Breedbeeld – Dance Shorts

For this programme, we looked for works in which the languages of dance and film meet as equal partners in conversation. The selected films impress through the interplay between movement and cinematic choices, with dance and film reinforcing, challenging or redefining each other. We present a diverse selection of Belgian dance films, in the belief that dance film deserves more attention. After all, Belgium has a rich tradition in both dance and film, yet the dance film genre often goes unnoticed here. ‘Dance shorts’ wants to change that, and invites everyone to be surprised by dance films that go beyond words.​

TWO TO TANGO (2022, Dimitri Sterkens, 18′)
Twelve world leaders gather in a command centre to play a power game in which they have to dance the tango and eliminate one another. The last one standing wins.

ONZE GROND (2021, Loula Burnus, 19′)
A group of homeless people travels through an alienating landscape in search of a home. Carrying heavy luggage made of stone, they follow the road towards the horizon. Along the way they encounter different communities, but they don’t seem welcome anywhere.

NO EXIT: A SESSION (2026, Denis Inghelbrecht, 3′)
In a therapy session in the 1960s, a man, a woman and their therapist become entangled in frustration, power and silence. When the therapist steps into the conflict, a triangle of perspectives emerges.

THE METRO (2026, Dries Vanderaerden & Paola Taddeo, 2′)
Caught between past and future, a woman moves through an abandoned train station, where an invisible presence is hot on her heels. Her fear takes on a gaze. She looks back. What at first hangs in the space as a threat creeps ever closer under her skin. Until the line between fleeing and staying blurs, and the space that held her captive becomes her space.

WHAT REMAINS (2025, Michiel Venmans, Jonathan Van Hemelrijck & Zöe Demoustier, 12′)
A man tries to escape the memories in his head, which are slowly starting to take over his reality.

HIGH JUMP (2021, Lennert Madou, 12′)
Otto lives in a remote village, while his partner Casimir, a professional dancer, lives thousands of kilometres away. As the distance weighs on him more and more, Otto turns to dance, seeking something to hold on to in his loved one’s choreography

This programme was curated by Brecht Van Vliet and Astrid De Haes.