Need a rehearsal space in Brussels? KWP offers space for research, writing, creation and residencies. We deliberately avoid working with open calls, because we do not want to increase the enormous burden of administration for artists. Applications for residencies can therefore be made throughout the whole year. The procedure? Send an email to karlien.vanhoonacker@pianofabriek.be (artistic direction) and eva.welkenhuyzen@pianofabriek.be with your artistic plans and the period(s) you would like to work.
Our choice of artists is not tied to specific disciplines, but to the extent to which an artistic practice explores the limits of its own disciplines, makes trans- or interdisciplinary connections, or explores the boundaries that separate the arts field from other sectors. Important for KWP are a sense of experimentation, a strong artistic drive and a great curiosity.
Over the past years, KWP has formed an artistic focus on: 1) Hybrid forms through multi- and transdisciplinary ways of working, often starting from performance or visual art 2) Dance (often with a link to pop/urban culture/contemporary sound) 3) Sound art, media art, auditive experiments with a strong performative bias, theatrical framework or choreographic approach 4) Young or mid-career (Dutch) theater work with international potential 5) Collective practices of shared authorship.
KWP has 3 beautiful residency spaces at its disposal:
- In GC Pianofabriek a technically well-equipped black box, Buenos Aires and the dance studio Elsenor
- In GC Elzenhof the large Studio Magnolia with a dance floor
- Upon request, we can also use a sound editing studio, additional dance studios, a (film) auditorium, a writing and exhibition room, meeting rooms… in GC Pianofabriek