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 →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVueDU8uw1I Due to the strike movement in France but also inside the Paris Opera, all performances after 5th December were cancelled. For me, who was supposed to perform in Raymonda this December, we only did the very first performance on 3rd December, and then all the other 21 shows were cancelled. The employees of the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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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