Yesterday evening, the French President Emmanuel Macron spoke for the first time on the national television about the situation of the Coronavirus epidemic in France. He announced that all the schools will be closed starting from coming Monday. Other precautions like telecommuting, limit travelling, economic assistance were also suggested. Before Macron spoke, there were an... Continue Reading →
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Coronavirus at the Paris Opera
France has become one of the countries with the most cases of coronavirus. The French government published official precautions which are displayed in public areas, especially in front of the toilets. The Paris Opera has ordered masks and désinfectant hand gels. According to the official sources, we are now at stage-2 of the epidemic and... Continue Reading →
Balanchine performances
The Balanchine program at the Paris Opera Ballet started two weeks ago, and we will be doing this until the middle of March. I am now doing Serenade at every show, since the first cast dancer got injured and will not be performing until the 28th February. The role of the four men in Serenade... Continue Reading →
France back to normal, creation by Alan Lucien Oyen
By now, France seems to be back to normal completely. The public transports are in full service, almost no more strike, and the Paris Opera too is opening its doors to the audience once again. The first ballet that is performed after the social movement is Giselle, an eternal classic created at the Paris Opera... Continue Reading →
Performances partially restarted~
After almost two months, the some performances are happening again at the Paris Opera. On the internet, the spectators who were supposed to come and watch the shows during the past few months show their anger and disappointment regarding the social movement and the cancellation of the performances at the Opera. The doors of the... Continue Reading →
GEM Athlete of the year award~
Here's a short presentation video edited by the Alumni teams of my business school GEM. Imagine the emotions that I had when I watched this for the first time just before giving my speech during the dinner!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9JpQY0Cw2Y&feature=youtu.be
GEM Graduation on Chinese New Year
Last Saturday, 25th January 2020, was a day of unbelievable coincidence: - It was the first day of the Chinese New Year of the Rat (me being a Rat in Chinese Zodiac and a "petit rat de l'Opéra")- and the day of the graduation ceremony at my business school, Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM). Moreover,... Continue Reading →
Free concert protest in front of Palais Garnier~
After 12 days of holiday, the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet started rehearsing again this week. For me, I am understudying the role of the "4 dancers" in Balanchine's Sérénade, which will be the first ballet presented in a Balanchine program in Opéra Bastille. Sérénade is mostly composed of female parts, so I have... Continue Reading →
Gala in Calais, France
The Paris Opera Ballet is now on vacation. As usual, after December's intense period of performances, we would have a short break. This time was an exception though, because since 5th December, we have not be performing. I decided to prepare for a gala performance in Calais, France during this empty period. Calais is a... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year 2020!~
Before we know it we are already in 2020, in a new decade. I wish you all a wonderful year. So much is happening in the world right now, who knows what this new decade would bring us? New year is a good time to think, to plan, to have new projects and goals. No... Continue Reading →
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