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The AKROĀMA project emerged from an exchange with the Trifolion team, based on an initial idea combining dance, music and workshops. As discussions evolved, a shared observation became clear: for many young people, contemporary dance remains difficult to access, both in terms of understanding and in feeling legitimate in engaging with the work. The project was therefore developed as a comprehensive approach combining choreographic creation with cultural mediation.

The idea was not only to present a performance, but to allow the audience to step into the creative process.

Brian Ca Choreographer

AKROĀMA is structured around two complementary components: a contemporary dance performance and a programme of workshops and encounters. This combination aims to create a gradual immersion, bringing participants closer to both the work and the artists, while encouraging exchange and dialogue.

The project addresses a range of audiences, with particular attention given to young people aged 12 to 25. Through hands on workshops, open rehearsals and discussion sessions, participants are invited to develop their perspective, experiment for themselves and gain confidence in their relationship with art.

Beyond artistic discovery, AKROĀMA also creates space for reflection on social and cultural inequalities. By placing lived experience at the centre, the project encourages personal expression and values diverse perspectives, turning creation into a space for exchange rather than an object observed from a distance.

The project is implemented by a multidisciplinary team bringing together artists, technicians and mediators who work closely at every stage of the process. This collaboration ensures continuity between the stage and the mediation activities, offering a coherent and accessible approach.

Some moments stood out during the project. During an inclusive workshop organised with participants from Trisomie21 ASBL, the presentation of an excerpt from the performance at the end of the collective work generated strong emotional responses among several participants. For Brian Ca, this was a defining moment, highlighting the ability of dance to create spaces of recognition and shared experience.

Understanding, experiencing and making a work one’s own completely changes the relationship we have with it.

Brian Ca Choreographer

Today, the programme continues to grow, with the ambition to bring the work into a variety of settings and reach audiences who do not always have access to it. “Our differences are the richness of this world, ” Brian Ca reminds us, an idea that runs throughout the project and shapes its direction.

Through this approach, AKROĀMA demonstrates that contemporary creation can be approached differently: as a shared experience grounded in encounter and collective sensitivity.