Gilles Pollak (°1996) received his master's degree in Scenography from HKU and his bachelor's degree in Stage Techniques from RITCS. He works as a lighting designer, scenographer and theatre maker with several companies in the Netherlands and Belgium, and is a member of theatre collectives WOLF WOLF and Camping Sunset.

Pollak worked with WOLF WOLF (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; Voorjaarsontwaken; Dromers), Camping Sunset (Happiness; Ten Oorlog I, II, III; We spelen alleen als het sneeuwt; Tillsammans; The Cruiseable), KRAPP (Weird Tales), Achterdeberg productions (Buut Vrij; Third Space; Hoe ik van de wereld viel), Vielleicht (vielleicht speelt misschien; misschien eens zonder ironie), Mitch Van Landeghem and Carine van Bruggen (The Rules of Attraction; Eindelijk), Valentina Tóth (Wildbloei), Jonas Baeke (Mr Beam), and at Toneelhuis and FC Bergman.

Together with Lotte Vrancken, Pollak addressed the State of the Youth at the opening of The Theatre Festival in Belgium (2023) where they talked about ecology, time and workload. WOLFWOLF received the Actors Guild's award for most appreciated ensemble performance for Voorjaarsontwaken.

Pollak shares his expertise on light in workshops and at various theatre schools where he supervises students. At Theater Aan Zee, Gilles collaborates as a location scenographer and works on the sustainability of the festival.

In his own works, Gilles searches for a dramaturgy of light and how light changes can tell a story. His first performance lightparticles inc. premiered at Theater Aan Zee in 2023 and is still touring in Belgium next season.

During season 24-25, Gilles Pollak, together with Sjoerd Koolma and Sarah Ringoet, is one of three artists participating in NTGent XS, NTGent's residency for new creators.