André Gingras is the Artistic Director of Dance Works Rotterdam since March 1, 2010.

André Gingras was born in Canada and studied in Toronto, Montreal and New York City. His studies in Canada encompassed theatre, English literature and contemporary dance. He received a Canada Council Arts Award to pursue his dance education in New York City. In NYC he worked with Christopher Gillis, Doug Varone, Mariko Tanabe and the Doris Humphrey Repertory Co. In 1996 Gingras became a regular member of Robert Wilson's creative team, developing and performing; TSE, The Days Before, Prometheus, 70 Angels on the Facade and Relative Light among others, all over the world.

André Gingras began his activities as a choreographer in the Netherlands in 1999. After an extensive career in dance and theatre, his desire to explore a highly physical and visual personal language began to manifest itself. His exploration of movement finds its inspiration in martial arts, breakdance, the physical symptoms related to specific medical conditions, and in post-modern dance and theatre. His desire is to interface dance with the visual and digital arts and to engage audiences in a dialogue based in contemporary issues.

His first stage work, the Korzo production CYP17 premiered at the CaDance Festival 2000 and made a large impact internationally. An extensive tour throughout the Netherlands was followed by many invitations from festivals and theatres in Europe, India and North America, including renowned festivals as the Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint Denis (Bagnolet), Romaeuropa Festival, Munich Dance 2002 and the Biennale of Venice 2003. Gingras was rewarded for CYP17 with the Encouragement Prize 2001 by the Amsterdam Art Fund.

In 2002, Gingras collaborated as a choreographer for Peter Stein's production Penthesilea, which was premiered at Epidauros Amphitheater and toured throughout Europe. The same year, his second Korzo production The Sweet Flesh Room was premiered in the CaDance Festival and went on a successful U.S. tour in 2005.

In January 2004, The Lindenmeyer System premiered at Korzo theatre/The Hague, and later toured throughout Europe. His first choreography for Netherlands Dance Theatre I, Mean Free Path, premiered in April 2004, which was followed by a second piece in February 2005, excessive second body smile. U Bevindt Zich Hier (You Are Here), a large scale work for 230 non-professionals, was made for the closing of the Springdance Festival 2005.

In 2006, Gingras created Nell Foco Che Gli Affina for Staatstheater Nürnberg, and Hypertopia and trans.form for Korzo. The 2007 season brought premieres for Iceland Dance Company, Rambert Dance Company and Holland Dance Festival, while touring the pieces Hypertopia, The Lindenmeyer System and CYP17 in Poland, England, Spain, the US and Australia.

The Autopsy Project premiered on 1 November 2007 at the Holland Dance Festival. After receiving rave reviews, this production embarked on a large-scale national tour playing to sell-out audiences throughout the Netherlands.