Jeroen Verbruggen

Born in 1983, Jeroen Verbruggen is a Belgian choreographer based in France. A graduate of the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp under the direction of Marinella Paneda, he joined the Ballets de Monte-Carlo in 2004, where he rose to the rank of principal dancer after two years with the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Antwerp under the direction of Robert Denvers.

During his career as a dancer, Verbruggen had the opportunity to create and dance major roles, both classical and contemporary, and had significant encounters with maestro choreographers with styles as diverse as Jean Christophe Maillot, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Marco Goecke, Jan Fabre, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Emio Greco, Johan Inger, and others.

In 2014, Jeroen Verbruggen decided to end his dancing career to devote all his energy to creation. He choreographs for classical and contemporary companies, including eight full-length works, among which are: A Mighty Wind for the National Dance Company Wales, Pointless for the Ballet National de Marseille, Ma mère L'Oye for the Ballet des Flandres, and Orphic Hymn for the Slovenian National Ballet.