Who are we
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
TIM DALTON (GB) was educated in sculpture and drawing from the Art Academy of London, Chelsea and Krakow (PL) in 1978/79 (M.A.) He soon turns to the theatre and, as artistic director he creates Théâtre Beljâshe in Norway in 1981. In 1991 the company moves to France. T.D directs productions in France as well as abroad. He frequently works as teacher and pedagoque for professionnel actors and visual artists across Europe. He also continues an activity as painter and sculptor, and has lately had several exibitions.
Contact: tim@beliashe.com
Site of Tim Dalton: www.brittleimage.com
Pia Appelquist (DK) was a student at Arhus Teater Akademi (1984-86), before following the teachings of Ingemar Lindh (theatre director and pedagoque, close collaborator of J.Grotowski) in his theater and school "Instituto di Arte Scenica" in Italy. In 1989 she joins Theater Beljashe in Norway. Within the company she has researched and developped a method of artistic creation for the actor, and played in numerous performances. As a musician she has played in Klezmer orchestras and live theater shows (flute and accordeon). She is regularly engaged as a teacher and pedagoque in theater and movement for actors and dancers, and is currently studying in Paris to become a diplomed practioner of the Moshe Feldenkrais Method.
Contact: pia@beliashe.com
Katja Frederiksen (N) Scenographer, costume designer, illustrator. She has a bacchelor from Kunsthaandverker skolen in Oslo (2006), and is currently a student at the prestigious Dramaten (Stockholm). In 2004 she was personaly invited by Robert Wilson to participate in his work at « Watermill » in New York. She has since been assistent at his production « Peer Gynt »at the National theater of Oslo , and designed the poster of his production at Comedie Française in Paris in 2005 « Les Fables de la Fontaine » (Exposition of her drawings at Fondation Pierre Berge YVES SAINT LAURENT ) With Théâtre Beliâshe she has created marionnettes, costumes and scenography for « Qui va rassurer Touille ?» (2002) / "AÏA - le Secret de la Toundra" (2005) / Pandemonium (2007/08).
Jaqui MAX (F) Light designer, he is responsable for several festivals and theater productions. He works with Théâtre Beliâshe since 1997.
Ragnhild Gjerstad (N) Writer, illustrator, actress. She was first educated as arcitect asistant (maquettiste) and ergotherapeut. She then studied at Aarhus Teater Akademi (Denmark). Together with Tim dalton and a group of international stage she was the co-founder of Teater Beliâshe in Norway in 1982. In 1993 she starts a parralel carrier as writer and illustrator, and published regularly books with known editors in the scandinavian countries.
Grégoire Gorbatchevsky (F) Vidéaste, il a entrepris des études audiovisuelles à l’ESAV de Toulouse et a effectué sa troisième année au VGIK, l’école nationale de cinématographie de Moscou. De retour en France en 2006 et parallèlement à ses recherches culinaires, il a réalisé les captations vidéo des productions théâtrales du Tarmac, théâtre de la francophonie à Paris et d’ « AÏA et le Secret de la Toundra ». En collaboration avec Scorpène Horrible, il a réalisé les créations vidéo de « Pandemonium ».
Henning Farner (N) Actor and musicien. He works with Teater Beliâshe since 1985.
Paolo Martini (I) Student and collaborator of Ingemar Lindh (Instituto di Arte Scenica) he is an actor and artistic director of Studium Actoris (N). He works in close collaboration with Tim Dalton and Théâtre Beliâshe since 2006.
Rodolphe Collange (F) Musicien et créateur de son.