Angelin Preljocaj
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1957 Sucy-en-Brie, France |
| Occupation | Choreographer, dancer |
Angelin Preljoçaj (French pronunciation: [pʁəljotʃaj]; born 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.
Biography
Early life
Angelin Preljocaj was born in 1957 in Sucy-en-Brie, France. He is of Albanian origin.
Career
His choreographic work is steeped in his writing of the history of classical ballet, but is resolutely contemporary. He joined the repertoire of the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris in the early 1990s and has headed the company since 1985. In 1995, he received the Prix Benois de la Danse as choreographer. Preljocaj, subsequently renamed Ballet Preljocaj, has been in residence at Pavillon Noir of Aix-en-Provence since 1996.
Main choreographies
- 1984 : Aventures coloniales
- 1984 : Marché noir
- 1985 : Larmes blanches
- 1985 : Peurs bleues
- 1986 : À nos héros
- 1987 : Le Petit Napperon bouge
- 1987 : Hallali Romée
- 1988 : Liqueurs de chair
- 1989 : Noces (répertoire)
- 1989 : Un trait d'union
- 1990 : Amer America
- 1990 : Romeo and Juliet
- 1992 : La Peau du Monde
- 1993 : Parade (répertoire)
- 1993 : Noces (new version)
- 1993 : Le Spectre de la Rose (répertoire)
- 1994 : Le Parc (répertoire) for the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
- 1995 : Annonciation (Bessie Award in 1997)
- 1995 : Petit Essai sur le temps qui passe
- 1995 : L'Anoure (répertoire)
- 1996 : The Firebird (répertoire)
- 1996 : Romeo and Juliet (new version) in collaboration with Enki Bilal
- 1996 : L'Annonciation (répertoire)
- 1997 : La Stravaganza[1]
- 1997 : Paysages après la bataille
- 1998 : Centaures
- 1998 : Casanova (répertoire)
- 1999 : Personne n'épouse les méduses
- 2000 : Portraits in Corpore
- 2000 : MC/14-22 (Ceci est mon corps)
- 2001 : The Rite of Spring
- 2001 : Helikopter on a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen
- 2002 : Near Life Experience
- 2003 : L'Annonciation (video version)
- 2004 : MC/14-22 (new version, répertoire)
- 2004 : Le Songe de Médée (répertoire)
- 2004 : Empty Moves (part I) on a music by John Cage
- 2004 : N (répertoire) with Kurt Hentschläger (Image, light & stage design) and Ulf Langheinrich (music and sound design)
- 2005 : Les 4 saisons... in collaboration with Fabrice Hyber (répertoire)
- 2007 : Empty Moves (Part I and II) (répertoire)
- 2007 : Eldorado (Sonntags Abschied) (répertoire) with a dedicated composition for the ballet by Karlheinz Stockhausen
- 2008 : Blanche Neige (Snow White)[2]
- 2009 : Un funambule
- 2010 : Siddharta
- 2011 : suivront mille ans de calme
References
- ↑ New York Magazine Jun 16, 1997
- ↑ Blanche-Neige entry at IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
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