Dounia Dolbec

Dounia Dolbec (she/her) is a dancer, performer, author, and pedagogue, born in France to Lebanese and Canadian parents. She is currently based in Brussels. Trained in ballet and contemporary dance, she also studied social and political sciences at Sciences Po Paris and holds a master’s degree in dance and choreography from Charleroi Danse-INSAS-La Cambre (Brussels). Her creations have been presented in Brussels at the (Pas) si fragile festival, Espace Vanderborght, and Art on Paper, and in Paris at Regard du Cygne (Festival Signes d’Automne), Générateur (Festival Frasq), and Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (Festival Performissima). As a dancer, she collaborates with artists such as Joan Jonas, Serge-Aimé Coulibaly, Florian Boutin, and Hanne Kristine Jensen, performing across countries including Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Norway, in diverse venues ranging from theaters and museums to art centers and public spaces.