After months of closure, the Château de Versailles is once again open to public. Among the visitors, most of them are now French locals. Most of the tourists from other countries don't have the possibility yet to come to France, making it an exceptional period for the French people to visit Versailles. The touristic attraction... Continue Reading →
This week, I went to Fécamp in Normandy (a region at the North-West of France) for a video shooting. Normandy is known to be a very rainy and cold area. However, we were very lucky to have a perfectly sunny day for the cameras. It was no less than 33 degrees! Filming outdoor is a... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsTjnYmYUE Today is the "National Music Day" in France. At this occasion, the Paris Opera published a video produced by Jeanne Frenkel and Cosme Castro. Music is an extract from the famous opera La Traviata. You might spot me in the video! ~
During the entire confinement I have been working on a new solo with a choreographer friend of mine who lives in Germany through Zoom. It is a new challenge to create this way because the choreographer has only one single angle to see my movements and I have very limited space to try out the... Continue Reading →
After almost three months, we are finally back into the studios for ballet classes today! The different services of the Palais Garnier gradually return to work one after another. Because the company has to make sure that everybody is not sick and is physically ready to start classes again, each dancer must have a medical... Continue Reading →
This Covid-19 episode completely changed the way people work in the world. Thanks to the new technologies that we have today, most companies were able to connect and to work from home. I am sure these tools and these new ways of working will remain even after the coronavirus will be completely gone. It is... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, on 2nd June, France is going to enter the second phase of the de-confinement. This means the the remaining small businesses are opening again. On the other hand, the parks and gardens reopened already this weekend, and I couldn't resist having a walk in one of them. People seemed calmer. The usual aggressiveness and... Continue Reading →
After almost two months of lockdown, the French can finally go out in public again. The whole period of lockdown lasted from 17th March to 11th May. We are going through a major challenge, especially for the health professionals who have been under extreme pressure in the hospitals, but also for many other industries and... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hllbH71TfZE It has been one month since France is in a complete lockdown. Who would have imagined this situation? So unexpected and surreal. Through this video, the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet showed their support and gratitude to those who are fighting this epidemic on the frontline in the world. I do hope that... Continue Reading →
The entire country goes into lockdown. After the French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement on Monday evening, from Tuesday at noon, going out is forbidden except for grocery shopping or emergencies. This lockdown will last for at least 15 days in France, all the public spaces are closed except supermarkets, banks and pharmacies, but it will... Continue Reading →
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