Producer & Experiential Project Portfolio – Michèle Saint-Michel

Producer Résumé – Michèle Saint-Michel (PDF)

Core Experience

• End-to-end production of live events, exhibitions, screenings, and hybrid programming for cultural institutions, fashion-adjacent projects, and brand-facing contexts

• Budgeting, scheduling, vendor coordination, and staffing across artist-led and brand-aligned productions

• Technical planning (AV, installation, projection, sound, staging) for gallery, event, and luxury experiential environments

• Run-of-show development, showcalling, and on-site execution for public programs, private events, and client-facing activations

• Filmmaking and production support in digital and analog contexts for cultural, editorial, and fashion-related projects

I prioritize clarity, communication, and follow-through so creative teams can focus on the work and audiences can focus on the experience.

Scale

Production of sold-out public programs and multi-night events, multi-artist exhibitions and installations, live performance and film hybrid formats, and projects involving international collaborators and venues.

Selected Project

21 Scores for Losing Yourself in a Body

Role
Artist, Director, Installation Producer

Location
Laurie Grove Baths, South London, UK

Format
Performance-derived moving image and spatial installation

Project Overview

21 Scores for Losing Yourself in a Body is a performance-led moving image project that unfolded across two distinct but interrelated outcomes:

1. The Quest — a cinematic work distilled from live somatic performance

2. 21 Scores — a site-responsive installation integrating film, textile, sound, and architecture

Both works emerged from the same choreographic and conceptual framework, translating embodied performance into different registers: one cinematic, one spatial.

Context

The project was developed for exhibition within the Laurie Grove Baths, a historic public bathhouse in South London with strong architectural constraints and a charged relationship to bodies, movement, and ritual.

Working with 34 London-based performers, the project explored how somatic scores could be used to generate both ephemeral performance and durable visual forms across film and installation.

The Brief

To develop and deliver a spatially responsive project that translated live somatic performance into a cinematic and scenographic environment, integrating moving image, textile, sound, and architecture.

The work needed to:

• hold the integrity of live performance

• respond to a complex historic site

• function as both exhibition and filmic output

• support multiple audience modes of encounter

What I Led

Concept & Framework

• Developed the overarching conceptual and spatial framework linking somatic performance, film, and installation

• Designed a score-based methodology that allowed each performer to work from their own embodied practice while remaining legible within a shared inquiry

Performer Direction

• Worked one-on-one with 34 performers to design individualized somatic scores

• Directed live performance sessions that balanced structure with improvisation

• Maintained cohesion across a large group while preserving each performer’s distinct physical language

Moving Image Production

• Directed and filmed performances using both digital video and hand-processed 16mm film

• Managed parallel capture workflows to preserve texture, rhythm, and material specificity

• Oversaw hand-processing, scanning, and post-production of analog film materials

Installation & Spatial Design

• Designed the installation layout in dialogue with the architectural scale and circulation of the Laurie Grove Baths

• Produced and installed six large-scale silk organza prints (300cm x 100cm), using translucency and movement to shape audience navigation

• Integrated projection, sound, and textile elements into a cohesive scenographic environment

• Coordinated material fabrication, installation logistics, and on-site assembly within a live exhibition context

Outcome I: The Quest (Cinematic Work)

Format
Single-channel film derived from live performance

Focus

• Translating somatic scores into a cinematic language

• Preserving intimacy, rhythm, and bodily presence

• Shaping performance into a durational, watchable film experience

Result

• A focused cinematic work capable of circulating independently of the installation

• Demonstrated ability to translate experimental performance into a filmic format without flattening its embodied intelligence

• Positioned the project within artist film and moving-image contexts, including screenings and commissions

Outcome II: 21 Scores (Installation)

Format
Multi-element spatial installation

Components

• Hand-processed 16mm film and digital projection

• Six silk organza prints (300cm x 100cm)

• Sound and architectural integration

• Performance-derived moving image

Focus

• Activating a historic site through image, material, and movement

• Creating a durational environment rather than a fixed viewing position

• Allowing audiences to encounter performance through space rather than narrative

Result

• A fully realized, site-responsive installation that activated the Laurie Grove Baths

• Successfully coordinated a large group of performers within a unified exhibition framework

• Demonstrated capacity to lead complex, interdisciplinary projects involving bodies, space, image, and material at scale

Impact

• Translated ephemeral live performance into both cinematic and exhibition-ready forms

• Demonstrated dual fluency in moving image direction and spatial installation

• Balanced conceptual rigor with large-scale production logistics

• Established a methodology for score-based collaboration across film and performance

Availability

Available for:

• Senior Producer roles

• Experiential & event production

• Film and moving-image production

New York–based. Available for on-site and hybrid work.

Let’s Connect

For collaborations, commissions, or consulting:

Email: michelesaintmichel@gmail.com

Instagram: @michelesaintmichel