Mercedes Dassy

Mercedes Dassy, dancer, performer, choreographer and singer from Brussels.  

After training at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (S.E.A.D.) in Austria, she danced as a performer for Lisbeth Gruwez and Leslie Mannès, among others.  
She created the solo i - c l i t  in 2018, with which she inaugurated a prolific and radical choreographic project exploring the relationship between the intimate and the political. That same year, she received the Jo Dekmine Prize from the Théâtre des Doms, which rewards promising creations and artists.

In line with her previous work, her second solo piece, B4 summer, displays a magnetic presence that is at times placid and haunting, at times raw and frenetic. She was once again recognised, this time with the jury prize at the Podium dance competition in the solo/duo category. In 2021, she created the solo Deepstaria bienvenue, commissioned by the Lyon Opera Ballet between two lockdowns.

Then, in 2022, she moved away from solo work to create the RUUPTUUR dance quartet, a new opus that seeks to convey the power of the collective, a unique group choreography with futuristic overtones, combining movement with the figure of the centaur through the use of an articulated costume. After five years of unprecedented production, Mercedes Dassy then embarked on a new cycle of research. Fascinated by the iconic figure of the singer, she became interested in the voice and writing, which she wanted to explore through her own texts and songs.  

For this new chapter, she created the solo Spongebabe in L.A. (4 love & anxiety) in autumn 2024 and has been an associate artist at Charleroi danse since the 2023-24 season.