Ballet de Bordeaux

[miliosr]

After two decades, Charles Jude's tenure as Artistic Director is coming to a close. I have to say that I don't feel hopeful about what will come next.

[kbarber]

Eric Quilleré has been named Directeur de la danse in Bordeaux. He was assistant director under Jude and has been interim director since Jude's departure.

Also announced: a partnership for sharing productions with Paris Opera Ballet, and one ballet a year for 3 years from Angelin Preljocaj, including potentially a piece created on the Bordeaux company in the third year.

[miliosr]

This news from Bordeaux:

The Bordeaux Opera has lost its last principal dancer (sudouest.fr)

So why leave Bordeaux? "It is clear that the resources allocated to dance are constantly decreasing," she regrets. "In 2022-2023, there will only be three productions and, instead, we will only be given little tricks to do. I'm 30 years old, I don't want to wait for things to get better."

I took a look at the Bordeaux Opera's Web site and it looks like the only ballet productions for 2022-23 are Cinderella (December 2022), a mixed bill (April-May 2023) and Don Quixote (June-July 2023).

This on top of cuts in the number of company positions several years ago.

[volcanohunter]

Eric Quilleré succeeded Charles Jude as director, and he may not have as much clout to fight for funding and resources.

Although I took a look at the site of the company in Toulouse, which is also classically based, and it also has only three productions planned at the opera house, plus three performances of a fourth program at a different venue.

Edited August 4, 2022 by volcanohunter