STAN and contemporary music ensemble Ictus. From 1996 to 2000 he also directed the Springdance Festival in Utrecht. In 2007, during his transition period between Rosas and Kaaitheater he co-initiated WorkSpaceBrussels, an organisation that supports young artists through an intensive residency program.