Sammy Van den Heuvel (°1985, Belgium) is an Antwerp-based scenographer with a background in architecture. He studied scenography with Katleen Vinck and later found a mentor in scenographer Annette Kurz. He assisted her for eight years during which he also began creating his own work. Collaborations with Giacomo Veronesi, Jorinde Keesmaat, Tom Goossens, Tiago Rodrigues and Johan Simons have taken him to various international venues. Since 2017, he has been working together with choreographer Pia Meuthen for the Dutch dance company Panama Pictures.
His spaces grow within a specific framework that is shaped by dialogue; with the director, with the choreographer, with the text, the music, the movement, with the dramaturg, with the production team, with the artists and builders in the workshops, with the stage technicians. Ultimately, the built space engages in a dialogue with the performers, and, through them, in a conversation with the audience.