Writer

Former student at Ecole Normale Supérieure-Ulm.

Les merveilles du monde (2007) Le Patron (2009) novels, published by P.O.L

Georges Aperghis. Avis de tempête (2007), an essay published by Intervalles editions.

She writes for

• Theater : Diva live, performed by S. Paquier, Vrac, Geneva (1997), Les arbres sous-marins, directed by. P. Mifsud, Bâtie theater festival, Geneva (1999).
• Opera : Fréquences (libretto) music by C. Berset, stage direction by F. Huggler, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, (2005).
• A tale for children : À demi endormi déjà commissionned by Valenciennes theater Le Phénix (music by Artzoyd and S. Roux).
• Dance : Lagache smallaword choreographed by A.Pulcini (Les Laboratoires of Aubervilliers, la Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris), Effroi and La Finale choreographed by S. Prunenec (Centre National pour la Danse, Forum Culturel of Blanc Mesnil, Ircam-Georges Pompidou Center, festival NovaDança Brasilia, Tanzquartier, Wien).

Since 2008, she forms a duet with Sébastien Roux : car j’étais avec eux tout le temps (Avignon Festival, 2008), Dérive (Biennal for Contemporary art Evento/Ma-asso Bordeaux)(sound walks), Précisions sur les vagues#2 (installation) (Avignon Festival, 2007).

In 2011 she creates with André Baldinger (graphist and visual designer), Sébastien Roux (composer) and Martin Blum (interactive designer) Fréquences, an electronic book of a new genre, bringing together radiophonic arts and graphic design.

Célia Houdart was awarded with a scholarship at the Villa Médicis Hors les murs and at the Beaumarchais Foundation.

She is honored with the Henri de Régnier prize of l’Académie Française (2008) for her first novel (Les merveilles du monde) and the Orange-SACD innovative projects prize (2010) for Fréquences, electronic book for iPhone.