Philippe Berling
After graduating from the INSAS in Brussels, Philippe Berling founded the company Théâtre Obligatoire, began his career as a director, and continued to learn from many theatre and opera directors: André Engel, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Alain Françon, Bruno Bayen. From 1990 to 1994, he worked with Jean-Marie Villégier at the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, where he was director of programming. In 1995, he was appointed director of the Théâtre du Peuple de Bussang, before continuing his work as a director as a partner with several theatres (Belfort, Coulommiers, Auxerre, Noisy-le-Grand...).In 2010, he was appointed co-director of the Théâtre Liberté de Toulon along with Charles Berling, his brother. Philippe Berling has directed almost fifty plays, all evidence of his curiosity for classic and modern dramatic (Heinrich von Kleist, Henrik Ibsen, Georges Feydeau, Eduardo De Filippo, Serge Valletti...) and non-dramatic literature (Fernando Pessoa, Jean-Henri Fabre).
