Eric Wurtz

Eric Wurtz after being graphic artist in press an publications, he turned to lighting design in 1983. His singular approach leads him to collaborate with the most innovative choregraphers of contemporary dance:  Lucinda Childs, François Chaignaud and Cecilia Bengoléa, Régine Chopinot, Philippe Decouflé, La Ribot … Mathilde Monnier on her entire production. And in the field of theater and opera with Maurice Bénichou, Philippe Genty, Alain Maratrat …
Note his interventions abroad with Boyzie Cekwana, Bouchra Ouizguen, John Scott. Curious to work on different spaces, he designed the followings events :
 – Closing ceremony of the fiftieth anniversary of the Normandy landings, Caen, 1994.
 – Junya Watanabé and Nino Cerruti, fashion show, Spring summer Collection, 1995.
 – Toki Shisui, “Giappone in Italia 95/96”, Napoli – Opening of the mondial, 1998, Paris.
 – Opening of the Al Janadryah festival, Riad, 2001.
And in the domain of urbain space, he designed with Anne Bureau the lighting of the city, Le port (La Réunion Island) 2000.
He collaborate with Plan Creatif, design agency and RATP on the lighting of the stations of the west Paris tramway, 1995.

He is a winner of the Nusantara Programme for Artist in Residence in Indonesia by AFAA, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1997.