About

OFFprojects is a collective that creates interdisciplinary performances and events using dance, music, image and words. We are a group consisting of former dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater and Batsheva Ensemble, gathered around the work of choreographer and musician Amos Ben-Tal. OFFprojects believes in work that is physical, layered and thought provoking. We present our projects in various contexts: theaters, festivals, museums, public spaces and online. We also see it as our mission to make this work engaging and appealing for a wide public.

We started OFFprojects in 2012 and in March 2014 we premiered our first full-evening production OFFline. The show received rave reviews and was soon followed by another full-length, the equally well received MIGHT. In 2016 we won the prestigious Dioraphte Dance Prize for the production Howl (in collaboration with Spinvis). 60 was a work that examined time-perception and spanned two years. The project included several short works and installations, culminating in the 2019 premiere of a full-evening work at Julidans festival in Amsterdam.

In 2021 we created Interval together with interdisciplinary artist Gosse de Kort. The piece was an exploration of the relationship between dance and architecture and has been nominated for the Zwaan award for outstanding dance production. For the creation of PART (2022) we collaborated with Ragazze Quartet and Salvador Breed to make a total sensory experience, taking fragmentation and emptiness as themes to explore new potentials.

We opened the Cadance Festival 2023 with Songs And Silences (2023). A performance in which Amos’ choreography, poems and songs combined to create a mosaic of solos. In 2025, we joined forces again with Gosse de Kort and Salvador Breed for The Bone Algorithm, an interdisciplinary performance with a kinetic installation that produces music through the movement of the dancers. We travelled with our latest production Triumvirate (2025), a performance in which we explore our longing for freedom and dependency on systems, to several festivals in The Netherlands. De Parade and Dansdagen Enschede amongst others.

OFFprojects has performed extensively all over The Netherlands as well as in France, Italy, England, Germany, Luxembourg, Czech Republic and Russia. Our dance films Half-Life (2020) and Dog Cloud (2023) have been shown at festivals such as Cinedans, POOL (Berlin) and Nowness Short Film Awards (Shanghai).
OFFprojects regularly shares its process with the public and we offer open classes and workshops for both professionals as well as amateurs.

Our group’s uniqueness is that every member has a secondary expertise except for dancing, resulting in every aspect of the production being done in-house and forming part of a conceptual whole. Except for Amos the core-group further consists of Aurélie Cayla (public engagement), Yvan Dubreuil (dramaturgy), Milena Twiehaus (imagery) and Betty Keeman (business manager).OFFprojects is structurally supported by the city of The Hague.

Amos Ben-Tal (choreographer/musician, Israel)

Amos studied at the National Ballet School of Canada and danced at NDT. He started choreographing under the guidance of Korzo Productions and later co-founded OFFprojects. Amos writes music and text for most of our projects, as well as for other choreographers.

Aurelie Cayla (dancer/coordinator, France)

Aurelie studied at the conservatory in Lyon and worked at NDT. She is one of the founding members of OFFprojects and has danced in most of our productions. Aurelie creates links between our activities and comes up with ways to engage our public.

Yvan Dubreuil (dramaturg, France)

Yvan studied at the conservatory in Paris and danced at NDT for many years. He’s collaborated with Amos on all of his pieces and works as dramaturg and assistant with Johan Inger ao. Yvan also helps form the long-term artistic vision of the collective.

Milena Twiehaus (dancer/imagery, Germany)

Milena studied at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and at Julliard, She danced in Batsheva Ensemble and Emanuel Gat Dance amongst others. Milena is a founding member of OFFprojects and is responsible for all visual aspects of our work.

Betty Keeman (business manager, The Netherlands)

Betty Keeman studied Theater Studies at Utrecht University with a specialization in dance. She has since worked at the intersection of dance and theater, policy and audience. Her work is characterized by an intrinsic motivation to make culture accessible to a wide audience. Betty joined OFFprojects in 2025.

Merel Do Amaral (marketeer, The Netherlands)

Merel works in marketing and communications for cultural and creative organisations. With a background in art history, design, and the performing arts, she enjoys helping translate artistic ideas into clear and engaging communication. She is interested in projects that bring together culture, design, and community, and values thoughtful collaboration and audience-focused storytelling.

Marloes van den Berg (production manager, The Netherlands)

Marloes van den Berg studied graphic design at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) and has since built a career as a producer in the Dutch performing arts field. Her work spans dance, opera, theater, and film, driven by a passion for bringing ambitious artistic and cultural projects to life.

Luca Cacitti (dancer/collaborator, Italy)

Luca studied at Codarts and worked with Club Guy&Roni, Anouk Van Dijk ao. He has worked with us on the projects 60, Seconds, Interval, PART, Songs and Silences, The Bone Algorithm ao.

