Bruno Verbergt studied Philosophy and Business Administration. In 1988 he became director of the international dance festival Klapstuk in Leuven (Belgium). He turned the festival into an organization for contemporary dance, featuring residences, production facilities and publications, all highlighted during the biannual festival. For the 1993 and 1994 editions of the Springdance festival in Utrecht (The Netherlands), he was artistic advisor. In these years he was actively involved in several boards and committees, such as the Informal European Theatre Meeting and the Flemish Dance Council, of which he was president from 1995 till 1998. After a three month mentorship at DASARTS (De Amsterdamse School. Advanced Research in Theatre and Dance Studies), he was from April 1995 onwards advisor to Eric Antonis, the alderman of culture of the city of Antwerp. During these years, the basis was laid for a new cultural policy for the city of Antwerp, including a revitalisation of the city theatres and museums and an appraisal of the function of architecture and culture for the (social) regeneration of the city. From 1998 till 2004, he was general director of Antwerpen Open vzw (www.antwerpenopen.be). Since 2004 he is Chief Executive Officer of the culture, sports and leisure department of the City of Antwerp. As such, he is also member of the managementteam of the city of Antwerp. Bruno Verbergt is part time visiting professor at the University of Antwerp. Furthermore he has been a member of the board of Kunst&Democratie ('Art and Democracy'; Brussels) since 1997, of which he was chairman between 1998 and 2003. He was founding member of 'Culturele Biografie Vlaanderen', the support center for material and immaterial heritage of Flanders and of ‘Extra City', a non for profit visual arts center in Antwerp.