Rob Fordeyn, born 1983 in Gent (Belgium), trained at the Royal Ballet school of Antwerp and began his career at the Royal Ballet of Flanders. William Forsythe noticed him there and invited him to collaborate in some of his performances and installations. In 2008 he returned to ballet for a short time at the Opéra of Lyon. Since 2009 Rob dances as a freelancer with a.o. Arco Renz, Marc Van Runxt, Lisbeth Gruwez, Claudia Castelluci among others. Between 2015 and 2017 he joined the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company direct by Jacopo Godani. At the Schauspielhaus Bochum he will perform in Trajal Harrell’s Séance de travail in the 2018/19 season.
Past roles:
- Director, Choreography in After Work
- Séance de travail