Mélissa Guex
is a dancer, performer and choreographer whose artistic journey began in Brussels, before taking shape following the completion of her degree in contemporary dance at La Manufacture in Lausanne. As an associate artist at the Théâtre Sévelin 36 for four years, she developed a body of work that includes the improvisational solo De ceux – Episode and her first solo piece, Sous-Sol. Alongside her own work, she has collaborated with leading figures in the dance world such as Géraldine Chollet, Augustin Rebetez, Anna Marija Adomaitiene (for Pas de deux) and Katerina Andreou on her first group piece, Bless This Mess. In 2023, her second creation, Rapunzel, was selected for the Swiss Dance Days in Zurich. Mélissa Guex is currently on an international tour with the duo DOWN, a project developed in close collaboration with drummer Clément Grin.