A man with short black hair and a black beard looks at the camera with a slight smile. He is wearing a light blue and white patterned shirt and is leaning on a railing with his hand clasped together
Baptiste Bourgougnon Credit: Nici Eberl 2022

Baptiste graduated from the National Conservatoire in Paris in 2000. His professional career began with Nye Carte Blanche in Norway before returning to France to work with Luc Petton and Gilles Schamber. In 2002 he joined Scottish Dance Theatre where he took part in numerous creations with choreographers including Ruy Horta, Didi Veldman, Janet Smith and Liv Lorent. In June 2006 he returned to France for a second time to begin working with Maryse Delente, to rejoined Luc Petton's company with whom he toured Jordan and Slovakia, and to work with companies mixing dance and circus including L'eolienne and Acronote. He has worked with Ballet Lorent and with Company Chameleon as a rehearsal director. He joined the faculty of LCDS in 2012 and has recently taken on the new role as the Director of the Undergraduate Course and International Development.