In a few days, the contemporary mixed-bill Cherkaoui/Goecke/Lidberg will be premiered in Palais Garnier. Earlier this afternoon, at the end our last studio rehearsal in the Studio Petipa, a shooting team was here for a video shooting. Probably for a teaser of the new production? It reminds me of my lessons in Digital Communication of... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we moved from the studio to the stage. The ballet that we are going to perform in a week is a new creation by Pontus Lidberg, with the music of Les Noces by Stravinsky. It is very impressive to see big roses dropping down from the ceiling! Together with this mixed contemporary program is... Continue Reading →
Since Chun came back to Paris after a relatively short stay in Hong Kong (8 days), it has been kind of a marathon for him. While in Hong Kong, Chun naturally preferred spending time with his family then working on his business course. Once back in Paris, the homework, the intense rehearsals for a creation... Continue Reading →
Chun is on vacation in Hong Kong, enjoying some precious time with his family and friends in his hometown. That us probably explains why he's less active here..... Here are all the photos taken during the last production at Opera Garnier, La Dame aux Camélias:
Tonight was the last show of La Dame aux Camélias. This series of 19 performances have actually been quite enjoyable. Chun also had the honor to wear Manuel Legris' (Famous French Etoile dancer) costume for this production! The rehearsals which started in August 2018 have been very stressful for Chun, as he had to face... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Chun went to see the last demonstrations of the Paris Opera Ballet School. The demonstrations are more or less a showcase of the students' work at the school. What seemed so phenomenally important all those years ago seems so much less today....
Tonight was the 11th performance out of the 19 performances of La Dame aux Camélias that we haven in December! So we've done more than half of it! Chun's partner is such a sweet person who always have a very positive and serious attitude in her work. She spreads her good mood with the other... Continue Reading →
This morning, Chun went to POB's men's 11:30 class by Mr. Attilio Labis, Etoile and renowned ballet teacher of the Paris Opera. Mr. Labis said, after we've done our assemblé exercice in the centre: "- Il y a deux types d'assemblé, les assemblés qui se déplacent, et ceux qui restent sur place. Quand on les... Continue Reading →
This morning, when Chun saw this, he didn't believe that tonight's La Dame aux Camélias performance would be possible, with this fifth day of "Gilets Jaunes" protests. He left home at 9:55 am and arrived at 11:25 am at the Opera, started his day with a ballet class, then rehearsals..... being whole day inside the... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow will be the fifth Saturday that the Gilets Jaunes (as the French call them, referring to protesters wearing yellow vests), and today, the employees of the Paris Opera received an email from the Direction informing us of its decision of remaining the two theatres (Garnier and Bastille) open during this 5th day of riots... Continue Reading →
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