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 →
Covid-19 in France
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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