Alex Blondeau (dancer/collaborator, France)

Alex studied at Conservatoire National Supérieur of Lyon, danced with Maguy Marin and Cullberg ao. She has worked with us on the projects PART, Songs and Silences, The Bone Algorithm ao.

Adam Khazhmuradov (dancer/collaborator, Belgium)

Adam studied at AHK, danced with Hofesh Shechter Company and Ivan Perez ao. He has worked with us on the projects PART, Songs and Silences ao.

Annakha Flos (dancer/collaborator, The Netherlands)

Annakha graduated from The Royal Conservatory in The Hague in 2024. She joined NDT 2 for a season as an apprentice and is now a freelancer based in The Hague. Her first production with us was Triumvirate (2025).

Katia Cheporova (dancer/collaborator, Russia)

Ekaterina studied at Codarts University of the Arts and completed an apprenticeship in GöteborgsOperans, she has performed with TanzKassel State Theatre, KOR’SIA, DFP, and has worked with Wayne McGregor at La Biennale as well as in various film projects.

Xanthe van Opstal (dancer/collaborator, The Netherlands)

Xanthe studied at Codarts, danced with NDT 2 and Ensemble Batsheva ao. She has worked with us on the projects 60, Seconds, Interval and PART, Songs and Silneces, The Bone Algorithm ao.

Xavier van Wersch (light design / audio- visual art, The Netherlands)

Xavier studied art-science at KABK and works with Stephen Shropshire and Karine Guizzo ao. He has worked with OFFprojects on Howl, Interval, PART, Songs and Silences ao.

Gosse de Kort (interdisciplinary artist / collaborator, The Netherlands)

Gosse studied at TU Delft and KABK/KC, His work takes place at the crossing point of the architectural and the theatrical. He has worked with us on the project Interval.

Salvador Breed (sound designer/composer/collaborator, The Netherlands)

Salvador creates sound, music and technology for a wide range of contexts including live performances, fashion shows, video art and interactive art installations. Co-founder of the sound company 4DSOUND and collaborator for PART.

Annabelle Hinam (actress/collaborator, The Netherlands)

Annabelle graduated at the Theaterschool Utrecht. She's a Dutch/(British) English speaking actress that works in theater, film and does voice work. She joined us since Songs and Silences.

Wolf Govaerts (dancer/collaborator, Belgium)

Wolf studied at AHK, danced with Ann van den Broek ao and creates their own work. They have worked with us on the projects 60, Seconds, Interval and PART ao.

Genevieve Osborne (dancer/collaborator, Australia)

Genevieve studied at Queensland University of Technology, danced with Itamar Serussi and Emannuel Gat ao. She has worked with us on the projects HOWL, 60, Interval ao.

Spencer Dickhaus (dancer/collaborator, USA)

Spencer studied at The Juilliard School and worked with NDT and Crystal Pite ao. He has worked with us on the project Interval.

Min Lee (costume design, China)

Min danced with Batsheva Ensemble and Scapino Ballet ao. He then studied fashion design at KABK in The Hague. Min designed the costumes for 60 and PART.

Katía Truijen (researcher/writer, The Netherlands)

Katía previously worked at Het Nieuwe Instituut. She has followed and documented the process of Interval and gives a lecture about her findings as part of every show. She is also a musician.

Ragazze Quartet (string quartet/collaborator, The Netherlands)

String Quartet playing both classical and contemporary repertoire. Released several albums on Channel Classics and won the Operadagen Rotterdam award ao. Ragazze are our collaborators and co-producers for PART.

Agnese Rosati (former production manager)

Agnese worked as producer with Loic Perela and Giulio D'Anna ao. She joined OFFprojects in 2022 and is now off to travel the world.

Delta Lowe (former production manager, Portugal)

Delta is a cultural scientist grounded in sociology and creative production. She attended various universities in the Netherlands and worked as a production manager at RIDCC and Roffa Mon Amour. She was part of OFFprojects from 2024-2026.

Joana Martins (former production manager, Portugal)

Joana studied at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden. She danced with Gauthier Dance. She was part of OFFprojects from 2023-2025 and works now as artistic producer at NDT.

Lobke Nabuurs (former creative producer, The Netherlands)

Lobke worked as manager of planning, media and music at NDT and business manager at RIDCC (Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition). She co-founded the international network CASC (Connect, Art, Sharing, Concepts). She was part of OFFprojects from 2022-2024 and is now co-director of Nederlandse Dansdagen.

Naomi Russell (former creative producer, England)

Naomi worked as consultant and producer with Ballet Rambert and Ballet of Flanders ao. She was part of OFFprojects from 2018-2022 and is now heading her own initiative Espaço Agora, an international network of spaces for artistic research and development.

Mar Fu Qi (junior marketeer, China)

Mar studied Photography at KABK. She has worked with NDTII and Toneelhuis, Antwerp. Mar joined OFFprojects in 2024.

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