Valerie  Renay aka Femme Façade is Berlin based French-Caribbean performer, director, vocal coach, painter, DJ and half of Electro Art Pop Noir duo Noblesse Oblige.

She enjoys collaborations as well as making her own work

Recent collaborations include: “Meeting the Odyssey - Instant Berlin” (performer/deviser ) site specific performance tour by boat produced by Radialsystem V Berlin (July 2014)

Social Muscle Club (performer/deviser) Sophiensale Berlin (February 2015)

 

Her work is concerned with notions of identity, our place in society, our spiritual quest and everyday psychosis. Questions, often confrontational, are asked in a brutal, stylised dream like reality. Her vision is raw yet carefully choreographed, holding the emotional body at its core. 

 

Valerie Renay spent half her life in London where she trained as an actress with Phillippe Gaulier. 

Now based in Berlin, she produces work as her alter ego ‘Femme Façade’ making regular appearances at international Performance and Theatre Festivals such as Contradança Asta Festival/Portugal, Pavillion/Bucharest, Hebbel Theatre and Sophiensael Theatre/Berlin, Interregnum Live Art Festival/Copenhagen, The New Burlesque Festival, Copenhagen, as well as Underground Clubs, Fashion Shows and Art Galleries.

 

In London, Valerie devised work and performed internationally with Pacitti Company (Spill Festival) Marisa Carnesky (Ghost Train), Clod Ensemble, Gary Stevens, Joshua Sofaer, La Ribot and also hosted cabaret nights (Whoopee). She stars in Edwin Brienen’s art house movie L’amour Toujours (2008).

Before starting her band Noblesse Oblige she ran her own theatre company In Bed All Day (1997/2003) gave acting classes and lead ‘creative voice & movement’ workshops at Hoxton Hall as artist in residence.

Valerie is currently working as a vocal coach with artists such as Jeremy Wade (Death Asshole Rave Video/ HAU 3 Berlin), Rodrigo Garcia Alves (La Maison Baroque/ Ufer Studios Berlin) Ming Wong (video artist/ Venice Biennale)

She also leads ‘Body & Mind training Sessions’ an adaptable training inspired by her personal practice and knowledge of: Body Weather, Contact Impro Dance, and physical Theatre (Derevo, Yoshi Oida)

 

Femme Façade is also available for talks/Q&A/Workshops

Femme Façade currently available shows: 

Golden Ratio

My Blood Is Thicker Than Yours

Possessed