Photo: Romain Huck
About
Julien Brun — set & lighting designer.
Julien Brun is a set and lighting designer working internationally across theater, opera, and live performance. Based between France and Germany, his work spans from intimate studio productions to large-scale opera houses.
His approach blends architectural thinking with atmospheric light, creating spaces that serve the drama. Each project begins with the text, the music, or the concept. The design emerges from a deep dialogue with directors, performers, and the material itself.
He has collaborated with companies and institutions across Europe, designing for stages in Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Geneva, and beyond. He also teaches set and lighting design at several art schools and universities.
Opera housesOpéra Comique (Paris), La Monnaie (Bruxelles), Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Bordeaux, Opéra de Montréal, Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Festival d'Opéra de Québec
FestivalsFestival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, Mapping Festival (Genève), Festival CULLY CLASSIQUE, International Butoh Festival (Kuala Lumpur)
Venues & CompaniesMusée d'Orsay (Paris), CDNO Orléans, Cie STT, Cie Ici'Bas, Cie Entre Nous, insanë, annahuber.compagnie, steptext, Louise Bédard Danse
Directors & ArtistsLuc Birraux, Eric Devanthéry, Bruno Ravella, Mimi Jeong, Mamela Nyamza, Milla Koistinen, Gilles Rico, Bernard Stiegler, Emile Pineault
EducationConservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (Paris), National Theatre School of Canada, Folkwang University, Universities Paris 8 & 10, HETSR / La Manufacture, Society for Arts and Technology