kbarber Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Laura Hecquet, after tonight's performance of Swan Lake. Link to comment
Helene Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thank you for the news -- they must be updating the "Artists" page, because she's not list in either category. I hope they shoot an artsy video with voice over with her and add it to their 2015-16 page: http://saison15-16.operadeparis.fr/artistes-les-etoiles Link to comment
kbarber Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 she was a sujet, not a premiere danseuse Link to comment
Helene Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I didn't realize that a dancer could become an Etoile from any other rank. (And I would have found her under "Sujets" had I spelled her name correctly...) Link to comment
kbarber Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 yes, Mathieu Ganio also bypassed premier danseur. Not surprising! Link to comment
kbarber Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 but it's definitely the exception rather than the rule! Link to comment
Azulynn Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 No, Laura Hecquet was a Première Danseuse - she was promoted last November (effective January 1). The website may not have been updated since. Link to comment
Helene Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 silvermash reported Hecquet's promotion after Concours here: http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/39533-pob-promotion-competition-2014-15/?p=346541 Laura Cappelle tweeted: With Laura Hecquet, @BalletOParis now has 11 women + 8 men at Etoile level. (Dupont will be the only one to retire this season.) Link to comment
miliosr Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 That 'Artists' front page at the POB Web site is really out-of-date. Amandine Albisson is listed as a premier when she's an etoile, Christophe Duquenne and Stephane Phavorin are listed as premiers when they are retired, Arthur Raveau is listed instead of Artur Allard, etc., etc. Link to comment
kbarber Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 well who can blame them for Arthur Raveau/Alard. They're probably waiting to see if he'll change his name again. Link to comment
miliosr Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Haha kbarber -- I almost wrote that exact same thing! Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 That 'Artists' front page at the POB Web site is really out-of-date. It's the English-language mirror that got lost in the shuffle. The French side is more or less up-to-date and reflects the fact that Arthur Raveau now goes by Artur Allard. (So there was another tweak.) I have a feeling the web site will be completely overhauled for the next season, so the webmasters are no longer bothering to perfect the current one. Link to comment
naomikage Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Laura Hequet was a premier danseuse, she was promoted after the competition last November, it was a big news as she was sidelined by injury for long. And Mathilde Froustey wrote a very touching congratulations on her blog when Laura got promoted as premier as they were classmates at the POB school and considered rivals for a long time. Link to comment
naomikage Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 sorry I posted a duplicate so please delete this Link to comment
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