dull aka Marc Bartissol

Heather developed her work in collaboration with Montreal based composer dull from 2012 until his sudden passing in 2019. Together they worked from a shared vision of performance as a place of refuge from the outside world. Their ongoing partnership was defined by a rigorous, generous, and reciprocal collaboration in which the music and choreography were given equal space and importance.

Born in Provence, France in the early 90s dull defied his chosen name in minimalist music that unfolded slowly, taking backroads and sinking boats on an epic journey through experimental electronic and acoustic territory. Playing with the familiarity of daily sounds, he created ambiguities through juxtaposition and texture, drawing listeners into a mysteriously intimate, lush sonic environment of muffled vocals, idiosyncratic piano and loose rhythms.