Valentin is a Russian-born artist and dance researcher based in Berlin

His method (named 4/4 4/3 4/0) draws on the forms and fundamental principles of dramatic theatre, taekwondo, butoh and throat singing. Tszin's body of work varies greatly in scale; he works across a contrasting range of formats, from ascetic solos to intricate group concepts. His projects have been presented to diverse audiences internationally, some having involved up to one hundred people.