The novelty of the open-air ballet for two evenings was greatly appreciated by enthusiasts or simply the curious (among whom we were pleased and satisfied to notice young people whose parents or grandparents wanted to introduce them to an artistic discipline wrongly considered elitist) who enjoyed a wonderful performance by the dancers, including an imposing Eric Vu-An in the role of Emperor Kublai Khan and a magnificent Marco Polo, Jean-Sébastien Colau.
The innovative choreography by Luciano Cannito was also stunning, featuring the light yet sophisticated Neapolitan culture along with the music of Francis Poulenc, adapted by Mario Schiavoni, accompanying this dreamlike fable with all the flair it deserves.
This premiere of the ballet at the Théâtre de Verdure was a real success and calls for other similar initiatives. The Ballet of Nice is today a reality that deserves to be offered to the general public with great pride and can become a true “excellence” of Niçoise cultural policy.
Ladies and gentlemen of the municipal majority and the opposition: argue over subsidies for the Unighted evening organized by Cathy Guetta, which has been talked about recently, but be united in supporting an activity as important as the Ballet Nice Méditerranée. We rely on your political intelligence to distinguish between gold and dross!
The Ballet Nice Méditerranée also includes:
Artistic Director: Eric Vu-An
General Delegate: Anne Stephant
Ballet Master: Eleonora Gori
Ballet Assistant: Karin Bouvron
Soloist Dancers: Julia Bailet, Sophie Benoit, Paula de Castro Fernandez
Soloist Dancers: Jean-Sébastien Colau, Thomas Gallus, José Carlos Ramirez del Toro, César Rubio Sancho
