Jef Van Den Abbeele (he/him) is a sociologist, writer and researcher. He obtained a master in Political and Social Science at Ghent University. His master’s project on critical urban theory received the Marthe Versichelen Prize. In 2020/2022, he worked as researcher for the Centre for Sociological Research at KU Leuven.
In the research project 'Object-Oriented Choreographies: Rethinking Agency and Materiality in Dance' , Jef will theorise and articulate the knowledge emerging from the experiments, drawing on sociological perspectives.
Update: May 2026