STATEMENT As a movement artist, my aim is to foster empathetic experiences that bridge the gap between individuals. With this idea, I envision my work as performative experiences that invite the bodies of audience members to connect with the bodies of performers. I'm driven by the idea of creating a shared space where feelings, sensations, and thoughts can be collectively explored. My artistic interests centers on the concept of interconnectedness, viewing the self as part of a larger, interwoven ecosystem. I seek to cultivate this interconnection in my performances by blending various artistic media, thereby questioning the power dynamics between humans on stage and other scenographic elements. In my choreographies, performers are part of a whole, rather than central to it. Lately, I've been particularly fascinated by the dialogue between my internal landscape and the external world—how my body, as an ecosystem, mirrors and interacts with the natural systems around it. I’m interested in how the intricate networks within us resonate with broader networks of life, focusing on fascia dance and movement techniques as a way to become a living network connecting to other beings. Slowness, sustainability, and degrowth are essential ideas in my performative practice. I believe that only through slowness can we fully feel, understand, and empathize with the other earth-bound organisms—both human and non-human—with whom we share this planet. I want to create art towards this goal of togetherness and sharing.
BIOGRAPHY Born in 1994, Céline Bellut is a performer and choreographer with an interest in various artistic disciplines. Over the past seven years in NRW, she has established herself as an art maker, producing trans-disciplinary stage performances such as "SUDDENLY, A SLOTH CROSSES THE STREET" (2023), "A PERFORMANCE IS A LONG QUIET RIVER" (2021), and "HOLD ON" (2019), all co-produced with Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, which has supported her since 2017. Her films include "HOLD ON, still not live" (2020) and "I won't go to heaven" (2020), adapted from her solo video installation performance "JA EST BI EST BI” (2018). As a dancer, Céline has collaborated with various artists, including performing for Alexandra Pirici at the Venice Art Biennale in 2022, which strengthened her interest in visual art and trans-disciplinary works. Since 2024, based between Marseille and Cologne, Céline has focused on re-evaluating artistic power dynamics and becoming more politically active. She finds strong echoes in post-humanist thinking that resonate with her reflections on art, politics, economic degrowth, and ecology. She engages in self-organized artistic and social Third Places, as well as urban dance KRUMP, where she finds strong movement freedom and a need to build collectives, strengthening each other through sharing knowledge and practices. She now looks forward to creating more bridges between Germany and France, and between dance and other art forms, to continue her artistic development and find more freedom in her creations.