Antonin Rioche is a director, choreographer, and visual artist born in Angers in 1994. Now based in Paris, he founded Funny People, a platform for collaboration devoted to research, creation, education and performance. Funny People is curated and directed by Antonin himself. He studied at Ballet Junior of Geneva, where he explored works by choreographers such as Roy Assaf, Marina Mascarell, Alexander Ekman, Hofesh Shechter, and Barak Marshall. Continuing his career as a freelance dancer, Antonin collaborated with renowned artists and companies including Olivier Dubois, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Theo Clinkard, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. His debut solo piece Ohboy! created during the Eastman Summer Intensive 2017 was an international success and therefore marked a significant career milestone and the short film adaptation received several awards at international film, fashion, and dance festivals. From 2018 to 2024, he was an artist in residence at KorzoTheater in The Hague, where he created works such as The Others, Finally a Sign of Life, Huidhonger, Glitter, Ohgirl! and We Are Doing Great. His work has toured across the Netherlands and internationally, in collaboration with leading institutions including Netherlands Dance Theater, Holland Dance Festival, Mart Foundation, CCN Créteil, and Orsolina28. Blending realism with surrealism, Antonin’s work creates immersive experiences that resonate on multiple sensory and emotional levels. His creations reflect contemporary culture by merging philosophy and imagination to craft narratives that connect both universally and intimately.