Nathalie Bondil
As a museologist and art historian, Nathalie Bondil joined the Institut du Monde Arabe in 2021 to oversee the redesign of the ‘New IMA Museum’, after having directed the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal from 2007 to 2020. Renowned for her commitment to education, health and inclusion, she has spearheaded projects such as the Pavilion pour la Paix and the EducArt platform, as well as the Tout-Monde Arts Wing. As a teacher of care and cure in museums, she explores ‘museotherapy’ at the École du Louvre and the Institut National du Patrimoine in Paris. Vice-President of the Conseil des Arts du Canada and an elected member of the board of directors of ICOM-France, she has received numerous awards and honorary doctorates in Canada and France.
Laura Dethier
Laura Dethier trained as a nurse and has a passion for dance. Having always been committed to caring for others, she was given the task of developing the Quand on Danse programme, where she now holds the position of manager. This role was an obvious choice, enabling her to combine her two vocations: health and dance. Thanks to her commitment and vision, Laura is helping to make Quand on Danse a key player in the link between art and well-being.
Clare Guss-West MA
Clare Guss-West is a former professional dancer, choreographer, dance educator, holistic health practitioner and author, specialising in the integration of Attention and Focus research into dance practice. Founder and co-director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation in the Netherlands, Clare is also Chair of the Dance for Health Committee of the International Association of Dance, Medicine & Science.
Cécile Martinez
Cécile Martinez is a choreographer, founder of the Institut des Arts Inclusifs and director of Compagnie 6e sens. With over 20 years' experience in adapted and inclusive dance, Cécile is also a trainer and lecturer. She champions an artistic vision that places diversity and accessibility at the heart of creation.
Elodie Verlinden
Elodie Verlinden has a doctorate in Information and Communication (ULB). She is a researcher and lecturer in dance and semiotics. She teaches at ULB (Master's degree in live performance and Bachelor's degree in information and communication), at La Cambre/Insas (Master's degree in dance) and at Arts2/Condorcet (Bachelor's degree in dance). Favouring a semiopragmatic approach, she questions the relationship between dance and reception and studies the influence of new creative processes on classical models. In addition to her teaching and research activities, she is also involved in a range of outreach activities, notably as part of the Université des enfants, Campus danse, introductions to performances, and so on.
Eldridge Labinjo
After a successful international career as a neoclassical ballet dancer, Eldridge retrained for five years becoming a Master Coach of Strategic Interventions. Based in the Netherlands he gives workshops in Public Speaking, Storytelling and Leadership for Universities, cultural institutions and business. He is one of three Statutory Director of the Dance and Creative Wellness Foundation.
David Leventhal
David Leventhal was a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group from 1997 to 2010. During this period, he participated in over 40 of Mark Morris' creations. He is the director and one of the founding teachers of the MMDG's Dance for PD® programme, which offers weekly classes for people with Parkinson's disease in New York City. The programme offers similar classes in over 300 communities in 25 countries around the world, and provides acclaimed training workshops for teachers interested in facilitating Dance for PD® classes.
Clint Lutes
Clint Lutes obtained his Bachelor's degree in Dance at NYU. His choreography, often interactive and designed to adapt to different spaces, is as much inspired by human fragility as it is by joy. In 2018, he created the company DaPoPa, and creates projects particularly with people living with movement disorders. Clint joined the Troupe de l'Imaginaire at the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris in 2020. He has been an associate artist of the European Dance Well project at the briqueterie CDCN since 2022. As a teacher, he has taught for Australian Dance Theatre, ImPulsTanz Festival, K3, Tanzhaus Zurich, Cal St. Fullerton and NYU.
David Rodriguez
David Rodriguez is a professional dancer and cultural manager based in Switzerland. Since 2017, he has led artistic and educational projects related to health for nonprofit organizations such as the Oncolliga Girona Foundation (through the Girona en Moviment Dance Festival) and the Vaud League Against Cancer (via the "Dansons la vie" program). Co-director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation in the Netherlands, he is also a frequent speaker at academic conferences.