Artists & Projects Directory

• Cie Heddy Maalem
• Dan Hurlin
• David Roussève
• Emio Greco|PC
• Gregory Maqoma
• Kassys
• Marc Bamuthi Joseph
• Ralph Lemon
• Rha Goddess
• The America Project
• Yasuko Yokoshi

Cie Heddy Maalem

Benoît Dervaux [Film/Images]
Benoît Dervaux was born in Belgium in 1966. He directed the documentary films Gigi, Monica et Bianca, La Deviniere and À Dimanche. As a cinematographer he worked on Belgian films, Rosetta (1999) and L’Enfant (2005) by the Dardenne brothers, winners of the Golden Palm at the Cannes Festival. In 2002, he met Heddy Maalem during the Temps d’images Festival and there they collaborated on a first film and choreography project called La Femme du Buisson. Their second collaboration, Black Spring, co-produced by Arte France and Heures d’Été Productions, was awarded prizes at several festivals including Best Dance on Film at the New York Dance on Camera Festival. Their collaboration has been an important part of both the L’Ordre de la Bataille and Le Sacre du Printemps productions.

Benoît Declerk [Soundtrack Composer]
Benoît Declerck was born in Liege, Belgium in 1969, studied sound engineering at the INSAS in Bruxelles and participated in the construction of several documentaries. He collaborated with Benoît Dervaux on Gigi, Monica et Bianca, La Deviniere and À Dimanche. He has also been a sound technician for the Dardenne brothers, working on their feature films Rosetta, Le fils and L’Enfant. At the same time he also worked in venues with live performances and on recordings. He has collaborated with Heddy Maalem on Black Spring, L’Ordre de la bataille, and Le Sacre du Printemps.

Agathe Laemmel [Costume Designer]
Agathe Laemmel has been a costume designer since 1990. She has worked with Heddy Maalem since 1999, as well as with Frederic Lescure and Alfred Alerte; with theatre directors such as Stephane Fievet, Benoît Bradel and Jacques Dacqmine; and with directors such as Emilie Chedid, Igor Wojtowicz and Christophe Barraud.