Pierre Bastin

Pierre was born in 1998 in Verviers (Wallonia) and is currently living in Brussels. He studied at the De! Kunsthumaniora in Antwerp before continuing his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp where he graduated in 2020. During the final year of the programme, he had the opportunity to participate in the creation of Jan Martens' piece 'Any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones' as an understudy and took part of the tour. In 2020 Pierre also co-founded the Sidewards collective. Several projects have emerged from their collaboration: different dance performances as well as two editions of Founteinfest, a festival about female pleasure. Pierre also participated on the creation of Tuur Marinus’s piece ‘Th lng gdby’. He further worked in 2023 with Vera Tussing in the restaging of ‘The palm of your hand’ and joined the cast of ‘Exit above’ from Rosas/ Anne Teresa de Keersmaker. In his own work, Pierre is interested in the link between memory and movement, mostly on how people, dancers, performers can be connected using personal memories. With a big heart for the environment and agriculture, he also wants to make ecology and environmental justice more accessible and understandable within the (cultural) world. After creating ‘ After all’, a solo performance touching upon those matter, he is currently working together with Isabella Arboleda on a new duet, exploring further notions around ecology and nature. Pierre is currently supported by ‘Bal special’, a nonprofit organisation based in Liège. There he works, teaches and create together with youngsters from 12 till 18 years old.