Dominique Drillot was born in 1959 in Tours, France. A sculptor and graphic artist, he studied Fine Arts at the Beaux-Arts in Tours, while at the same time working as assistant director and stage and accessories designer at Tours-Opéra. In 1987 he created his first stage design for Jean-Christophe Maillot (Thème et 4 Variations), with whom he has since collaborated regularly (Le Jardin, jeux d’Amour, Ubuhuha, Lueur d’Amour, Vers un Pays Sage, Recto Verso). He has also collaborated with Ramon Oller, Bruno Jacquin, Graham Lustig, and Conny Jansen, and worked with Ballet du Nord, Rome Opera Ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Introdans, and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, where he has been both director and lighting designer.