A European Theatre

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

Direction:

Director: Julien Gosselin
Administrator: Antoine Mory
Director of Programming: Eugénie Tesson
Executive assistant to the director and the administrator: Catherine Ferrari

Technical Director: Christophe Gualde
Director of production and budgets: Fabrice Yvrai
Director of communication and audiences: Olivier Schnoering
Director of Sponsorship and Development: Valentine Boullet
Director of Building and Security: David Schaal
Director of Human Resources: Dominique Robin
Accounting officer: Boris Renaison

Legal Affairs and Public Procurement:

Head of Legal Affairs and Public Procurement: Leïla Peter

Production:

Director of production and budgets: Fabrice Yvrai
Assistant director of production: Agnès Ravaud
Production and Distribution Manager: n.n
Production Manager: Roxane Pastor Lloret 

Sponsoring and Development :

Director of sponsorship and development : Valentine Boullet
Patronage and Development Officer: Chloé Ginisty
Patronage Assistant: Leena Rohn, Claire Windsor

Communication and Audiences Department:

Director of communication and audiences : Olivier Schnœring
Deputy Director of Communication and Audiences: Juliette Col

> Digital Cell:

Head of projects and digital content: Caroline Palmier
Digital content manager and webmaster: Doriane Balin
Digital Communication and Cultural Mediation Officer: Chloé Ligneau
Digital Communication Assistant : Neil Angue

> Communication:

Publications and management manager: Sarah Caussé
Head of Documentary resources, data protection officer : Juliette Caron
Protocol and Invitations Officer: Lydia Magnieu-Ivanova
Steward: Noé Outier

> Media:

Head of the media department: Lydie Debièvre
Media Relations Officer: Valentine Bacher

> Sales et marketing:

Sales and marketing manager: Nathalie Babault
Ticketing manager: Amandine Merlet
Ticketing solution - Project Manager - CRM: Claire Picot
Ticketing managers: Jean-Michel Fairfort, Glenn Kerbiquet, Léa Khedhiri, Martin Modesti, Azin Mohammadali Chalamet

> Mediation and audience dévelopment:
 

Head of groups and communities: Caroline Polac
Project manager in the social and Disability Sector: Alice Hervé
Education Sector Project Manager: Coralba Marrocco
Project manager for the Higher Education and training sector: Mathilde Desvaux
Administrative assistant: Gaël Schlatter
Civic service volunteers: Roxane Papias, Lisa Braemer

> Reception:

Heads of the reception service: Sabrina Hamiche, Loris Marti
Room manager: Philippe Chevalier
Controller: Ahmed Amghane
Hosts: Julien Cosqueric, Laurence Nadal, Christel Papoin, Guillaume Duhamel

Technique :

Technical Director: Christophe Gualde
Deputy Technical Director: Cécile Venier Alla
Administrative assistant to the technical director: Nathalie Féret
Stage manager, scenographer: Isabelle Neveux
Delivery driver: Yliès Nefoussi

> Stage management :
Stage managers: Thierry Lacroix, Olivier Place, Frédéric Rui
Deputy general managers: Pascal Brami, Thomas Braud

> Sound/Video :
 Head of sound/video department: François Gestin
Sound managers: Dominique Ehret, Théo Jonval, Thierry Jousse
Video director : Maïa Fastinger
Apprentice in the video department : Laura Bécamel
Apprentice in the sound department: n.n.

> Light:
Head of lighting Department: Jaufré Thumerel
Deputy head of lighting department: Mogan Daniel
Lighting managers: Gilles Chaudemanche, Julien Cocquet, Charlotte Feuillette, Oumar Fofana, Patrice Pépin
Heads of lighting workshops: Nicolas Domicile, Patrick Grandjean
Light technicians: Loïc Favret, Juliette Lambert
Apprentices in the lighting department: Céleste Bures, Felix Colas, Lison Royet

> Habillement:
Head of the clothing department: Christine Rockstedt
Assistant to the Head of the Clothing Department: Jennifer Ribière
Clothing team leaders: Nicolas Dupuy, Alice Gai, Magalie Pichard, Florence Tedeschi, Candice Wehner

> Set:
Head of the set department: Clémentine Bollée-Legeas
Deputy Head of the Set: Pierre Cabrillac
Props manager: Sophie Camus
Stage managers: Cédric Bretteville
Head Chief stagehands: Claude Cuisin, Jaime De miranda, Dominique Louise
Assistant stage managers: Pascal Alforchin, David Broutté, Jacques Venturini
Specialized stagehands: Nathalie Auvray, Luc Blondeel, Fabrice Charles, Stéphane Ferrand, David Leuillet, Nathanaëlle Orfila-Saiz, Vincent Val, François Zani
Trainees in the stage department: Coline Mengin, Hugo Zeltner

> Construction:

Workshop manager: Faridge Akhounak
Chief carpentry builder: Rudy Longhino
Head locksmith builder: Fabien Bertho
Production designer: David Richard
Upholsterer: Sylvain Letourneur
Machinists builders: Jésus Valseca Martin, Julien Renaud

Building and Security:

Director of Building and Security: David Schaal
Executive Assistant: Laure Legoff
Head of CSR, Administrative and Budget Management - Deputy Director of Building and Security: Anne-Shifra Lévy-Grinbaum 
Deputy Director of Building and Security, in charge of security and building maintenance: Djamel Abes
Deputy Director of Building and Security, in charge of security and maintenance of the Ateliers Berthier: Malik Djebli
In charge of general resources and logistics : Lanval Monrouzeau
Safety and fire manager: Gustavo Rebiere
Security agents: Saïd Aouan, Gilbert Francillonne, Abdramane Traoré, Mokram Zamouri
Maintenance and electrical work manager: Thierry Hameau
All trades workers: Jean-Yann Aure, Larbi Taleb

Information systems :

Information systems manager: Hadrien Jeanne

Human resources:

Director of Human Resources: Dominique Robin
Occupational Health and safety and Prevention Manager : Renaud Vedel
Human resources managers: Hélène Debure, Constance Villandre (replacing temporarily Hélène Debure), Fanny Jamet
Human Resources Assistant: Abecha Assi
Administrative assistant to the social and economic committee: Claire Clément

Accounting Agency:

Accounting officer: Boris Renaison
Chief accountant - Deputy Accounting Officer: 
Deputy Chief Accountant: Maire-Claude Roussi
Payroll Manager: Jean-Pierre Courty
Head of the accounting section: 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.

Mitos 21

The Odéon is an active member of this association of some of the leading European theatrical institutions. Its main objective is to help European professionals meet and share their experience in their respective fields, so as to work together on common topics and compare their know-how, putting it into proper perspective.
mitos21.com

Prospero

The Odéon is a member of Prospero, a European network which comprises nine European theatres and one media and is co-financed by the EU’s Creative Europe programme.
prospero-theatre.eu / prospero-theatre.tv

Prospero pursues three objectives:
– to create or coproduce shows and to organize their tours
– to enhance audience development
– to create a digital platform where filmed performances and other material

Selected shows since 2021:
Fraternité, conte fantastique (Fraternity, A Fantastic Tale) by Caroline Guiela Nguyen, associate artist at the Odéon;
Tystnaden (The Silence), after Ingmar Bergman, a show by the company Dead Centre at the Göteborgs Stadsteater;
Imagine by Krystian Lupa at the Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw;
The woman who stood by Bobo Jelčić at the Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb.