Imre van Opstal (born in Blerick, Netherlands in 1989) is an international choreographer, director and performing artist. She received her early training at the ‘Vooropleiding Dans’ in Venlo under the direction of Liesbeth Wiertz. After graduating from high school she went on to study at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam from 2007 till 2011.

After completing Codarts University of the Arts and receiving her Bachelor Degree in 2011, Imre went on to join Carte Blanche, the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance based in Bergen, Norway. The following year in 2012 she returned to the Netherlands and joined the world renowned Nederlands Dans Theater 2, after which she continued in Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 2015.

Imre was nominated for best Dancer Audience Award in 2013. She was nominated for the Piket Kunst Prijzen in 2014 and the Encouragement price from Dansersfonds’79. In 2017 she was nominated by the VSCD (Dutch Theatre Association) for the Silver Swan Award: the ‘most impressive dance achievement’ for her role in ‘Salt Womb’ by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar and ultimately won the award.

Imre, moved to Israel in 2017 and joined the prestigious Batsheva Dance Company under the direction of Ohad Naharin. Whilst dancing for the company until 2020 she also became a certified gaga teacher. An innovative and constantly evolving movement language developed by Naharin.

Throughout the years she has collaborated with composers, designers /visual artists, directors and brands on multidisciplinary projects. Such as Dior, Ry X, Lykke Li, Asaf Avidan, Joep Beving, Anna Zak & Fat Joe, Noa Kirel, Rahi Rezvani, Isamaya Ffrench, Jordan Wolfson, Studio Drift, Theo Lindquist, Benjamin Hardman, Robbie Lawrence, Samuel Bradley, András Ladocsi, Marsell, Replay, Scotch & Soda, Paco Rabanne, Amos Ben-Tal, Tom Visser, among others.

She also forms a creative duo with her brother Marne van Opstal. The collaborative nature of their work often speaks to the human condition, limits and possibilities of the body and mind. Their work is known to be multi-layered and surrealistic, with a strong and outspoken dance language known for its eclecticism, theatricality and partnering elements.

Through their work they explore a wide range of topics that are often rooted in their direct reflection of society and the workings of the natural world. Continually looking to break and deconstruct movement by finding the fringes of what is possible through the medium of dance. They are looking to find multidisciplinary collaborations within theatre, film, photography, fashion, design, installation art etc. with a focus on the artistic process and hope to find new ways to communicate with an audience.

They have been featured or had work published in various news papers and magazines such as Vogue, The Wallstreet Journal, Purple Magazine, Elle Magazine, L’Officiel, L’Officiel Hommes, Numero, Grazia, HUF Magazine, Boys by Girls Magazine, Dance Magazine, Masters Magazine, Ssaw Magazine and more.