ABOUT | Bloom Project

BLOOM Project is an artistic creation support office specializing in the performing arts, based in Brussels.

BLOOM Project - Performing art office - is founded on the idea of long-term support for companies and their works. Rooted in commitment to sustainable growth in the long run, nurturing artistic biodiversity, the blooming of aesthetics and the emergence of new narratives.

Designed as a tool at the service of artists, BLOOM Project offers tailored support at every stage of theatrical and/or choreographic projects: development support, strategic thinking, creative production, administrative structuring, executive production, touring logistics, communication, and distribution.

TEAM

STÉPHANIE BARBOTEAU

/ General & artistic coordination

Belgian artist Loraine Dambermont cultivates explosive energy. She is especially drawn to power and precision in movement, staging hyperactive choreographies that she channels through intricate, finely detailed musical structures. With her project « Mes Années Bagarre » (My brawling era), she explores the violence and absurdity of virilist figures with self-mockery as the driving force behind her artistic approach. The first Opus Toujours de 3/4 face! has been touring internationally since 2021. The Opus Ⅱ: T’façon on est en 2012 premiered in October 2025 at the Théâtre de Liège during the Biennale Charleroi danse (BE). After graduating from Codarts and The Theaterschool – Academy of Dance and Arts in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, she developed a distinctive approach to dance, focusing on cultivating her own so-called “expeditious” style. Her background is a mix of several dance techniques : from Hip-hop to Contemporary dance, focusing mainly on popping and floor work. In 2013, she won a choreographic prize with the duet Buy My City - a choreographic work in collaboration with Noora Hannula: a decisive encounter in her career. As a dancer, she has worked with The Nordic Beasts / Noora Hannula (DK), Mute Comp. Physical theater (DK), Michèle Anne De Mey (BE), Itamar Serussi (IL), Beppie Blankert (NL), Etienne Rochefort (FR) and recently Leslie Mannès (BE). The turning point of her career as a choreographer was her latest work (production 2021) called Toujours de 3⁄4 face! - a solo work part of the Aerowaves Spring Forward Twenty23 selection that is still touring internationally, counting so far more than 60 venues in about 20 different countries. Since October 2023, she has been working with BLOOM Project, a Live Arts Belgian production office based in Brussels, taking care of her project's development, production and booking.

ILONA GATARD

/ Production & Tours

After studying Performing Arts in France (Toulouse, Reims), Ilona decided to move to Brussels in 2021 for the quality of its cultural scene.

She began working with BLOOM Project as a production assistant and is now in charge of productions.

NORA BENHASSINE

/ Diffusion

After earning a Master's degree in Graphic Design and Art Direction from Brassart School in Nantes, France, Chloé established an independent practice, primarily working with cultural institutions and non-profit organisations. In 2026, she joined BLOOM as Communications Manager.