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SINCE 2010, THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS PROJECTS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES PROVIDED BY GARAGE 29. FROM 2017, GINCUBATOR, AN ARTISTS’ RESIDENCIES AND IN PROGRESS PRESENTATIONS PROJECT IS LAUNCHED TO BOOST THE SUPPORT OF EMERGING ARTISTS LIVING IN BRUSSELS.

WITHIN THE GINCUBATOR, ARTISTS APPROPRIATE THE STUDIO FOR 4 WEEKS A YEAR BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS FLEXIBILITY, THE CONDITIONS OFFERED AND THE NETWORK BUILT AROUND THE PLACE BY THE YOUNG CREATORS. THE PROJECT IS BASED ON SEVEN YEARS OF REFLECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION. THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF THE ARTISTS IS PUT TO THE TEST OF SPACE: HOW TO INHABIT A SPACE, HOW TO LET ONESELF BE INHABITED, HOW TO INVITE OTHERS TO SHARE THIS SPACE? WITH THE GINCUBATOR, THE PLACE WANTS TO STRETCH ITS INFLUENCE BY CARRYING IN TIME PROJECTS THAT GROW WITH IT.

VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE THE VISIBILITY OF PROJECTS. THE GINCUBATORS ARE IN THE FRONT LINE DURING THE PRESENTATIONS AS PART OF BRUSSELS DANCE, A COLLABORATION OF 13 BRUSSELS STRUCTURES AROUND CONTEMPORARY DANCE.

IN 2018, THE GINCUBATOR PARTICIPATES IN “FROM BRUSSELS WITH LOVE”, AN INITIATIVE OF WBTD AND KUNSTENPUNT, OFFERING A PROGRAMME OF WORKS BY EMERGING ARTISTS FOR PROFESSIONALS, FRAMED BY THE KUNSTENFESTIVALDESARTS.

IN 2019, THE GINCUBATOR FORMALIZES A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FESTIVAL ORIENTE OCCIDENTE (ROVERETO, ITALY) THROUGH AN EXCHANGE OF ARTISTS HOSTED IN RESIDENCY.

IN 2019, OFFESTIVAL BECOMES THE TIP OF THE GINCUBATOR’S ICEBERG, SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC THE ARTISTS’ SCENIC DRAFTS AND USING THIS VISIBLE MOMENT AS PART OF THE EXPERIMENT PROCESS TO PROVOKE DISCOVERIES, BREACHES, TURNS.

IN THE FUTURE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS, THE GINCUBATOR WANTS TO EXPORT THE « OFF SHOT » FORMULA THE ARTISTS ARE EXPLORING WITH THE AUDIENCE EACH YEAR DURING THE OFFESTIVAL, ALLOWING THE EXPERIMENT TO GO FUTHER AND CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR NEW PERFORMANCE FORMS TO EMERGE.  SUCH A COLLABORATION IS TO COME IN 2020 WITH NEW BALTIC DANCE FESTIVAL, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA.