Dirk Korell

Dirk Korell (Dramaturge and Producer), holds a theatre degree with studies in Germany and France. In the 1990’s, he fostered his producer’s career at theatre MC93 Bobigny, working with artists such as Peter Sellars, Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Lucinda Childs, Karole Armitage. Co-founder of France’s first hip-hop focused dance agency, MOOV’N AKTION, for 16 years Korell produced, developed international cooperation programs, co-curated a dance festival in urban communities and contributed to the wider representation of urban dance on European theatre stages. In 2009, Korell founded agency camin aktion. Besides international production activities, he is involved in professional education and migrant support. In 2023, he founded and directs the festival HYPE OCC (Montpellier, France).