ANTOINE DEFOORT
Antoine Defoort tries to maintain a good
atmosphere and a high level of porosity
between seasonal whims, life, as in real life,
and contemporary art. Antoine therefore often
struggles with blatant contradictions that are either
proudly assumed or shamefully hidden through
the use of mind numbing non-sequiturs and wild
digressions. Failures and accidents are welcomed
with open arms and create a crispy granularity
particularly appreciated by connoisseurs.
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Provoking and inspiring, Melbourne Festival seeks
to connect art forms, people and ideas. At the heart
of Melbourne’s culture of creativity, we curate
unique experiences that bring people together and
break new ground in culture and the arts.
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia’s leading
international arts festivals and has an outstanding
reputation for presenting unique international and
Australian events in the fields of dance, theatre,
music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor
events over three weeks each October.
Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway
Executive Director Kath M Mainland CBE
04—22 OCTOBER 2017
www.festival.melbourne #melbfest
Melbourne Festival acknowledges the Traditional
Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and
work. We pay our respects to the Kulin Nation and
all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders.
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HALORY GOERGER
Halory Goerger creates shows instead of building
houses or repairing animals because it’s better like
that for everyone. Halory works on the history of
ideas because that was the only topic left. Born in
1978, Halory evolved from poetry to performance
and visual arts. Theatre has become a major
habit with works such as &&&&& & &&&, Germinal,
Corps Diplomatique or Il est trop tôt pour un titre.
Halory co-curated France Distraction, a series of
installations including performances, lectures or
concerts that the audience can move around freely.
Halory co-founded and co-directed Amicale de
Production from 2010—16, and now runs a new
company, Bravo Zoulou.