BÉATRICE BALCOU
°1976
Born in Tréguier, France.
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
Education
2007 EX.E.R.CE, managed by Mathilde Monnier and Xavier Le Roy, National
Centre of Choreography, Montpellier FR
2001 University teaching qualification, Visual Art, Sorbonne University, Paris FR
2000 Master of Fine Arts. Sorbonne University, Paris FR
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts. Rennes II University FR
Exhibitions
2011 David Dubois & guests: Fictional Projects, Elaine Levy Project, Brussels BE
2011 Watch this Space #6, Espace Croisé, Roubaix FR
2011 Watch This Space, Espace Croisé, Contemporary Art Center, Roubaix FR
2011 Other Possible worlds. Proposal on this side of Utopia, Casino, Luxembourg LU
2011 Cardboard Performance (performance), Komplot, Brussels BE
2010 W!!, Bureau d’art et de Recherche, Roubaix FR
2010 Art’contest, BlackBox, Bruxelles BE
2010 Atelier, Platform for art and choreography, Pact, Essen DE
2010 Digital Art Festival “Les bouillants”, School of Fine Arts, Brest FR
2010 Digital Art Festival “Les bouillants”, Station VasteMonde, Saint-Brieuc FR
2010 International Biennal of Photography and Visual arts, Liège BE
2008 COAL Project, Artconnexion, Lille FR
2008 School of Fine Arts, Katowice PL
2008 Feet Together – Legs Apart (performance) Festival Vivat la danse, Armentières FR
2007 Feet Together – Legs Apart (Ex.e.r.ce) Festival Danse d’Uzes FR
2006 Easy Listening (solo), Museum of Contemporary Art, Issoudun FR
2006 Points de Rencontre, National Centre of Dance, Bucarest RO
2005 Corps de Ballet en Kit (solo), Le Vivat, Armentières FR
2005 Protheses (solo), S & H De Buck gallery, Gent BE
2005 Voorbij de grens, De Markten, Bruxelles BE
2005 EROA, Collège Hergé, Gondecourt FR
2005 Le Podo-laboratoire, Vivat la danse Festival, Armentières BE
2004 Beneden Gallery (solo), Kortrijk BE
2004 Femmes Modèles, La malterie, Lille FR
2004 L’art chemin faisant – le corps en jeu, l’atelier d’Estienne, Pont-Scorff FR
2004 Prothèses Party (performance) Festival Solo-soli, Lille FR
2004 Modèle vivant (performance) School of Fine Arts, Cambrai FR
2003 Rencontres photographiques de Lorient (solo) Tal Coat gallery, Hennebont FR
2002 Salon de Montrouge, section photographie, Montrouge FR
Residencies
2011 FRAC Franche-Comté, Besançon FR
2011 Other Possible worlds – Proposals on this side of Utopia, Casino, Luxembourg LU
2009 Japan (Artconnexion+Culturesfrance, Cultural Ministry France) Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe JP
2008 COAL Project (European Culture programme) FR, PL, DE
2007 Bains::connective, Bruxelles BE
2006 National Center of Dance (OFQJ), Bucarest RO
2006 Museum of Contemporary Art (DRAC Région Centre) Issoudun FR
2005 EPSM, Le Vivat Theater (DRAC Nord-pas-de-calais) Armentières FR
Grants
2010 Grant for film production (Centre Régional de Ressources AudioVisuelles) Lille FR
2008 Grant for art research (European University of Bretagne) FR
2005 Individual support for creation, DRAC (Regional Cultural Affairs) FR
2003 Mission young artists, Forum de l’image (springboard for young photographers) Toulouse FR