I will be performing in Calais on 8th and 9th January 2020, in 3e Etage's next show in Calais, France. For more information: https://www.calais.fr/fr/Ville-de-Calais/envie-de-bouger/se-divertir/agenda/idees-de-sortie/5d4bf2fb72e7e54f0ba830e2/petites-virtuosites-variees I look forward to performing in Calais and hope to see you there 🙂
Strike continues at the Paris Opera
It's been 21 days since Opera started going on strike. 50 performances have been cancelled, and the audience must be very disappointed, especially those who came from far away to watch the performances. This social movement has dramatic economic consequences for the Paris Opera, who might just have lost more than 14 million euros...... The... Continue Reading →
Strike continues…. my most unusual week in France!
Today is already the 10th day of the massive social movement in France. The public transport system is still paralysed, with only a reduced service of certain bus lines, and the metro is almost completely down. The French people seem to get more and more annoyed with the strike, especially when we have no choice... Continue Reading →
Massive strike in France and cancelled performances
Since last Thursday, a massive social movement began all around France to demand withdrawal of the government's latest pension reform. While the details of the plan has not yet been unveiled, Macron's proposal for a single pension system, which would eliminate dozens of separate plans for public sector workers, would force millions of people in... Continue Reading →
Press Article – Foreign dancers at the Paris Opera
Today, following a press release, the French medias published an article about four foreign dancers at the Paris Opera Ballet. I am very honoured to be one of them. It is never easy to quit one's hometown to live in a foreign culture. But it is a largely worthy experience from which we learn and... Continue Reading →
Raymonda at Opera Bastille
After nearly one and a half month of rehearsals, a part of the Paris Opera Ballet moved to Opera Bastille to perform Raymonda. It is one of Marius Petipa’s classical ballets, certainly not as popular as his other Tchaikovsky ballets (I.e. Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker......etc). Glazunov’s music for Raymonda clearly do not meet Tchaikovsky’s... Continue Reading →
GEM – Convention de Paris II
Last Thursday, on 14th November, I was invited to an alumni event organised by my business school, Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM). Yes! I have become an alumnus and am part of the network now, this seems unbelievable to me. The event was held in the business area of Paris, in La Défense, in the... Continue Reading →
The truth of Ballet Discipline
Ballet is known to teach discipline. Some people say that ballet is a lifestyle: Dancers have to constantly stay in shape, the ballet technique is demanding and has different requirements, the quasi-military aspect of certain corps de ballet parts in classical ballets.... It would be easy to understand why ballet requires strong discipline and commitment.... Continue Reading →
Results – Concours de Promotion
The results were announced. I was ranked 4th in my class and since there were two places for promotion this year, I was not promoted this time. Feeling disappointed is inevitable. But there's another part of the "results", it's the fact that I tried my best, worked really hard for it, was satisfied with my... Continue Reading →
Concours de Promotion – videos
Napoli Variation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LSq_XL5Jw Romeo and Juliet Variation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfP2kSMKNMo
