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.
Performance Dates
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), 28 April (16.30) : 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)
May 2024
10, 23 May (19.30) : Theater Basel L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) Regie: C. Marthaler MD L. Cummings
June 2024
Pre-rehearsals begin for Dr Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler at Schauspielhaus Basel. Link
On 7 June KäferTöten is released. Listen on Spotify.
September 2024
13, 16, 19, 26, 27 September (19.30) : Theater Basel Schauspielhaus Dr. Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler. Regie: Christoph Marthaler. Link
October 2024
4, 23 October (19.30) : Theater Basel Schauspielhaus Dr. Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler. Regie: Christoph Marthaler. Link.
November 2024
12, 22 November (19.30) : Theater Basel Schauspielhaus Dr. Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler. Regie: Christoph Marthaler. Link.
24 November : Naxos Hallenkonzert Frankfurt Façade (Walton-Sitwell) Ensemble Phoenix
December 2024
6, 17, 28, 31 December (19.30) : Theater Basel Schauspielhaus Dr. Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler. Regie: Christoph Marthaler. Link.
January 2025
6 January (19.30), 19 January (18.30) : Theater Basel Schauspielhaus Dr. Watzenreuthers Vermächtnis - ein Wunschdenkfehler. Regie: Christoph Marthaler. Link.
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