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BRUNO SCHULZ Bruno Schulz was born in 1892, in Drohobycz (Galicia) and lived for the rest of his life in his native town, where he was a teacher of Art. He was later confined to the ghetto there, and on 19 November 1942, he was killed, shot in the neck by an SS soldier. Although originally concerned with paintings, engravings and drawings, it was through his literary work that Schulz achieved recognition during his lifetime. In 1938, the Polish Academy of Literature awarded him the Laurler d'Or for two collections of narrative monologues, The cinnamon shops { 1934) and The Undertakers' Sanatorium (1937). Apart from these two volumes, all that remains today is but a part of the work (correspondence and critical essays as well as works of fiction) of this prolific author, considered to be one of the major writers of the 20th century. Many of his writings were dispersed, lost or destroyed in the turmoil of the Second World War. PERFORMERS Thierry Bae He began the practice of contemporary dance after studies in Fine Arts and with Etienne Decroux. Dance performer for all of Catherine Diverres' works from 1986 through 1997, and with Josef Nadj for Pekinese Duck. At the same time, he pursued his own choreographic explorations with the pieces Sans arret (1985), La source (1995), Le Labyrinthe de la chute (1998), Hiver (1999) and Visage du vent (2000). He has practiced and taught Ta? chi chuan since 1985, Istvan Bickei After his diploma from the academy of dramatic art of Tirgu Mures in Romania, Istvan Bickei joined the permanent troupe of the theatre of Subotica 1975 and later that of the theater of Novi Sad. After numerous collaborations in the domains of theatre, cinema and radio, he took part in Josef Nadj's pieces Les echelles d'Orphee in 1992, L'anatomie du fauve in 1994, participated in the remounting of Woyzeck, and Le vent dans le sac in 1997. Peter Gemza After training as a gymnast, he danced in 1990 with the Theatre Point in Hungary. Since 1994, he has worked with Nadj in L'anatomie du fauve, Woyzeck and Les Commentaires d'Habacuc and participated in the remountings of Canard Pekinois and Comedia Templo. Gyork Joseph Szakonyi He went on dance course at the creative Mouvement Studio school in Budapest, under the direction of I. Angelus and F. Kalman. Since 1987, he has taken part in all J. Nadj's creations, except Woyzeck. He participated at the performance of Catherine Diverres Le double de la bataille. Poet, his works are regularly published in Hungary. He works too with the composer Stevan Kovacs ifickmayer as singer. The title of their first CD is I feel my body electric. COLLABORATORS Remi Nicolas "You might as well say that a finished and stable image clips the wings of the imagination" - Gaston Bachelard A passionate self-taught path has led Remi Nicolas from the design and execution of lighting/scenography to the development of stage

"environments" for theatre, dance and music. He has created the stage image; -within the group Le Spectaculaire Detergent and then for P. Vian, C. Couture, B. Lubat, Yumi Nara and Joelle Leandre. -for dance with D. Bagouet, R. Chopinot, J. Nadj, F. Verret, J. Guizerix, J, Bouvier and R. Obadia, - In stage drama with Grand Magasln, P. Debauche, P, Adrien, P. Madral... Remi Nicolas has also participated in the Rencontres Audiovisuelles of Chalon-sur-Saone, the Rencontres Internationales de la Photo at Arles, et Visa at Perpignan, and in fashion shows with Dior, Ferre and Hermčs. Recipient of the award Villa Medicis Hors les Murs (Villa Medicis Outside Its Walls), he was in residence in New York and then in Georgia. In 1996 he received the award of the Villa Kujoyama in Kyota, where he created installations and performances including Le miroir des Illusions with Josef Nadj. in 1998, he created Le Labyrinthe vertical for Le Prlntemps de Gabors and designed the metallic stage environments for Indaten by the company I'Esquisse. In 1999, he designed the lighting for Harold Printer's piece Le retour, directed by C. Hiegel at the Comedle Franpaise. He has also been involved in various conferences, workshops and seminaries on lighting - scenography and lighting workshops / TDC, Rennes, Chateauvallon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers and Orleans, as well as in Japan. Along beside his personal work, he has collaborated with Josef Nadj's since 1988. Christian Halkin Born in Leopoldville (Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1953, Lives at present in Brussels. Since 1972, he has participated in numerous performances in various domains such as dance, theatre, variety, and special events, in various roles such as stage hand, stage manager, set builder, master electrician, electrician, tour director, scenographer, and technical director. International tours in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Latin America and Japan. He discovered dance in Brussels with Maurice Bejart at Mudra in 1971, and has designed lighting and scenographies for Daniel Lommel (Greece), Quentin Rouillier (France), Alix Riga (Belgium), Dominique Bagouet (France), Carmen Serra (Spain), Luque (Spain), Gregoire Vandersmissen (Belgium), Patricia Kuypers (Belgium), Johanne Leighton (Belgium), and Bonte-Mossoux (Belgium). He designed the lighting fot the singer Barbara at the Theatre des Varietes in Paris (1972) and accompanied her on tour for 7 years. He was stage manager at the Palais des Congres de Paris from 1974 through 1977. He was technical director for Dominique Bagouet's company in Montpelier from 1986 through 1988. He has designed the lighting for several stage directors in Belgium - Patrick Bonte, Albert-Andre Lheureux, Pietro Pizzuti, Patrice Fincoeur, Dominique Haumont, Frederique Lecomte, Thierry Genico, Gabriel Garant, Elvire Brison, and Didier de Neck. He has designed the lighting for young people's theatre in Belgium; Cocagne (Theater of Gaiafronie); Cybernaute (Marc Nicolas); Nuit Blanches (Theater of Gaiafronie); Ornlthorynque, Chant d'Elephants, and Eric Pervenche (Lynx Company), He designed the lighting for the Musee Archeologlque de la Bourse and the Roman Crypt of the Saint Michel and Gudule Cathedral in Brussels, He led a workshop in stenography and stage managing in Kinshasa (1991). He is a lecturer at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels - La Cambre where he teaches stage drawing and theatrical techniques. He is a professor of lighting at the INFAC (permanent technical training centre) in Belgium in the stage management department.