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CASC

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CASC International Arts Management supports and represents a diverse range of international (dance) artists and cultural institutions. CASC was founded by Janine Dijkmeijer, Lobke Nabuurs, and Claudia Laenen. After working together at Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) and collaborating on various independent projects, they shared a collective desire to deepen their unified approach to advancing the cultural sector and the performing arts. CASC is currently led by Lobke Nabuurs and Claudia Laenen. 

Team

Directors: Lobke Nabuurs & Claudia Laenen

Lobke

Lobke is intrigued by what art can achieve in its many forms for both audiences and society. She is passionate about helping artists translate their ideas and concepts into a business strategy that aligns with their artistic vision. With stakeholders, Lobke ensures excellent communication, fostering sustainable relationships and collaborations.

Currently, Lobke works as co-director of de Nederlandse Dansdagen. Previously she was  the business manager of RIDCC (Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition), dance collective OFFprojects and before that served as the Manager of Planning, Media, and Music at Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). Lobke built an extensive network of national and international cultural programmers, choreographers, musicians, and composers.

Claudia

Claudia is a strong advocate for cooperation and collaboration, striving to create value and synergy for all stakeholders involved. She is fascinated by the process of building strategic and sustainable collaborations within the cultural sector, focusing on what is feasible and meaningful for the diverse parties. Claudia thrives on challenges and embraces the impossible, often achieving unexpected results.

Currently, Claudia serves as co-director at De Nederlandse Dansdagen, where she used to be manager marketing & development. She also works as a freelance marketing professional. From 2014 to 2019, she was a marketeer at Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where she developed both marketing and digital strategies.

Partners: Agnese Rosati & Mischa van Leeuwen

Agnese Rosati

Agnese is deeply passionate about the transformative power of art and its profound impact on people and the world. Passionate about helping artists achieve their goals and realise their projects, she believes that every project carries a unique story waiting to be brought to life and shared. She is fascinated by the intersection of the artistic and business aspects of the creative process.

Since 2010, Agnese has worked as a freelance Creative Producer and Project Manager, collaborating with a diverse range of companies and choreographers. Her collaborations, among others, include working with Giulio D’Anna, Colab.Loïc Perela, OFFprojects/Amos Ben-Tal, Dadodans, and participating in various European projects.

Mischa van Leeuwen

Mischa van Leeuwen, a firm believer in supporting young and emerging talent, was a dancer at Scapino Ballet Rotterdam for 25 years. He is also the co-founder and co-artistic director of RIDCC, an annual duet competition held in Rotterdam that creates opportunities for up-and-coming artists. Mischa frequently travels to follow the dance field both nationally and internationally, allowing him to stay connected with the latest developments.

As a curator, he has extensive knowledge of emerging, mid-career, and established creators. Additionally, he is highly sought after as a jury member for various competitions. In recent years, Mischa has also expanded his work as a curator for festivals, museums, and other location-based projects.

Services

Strategic sessions by Agnese Rosati

Are you looking to explore your opportunities as a creator, decide on your next steps, or learn about stakeholder management? We can add value to your journey.

“The time spent speaking with you has given us another perspective on the way we look at ourselves, on both artistic and personal levels”

Paul Blackman and Christina Gouzelis

Curating for festivals/theaters by Mischa van Leeuwen

Are you an international festival or theater in need of advice on your dance programming? We are happy to assist you.

“We are honored to have CASC as our dance festival’s overseas consultant, supporting our vision of creating an innovative, diverse, and cutting-edge international platform for dance”

Wu Mengke and Yin Fang of The Move to Move International Dance Festival, Aranya, China

International Arts Management by Lobke Nabuurs & Claudia Laenen

Do you have an international career but struggle with management tasks like stakeholder management, keeping track of the right strategy, contract negotiations, or licensing?

Contact us to see how we can help.

Get in touch

Currently CASC represents:

Imre and Marne van Opstal

Choreographers & directors

Imre & Marne van Opstal are Dutch choreographers and renowned performing artists. As siblings, they form an internationally acclaimed creative duo whose work moves fluidly between dance, theatre, visual art, and fashion. Known for their emotionally charged and visually layered choreographies, they explore themes such as identity, gender, desire, and human vulnerability.
After prominent careers at Batsheva Dance Company and Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), they shifted their focus to creation. Their works Take Root (nominated for a Zwaan Award), Baby Don’t Hurt Me (on identity and sexuality), and Voodoo Waltz (winner of the 2024 Der Faust Prize) received widespread critical acclaim. They have created for leading companies including Rambert, GöteborgOperans Danskompani, and Opéra de Paris.
Since 2021, CASC has supported Imre & Marne with strategy and management. From 2025/2026 onwards, they join Nederlands Dans Theater as associate choreographers.

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Amos Ben-Tal

Composer

Amos Ben-Tal (Israel, 1979) is a musician, choreographer and artistic leader of the artist-collective OFFprojects. After studying guitar in his youth, Amos completed his dance training in 1997 at The National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada. He then moved to Holland where he danced at NDT for nine years, making his choreographic debut in 2005 with the piece Track for NDT1. In 2006 Amos leB NDT to dedicate himself to developing his own creations.

Alongside his freelance choreography work Amos started the rock band Noblesse and toured extensively in the club circuit of The Netherlands. In 2012 Amos founded OFFprojects, an interdisciplinary collective of former dancers of NDT and Batsheva Ensemble. With his group he created several well-received performances among which 60, Howl (winner Dioraphte Prize), Interval and PART. Amos composes music and text for all of his own pieces. As a composer he has collaborated with such choreographers as Johan Inger, Vaclav Kunes and Edan Gorlicki and with such musicians as Ragazze Quartet, Salvador Breed and Ry-X. In recent years he has developed a particularly strong collaboration with choreographer duo Imre & Marne van Opstal, composing music for most of their works to date. Amos’ compositions have been used by such companies as NDT, Rambert, Lyon Opera Ballet and The Schauspielhaus Bochum among others.

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Wubkje Kuidersma

Choreographer & Director

Wubkje Kuindersma is a Dutch choreographer whose work shapes poetic, musically driven worlds that explore connection, vulnerability, and transformation. Her duet Two and Only for Dutch National Ballet received international acclaim and earned dancer Marijn Rademaker a Prix Benois de la Danse nomination. From 2021 to 2024, she served as Young Creative Associate at Dutch National Ballet, developing a choreographic voice defined by poetic sensitivity, humanity, and musicality.  
Merging ballet and contemporary movement, her creations intertwine dance with music, theatre, film, fashion, technology, and light. Her co-production Architecture of Hope (West Australian Ballet & Dutch National Ballet) received the West Australian Performing Arts Award, while her first full-length ballet Echoes of Van Gogh garnered multiple awards and nominations. She has choreographed for Dutch National Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Danish Dance Theatre, and Cape Ballet Africa, and recently collaborated with Iris van Herpen for Paris Couture Week.  

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Contact details for requests: lobke@casc.nl

Currently collaborating with: 

Imre and Marne van Opstal

Amos Ben-Tal

Move to Move International Dance Festival

Dimo Milev

Wubkje Kuindersma

Salvador Breed

LANDERER&COMPANY

Previously collaborated with: 

  • Christine & Paul | JUKSTA Company
  • Metamorphosis Dance | Iratxe & Igor
  • Cie Labotilar | Vito & Angel
  • Parktheater Eindhoven
  • Rover | Roshanak & Mami
  • The New Zealand Dance Company
  • Nicole Beutler
  • Juliano Nunez
  • Internationaal Danstheater
  • Chuthis | Peter Chu
  • TILT
  • ICK, Amsterdam
  • Lloyds Company

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