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Lucas De Man
Lucas De Man got his MA in literature at the University of Leuven (BE) in 2004. He then went on to get his degree in theatre directing from the Theatre School in Amsterdam (2008). In his final year of graduating Lucas, together with Wouter Goedheer and Bas van Rijnsoever, founded the professional creative company New Heroes, of which he still holds the role of CEO. In the past thirteen years Lucas and his team created over fifty projects in 21 different countries. They make performances, installations, books, expositions, podcasts and so on. They always use storytelling and imagination to address contemporary topics. And the main goal to all their projects is to strive for a revaluation of what is of value. In 2019 Lucas and Wouter together with designer Pascal Leboucq started a second company called Biobased Creations. Their goal is to use storytelling and imagination to stimulate the transition to a more sustainable world. Their first big project was The Growing Pavilion, which premiered at the Dutch Design Week in 2019. It was a big success, with a lot of international recognition. Their current project is The Exploded View beyond Building, which premiered at the Dutch Design Week (2021), was at the Floriade Expo (2022) and is now at kamp c in Belgium (2023). Besides his work for the two companies Lucas is also known as a TV host and producer.