Weather is very pleasant in Paris this week: Sunny, the sky is blue, 22 to 24 degrees, perfect. After class this morning at Palais Garnier, I went to the Berthe Morisot exhibition at Musée d'Orsay. Visitors admiring the artworks Berthe Morisot is a female impressionism painter (1841 - 1895). She was a member of the... Continue Reading →
Last week in Paris before Asia Tour~
The Paris Opera Ballet is leaving for Singapore this coming Monday. I have been waiting for this Asia Tour for a long time. During the last tour to Japan with the Opera, I was an understudy and didn't get to perform in Tokyo. However, this time I will be performing in Rudolf Nureyev's Swan Lake,... Continue Reading →
On stage tomorrow!~
It's Sunday morning! A relaxing Sunday morning, trying to stop myself from working! This past week has been great. We had intense rehearsals for the coming program of Paul Lightfoot. The preparation is going very well, I very much appreciate the opportunity to meet these wonderful choreographers, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Léon, but also two... Continue Reading →
A thousand orchids and Swan Lake…
Such sunny weather in Paris this week. It's a very calm week for me, not much work from business school, and no rehearsals in the afternoon. But I don't know why I am feeling a little under pressure and tired. After working a little bit in the morning yesterday, which was a day-off, I decided... Continue Reading →
Exhibition Japonisme/Ponti, and Les Troyens at Opera Bastille
Yesterday, Saturday, Chun went to this exhibition Japonisme/Gio Ponti at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs with a friend. Some of his friends told him about this exhibition about Gio Ponti, a renowned Italian architect, and there he was. In the first part of this exhibition, Japonisme, were displayed different japanese art pieces. Chun always liked... Continue Reading →
Jean-Michel Basquiat / Egon Schiele @Fondation Louis Vuitton
I think Chun has never spent so much time in a single exhibition.... He arrived at 9am at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a beautiful building by the architect Frank Gehry, and at noon, he had lunch appointment, so he had to leave, but he would have stayed even longer! This Basquiat/ Schiele exhibition was really... Continue Reading →
Concert in the Church of Madeleine~
The "La Dame aux Camélias" group of dancers is now on a short holiday of 5 days before finishing the last two performances of the series on 2nd and 3rd January. Chun takes this occasion to finish his homework, and to enjoy the beautiful city of Paris before going back to Hong Kong on 4th... Continue Reading →
Modern Art Exhibition – Zao Wu-ki
Chun has a day-off in the middle of the week. Sitting in front of his Mac and facing the window, he got envious of the nice sunshine and blue sky outside. He decided to go to the Palais de Tokyo which is near where he lives, and to go and see an exhibition: Zao Wou-Ki,... Continue Reading →