Gabriel Schenker
Member of the jury since 2022
(b. 1983) is a dancer. Gabriel Schenker was born in Washington D.C. in the US, grew up in Brazil, and has lived in Brussels since 2004. After gaining initial dance experience in Rio de Janeiro, he studied at P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and co-founded the Busy Rocks collective, with which he toured as a dancer and choreographer until 2014. As a performer, he has worked with Eleanor Bauer, Robin Jonsson, Doris Stelzer, Louise Vanneste, Alexandra Bachzetsis, and in particular, on a regular basis, with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s group Rosas and Thomas Hauert/ZOO. Between 2014 and August 2025, Gabriel Schenker was the academic head of the Bachelor in Contemporary Dance at La Manufacture in Lausanne. He also holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and Anthropology.
