Maxime Dreesen (1996) is a Belgian the­a­ter direc­tor and per­for­mer acti­ve in Belgium and the Netherlands. In his work, he cre­a­tes the­a­tri­cal playgrounds whe­re the audien­ce can prac­ti­ce desi­re. Sexuality, sha­me, desi­re, and unlearning form the star­ting point. With humor and play­ful­ness, Dreesen explo­res char­ged the­mes around the body, inti­ma­cy, and free­dom, and tries to make room for polypho­ny in the con­ver­sa­ti­on about sexu­a­li­ty.
Dreesen gra­du­a­ted as a direc­tor from the Maastricht Theater Academy in 2019. In the years that fol­lo­wed, he devel­o­ped a prac­ti­ce at the inter­sec­ti­on of the­a­ter, music, and per­for­man­ce, alter­na­ting bet­ween direc­ting pro­jects, solo work, stu­dios, and work­shops. Central to this work is the the­a­tri­cal alter ego Tabooboo, which has evol­ved into a musi­cal pro­ject that Dreesen is cur­rent­ly wor­king on, ANALBUM (2026), a hybrid con­cert per­for­man­ce.
Previous per­for­man­ces inclu­de the pro­test per­for­man­ce Youth For Sex (2021), Countersex Education (2022), and Peekaboo (2025), a per­for­man­ce about gen­der-fluid crui­sing cul­tu­re that brings together per­for­man­ce, camp, and live music.
Since 2024, Dreesen has been part of the PLAN Brabant devel­op­ment pro­gram, a mul­ti-year col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Bloos and Festival Cement. His work has been per­for­med in the­a­ters and at fes­ti­vals in Belgium and the Netherlands, inclu­ding: Frascati (Amsterdam), De Studio (Antwerp), Theater Kikker (Utrecht), Grand Theatre (Groningen), Beursschouwburg (Brussel), Schuur (Haarlem), Festival Cement, What You See Festival, and Theaterfestival Boulevard.