Pol Heyvaert

Pol Heyvaert is a Belgian stage director and designer with long-standing ties to the Ghent-based theatre company Victoria.
Pol Heyvaert has a long-standing relationship with
Victoria. He was the stage designer for several of
their productions including: Moeder en Kind ; Bernadetje ; Dansé Donsé Dan Dan, Auri Sacra Fames ; Limbus
Patrum, Wayn Storm Carmen Story and
Mise-en-Traub V ; Snack Bar Tragedy
and White Star.
Pol Heyvaert also founded the Kung Fu collective together with Felix van Groeningen, where he directed Best of and Discothèque.
He has also worked as stage designer for les ballets C de la B, notably for Alain Platel's iets Op Bach, and for Nieuwpoorttheater with De 10des, Napels, Radio Carmen and Flippers. In 2001, he collaborated with Felix van Groeningen again on the Kung Fu short film Bonjour Maman and as a production designer for the feature film Steve + Sky.
He directed Aalst (play) Conceived, directed and designed texts by Pol Heyvaert and Dimitri Verhulst
English translation by Duncan McLean
National Theatre of Scotland production
Original version Victoria 2005
Scottish version 2007, production at the Sydney Festival 2008