Thomas Hauert

Having worked as a dancer with a.o. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, David Zambrano and Pierre Droulers, Thomas Hauert, originally from Switzerland, founded his company ZOO in Brussels in 1998. Cows in Space, the first piece was immediately awarded at the Rencontres de Seine-Saint-Denis/Bagnolet. The company has since created more than 20 works, which have been performed internationally. In addition to his work for ZOO, Thomas was also commissioned to create work for other companies including the Zurich Ballet, Toronto Dance Theatre, Candoco Dance Company and Ballet de Lorraine.

Complementing his choreographic work, Hauert has developed an internationally recognized teaching method based on the movement research conducted with his company. He has an ongoing collaboration with P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and regularly teaches workshops worldwide. In 2012 -13, he was a guest professor for dance and performance at the Institute for Theater Studies of the Freie Universität Berlin. In 2013 Thomas Hauert has also been appointed artistic director of the new bachelor degree in contemporary dance at the Manufacture/University of Performing Arts in Lausanne/Switzerland. Thomas Hauert is “artiste en compagnonnage” at Théâtre de Liège and in residency at Théâtre Les Tanneurs in Brussels.