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Julien Gosselin trained at the École supérieure d'art dramatique de Lille, directed by Stuart Seide. With six fellow students, he formed Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur in 2009, and directed Gênes 01 by Fausto Paravidino (Théâtre du Nord, 2010), Tristesse animal noir by Anja Hilling (Théâtre de Vanves, 2010) then Les Particules élémentaires after Michel Houellebecq (Festival d'Avignon, 2013). Next came Je ne vous ai jamais aimés by Pascal Bouaziz (Théâtre national de Bruxelles, 2014), Le Père by Stéphanie Chaillou (Théâtre national de Toulouse, 2015) and 2666, adapted from Roberto Bolaño's whirlwind novel (Festival d'Avignon, 2016).

After 1993, by Aurélien Bellanger (Festival de Marseille, with class 43 of the Théâtre national de Strasbourg), he returned to Avignon for Joueurs, Mao II, Les Noms, after Don DeLillo, which also inspired Vallende Man (L'Homme qui tombe), first performed at the International Theater Amsterdam (Netherlands), then Le Marteau et la Faucille (Printemps des Comédiens - Montpellier). In 2018, he won the XV Europe Prize for Theater in St. Petersburg. In 2021, Julien Gosselin will work with the Théâtre national de Strasbourg's Groupe 45 on an adaptation of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dékalog, and will direct Le Passé, based on texts by Russian author Léonid Andréïev. In 2023, he created Extinction, based on Thomas Bernhard and Arthur Schnitzler, which brought together actors from Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur and the Volksbuehne, and premiered at the Printemps des Comédiens in Montpellier, before going on to the Avignon Festival, Berlin, Antwerp and Paris (Théâtre de la Ville).

At the Odéon, Julien Gosselin and Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur presented:
- Les Particules élémentaires, by Michel Houellebecq, at Les Ateliers Berthier (2014), reprised at Théâtre de l'Odéon 6e (2017);
- 2666, by Roberto Bolaño, at Les Ateliers Berthier (2016);
- Joueurs, Mao II, Les Noms, after Don DeLillo, at Les Ateliers Berthier (2018);
- Le Passé, after Leonid Andréïev, at Odéon 6e (2021).

He has been the new director of the Théâtre de l'Europe since July 15.

Read the press release from the French Ministry of Culture

Management:

Director: Julien Gosselin
Managing Director: Antoine Mory
Director of Programming and Production: Eugénie Tesson
Executive Assistant to the Director and Managing Director: Catherine Ferrari

Purchasing:

Head of Purchasing: Solène Feillard

Financial Department:

Financial Director: Fabrice Yvrai

Legal and Public Procurement:

Head of Legal Affairs and Public Procurement: Leïla Peter

Production:

Director of Programming and Production: Eugénie Tesson
Deputy Director of Production: Agnès Ravaud
Production Administrator: Marie Ben Bachir
Production Administrator: Roxane Pastor-Lloret

Sponsorship and Development:

Director of Sponsorship and Development: Valentine Boullet
Corporate Partnerships and Development Officer: Chloé Ginisty
Development Assistant: Zoé Perre
Apprentice – Sponsorship: Leena Rohn

Communication and Audiences Department:

Director of Communication and Audiences: Olivier Schnoering
Deputy Director of Communication and Audiences: Juliette Col

> Digital Unit
Head of Digital Projects and Content: Caroline Palmier
Digital Content Officer – Webmaster: Doriane Balin
Digital Communication and Cultural Mediation Officer: Chloé Ligneau
Digital Communication and Audiovisual Production Officer: Blandine Barthel
Apprentice – Digital Communication Assistant: Cléophée Mazière

> Communication and Invitations
Head of Publications and Management: Sarah Caussé
Invitations Officer: Lydia Magnieu-Ivanova
Steward: Noé Outier

> Media and Documentation
Head of Media Department: Lydie Debièvre
Press Relations Officer: Valentine Bacher
Head of Documentation – Data Protection Officer: Juliette Caron

> Sales and Marketing
Head of Sales and Marketing Department: Nathalie Babault
Box Office Manager: Amandine Merlet
CRM and Ticketing Project Manager: Claire Picot
Box Office Staff: Jean-Michel Fairfort, Glenn Kerbiquet, Léa Khedhiri, Martin Modesti, Azin Mohammadali Chalamet, Alexis Lidec, Inès Coquet

> Mediation and Audience Development
Head of Groups and Communities: Caroline Polac
Project Manager – Social and Disability Sector: Alice Hervé
Project Manager – Education Sector: Coralba Marrocco
Project Manager – Higher Education and Training Sector: Mathilde Desvaux
Administrative Assistant: Gaël Schlatter
Civic Service Volunteers: Augustine Drouin, Agathe Tathé-Aslahé

