BIO / PORTFOLIO: Quentin Legrand
Moeder © Oleg Degtiarov, Peeping Tom
DANCE
Peeping Tom
Between 2013 and 2018, I was the company manager of Peeping Tom : I was in charge of the strategy, global communication, finances, administration, HR, the relations with the authorities, the art institutions etc. I managed the company and the world tours of award-winning productions 32 rue Vandenbranden (2009), A Louer (2012), Vader (Franck Chartier, 2014), Moeder (Gabriela Carrizo, 2016); as well as The Land (Gabriela Carrizo, 2015) in collaboration with Residenztheater in Münich, and a trilogy with NDT1 - Nederlands Dans Theater in The Hague: The missing door (Gabriela Carrizo, 2013), The lost room (Franck Chartier, 2015) and The hidden floor (Franck Chartier, 2017).
The Feline Project © Shananeira
Dance
Dagmar Dachauer
Advising and pre-production support for The Feline Project, a duo by Dagmar Dachauer and video artist Kilian Immervoll. The piece premiered on September 7th, 2019 in Musiktheater Linz (AT) before touring in Belgium (Genk, Brussels) and Slovenia (Ljubljana). The Feline Project was selected for AEROWAVES 2020.
VISUAL ARTS / PERFORMANCE
Moni Wespi
Advising and pre-production support for Moni Wespi's video installations and performance projects, Moving Portraits and Moving Bling.
Mirage © Stanislav Dobák
Dance
Olga de Soto
Advising and pre-production support for Mirage, a piece for 5 dancers by Olga de Soto, which premiered on February 22nd, 2019 at Charleroi danse, La Raffinerie, Brussels (BE).
DANCE
La RAC
From January till August 2020, I completed a temporary mission as the communication and administration manager of La RAC - Fédération professionnelle du secteur chorégraphique (Professional federation of choreography in Brussels/Wallonia).
DANCE
Cie SOIT / Hans Van den Broeck
As the company manager, I was in charge of the strategy, the communication, finances, administration, HR, the relations with the funding authorities and the art institutions, the international distribution etc. Between 2011 and 2012, I participated in the production of Messiah Run! (2012) that premiered in Kunstencentrum Vooruit (Ghent) before touring in Belgium, France and Germany.
PERFORMANCE
Caravan Production
From 2015 till 2022, I was a member of the Board of Directors of Caravan Production (Brussels).
PERFORMANCE
LAPS Productions / Harold Henning
I am a member of the Board of LAPS production, the company behind Harold Henning's choreographic activity.
PERFORMANCE
Gaëtan Bulourde
I supported Gaëtan's pre-production and funding application for his version of Le Sacre du Printemps, "Spoiled Spring", which premiered at Kaaitheater (Brussels) in 2013.
MUSIC
Mini Europe
I am a founding member of Mini Europe (together with Dominique Thirion, Peter Kern and Remi Mercelis). We describe it as a “Lynchian karaoke for cats”. We play only one song: ‘Wicked Game’ by Chris Isaak.
MUSIC
Quiet Stars
I am a founding member of Quiet Stars, a low-fi electronic / bossa nova music combo. I play tenor saxophone, tuba and keyboards.
MARKETING
Shake
From 2006 to 2011, next to the administration and finances of the company, I have been coordinating all-round marketing campaigns for SAAB, Accor Group / Edenred ao.
EDITING / journalism
janus
From 1997 to 2001, I have been collaborating as an editor/journalist for Jan Fabre's art meets science magazine Janus. In this frame, I had the pleasure of interviewing Louwrien Wijers (writer and Fluxus artist), Wim Vandekeybus (choreographer and film director), David Byrne (musician and producer), Rob La Frenais (The Arts Catalyst), Jacques Delcuvellerie (Groupov, theatre director), Pr. Dominique Van Neste (dermatologist), Johan Muyle (visual artist) and Carl Havelange (historian). You can read one of the interviews here.
CONTEMPORARY ART
Aliceday
From 2001 to 2005, I was assistant at Bernard Prévot and Véronique de Bellefroid's art gallery Aliceday (before: Damasquine). I coordinated exhibitions and represented the gallery at international art fairs.
In 2001, I graduated at the Université Libre de Bruxelles with a Master in journalism and communication and wrote a thesis about the performances of Joseph Beuys (under the direction of Pr. Jacques Sojcher). Parallel to my studies, I was a bartender at arts centres Beursschouwburg and Recyclart, where I met the exciting art scene of Brussels! I have been a DJ, held two radio shows on Radio Panik 105.4 FM, performed and collaborated with artists (Aline Bouvy, John Gillis, Simona Denicolai, Ivo Provoost, Bruce Geduldig, collective Komplot, Martine Doyen, Kosten Koper, Stefan Dreher, Simon Backès and Loic Vanderstichelen ao) and was a coordinator for "Je me souviens: titre provisoire", an arts exhibition in the centre of Brussels (curator: Véronique de Bellefroid).