Valentin has been involved with Shakespeare's work from every side; as a musician, an actor, a director, a teacher and now as a scholar. His work remains an inexhaustible source of inspiration. He is currently a PhD candidate at St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, writing on "Shakespeare and the Language of Grace".
Valentin is also currnetly a member of the Academic Board of the Temenos Academy and Reviews Editor of the Temenos Academy Review. He has taught and lectured for the Temenos Academy, the Pricne of Wales School of Traditional Arts, the William Blake Society, Rewley House, Oxford and the Institute of Continuing Educaiton at Madingley Hall.