Niels Claes is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. He operates as an independent artist through his company Body Analogy Dance Theatre. Currently, pursuing his second MA degree Teaching Artist at the Royal Conservatory Antwerp.
As a dancer, he was awarded the “Lithuanian Golden Stage Cross” as “Male Dancer of the Year” in 2018 and 2021. Niels had the opportunity to work for several companies in Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands and perform in creations by choreographers such as Andonis Foniadakis, Tina Tarpgaard, Ohad Naharin, Rachid Ouramdane, and others.
His choreographic research transforms the interconnection between embodied memories and imagination into performative material. An exploration that was solidified during his MA degree “COMMA” in choreography (2025), a joint degree between Fontys Academy of the Arts (NL) and Codarts University of the Arts (NL).
Choreography
Teaching Artist
