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After joining Bordeaux National Opera 16 years ago as a Dramatist and Head of Publications, Laurent Croizier is now Deputy Director for Development and Communication for the whole of the institution. A trained historian and musicologist, he teaches the “History of Musical and Choreographic Thinking” at the Higher Institute for Artistic Careers (ICART) in Bordeaux and gives many conferences at the Grand-Théâtre in Bordeaux. He is the author of some hundred articles on music and dance in specialised journals, newspapers and the programmes of various establishments.

He has taken part in a wide range of television and radio programs for France 2 (“France’s Favourite Monument”, “Secrets of History” and a programme on Mozart broadcast from Prague in August 2013) and for France 3 (“Des Racines et des Ailes”) etc.

Laurent Croizier was invited to sit on the judging panel for the APACOM Grands Prix 2010 and 2011, is a member of the Scientific Committee for the “Music and Wine” exhibition scheduled for 2017 at La Cité du Vin and a founding member of the Mots et Compagnie writing workshop.

He wrote and designed the “Salon Romantique” show created at the Grand-Théâtre in Bordeaux in May 2016. A lover of wine and gastronomy, between 2005 and 2008 he was the writer of the “L’Esprit du Vin” column in the Le Festin periodical. He is also one of the authors of Quatre Saisons Gourmandes d’Aquitaine published by Editions Confluences and of the Livre des Recettes du Festin published by Editions du Festin.