Action Malaise consists of a small core group, which associates with like-minded henchmen in accordance with the nature of a project. Ivan Vrambout is in charge of artistic direction, assisted by company manager Vicky Vermoezen and dramaturge    Bart Capelle. Joris Van den Brande steps in frequently as a performer and/or playwright. Olivia Mortier was involved in the last projects as a scenographer and playwright Paul Pourveur watches from a distance.

So far, Action Malaise’s accomplices have been: Zouhaïr Ben Chikha, Danja Cauwbergs, Karolien Chromiak, Mark Douglas, Catherine Eyben, Aypek Gel, Pieter Genard, Tomi Humalisto, Paul Kerstens, Thomas Laureyssens, Thomas Mees, Olivia Mortier, Jan Naveau, Geert Peymen, Paul Pourveur, Caroline Rottier, Mathijs Scheepers, Maarten Segers, Gerrit Valckenaers, Michiel Van Cauwelaert, Joost Vandecasteele, Joris Van den Brande, Stef Vanmolkot, Geert Van Rampelberg, Sara Vertongen, Griet Vloebergh, Mole Wetherell, Hosni Zahri, Mourade Zeguendi.

Ivan Vrambout

Ivan Vrambout graduated as a theatre director from the art academy RITS in Brussels. In 2001 he founded the company Action Malaise. He wrote and directed the shows Survival of the fittest (2001), Vive l’Afrique (2002), Hak! (2003), ’t Wild Vlees (2003), Cowboy Magic (2004) and Hotel zwart-wit (2004). Survival of the fittest won the first prize at the festival Theater aan Zee 2001, Vive l’Afrique was selected for the Theatre Festival of Flanders and the Netherlands in 2002. Furthermore he created with Joris Van den Brande the living installation Bruxsel (2003) and was in charge of dramaturgy and coaching for George Total (2004). In 2004 he wrote and performed the theatrical lecture Blubber – Chaos in de stad Genck. In fall 2005 the show Baraque Frituur (KVS in cooperation with Action Malaise) is scheduled; in 2006 he will be creating a piece with Mohammed Bari for La Galafronie.

Vicky Vermoezen

Vicky Vermoezen studied ‘assistance to performing arts’ at the RITS in Brussels. As part of her education she worked as a production assistant for ao. Buelens Paulina’s  Endless Medication and worked as a placement for Nieuwpoorttheater (ao.  production assistance Enrique Vargas’s Labyrinth and the State of Waste festival). She worked for Theater aan Zee (2000-2002), was production assistent and tour manager for Hush Hush Hush (2002) and the Internationaal Theater School Festival Brussels (2004). Since 2003 Vicky has been company manager of Action Malaise, for which she was also in charge of production for ’t Wild Vlees (2003) and Cowboy Magic (2004). From 2005 on she has also been working as a company manager for Buelens Paulina. Currently she works as a direction assistant for Kunstencentrum STUK.

Bart Capelle