After graduating from Antwerp's Stedelijk Instituut voor Ballet in 1986, Bruno Heynderickx embarked on an international career. He has danced for some of Europe's most renowned dance companies: Scapino Ballet, Ballet du Nord, Euroballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Rui Horta Stage Works, among others, with a repertoire ranging from the classics to the most contemporary works. He has also created his own works alongside Amanda Miller, Nils Christe, Ed Wubbe and Thierry Malandain. In 1998, Heynderickx met Portuguese dance designer Rui Horta. He danced in several of his productions, became his artistic assistant and studied his work with other companies. At the same time, he worked as a guest teacher for a number of European companies. In 2000, he assisted Rui Horta in the creation of the multidisciplinary art and residency center O Espaço do Tempo as public relations manager and tour organizer. Under Rui Horta's direction, Heynderickx was coordinator of ECL COLINA, the major European interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with Dance City Newcastle, Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, Kanuti Gildi Saal Tallinn, GRAN teater for Dans Aarhus, O Espaço do Tempo and Théâtre les Bernardines Marseille. In 2005, Heynderickx founded CAMPAI vzw, an international production agency for contemporary dance and theater based in Belgium.
From 2008 to 2014, Heynderickx was artistic director of the Norwegian contemporary dance company Carte Blanche, after which he became curator of Hessian State Ballet and has been director of the ballet since the 2020/21 season.
