
Haim has moved about. Born in New York 1957, he grew up in Jerusalem.
After a formal musical education
(conservatory, bel canto, etc…)
Haim met and was deeply influenced
by the Roy Hart Theatre, a group of vocal
explorers in the south of France : voice, movement, imagination and another vision of what life can be.
After living and working with the Roy Hart Theater for 4 years Haim moved up to Paris where he composes, sings, improvises, write short stories, clowns about and teaches voice.
In 2005 he recorded his third album, The Hole in the Wall, compositions in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Activities in 2010:
Publication of his short story Zouhira in the Massachusetts Review, aux USA.
Creation of two concerts FreePop and Short Trip Trio.
Singer/acter in Brain and l'Equilibre de la Bicyclette.
Vocal director of Voyageurs Immobiles for the Philippe Genty Company.
Composer and lead singer
2010 : Short Trip Trio (with Fred Garcès and Bastien Lambert) Paris
Recreation of FreePop in trio (with Izidor Leitinger and Stefano Genovese)
Sloveny
Singer l'Equilibre de la Bicyclette (chorégraphy : Sarath Amarasingam)
Vitry sur Scène
Actor/dancer/singer in Brain (writing and director : Nick Hobbs)
Roy Hart Theater, France
Some performances in art gallery, Paris
2009-2010 : FreePop with Stefano Genovese
premiére : Italiy, 10 representations at Comme Vous Emois, Paris
New concert : "Kakha" with Stefano Genovese
Première : Italy on December 31, 2009
2007-2009 : Various concerts of improvised music in Paris.
2006-2007 : The Hole in the Wall / Things written and unwritten
with Izidor Leitinger.
Italy, 10 performances in Paris at "le Regard du Cygne"
New York, Amsterdam, Slovénia, Brasil, Eglise St Eustache, Paris,
with the support of SPEDIDAM
2003 : Et plus si affinités…
15 performances at the SOUS-SOL (Paris)
with the support of the ADAMI and the SPEDIDAM
1999 : The Bastard’s Paradise
20 performances at the Théâtre du Tourtour,
with the support of the ADAMI and the SPEDIDAM
1997 : Concert à cinq voix
Le Divan du Monde, Satellite Café, La Maroquinerie, Café Ailleurs in Paris
and the Festival Hallein in Austria
1995 : Cataclysme vocal
a month at the Avignon festival (off). Théâtre du Tourtour,
tour in Holland
1992 : Racines dans l’air
creation with avec Livia Koppmann based on jewish traditional songs
Montpellier, Nîmes, Théâtre du Renard, Paris,
Holland and Germany
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Vocal Arranger and back up singer
2005 : Aaken circlesong
Café de la Danse
2001 : Jacques Haurogné, à 4 voix
Théâtre de Dix Heures, Issoudun, Châteauroux, Strasbourg
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Stage director
2010 : The Inseparables : Théâtre Transformations ( mask and voice)
2007 : Tous les dialogues de l'amour se ressemblent. Co Instinct Tubulaire , Amiens
(théâtre d'objets, music)
2006 : Betty. Théâtre transformations, Chambéry (mask, voice)
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Vocal director
2011 : Musiques Intérieure, Nord-Trondelag University College, Norway
Antigone (Sophocle), Co. Théâtre du temps pluriel
Tram des Balkans, Klezmer music
2010 : Voyageurs Immobiles, Philippe Genty company
The Enchanteurs: Théâtre Transformations ( mask et voice)
2008 : Betty, Théâtre Transformations ( mask et voix)
2007 : Illico, Quintet for strings and voices
2001 : The Coat, Gogol
Théâtre de la Jacquerie, Café de la Danse, Comédie de Picardie, Amiens, Théâtre Romain Rolland, Villejuif.
2001 : La Mandragore, Machiavel
Cie Art Scénicum, Théâtre de Toulon (vocal direction and composition).
1997 : Liliom
Cabaret Monstre, Théâtre de la Jacquerie, Théâtre Romain Rolland, Villejuif.
1995 : Femmes, guerre et comédie
Théâtre Alibi, Bastia, Corse (vocal direction and composition).
1992 : Jerusalem 3000
work for 7 writers and 7 composers Olivia Markovitz, Centre Rachi, Paris (composition and vocal direction)
1989 : Théâtre alchimique
Pantheatre, tour in Sicili, Norway and France
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Organizer and master of ceremonies
1996-1998 :
Cafés chantants (Café Ailleurs, Paris)
Artistic "happenings" (Le Garage, Les Voutes - Paris)
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Discography
2006 : The Hole in the Wall, (cd)
composition and lead voice
2002 : Cathy Gringelli, (cd)
composition and chorist
2002 : Haurogné à 4 voix, (cd)
arranger and chorist
1997 : The Bastard’s Paradise, (cd)
composition and lead voice
1992 : Racines dans l’air, (K7)
lead voice with Livia Koppmann
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My Studies
2009 - 2010
Buto dance: Gyohei Zaitsu
Story Teller: Abbi Patrix, Ben Haggerty
2001-2007
Vocal Jazz : Pierrick Hardy, Andrew Crocker, Roger Letson, Sara Lazarus, David Linx, Rhiannon
Experimental vocal improvisation : Izidor Leitinger, Linda Wise, Alex Grillo, Phil Minton
Choreographic theater : Enrique Pardo ( pantheatre.free.fr )
Clown : Eric Bouet, Fred Robbe, Daniel Bourgy
Tchi Qong : François Liu
Danse : Karim Sebar, Julyen Hamilton, Oliver Besson
1995-2001
Yoga Yengar
1982-1995
Voice : Roy Hart Théâtre, Classical voice training
Dance : Dominique et Françoise Dupuy, Jackie Tafanel, Paola Piccolo, Trudy Kressel
Clown : Nino Montalto, Bataclown, Ludor Citrik
1979-1982
San Francisco State University
(music department)
Classical voice training