In April 2024, I was honored to be appointed Associated Composer by the French Ministry of Culture, in partnership with Sacem, for a project developed with Hexagone Scène Nationale – Meylan. This national theatre, located near Grenoble, is a space deeply committed to contemporary hybrid creation — a vision I strongly share.
Rather than focusing on a single production, we imagined this collaboration as a compositional ecosystem. Over time, it has become a space to connect creation, transmission, curation, and critical thinking around sound and performance.
Together with the Hexagone team, we designed a program that looks to the future. It focuses on the idea that sound, in all its forms, can reshape the way we experience theatre. Whether spatial, electronic, ritual or generative, sound remains a powerful tool for reimagining dramaturgy and how audiences engage with space.
More concretely, the program includes:
- Workshops for artists, musicians, technicians, and students, introducing tools like Xp for Live and concepts of immersive sound design in stage environments.
- Curatorial input and dialogues around sound in theatre, particularly in relation to technology, embodiment, and hybrid scenography.
- New creations and in situ performances that experiment with sound, movement, and media as dramaturgical agents.
- Collective thinking sessions with artists and professionals to reflect on the state of sound and music in contemporary theatre, and to challenge established hierarchies between disciplines.
This role is both a recognition and an opportunity: to deepen the artistic research I’ve developed over the years, and to share it within a supportive institutional framework committed to innovation and artistic risk.
Visit the Associated Artist page on Hexagone’s website
