Daphné D'Heur

Biography

A versatile and passionate artist, a graduate of INSAS and an educator, Daphné D'Heur performs, conducts, composes, sings, dances, teaches and provides the voices for cartoon characters.

She has performed under the baton of Michel Dezoteux, Charlie Degotte, Dominique Serron, Annette Brodkom, Georges Lini, Anne-Catherine Kroonen, Guillaume Istace, Régis Duqué, Thierry Debroux, Michel Kacenelenbogen, Christine Delmotte-Weber, Philippe Sireuil, Jasmina Douieb, Ingrid Von Wantoch-Rekowski…

His sound designs and musical compositions feature in productions by Jasmina Douieb, Georges Lini, Annette Brodkom, Jean-François Politzer, Christine Delmotte, Florence Klein, Serge Demoulin, Philippe Sireuil, Thierry Debroux, Patrice Mincke…

Her directing credits include, amongst others, “La tête en bas“, adapted from the novel by Noëlle Châtelet (winner of the 2004 Theatre Prize), “Juliette toute seule” by Florence Klein, “Symphoniaque”, a musical by Zoé, “POP CORN” by Pietro Pizzuti, “Je suis un poids plume” by Stéphanie Blanchoud, nominated twice for the 2017 Critics’ Awards, “Le Chevalier d’Eon” by Thierry Debroux, “Une Flûte Enchantée” by Laure Tourneur, “Coiffeuse d’âmes” by Valériane de Maerteleire and Thierry Debroux, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, “Paris Cancan”, “Le Jeu de l’Amour et du Hasard”, “The Phantom of the Opera“ at the Théâtre Royal du Parc, or “Together“ by Dennis Kelly at the Théâtre Le Public, “Fanto et Lou“ by Geneviève Damas and Jean-Luc Fafchamps, and “Feu“ by Caroline Veyt and Claire Lechien, musicals aimed at young audiences.

As a singer, under the name Daphné D, she has performed on numerous stages across the French-speaking world. She also collaborates with renowned musicians, notably reinterpreting the works of Léo Ferré with Jean-Luc Fafchamps (Ictus) and those of Kurt Weill with Kim Van den Bempt (Musiques Nouvelles).

Driven by her passion for the human voice, singing and performance, she has developed a mastery of the art of vocal coaching, which she regularly applies to film, musical, theatre and recording projects.

A passionate educator, she also teaches drama and vocal training, having taught successively at INSAS, the Mons School of Arts (Arts²) and the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, and runs themed workshops for amateur actors and directors.