A.F.I. Workshop 2026
“Lizards in shoes” Workshop by Brandon Lagaert
Where: BACH in via Francesco Zanardi 230/2 Bologna 40131, Italy
When: 10th and 11th January 2026 time: 10am to 3pm
Lizards in shoes is geared towards performers with a foundation in performance; dance, circus, physical theatre.
This workshop incorporates elements from breaking, contemporary dance and theatre, three diverse styles, resulting in a uniquely powerful physical methodology. Despite their apparent differences, these artistic disciplines share remarkable commonalities.
Through extensive research and practice, Brandon Lagaert has developed innovative concepts that bridge these styles, allowing them to flow seamlessly into one another. Some of these concepts draw inspiration from the work of Peeping Tom, while others represent original developments unique to Kaiho Company.
This transformative workshop introduces participants to these specialized concepts, designed to ignite creative potential.
Participants will discover tools for developing their own movements, phrases, qualities, and characters, expanding their artistic horizons through this integrated approach.
We will glide, spin, flow, melt, freeze, tick, hoover, glitch, and float.This workshop has a strong emphasis on floorwork, qualities and states.
Don’t bring shoes.
Or lizards.
Bio > Brandon Lagaert
Brandon Lagaert (°1992, Ghent, BE) joined Peeping Tom in 2013 for the creation of Vader, and has also created Moeder, Kind, Dido & Aeneas and La Visita. It is at the company that he has crafted his signature style as a multidisciplinary performer in which he combines elements from different disciplines, such as urban and contemporary dance, theatre, and film.
As the director of his dance-theatre company KAIHO, Brandon has directed and created various productions for professional companies as well as conservatories such as the award-winning performance Doggy Rugburn for Lithuanian dance company Aura, Welcome To My Funeral for Italian dance company Equilibro Dinamico, Next Stop with the students of the Amsterdam University of the Arts and Oni Wa Soto with the students of Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan.
Brandon is also a recurring teacher at the PERA School of Arts in Cyprus where in 2024 he made the award-winning short film The Currency Of Time in collaboration with the students. He is often invited as a teacher of choreography, dramaturgy and movement classes at institutions such as P.A.R.T.S., The Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Institute of the Arts Barcelona, Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg, École du Nord in Lille, Performact in Portugal, Architanz in Tokyo and many others.
With KAIHO, he is currently focused on touring the newly created duet Facing Familiar Faces and fostering long-term artistic relationships with the Portuguese circus artist Rui Paixão whom he collaborated with in 2023 for the site-specific production Abandoned Minds and Korean dancer Seungkwan Yang who he collaborated with on the solo Mille Moules in 2024.
How to register:
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Workshop participation is limited
REGISTRATION: please send email to artfactoryinternational@gmail.com
Costs for participants: 95€
Contact details: artfactoryinternational@gmail.com
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