VOLT. Nick Coutsier

Bozar, in partnership with Art Brussels, invites Belgian dancer and choreographer Nick Coutsier for a Film & Performance evening to mark the release of his first film, VOLT. The evening will start with travelling performance that will bring the audience into the theatre to discover VOLT at its national premiere, followed by a selection of films exploring the relationship between cinema and performance.

VOLT explores the physical language of a body in revolt. The protagonist resists the limitations imposed upon it — a relentless movement towards liberation. VOLT is the force that propels the body from survival to self-expression, where security and vulnerability merge in the vibrant power of a black, queer body, which through its movement and energy invites the surrounding bodies to their own emancipation.

This evening is presented as part of PIT (Perform Inform Transform): a network of European partners whose project aims to support creation, dissemination and research around performance.

Nick Coutsier is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the body as a space of resistance,vulnerability, and emancipation. Through movement, he examines the notions of Black fugitivity, queer identity, and freedom, connecting intimate experiences with broader cultural narratives. His work unfolds at the intersection of dance, film, and performance, as reflected in his project VOLT.

After the performance in the Fumoir the audience will be led into the Studio where the following filmprogram will be screened:

premiere of ​​​​​​​VOLT - Nick Coutsier (2026)​​​​​​​

Les Disparates - César Vayssié (2000)
35 mm (new HD restoration from 2019), 23'
This film is based on a stage solo performance under the same title, created by Boris Charmatz and Dimitri Chamblas. Through the eye of César Vayssié’s camera, Les Disparates became not a «video-dance», a dance film or a musical comedy, but rather a short film, empirical and intuitive.

Shelf Life - Meg Stuart (2023)
video, 24'
In Shelf Life (2023) Stuart explores the Vorklinik, a recently demolished building in Graz. Together with two dancers she marks this transition through sensorial processing of its vast spaces. With tenderness and sensuality, they connect past and future, dream and decay.

In the framework of the ‘PIT – Perform, Inform, Transform: Participatory Performance in Art Museums’ project, co-funded by the European Union.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.