Imre Vass (1982, Karcag) is a performer and freelance author who wanders between the fields of dance, choreography and performance. His works are inspired and determined by self-reflection, insights and pitfalls related to the objects and qualities of perception. Part of his toolbox is playing with expectations, humor and flirting with ambiguity, as well as an inter-, sub-, infra-, trans-, ultra- and de-disciplinary attitude that aims to cross genre boundaries.

“I host environments for a non-harmful exploration of the comfort zone, to overcome the uncomfortable while tuning, training and sharpening the muscles of attention.”
He has maintained a close professional and personal relationship with Csaba Molnár and Tamara Zsófia Vadas since the beginning of his career (2014 One for me, one for you, 2016 Taking Place, 2018 DEEPER, 2021 game Changer I, 2022 Game Changer II). In 2022, the Axe Award was founded for those who still keep the spirit as a leading flame in the independent performing arts/dance profession. Their joint studio is located in the art quarter Budapest, which is also operated as an alternative playground.
In Hungary, he worked with choreographers and companies such as Patrik Kelemen, Dávid Somló, Viktor Szeri, Marcio Kerber Canabarro, HODWORKS, Hollow, Willany Leó, Tünet Együttes and STEREO Akt. Abroad, Ultima Vez (BE), Rapid Eye (DK), Ingri With the companies Fiksdal (NO) and United Sorry (AT\NL) and the iCoDaCo collective (2018-2020).
He graduated at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy (BA dancer). He was a danceWEB scholarship recipient (2010), participated in SPAZIO (2012-2013), the Philadelphia Bilateral Artist Exchange Program (2016) and he was a member of iCoDaCo (2018-2020). He is part of the artist-partnership programme by Workshop Foundation and he is supported by the Life Long Burning - Creative Crossroads program (2023-2024).
He is a three-time STAFÉTA winner: STANDING GROUND (2017), Game Changer (2021) and RELAX (2023), a two-time Péter Halász award and a Rudolf Laban award winner.

His most recent work, RELAX, was shown at Trafó and Nyolcésfél, and his next premier, the Reading the Room performance, will take place in on the 23rd of October 2024, in the art quarter budapest.

He performs regularly at the Trafó and MU theaters, and has been invited several times to the dunaPart - Contemporary Performing Arts Platform and NEXTFESZT. He performed at the PLACCC, Sziget, Bánkitó and Kolorádó festivals, as well as in Berlin, Bremen, London, Amsterdam, Olmütz and Sofia.