Evangelos Biskas is a performance artist who works as a choreographer, performer, dramaturg and teacher based in Tilburg (NL). Born in Thessaloniki (GR), he graduated from the choreography department of Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts (FHK) and is currently doing artistic research within the context of the master program ‘Performing Public Space’ (FHK).

All facets of his work are inextricably connected to the immediacy of presence and the process of authentic expression. Human nature is the heart of his creations which aim to make space for and cultivate relationships based on its adaptability, its intuition and its vulnerability. His curiosity to explore new possibilities of working with the body brings an interdisciplinary essence in his projects that challenge the boundaries between dance, physical theatre, contemporary circus, sound design and media art. As a movement artist, Evangelos has developed a distinct movement language drawing inspiration from a variety of movement cultures such as Hip Hop, contemporary dance, Butoh, slapstick, acrodance and Qi Gong. He has a vast performing experience moving from renowned festivals, theater venues and art spaces to public space interventions, installations and films, and the underground scene. 

Evangelos’s work has been supported by a variety of organizations, venues and fundings, such as Makershuis Tilburg (2016-2017), Dansateliers Rotterdam (2016-2017), Dansmakers Amsterdam (2016-2017), Dans Brabant (2017-2020), Performing Arts Fund NL through PLAN Brabant (2017-2020), Dutch Dance Days (2021), Theater De Nieuwe Vorst (2021-2022) and Corpo Máquina Society (2020-2023) among others. In 2016 he received the ‘Moving Forward-Young Dance Makers Award’ by Dansmakers Amsterdam in collaboration with Dansgroep Amsterdam and the Moving Futures partners. Some of his most notable creations are Eternal Chilling (2016), In Search of a Title (2017), In Between (2020) and Immortal Game (2022), having played in festivals such as Ardanthé (FR), Moving Futures (NL), Circ (BE), Boulevard (NL), Circolo (NL), Dutch Dance Days (NL), Age of Aquarius (BG), CapoTrave / Kilowatt (IT) and Inequilibrio (IT).

As a performer, Evangelos has made both national and international appearances in festivals such as Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (CZ), Julidans (NL), New Baltic Dance (LT), Hop (ES), STRP (NL), Gender Bender (IT) and Internationale Tanzmesse (DE). He is currently performing in ‘We are in this together’ by Vloeistof (2023) and ‘Crowdkill’ by Anthony Van Gog (2023). Some highlights from previous works are ‘Even Worse’ by Guilherme Miotto (2017), ‘Loophole’ by Charlotte Goesaert (2017) and ‘iTernal PlayGround’ by Katja Heitmann (2014).

As a dramaturg he has collaborated with Josse Vessies (2022-2023) and Bill and Fred Productions (2021-2023), and participated in the European research project ‘Micro and Macro Dramaturgies in Dance’ (2022-2024). Evangelos is a guest teacher and coach at Fontys Dance Academy (2018) and the Academy of Circus and Performance Art (2022-2024).

Here is a showreel to get an impression: https://vimeo.com/518200427

*Evangelos Biskas/ V – PLAN Talentontwikkeling Brabant (plan-brabant.nl)

Credit photo: Bart Stevens