Axelle Verkempinck (°1995) is an actress and theatre maker. After studying drama at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp for three years, she moved to Brussels, where she obtained her master's degree in theatre directing and writing at the RITCS in 2021. In her own work, she focuses on the dialogue between the individual and the political, power structures and female identity. Her graduation performance 'Save me a spot' was selected for the 2021 festival Congolisation (KVS). She regularly works in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam, she created the location performance 'Ode aan de weigering' for the Boslab Theatre Festival (2022) and she is currently working as a directing assistant on the performance 'Over dromen en luchtkastelen' at Theatre Babel Rotterdam. She is also involved in several participative theatre collaborations such as MGAMA, the Cie Tartaren,... and as a theatre teacher she is looking for a more inclusive approach to art education.