not standing

mission

Aiming to improve body intelligence, not standing creates, produces, distributes, and communicates Alexander Vantournhout’s unique hybrid performance art to the widest possible audience, across national borders and disciplines. 

not standing uses Alexander Vantournhout’s artistic work to say something about the human body, about movement and physicality, in the most fundamental way and aspires to a greater body sensitivity for everyone who takes part in the activities.

not standing sees limits as a challenge and what is impossible for one individual is made possible with the help of another person and/or an object. Cooperation is essential to overcome physical limitations in the artistic as well as organisational world. 

Continuity and sustainability are central in both collaborations and expanded trajectories, in securing and showing a repertoire, and in the relationship with an ever-growing audience.  

Generosity – towards each other, towards the public, and towards the world – is a core value. not standing wants to share in as many contexts as possible with as many people as possible. Sharing knowledge and passing on a broadened vision of the body are paramount. not standing aims to generates meaning and resonance in and outside the arts.

The company does not think in pigeonholes or in categories. It crosses the boundaries of disciplines and creates a unique hybrid performance art. Contemporary dance is expanded through cross-fertilisation in an open and horizontal organisation characterised by a lasting commitment that can be continually strengthened.