Vigroux Franck, D’Haeseleer Kurt

A composer and improviser, Franck Vigroux lives in a universe where noise, improvisation, electroacoustic, industrial, hörspiel, and contemporary music meet. On stage he can play many different roles: guitar player, turntablist, revox manipulator, electronic performer. He also directed numerous videos, such as Dust (30′) in 2007.Franck Vigroux performs solo or regularly collaborates for live acts with Mika Vainio, Transistor (with Ben Miller), Reinhold Friedl he also collaborated with Kasper Toeplitz, Elliott Sharp, Zeena Parkins, Joey Baron, Bruno Chevillon, Marc Ducret, Push the triangle, Kenji Siratori, Ars Nova ensemble instrumental, performs with video artists Antoine Schmitt (with Tempest), Kurt d’Haeseleer (with Aucun lieu), Philippe Fontes (with Police). Kurt d’Haeseleer is the artistic director of the Werktank, a production house for media art in Bierbeek, that has its roots in the former artist collective the Filmfabriek. d’Haeseleer himself produced several videos and (interactive) installations.He also works regularly as a video designer for theatre, dance and opera and makes his own performances. He will create the videodesign for the Ring-cycle in the Scala of Guy Cassiers and worked with the likes of Ictus, Georges Aperghis, Transparant, Kollectif Barakha, Isabella Soupart, Jon Hassell, Annabel Schellekens, Joji Inc, TUK, Peter Verhelst, Köhn.