Born in Munich in 1987, Fabian Krestel is an interdisciplinary artist now based in Brussels. His work bridges contemporary circus, choreography, and visual arts. In 2013, he graduated with honors from ESAC, the Brussels School of Circus Arts. During his studies, he specialized in two structurally different disciplines: Chinese pole and juggling.

Since 2014, his work has incorporated dance and acrobatics, leading him to collaborate with artists such as Kitt Johnson (Denmark), Claudio Stellato (Belgium and the Netherlands), Moni Wespi (Switzerland), and the Panama Pictures company (the Netherlands).

After several years as a performer, Fabian Krestel began work on his first creation, The Labyrinth, in 2020. This project is defined as an exploration of the relationship between process and product. It is an interdisciplinary essay, a hybrid between performance, installation, visual art, theater, dance, and music. The central innovation of The Labyrinth is the abstraction of juggling in order to generate visual traces (lines, dots, and patterns) from ephemeral movements, thus connecting the performing arts with the visual arts.

Fabian Krestel was selected for the Forecast program under the mentorship of Yuya Tsukahara, in the theme “Post Punk Performance.” Supported and co-produced by several European institutions, including Les Halles de Schaerbeek, BRASS, Latitude 50, Perplex, Mira Miro, and Cirklabo, The Labyrinth premiered at the Festival des Arts de la Rue de Huy in April 2024 and has since been programmed at festivals and theater seasons: HP24 at Les Halles de Schaerbeek at BRASS, Festival Cement, Festival Smells like Circus (2026), Festival Scenar!o (2026), at Marni, etc.