The dancers of the Ballet Preljocaj Junior will perform PETIT ESSAI SUR LE TEMPS QUI PASSE (1995) by Angelin Preljocaj and WILLY, creation by Hervé Chaussard 2017/2018 PARTNER SCHOOLS Pôle National Supérieur Danse Provence Côte d’Azur Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris Académie internationale de danse de Paris Conservatoire Supérieur de Madrid (Spain) Palucca Schule Dresden (Germany) Codarts Rotterdam (Netherlands) Accademia Nazionale di Danza de Rome (Italy) Artistic project manager, deputy to the educational activities direction Rehearsal assistant |
INTEGRATION OF YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHIC ARTISTS With twenty-four dancers on contracts of indeterminate length, Ballet Preljocaj ensures that choreographic artists will be able to pursue a professional career. Investing heavily in preparing for their retraining, the company is also involved in the professional inclusion of young dancers who have recently left conservatoires or higher education collages in France or elsewhere. AN ORIGINAL PROJECT Prompted by considerations carried out by the group of National Choreographic Centres / Ballets, Malandain Ballet Biarritz, Ballet du Rhin, Ballet National de Marseille, the Professional Training Program is a highly original project in the field of dance. It is based on systems that already exist in the sectors of theatre (JTN) and music (Jeunes orchestres). Renamed Ballet Preljocaj Junior this arrangement, unique in the field of dance, is aimed at integrating young artists in professional life and offering them advanced technical mastery. NEW GROUP The new group will be welcomed on September 2017. Six dancers joined the cell, via a pre-selection followed by an audition within the context of the European and international programmes of higher education colleges. THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS In cooperation with partner schools, students are shortlisted by theirs directors and professors to participate in the audition which takes place at the Pavillon Noir, Aix-en-Provence. The audition occurs during three days. Candidates follow contomporary and classical dance courses, as well as workshops of repertoire based on Angelin Preljocaj's creations. A selection takes place at the end of the second day. The last day, a session of improvisation is organised following by a personal interview. PERFORMANCES They will perform Fragments, excerpts of pieces created by Angelin Preljocaj and Willy, a piece created by Hervé Chaussard from 15 to 17 March 2018 at Pavillon Noir. CARTES BLANCHES They will perform on thursday 12 April 2018 during the "Nocturne étudiante" at Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence. The permanent collections will become the basis for expressions and creations by art and art-history students and the young dancers of the professional training program of the Ballet Preljocaj. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROJECT From Wednesday 25 April to 06 May 2018 WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF C'EST SUD WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MONUMENTS EN MOUVEMENT Saturday 23 June 2018 at 6.30pm and 10pmAbbaye du Thoronet (France)
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