The Essence of Gesture
Nacera Belaza
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, in collaboration with its partners in the United Arab Emirates, presents a series of workshops with Nacera Belaza.
This workshop offers the opportunity to explore the fundamental themes and the unique creative process that define Nacera Belaza's choreographic work: the dialogue between the inner self and the outer movement. These sessions investigate how the presence of the individual body can be actuated in a shared space.
The participants will engage in introspection and collective thinking as a way to better understand their own position in relation to others. They will investigate the concept of "the infinite in the finite", and will expand the boundaries of their physical presence.
More than a dance class, this workshop is a journey into the invisible.
Nacera Belaza
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents La Nuée by Nacera Belaza in collaboration with New York Live Arts. Dance Reflection is also supporting Nacera Belaza for an upcoming creation with amateur Chinese dancers, which will take place in Shunde and Shanghai.
About the partners
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels continues its commitment to transmission and education by organizing, in collaboration with The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, a workshop around the work of Nacera Belaza. Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is also supporting The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi for the presentation of three shows during the 2025-2026 season.
Dubai Opera
In 2024, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Dubai Opera for the presentation of Romeo & Juliet Suite by Benjamin Millepied.
