My appearance on TVB (Hong Kong television channel) on 29th December 2020, about my dancer's life during coronavirus crisis. https://vimeo.com/503865564
TVB interview amid coronavirus crisis
The “Indians” in La Bayadère ~
This second confinement in France is starting to show its effectiveness and since about a week, the numbers here are stable and began to go down. We now have around 20 000 confirmed cases daily (we hit as many as 80 000 cases per day a few weeks ago!) The shops, restaurants and bars who... Continue Reading →
“Confinement” in France
Today is already the third day of the new lockdown. The government announced on Wednesday evening a confinement for the whole country for at least 4 weeks, until 1st December. Unlike last time, this time the restrictions are much more flexible. While the non-essential shops (including bars and restaurants) must close down, the schools remain... Continue Reading →
Curfew in Paris…
This photo was taken earlier this week, it is how the mythical stage of the Palais Garnier looks like now due to the renovation. It was indeed a good decision of the Paris Opera to do the renovation of the two stages (Garnier and Bastille) in this period of uncertainty and when the performance schedule... Continue Reading →
An unforgettable gala in Nancy~
Just back from a roller-coaster weekend in Nancy. We had two performances on Saturday evening and Sunday matinée. The preparation of this gala had been especially complicated, we only had two weeks' time to rehearse, a program that we were supposed to do in March 2020, but it was then cancelled because of the lockdown... Continue Reading →
Reviewing the confinement period…
The Paris Opera Ballet is supposed to be back into the studios tomorrow, after all this time: Confinement since mid-March, a short period of ballet classes back in the studios with social distancing until beginning of July, then summer vacation until now. Yet, the spread of coronavirus has not yet been controlled... with more than... Continue Reading →
Back into the studios!
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 →
Second phase of de-confinement in France
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 →
Lockdown is lifted in France!
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 →
Paris Opera’s support to those on the frontline
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 →
Tale of Chun 