Graham F. Valentine was born in Dundee, Scotland.
After studies at Aberdeen and Zürich universities, during which time he founded a mime ensemble Bending Body Theatre, he briefly taught languages. In 1979 he went to Lecoq’s theatre school in Paris and got very excited at the idea of performing in as many languages and countries as possible. As a child he was sent to elocution lessons and knew how to operate the diaphragm: Throw out the lower ribs - let the breath away. In Zürich he got to know Christoph Marthaler and they performed together in the street and onstage. This developed further over the years, but first he gathered experience in the UK. Through his knowledge of languages and musical ability he got his hands on the rôle of Venerdì in Un rè in ascolto (Berio) in Graham Vick’s Covent Garden production and since then he has been working mainly as a theatre actor and “artiste lyrique” throughout Europe.
Dates
January 2023
10 - 11 Jan (20h) : La Filature, Scène Nationale Mulhouse - Une Île Flottante (link)
17 Jan (20h30) - 18 Jan (19h30) : Centre Dramatique National, Orléans - Aucune Idée (link)
30 Jan (19h30) : National Theater Mûnchen - Lear (link)
February 2023
2 Feb (19h30) : National Theater Mûnchen - Lear (link)
5 Feb (17h) : National Theater Mûnchen - Lear (link)
18 Feb (18h) : Theater Ticino, Wädenswil - Fliegen und Lassen (link) (teaser link)
March 2023
10 Mar (20h45) : Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia - Aucune Idée (link)
11 Mar (18h) : Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia - Aucune Idée (link)
12 Mar (17h) : Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia - Aucune Idée (link)
22 - 23 Mar (20h) : Maison du Peuple de Belfort - Aucune Idée
April 2023
3 - 4 Apr (19h) : Vidy Théâtre Lausanne - Une Île Flottante (link)
5 Apr (20h) : Vidy Théâtre Lausanne - Une Île Flottante (link)
6 Apr (19h) : Vidy Théâtre Lausanne - Une Île Flottante (link)
May 2023
7 May (20h) : Opernhaus Zürich - Orphée et Euridice (link)
11 May (20h) : Opernhaus Zürich - Orphée et Euridice (link)
14 May (14h) : Opernhaus Zürich - Orphée et Euridice (link)
19 May (19h) : Opernhaus Zürich - Orphée et Euridice (link)
23 May (19h) : Opernhaus Zürich - Orphée et Euridice (link)
July 2023
7 Jul (19h30) : Kunsthalle Appenzell : Schweizerklaviertrio (link)
August 2023
27 Aug (16h) : Lilienberg Ermatingen : Schweizerklaviertrio (link)
September 2023
2 Sep (19h30) : Elbphilharmonie Kleiner Saal - Love, Sex and Identity (link)
22, 23 September : Théâtre Jean-Claude Carrière Montpellier Une Île flottante Regie Christoph Marthaler
October 2023
Festsaal Winterthur/Schweizer Klaviertrio Revue de Cuisine
December 2023
68. Naxos Hallenkonzert Frankfurt Ob aus Luft with Maja Bader und Leonhard Dering https://theaterwillypraml.de/naxos-hallenkonzerte/
March 2024
3 March (18.30) : Theater Basel L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) Regie: C. Marthaler MD: L. Cummings https://www.theater-basel.ch/de/lincoronazionedipoppea
6, 8, 11, 23 March (19.30) : L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) Regie: C. Marthaler MD L. Cummings
April 2024
7, 14, 21 April (18.30) : Theater Basel L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) Regie: C. Marthaler MD L. Cummings
12-13 April (20h) : Gare du Nord Basel/Ensemble Phoenix Façade (Walton-Sitwell)
28 April (16.30) : Theater Basel L’Incoronazione di Poppea
May 2024
10, 23 May (19.30) : Theater Basel L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) Regie: C. Marthaler MD L. Cummings
