LAURENT TIXIER . IN A NUTSHELL
- He was made “Chevalier” (Knight) in the prestigious French arts and literature award “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” in 2008.
- Honoured by UNESCO in 2011 for his contribution to defending culture and heritage, he was awarded the Silver Medal with a Bar and Wreath in the “Universal League of Public Good”.
- He has been the scriptwriter, producer and artistic director of numerous “crossed-arts” shows (using a mix of several art forms, such as music, dance and theatre), in venues such as the French Châteaux of Blois, Maintenon and Azay-le-Rideau, the Luçon cathedral, and the Logis de la Chabotterie (stately home). Secretary of the SACD (a French performing-rights society for drama authors).
- He was also the General Coordinator, and initiator, of the “French Championships and 2nd World Championships of Artistic Fencing”; and the Co-founder and President of the “Conservatoire National d'Escrime Ancienne” (national school of artistic fencing), currently one of the most successful fencing establishments.
- A concert performer (both as a singer and musician), and a songwriter, he has taken part in numerous tours both in France and abroad, and has also contributed to over 40 album recordings
