Mathieu GEFFRE
Graduated from the CNSM in Paris in 2006, Mathieu Geffré forged his choreographic identity through his career as a dancer and performer for various European companies (Dansgroep Amsterdam, Noord Nederlandse Dans and National Dance Company Wales).
He then collaborated with some of the big names in current dance:
Itzik Galili, Angelin Preljocaj, Didy Veldman, Theo Clinkard, Alexander Ekman etc... Alongside his career as a performer, he develops his work as a choreographer and teacher.
His choreographies have been presented at numerous European and international events. In 2016, he won the Third Choreographic Prize at the Copenhagen International Choreographic Competition.
Mathieu retired from the stage in 2019 to concentrate on the development of his creative action. In addition to creating as a guest choreographer for companies such as Nationaltheatre Mannheim, Boston Dance Theater and CobosMika, he established his company Rendez-Vous dance in Newcastle.
Mathieu is a recognized teacher who is regularly invited to speak in the companies of Wayne McGregor, Venice Biennale, Matthew Bourne, Rambert School...
Sadok KHECHANA
After a long career as a dancer and performer in numerous companies, notably as a soloist dancer with the Jazz Art ballet, and as a dancer for the famous singer Prince, he choreographed in parallel and was awarded the Volinine competition in 1995 and received the first prize for interpretation. .
Throughout his artistic career he teaches dance in many renowned schools and training centers such as L A.I.D, Paris Center, the Institute of Choreographic Art Education, etc.
He then became director of the Espace Pléiade training centers in Paris and Vichy, a training center authorized by the Ministry of Culture.
He is today a member of the jury for the state dance teacher diploma and at the EAT. Sadok Khechana has been invited for many years to numerous national and international workshops.
He also chairs numerous juries of prestigious dance competitions such as the Monaco competition, that of Cannes Croisette... He also works with the national dance confederation.
He created and today runs his own dance school MSBK with his assistant dancer Mélissa Béret.
Katia BENBELKACEM
Originally from Alès, Katia owes her eclectic training to Epsedanse, Mondap'art and Cobosmika, three dance houses in which she will shape her tools as a future artist.
With her D.E in hand, she created Cie PrÄk in 2012 with 4 pieces in the repertoire today.
In 2018, she performed “Welcome home”, a solo created by Priska Gloanec.
The same year, Katia co-directed with Chloé Dupeyrat the short film "Ô", which won around fifteen awards at international festivals.
Katia invests herself fully in her role as a teacher; Present in amateur, school and professional courses, she is regularly invited to various places in France and Europe (Micadanses, INM, Arcad, Center for Choreographic Creation of Luxembourg, CobosMika, Freezone, (Spain), etc.
In Montpellier, the city where she has taken up residence for several years, Katia works to develop various projects; In 2019, she created the ERD La Classe du Matin.
She has also worked alongside choreographer Didier Théron for several years and more recently with Yann Lheureux.
