Damaas-Mithras Thijs 

Coming from Leuven, Belgium, Damaas has studied in ' Stedelijk Instituut voor Ballet' in Antwerp ( the National Ballet School of Belgium). At the same time, in mid 90's, he was performing in various TV productions. In 1996 he was accepted to 'Ecole-Atelier Rudra Bejart Lausanne' - Maurice Bejart's school located in Switzerland. After finishing the school he was invited to join Bejart Ballet Lausanne ( run by Maurice Bejart ). In the last three years, he danced with Bejart and performed most of the leading roles in his choreographies; among others the principal role of The Traveler in The Silk Road, Petrovich in The Coat, a principal role of 'young Maurice Bejart' in Bejart's version of Nutcracker and many others…