Pol Heyvaert is a
Belgian stage director and
designer with long-standing ties to the
Ghent-based
theatre company Victoria.
Pol Heyvaert has a long-standing relationship with
Victoria. He was the
stage designer for several of
their productions including: Moeder en Kind (
Alain
Platel & Arne Sierens; 1994); Bernadetje (Alain Platel
& Arne Sierens; 1997); Dansé Donsé Dan Dan (Latrinité;
1995), Auri Sacra Fames (Latrinité; 1997); Limbus
Patrum (Latrinité; 2000), Wayn Storm Carmen Story and
Mise-en-Traub V (Wayn Traub;2001); Snack Bar Tragedy
(Christophe Frick; 2002) and White Star (Lies Pauwels;
2004).
Pol Heyvaert also founded the Kung Fu collective together with Felix van Groeningen, where he directed Best Of and Discothèque.
He has also worked as stage designer for
les ballets C de la B
Alain Platel (born 9 April 1956) is a Belgian choreographer and director. In 1984, he founded les ballets C de la B, which has been called 'one of the world's most influential dance theatre companies'. Platel came to prominence alongside choreogr ...
, notably for Alain Platel's iets Op Bach (1998), and for Nieuwpoorttheater with De 10des (1994), Napels (1996), Radio Carmen (1996) and Flippers (1996).
In 2001, he collaborated with
Felix van Groeningen again on the Kung Fu short film Bonjour Maman and as a production designer for the
feature film Steve + Sky
''Steve + Sky'' is a 2004 Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Felix Van Groeningen in his directorial debut. It stars Titus De Voogdt, Delfine Bafort and Johan Heldenbergh. The film is set in Kortrijksesteenweg in Ghent, which is ...
.
Supporting artist For Oh Boy. In 2006
Artistic director in looking for Alfred from
ohan Grimonprez2005.
Directed
Aalst (play) ''Aalst'' is a play by the Belgian stage director Pol Heyvaert. Based on real-life events that took place in the town of Aalst in 1999, the play recounts the murder of two children by their parents. It was originally performed in 2005 by the Ghent ...
Conceived, directed and designed texts by Pol Heyvaert and
Dimitri Verhulst
English translation by
Duncan McLean
National Theatre of Scotland production
Original version Victoria 2005
Scottish version 2007, production at the
Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival is a major arts festival in Australia's largest city, Sydney that runs for three weeks every January, since it was established in 1977. The festival program features in excess of 100 events from local and international artists an ...
2008
Directed, stage design and video Nightshade
A Victoria production,.
directed, wrote René. (co-text Paul Mennens)
A Campo production
Coproductie: Theater Antigone & MUHKA
TO BREAK-THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
Robbert&Frank/Frank&Robbert
THIRD EYE, COACHING
2014
Artistic team arts centre CAMPO
1212
chocolate- Шоколаде (DANCE)
Directed
2011
DIALOGUE DANCE Kostroma Russia
Sasha Frolov en Anna Sheklein
Girl X, Glasgow Scotland
National Theatre of Scotland
Winter 2010- 2011
FML Cork, Cork Ireland.
Conceived, directed, text.
Cork midsummer festival
Summer 2010
Out Of Order, Cork Ireland.
Conceived, directed
Workshop Campo/ Cork Midsummer Festival.
2009
Part of the Weekend Never Dies
Soulwax . camera.
2008
René: Conceived, directed, text (co Paul Mennens)
Designer Theatre exhibition October Koen Van den Broek
2008
Campo Co production Muhka.
Aalst remake Scotland.
Conceived, directed and designer.
Theater 2007 National Theatre of Scotland.
Nachtschade / Nightshade / Belladonne / Nachtschatten
general direction, video & setdesign.
Theater 2006 Victoria
Oh Boy /supporting artist/ Scenografie
Dance, 2006 Victoria.
Aalst Conceived, directed, texst (co Dimitri Verhulst) and designer
Theater 2005 Victoria
Looking for Alfred : Castings (B)
Film, 2005, Johan Grimonprez
White Star: Scenografie
Theater, 2004, Victoria
Cutuurprijzen 2004 Directed / Scenografie / Concept
Evenement 2004 Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Le Salon: Scenografie
Theater, 2004, Peeping Tom
Steve+Sky: Art Director
Film, 2004, Menuet
The Making Of: Director (co. Lies Pauwels)
Video, 2004, Kulturhuset Stockholm
Wayn Wash I: Maria Dolores : Scenografie
Theater, 2004, Wayn Traub
Bonjour Maman: Directed (co. Felix van Groeningen)
Kortfilm, 2002, Kung Fu
Moeder en Kind (Remake) : Scenografie
Theater, 2002, Kompas / Victoria
Snack Bar Tragedy : Scenografie
Theater, 2002, Victoria
Kung Fu - Discothèque : Regie
Theater, 2001, Kung Fu
The Ride : Regie
Evenement / Brugge 2002 Culturele Hoofdstad
Le Jardin : Scenografie
Theater, 2001, Peeping Tom
Kung Fu -Best Of : Regie
Theater, 2000, Victoria / Kung Fu
Limbus Patrum : Scenografie
Theater, 2000, Victoria / Latrinité
Wayn Storm : Scenografie
Theater, 1999, Wayn Traub / Victoria
Iets op Bach : Scenografie
Theater/Dans, 1998, Les Ballets C de la B
A. Platel.
Bernadetje : Scenografie
Theater, 1997, Victoria Platel/Sierens
Napels : Scenografie
Theater, 1996, Arne Sierens / Johan Dehollander
Moeder en Kind : Scenografie
Theater, 1994, Platel/Sierens
References
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Living people
Belgian theatre directors
Year of birth missing (living people)