<div><div></div><div><div><p>After earning a master’s degree in literature and theatre, François-Éric Valentin worked as a French teacher and then as an electrician at the Jean Richard Circus, before moving into theatre, where he collaborated with numerous directors, including Nicolas Bataille, René Jauneau, Goulchan Kervella, Jacques Legré, Muriel Mayette, Francis Perrin, Jean-Claude Brialy, Yves Pignot and Oscar Sisto, as well as singer-songwriters such as Herbert Pagani, Colette Magny, Romain Didier and Christian Ferrari.</p><p>He has also worked extensively in dance: classical ballet with Jean-Guillaume Bart, Cyril Atanassoff, Wilfried Romoli and Norbert Schmucki, as well as with the Ballet de Marseille and the Ballet de Bordeaux; contemporary dance with the Michel Hallet and Harris Mandafounis companies in Athens; jazz dance with Géraldine Armstrong and Serge Alzetta; Indian dance with the Arabesques and Mudras groups; and flamenco with Rafael Aguilar and Maina Coronado.</p><p>He has led numerous training workshops in France and Quebec, helping young stage managers and directors better understand and develop their skills in theatrical lighting design. He has published three books: Lumière pour le spectacle, L’éclairagiste, un esprit d’équipe and 36 questions sur la lumière. He has also written two plays: Rends-leur le soleil qu’ils ont perdu and Dans la ville le vieil homme a trouvé des violettes (Éditions des Mandarines, 2009).</p><p>His first collaboration with the Paris Opera Ballet School dates back to April 2009, for Jean-Guillaume Bart’s ballet Péchés de jeunesse.</p></div></div></div>

François-Éric ValentinLighting designer