



The living artists are part of my extended family, which opens limitless possibilities. I love to work with live music especially created for my shows: the arts become one, they support one another. In collaboration with visual artists, such as Ugo Rondinone or Antony Gormley this season, choreography finds an innovating visual voice. I believe in artists who understand the deep-rooted relationships between all the arts, so inviting choreographers like Fouad Boussouf and also especially Damien Jalet is a way to show my desire to reveal analogies between us as artists, letting us honour the interconnection between music, the visual arts and choreography. As the new director, I want to give its dancers the opportunity to show themselves as full human beings on stage instead of just people who are very good at moving around. The Ballet is already family its performers have danced my work: Loin, Fall and they rehearsed Exhibition up to the point of the second lockdown.
