After graduating in 2003 from the National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance, François Chaignaud has danced for many choreographers, including Alain Buffard, Boris Charmatz, Emmanuelle Huynh, and Gilles Jobin. Since his first piece in 2004, his work is characterized by the articulation of singing and dance (Думи мої, 2013) and a profound relationship to history, evinced in his own work as well as in the collaborations he has formed with multiple artists (with Jérôme Marin, Marie Caroline Hominal, or Théo Mercier).

Between 2005 and 2016, together with Cecilia Bangolea, he created a series of noteworthy shows that were presented worldwide. In 2021, he founded Mandorle Productions, whose artistic line is based on cooperation with other artists such as Nina Laisné, Marie-Pierre Brébant, Akaji Maro, Dominique Brun, and Sasha J. Blondeau. He also creates pieces for large groups of performers: Soufflette (2018) for Carte Blanche, the piece tumulus with Geoffroy Jourdain (Les Cris de Paris) in 2022. In 2023, he created with the beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux the piece Mirlitons.