> Front of House:
Heads of Front of House: Sabrina Hamiche, Loris Marti
House Manager: Philippe Chevalier
Controller: Ahmed Amghane
Front of House Hosts: Julien Cosqueric, Laurence Nadal, Christel Papoin, Guillaume Duhamel

Technical Department:

Technical Director: Christophe Gualde
Deputy Technical Director: Cécile Venier Alla
Administrative Assistant to the Technical Director: Nathalie Féret
Stage Designer: Isabelle Neveux
Driver: Yliès Nefoussi

> General Stage Management:
Stage Managers: Florent Pellen, Olivier Place, Frédéric Rui, Loraine Mercier
Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas Braud
Apprentice – Stage Management: Amélie Fournet-Fayard

> Sound / Video:
Head of Sound and Video Department: François Gestin
Sound Engineers: Dominique Ehret, Théo Jonval, Thierry Jousse
Video Engineer: Maïa Fastinger
Apprentice – Video Department: Eli Vallier

> Lighting:
Head of Lighting Department: Jaufré Thumerel
Deputy Head of Lighting Department: Mogan Daniel
Lighting Managers: Gilles Chaudemanche, Julien Cocquet, Lou-Hanna Belet, Patrice Pépin, Oumar Fofana
Heads of Lighting Workshops: Nicolas Domicile, Patrick Grandjean
Lighting Technicians: Loïc Favret, Juliette Lambert
Apprentices – Lighting Department: Gaïane Costerousse, Eliot Santurette

> Wardrobe:
Head of Wardrobe, Costume, Make-up and Hair Department: Géraldine Ingremeau
Deputy Head of Wardrobe Department: Jennifer Ribière
Wardrobe Supervisors: Nicolas Dupuy-Sneguireff, Alice Gai, Magalie Pichard, Florence Tedeschi, Candice Wehner

> Stage:
Head of Stage Department: Clémentine Bollée-Legeas
Deputy Head of Stage Department: Pierre Cabrillac
Props Manager: Sophie Camus
Stage Manager: Cédric Bretteville
Head Stagehands: Claude Cuisin, Jaime De Miranda, Dominique Louise
Deputy Head Stagehands: Pascal Alforchin, David Broutté
Specialized Stagehands: Nathalie Auvray, Fabrice Charles, Stéphane Ferrand, David Leuillet, Nathanaëlle Orfila-Saiz, Vincent Val, François Zani, Bernadette Guirguis
Apprentice – Stage Department: Elias Romi

> Construction:
Workshop Manager: Faridge Akhounak
Head Carpenter: Rudy Longhino
Head Metalworker: Fabien Bertho
Head Set Designer: David Richard
Upholstery Manager: Sylvain Letourneur
Stage Construction Crew: Jésus Valseca-Martin, Julien Renaud

Building and Security Department:

Director of Building and Security: David Schaal
Executive Assistant: Laure Legoff
CSR and Administration Manager – Deputy Director: Anne-Shifra Lévy-Grinbaum
Deputy Director – Building Safety and Maintenance: Djamel Abes
Head of General Services and Logistics: Lanval Monrouzeau
Head of Safety and Fire Prevention: Gustavo Rebiere
Security Guards: Saïd Aouan, Gilbert Francillonne, Pierrot Traoré
Building Technician – Safety and Maintenance: Mokram Zamouri
Head of Maintenance and Electrical Works: Thierry Hameau
Maintenance Workers: Jean-Yann Aure, Larbi Taleb

Information Systems:

Head of Information Systems – CISO: Hadrien Jeanne
IT Support: Philippe Leplat, Wielfried Pham

Human Resources:

Director of Human Resources: Dominique Robin
Health and Safety Manager: Renaud Vedel
Human Resources Managers: Hélène Debure, Fanny Jamet
Administrative Assistant to the Works Council: Claire Clément

Accounting Department:

Chief Accountant: Stéphanie Sainson-Fouché
Deputy Chief Accountant: Patricia Sossa
Assistant Chief Accountant: Marie-Claude Roussi
Payroll Manager: Jean-Pierre Courty
Accounting Section Supervisor: Anne-Laure Heurtevent
Accountants: Agnès Fort, Stéphane Tourtelier

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The cultural identity of the Europeans is multiple, complex, contradictory – and yet, as recognizable as the red thread that runs throughout our history." Giorgio Strehler

The Odéon’s international activities
The Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe has played a leading role in the fight for a certain ideal of European culture. An ideal which is still largely inspired by values inherited from the Enlightment, but needs today to be rethought and reinvented in the light of the present. These efforts form an important part of our activities. Not only does the Odéon present many foreign production in its two venues. At the European level, it also acts as partner and coproducer of several projects.

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