Team

Offices

Handelskaai 18 Quai du Commerce, 1000 Brussels
info@kfda.be | +32 (0)2 219 07 07 
VAT BE 0446.277.303

Festival team 2026

Direction:
Frederik Verrote, Daniel Blanga Gubbay, Dries Douibi, Corinna Humuza, Silvia Bottiroli

Artistic programme 2026:
Daniel Blanga Gubbay, Dries Douibi

Artistic programme from 2027 onwards:
Corinna Humuza, Silvia Bottiroli

Nightlife programme:
Eric Niyibizi Cyuzuzo

Administration:
Frederik Verrote, Amina El Yasidi, Zelda Delcourt

Production:
Eve Craeye, Cillian O’Neill, Brand Petry, Aline Marchal, Juliette Framorando

Communication:
Mathilde Schmetz, Ellen De Bruyne, Sarah Verhoeven, Arash Shahali, Laurent Lallemand, Arnaud Lorne

Community engagement:
Emilie Kabongo, Tania Ndwaniye

Technical coordination:
Frédéric Gossiaux, Ruben Vandermeulen, Jill Drossaert, Sandrine Nicaise

Technical team:
Adrien Milon, Alex Chardaire, Alice Dussart, Akram Zoubeir, Amaury Baronnet, Angela Massoni, Antoine Thonon, Antoine Vanagt,  Aude Dierkens, Aurélie Perret, Azdine Ameziane, Benoît Pelé, Brou Dalemans, Brune Campos, Boris Cekevda, Britt Roger Sas, Chamsedine Madec, Clara Villier, Colin Legras, David Alonso, Emmy Dallard, Eric Vanden Dunghen, Fannie Tomas, Floriane Jan, Galatée Bardey, Giulio Erasmus, Gleb Panteleeff, Hubert Monroy, Hugues Girard, Jamison Van den Driessche, Jean-Louis Gille, Joseph Iavicoli, Juan Borrego, Kasper Dumon, Katz Müller, Koen De Saeger, Kevin Sage, Laurène Buchheit, Léopold Denève, Maïa Anastasiou, Marc Grandmougin, Marc Dewit, Margaux Fontaine, Maxime Bricard, Milan Van Doren, Olivier Vincent, Ondine Delaunoy, Oscar Noël, Patrick Oreel, Raphaël Rubbens, Tom Bruwier, Yorrick Detroy

Coordination workshop and construction:
Caroline Dedecker, Clara van der Belen, Rudi Bovi

Dressing:
Jackye Fauconnier, Manon Bruffaerts, Hélène Beccavin, Anicia Echevarria, Lucia Pérez do Souto, Eugénie Poste, Jeanne Dussenne, Marine Stevens, Marie Bauduin

Scenography Festival Centre:
Raphaël Rubbens

Coordinator Friends:
Asisé Mateo Gonzalez

Logistics:
Mercedes Cubas

Box office:
Florent Thirion, Eva Houbrechts, Ange Kaze, Lauren Lizinde

Coordinator Festival Centre:
Frans Robert

Interns:
Louis Bal, Joseph Gulden Conde Reis, Louise Mahé, Anaïs Moustapha, Lucie Olongo, Mathilde Versailles

Volunteers:
Anoushka Dufeil, Emina Altunas, Bibi Onsea, Carole Kesteloot, Hélène Srey, Sourire Angélique Maribori Ikirezi, Ginoo Vandenborne, Géraldine Durieux, Irina Gardin, Bartira Macedo Pereira, Igor Delogne, Elin Wouters, Lauranne Paulissen, Luk Vanmalderen, Mustafa Aboulkhir, Mouna De Waele, Thierry Jacobs, Adèle Decae, Patricia Milheiro, Lou Hebborn, Sami El Bouazzati, Kadiatou Keïta, Ioanna Vlicila, Martha Barrufet Fernandez, Diana Fischer, Belle Elektra Chihiro Brillowka, Christian Selleslag, Wiktoria Angieszka Synak, Bruni Bonanno, Camilla Coletta, Emma Cosyn Oger, Miya Aronson, Tetiana Synoha, Kiko Navarro, Fatima Obda, Maîté Egeolu, Claire Lozier, Leen De Cort, Eri Nakane, Fede Fantini, Laura Agüera, Maeva Randria, Emma Castel, Michel Kennis, Alexia Janssens-Binon, Tijs De Geyndt, Sara Van Acoleyen, Lander Haesert, Lies De Strooper, Dance Vanhamel, Raffaela Ceparano, May Bissar, Mateo Audoynaud, Zoé Siemen, Ronald Conings, Victoria Haesendock, Sandrine Kenfack, Lea Marrazzo and all those who join us along the way. Without all of them the festival would not be possible.

