Jean Rabasse

For the Cirque du Soleil in 2004–2005 he designed Corteo, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, which received an Emmy nomination in 2007 in the category “outstanding artistic direction for variety music or non-fiction programming”; in 2005–2006 he designed The Beatles LOVE, which was directed by Dominic Champagne; from 2008–2011 he was responsible for the production and set design for IRIS (Los Angeles, directed by Philippe Decouflé.

He has worked on the feature films Océans (2008, directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Clouzeau), Paris 36 (2006–2007, directed by Christophe Barratier, nominated for France’s César Award for best production design), The Statement (2003, directed by Norman Jewison), The Dreamers (2002, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci), Vidocq (2000 1999, directed by Pitof), Vatel (1999–1998, directed by Roland Joffé, recipient of France’s César Award for best production design and Oscar nominee for best production design in 2001, Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar (1997, directed by Claude Zidi, nominated for France’s César Award for best production design), La Cité des enfants perdus (1994–1993, directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, awarded France’s César Award for best production design), Je m’appelle Victor (1992, directed by Guy Jacques), Delicatessen (1990, directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, production design for part of the sets and the models, recipient of France’s César Award for best production design and a Felix Award for best production design in Berlin in 1992); he was Artistic Director of Le Brasier (1990, directed by Eric Barbier), Le Coup suprême (1990, directed by Jean-Pierre Sentier) and Jacquot de Nantes (1990, directed by Agnès Varda). In 1996 he was a set designer for the exhibition In extremis for the French Institute for Architecture.

In theatre he gas worked on productions of musicals and dance including Cinq hommes (2003, Compagnie Muh, Grenoble), Avis aux intéressés (2001, Compagnie Muh, Grenoble), Tous les garçons et les filles, 1999, Compagnie Muh, Grenoble), Le Collectionneur (1997, Compagnie Muh, Grenoble), Dora (1996, directed by Philippe Decouflé, Compagnie DCA, musical comedy created in Tokyo), Les grosses rêveuses (1995, Compagnie Muh, Grenoble), Decodex (1995, Compagnie DCA), the Festival de Marseille Méditerranée (1995), Denise (1995, Festival de Saint-Denis), Deux fois rien (1994, directed by Servane Deschamps and Alfred Spirli), Petites pièces montées (directed by Philippe Decouflé, Compagnie DCA) and the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics (1991–1992, Albertville, directed by Philippe Decouflé, co-created with Guy-Claude François). In opera he has worked on productions of L’amour de loin (2009, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, English National Opera, London) and Aida (2011, Mariinsky Opera Company, St Petersburg, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca).