Partnership with the CENTRE CULTUREL D’ENGIS
In a drive to strengthen support for choreographic creation, LE PATIO has launched a collaboration with three cultural operators who, like us, are committed to the development, production and dissemination of contemporary dance.
The Théâtre de Liège, the Centre Culturel d’Engis and the Compagnie Irène K / Festival Danse en Ville have all responded positively to this initiative.
From the 2026–2027 season, each of these partners will be able to put forward an established artist, hosted alongside an emerging artist in residence at LE PATIO. This approach aims to support artists at different stages of their careers by offering them a broader, complementary working framework.
Depending on the specific features of each organisation, this support may take various forms: provision of working spaces, support for lighting design, artistic mentoring or inclusion in a programme.
This partnership is intended to be long-term and renewed each season. It is based on pooling our resources, skills and networks in order to offer artists structured support, enabling them to bring their projects to fruition and to look ahead to wider touring prospects
LE CENTRE CULTUREL D’ENGIS
For more than 20 years, dance has been at the heart of the Centre Culturel d’Engis’s project: hosting companies in residence, performances showcasing dance in all its variety of genres and styles, practice workshops, talks… a real community has gathered around this initiative and has grown over time.
Although our two organisations are very different – and surely thanks to those differences, but also thanks to many points of convergence and an absolute conviction that dance can hold a truly special place in the cultural landscape – it quickly became clear that we should join forces and work together.