<p>Born in Marseille in 1961, Jean-Michel Désiré made his debut at the Opéra de Marseille in 1978. In 1984, he began working with Roland Petit, first with the Ballet national de Marseille and then on a freelance basis from 1998.</p><p>He has been involved in lighting Roland Petit's productions, including Notre-Dame de Paris, Coppélia, Carmen, L'Arlésienne, Proust ou les intermittences du cœur, La Dame de Pique, La Chauvesouris, Le Jeune homme et la mort, Ma Pavlova, The Duke Ellington Ballet, Les Chemins de la création and Les Bons petits diables.</p>