Luc Petit is a Belgian designer, artistic director and creator of shows, events, exhibitions and museum spaces.
Early life
He began his training in television directing. He studied cinematography at the IAD in Louvain-la-Neuve.
Art
After his academic training, he began to work at No Télé. During this audiovisual involvement he met Jean Michel Jarre, Jean Rochefort and Gérard Depardieu. Luc Petit has collaborated with organisations in the entertainment and event industry including the festival "Juste pour Rire", Cirque du Soleil, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Disney. He worked for Franco Dragone for many years, working on productions including Décrocher la lune, the Disney Cinema Parade, and the opening ceremony of EuroFoot 2000 in Brussels. Since 2010 he has been associated with Anne Roelandt. They have made shows and events in many countries. In 2012, Luc Petit and his team conceptualized the musical, inspired by the story of Peter Pan, mixing dance, singing, acrobatics, lighting effects and videos. This show was the biggest video mapping show for arenas. He toured in Europe, Dubai and Singapore. In 2014, he created Texas Aggies go to war, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. The show, was awarded the Trophée de l'Evénement Exceptionnel in Cannes. In 2015, he designed and directed Inferno, a show made for the opening ceremony of the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, for which he received the "Best Creative Director" award at the EuBEA Festival in Sevilla. The celebration events in Waterloo, made in collaboration with Vo Communication and Verhulst&Partners, were also given the Best cultural event award, the best public event and the European best event award 2015. A couple of months later, he directed the biggest urban opera in the world, Décrocher la Lune; there are more than 35000 people in a one-kilometer stage in La Louvière, Belgium. For this, he was awarded at the BEA Festival with a Silver Award. He also received at the EUBEA Festival the golden award for Best Cultural Event and Best Ceremony Event, a silver award for the Best European Event 2016 and a bronze award for Luc Petit CREATION as an event agency. In April 2017, he received an award for the Best show in the category "Live Event Spectacular on a Limited Budget" at the Themed Entertainment Association . He is internationally known and developing different projects for Wanda Group Entertainment in China. Since July 2018, the visitors of the “Caves of Han” can visit this permanent installation named ORIGIN the most magnificent underground show in the world including sound, light and the latest technology of video mapping and lasers. Moreover, since 2015, Luc PETIT and his international team worked on a unique permanent show in Qingdao - China, the QING SHOW. The Grand Premiere on April 2019 was a real success as Luc PETIT directed the show based on the well-known Chinese legend of the Eight Immortals. Together with Michel TEHEUX and Anne ROELANDT, he created a non-profit organization NOCTURNALES, a new concept of heritage operas, which highlight the architectural wealth of cathedrals and patrimonial buildings. The tour NOEL DES CATHEDRALES and recently, the FÉERIES DE BELOEIL are some of his creations.