And all the staff and technicians who have since joined the team.

External staff

Accounting:
Sandra Huyberechts, Daniel Olmo Fernandez (Fiskodata)

IT:
Godfried Verheyen (Fintan)

Counseling & person of trust:
Nadia Zoukani, Amina Zoukani (Improving Life And Skills), Pulse Translations

Photos:
Bea Borgers, Mirjam Devriendt (RHoK Academie Etterbeek)

Videos:
Jose Huedo

Surtitles:
Babel Subtitling, Marie Trincaretto

Graphic identity & Website:
La Villa Hermosa (Marine Delgado & Lionel Maes)

Board of Directors

Co-chair:
Geert Potargent, Anne Pètre

Treasurer:
Ruth Collier

Secretary:
Paul Aron

Members:
Diane Hennebert, Hana Miletic, Liesbeth Driesen, Martine de Limburg, Nora Mahammed, Sana Ouchtati, Theo Van Rompay

General Assembly

Members:
Anick Van Calster, Damien Levie, Eva Blaute, Geert Cochez, Herman Croux, Rachida Lamrabet, Sandra Circhirillo, Bernard Foccroulle, Fatima Zibouh, Karolina Svobodova

Daniel Blanga Gubbay

Artistic direction

daniel@kfda.be

Dries Douibi

Artistic direction

dries@kfda.be

Corinna Humuza

Artistic direction

corinna.humuza@kfda.be

Silvia Bottiroli

Artistic direction

silvia.bottiroli@kfda.be

Frederik Verrote

Financial direction

frederik@kfda.be

Amina El Yasidi

Administration collaborator

amina@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 77

Eve Craeye

Production coordinator

eve@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 75

Cillian O’Neill

Production collaborator

cillian@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 87

Brand Petry

Production collaborator

brand.petry@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 91

Aline Marchal

Production collaborator

aline.marchal@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 90

Emilie Kabongo

Audience engagement coordinator

emilie.kabongo@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 73

Tania Ndwaniye

Audience engagement collaborator

tania.ndwaniye@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 80

Frederic Gossiaux

Technical management

frederic.gossiaux@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 76

Ruben Vandermeulen

Technical collaborator

ruben.vandermeulen@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 88

Jill Drossaert

Technical collaborator

jill.drossaert@kfda.be

+32 2 226 45 86

Mercedes Cubas

Logistics

mercedes@kfda.be

Mathilde Schmetz

Press & communication coordinator

mathilde@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 79

Ellen De Bruyne

Publications

ellen.debruyne@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 74

Sarah Verhoeven

Digital communication collaborator

sarah.verhoeven@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 96

Arash Shahali

Press and photo collaborator

arash.shahali@kfda.be

+32 2 226 45 78

Florent Thirion

Box office coordinator

florent.thirion@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 210 87 37

Ange Kaze

Box office collaborator

ange.kaze@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 210 87 37

Eva Houbrechts

Box office collaborator

eva.houbrechts@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 210 87 37

Lauren Lizinde

Box office collaborator

lauren.lizinde@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 210 87 37

Asisé Mateo

Friends coordinator

friends@kfda.be

+32 (0)2 226 45 92

Eric Cyuzuzo

Nightlife programme

eric@kfda.be

Arnaud Lorne

Graphic designer

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