The Biting School is a multidisciplinary performing arts company founded by co-artistic directors (and brothers) Aryo and Arash Khakpour.
DRAWING FROM HISTORIES, MYTHS, AND PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRIES, THE BITING SCHOOL EXPLORES SOCIAL DYNAMICS, HISTORICAL ROOTS, AND POLITICAL ISSUES ON A PHYSICAL AND VISCERAL LEVEL. THE COMPANY AIMS TO TRANSLATE THE ANXIETY, THE GROTESQUE, THE TRAUMA, AND THE BEAUTIFUL OF OUR TIME INTO THE LANGUAGE OF THE FLESH. THE BITING SCHOOL CREATES WORKS THAT ARE ETHICALLY ENGAGING, PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, THEATRICALLY BOLD, AND RHYTHMICALLY HUMOROUS.
The Biting School has been presented at Dancing on the Edge Festival, Dance Days Victoria, rEvolver Festival, Dance in Vancouver, VIDF, Firehall Arts Centre, Montreal Arts Interculturels, and PuSh International Festival.