Catherine Kontz (born 1976) is a Luxembourgish composer, director and performer. Her work is often multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of space, theatre, and nonlinearity. She studied composition with Roger Redgate at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she received her doctorate for research into the relationship between Deleuzian theory, mime opera, Lynchian cinema and

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. This led to the creation of the mime opera, ''MiE,'' which premiered at The Space in London in 2006''.'' In 2013, she composed and directed the opera ''Neige,'' based on the book by Maxence Fermine, at the

Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, inaugurated in 1964 as the Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg is the city's major venue for drama, opera and ballet.

. Her work has been premiered by the

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, Exaudi and

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, and she performs herself as part of the progressive pop outfit French for Cartridge.

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