In the past fifteen years, by the end of August, I would already be back in Paris, or preparing for my new season, or the season would have started already and I would have been back in the studios for ballet classes, and perhaps my first rehearsals. But this time, I don't have to go... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, I will start rehearsing for La Bayadère. As I am writing this post this evening, I am feeling quite emotional about it. It will be my last moments dancing in the studios of the Palais Garnier. In less than two weeks' time, I will have to say goodbye to these ballet studios, as we... Continue Reading →
I started blogging here back around 2012–2013, when I was still a student at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Feeling quite lonely, and a little lost, I didn't speak much French, and found myself among students for whom this world was native. I wanted to journal my thoughts and what I was going through. After... Continue Reading →
A ballet career is intense and deeply demanding. While caught up in the whirlwind of rehearsals and performances at the Opera, we often operate in a kind of survival mode — with little mental space to think, and even less energy to move forward on anything outside of the stage. The unexpected downtime from my... Continue Reading →
Life in a theatre is always changing. I thought I had finished all my Bluebird performances, but one day during a rehearsal of Sylvia at the Opéra Garnier, I saw a member of the direction walking straight towards me in the Petipa studio, looking a little panicked. They told me: “You have to go to the Lifar studio... Continue Reading →
This week, I completed my second and final performance of Nureyev’s Bluebird pas de deux — and I think it went a bit better than the first one! Right after a performance, I never quite know how it went until I hear back from the ballet masters, friends, colleagues, and see any videos that might come my... Continue Reading →
One of the major challenges I set for myself in 2024 was completing an International Wealth Management certificate course at AUREP, a leading institution in Clermont-Ferrand. Balancing my commitments—dancing at the Opera, meeting with my clients at PerformanceS by EMD, and studying—was quite intense. But I recently received good news: I passed the exam! For... Continue Reading →
Hello my dear subscribers! First of all, I sincerely hope that this new year of 2025 started well for you and that this finds you well, happy and healthy. I am part of those who enjoy having new year resolutions very much and this year is no exception. Apart from the boring ones (i.e. being... Continue Reading →
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