Mrs Rachida DATI, Minister of Culture, in agreement with Mr. Edouard PHILIPPE, Mayor of Le Havre, Mr. Bertrand BELLANGER, President of the Departmental Council of Seine-Maritime and Hervé MORIN, President of the Regional Council of Normandy, gives its approval to the association «Papa’s Production» for the appointment of Mr. Boris COLIN to the direction of the Scène de musiques actuelles (SMAC), «Le Tétris» in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), in accordance with the proposal of the jury meeting on 07 February 2024.
After studying in Nancy, Grenoble and Lyon and graduated from specialized higher studies (DESS) in «management of local authorities and surrounding organizations», Mr. Boris COLIN begins his professional career in contemporary music at the regional center of contemporary music of Poitou-Charentes. He became director of the Hiero Federation in 2001, then of the SMAC, «Le Grand Mix» in Tourcoing (North), from 2008 to 2021. In 2021, he joined the Fédération de lieux musiques actuelles (FEDELIMA) as coordinator of intersectoral collaborations.
Mr. Boris COLIN’s project for «Le Tétris» is fully in line with the current spirit and dynamics of the scene in terms of promoting the diversity of musical aesthetics and supporting regional, national and international multidisciplinary projects. Mr. Boris COLIN intends to strengthen cooperation with all the players of the territory and envisages ambitious collaborations with contemporary music structures of the major European ports (eg Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg). It also wants to encourage the participation of all (users, teams, artists, volunteers, partners) the definition of the SMAC project by creating, among other things, a joint programming committee or by welcoming each season an associated artist to establish long-term artistic collaborations.
Mr. Boris COLIN will take office in June 2024, succeeding Mr. Franck TESTAERT who directed «Le Tétris» from 1997 to 2023. The Minister salutes the quality of her work and her involvement in the management of this establishment, which has become essential in the field of contemporary music and is nationally recognized as a place to accompany new talents.