Stephan Laks (b.1979) is a Canadian dance artist who works as a director, curator, and consultant for a wide range of dance organizations. He currently works with Eastman / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Stephan is also part of the curating council for Dansens Hus (Sweden’s International Scene for Contemporary Dance) in Stockholm. He frequently collaborates with the choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen, working in a variety of roles with Øyen’s company Winter Guests and related projects. Formerly, Stephan was the artistic manager of the Ballet Vlaanderen, at the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. Before this, he worked as rehearsal director with the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, and for shorter periods with the Royal Swedish Ballet, Sasha Waltz & Guests, and the Staatsballett Berlin. He lives with his family in Antwerp.