Edouard Getaz

Edouard Gétaz
Edouard Getaz in 2014
Born	September 7, 1973 Lausanne
Nationality	Swiss
Occupation	Entrepreneur, Theatrical producer, Filmmaker
Years active	1983-present
Website	http://www.incopix.com/edouard-getaz

Edouard Gétaz ([ɡəˈta]; born September 7, 1973) is a Swiss entrepreneur, theatrical producer and filmmaker. He develops and produces operas, films, interactive projects, music festivals, fashion shows,^[1] concerts and historical celebrations.^[2]

Biography

Edouard Gétaz was born in 1973 in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the mid-90s, Gétaz produced one of the first live Internet streaming events for the Montreux Jazz Festival.^[3] In 1998 he co-founded Creatives, an events and communications agency in Switzerland.^[4]

In 2004 Gétaz moved to New York and founded the production company Incopix and co-founded Giants Are Small.

Gétaz holds a law degree from Fribourg University, Switzerland, and studied film directing and production at New York University.^[5]

Stage productions

Together with Doug Fitch and Frederic Gumy, Gétaz co-founded Giants Are Small,^[6] where he produced:

• Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood based on Prokofiev's classic with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2008
• Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre with the New York Philharmonic in 2010^[7]
• Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen with the New York Philharmonic in 2011^[8]
• A Dancer's Dream,^[9][10] a ballet production with the New York Philharmonic, based on Stravinsky works, at the Avery Fisher Hall in 2013; also filmed are released as A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky by SpectiCast.^[11][12]
• HK Gruber's Gloria - A Pig Tale with the New York Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014^[13][14]
• Stravinsky's Petrushka with the New York Philharmonic at the Barbican, 2015;^[15] Edouard Getaz also credited as video director.^[16][17][18]

In May 2014 Edouard Gétaz and Giants Are Small produced Dada Bomb as part of Zürich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity, organized the Swiss Consulate in New York.^[19][20][21]

Film, Video, Multimedia

Gétaz has directed two films, both of which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.^[22]

• Virgin Red (2005)^[23]
• Freud’s Magic Powder (2009),^[24][25][26] co-produced by the Swiss National Television^[27]
• Proud/Citibank (2011) / Music video

Produced for Citibank’s 200th anniversary by public relations agency Ruder Finn, directed by Edouard Getaz, music produced by Marius de Vries; winner, PR Week “Employee Communications Campaign of the Year”;^[28][29] winner, Silver Stevie.^[30]

• Stravinsky's Petrushka with the New York Philharmonic at the Barbican, 2015; Edouard Getaz credited as producer and video director.^[31][32][33]
• Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood (2015), interactive app, CD, and digital album, co-produced with Universal Music and its classical music label Deutsche Grammophon; Edouard Getaz producer, co-director, video director, and sound designer; narrators Alice Cooper, Campino, and Paul Haenen.^{[34][35][36][37]}

References

1. "Le Web, nouveau podium pour les top models d'Elite". Les Echos. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
2. "Edouard Getaz". New York Philharmonic. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
3. "NY Phil and Giants Are Small Open A DANCER'S DREAM Tonight". Broadway World. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
4. "Edouard Gétaz, le réalisateur lausannois qui respire New York". 24 heures. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
5. "Edouard Gétaz". Swiss Films. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
6. "Their Next Big Thing Is Actually Small". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
7. "New York’s Date With the End of Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
8. "Philharmonic Prepares 'Cunning Little Vixen'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
9. "In ‘Dancer’s Dream,’ Mearns Teams Up With the Philharmonic". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
10. "Via Stravinsky, a Girl and a Doll, Rapturous and Mechanized". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
11. "SPECTICAST - A Dancer's Dream film". SpectiCast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
12. "A Dancer's Dream IMDB page". IMDB. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
13. "Alan Gilbert Conducts HK Gruber’s Gloria – A Pig Tale". Lincoln Center. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
14. "Beauty Is in the Eye of Your Fellow Swine". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
15. "Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
16. "Barbican International Associate Residency: Giants Are Small and the New York Philharmonic / Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
17. "The Times: NY Phil / Gilbert at Barbican". The Times. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
18. "The Guardian: NY Phil/Gibert review – genre-bending Stravinsky and impeccable playing". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
19. "Inspired by Dada, a Party for the Death of Privacy". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
20. "Zurich Meets New York: Dada Bomb & Collegium Novum". Clocktower. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
21. "‘RIP Privacy’ grave sites backed by Swiss Consulate". New York News. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
22. "Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Edouard Getaz works both as a director and a producer, with his company Intercontinental Pictures.". Le Kino. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
23. "Virgin Red". Official Website of the Film. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
24. "Freud's Magic Powder". BendFilm. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
25. "Freud's Magic Powder". Official Website of the Film. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
26. "Edouard Gétaz, le réalisateur lausannois qui respire New York.". 24 heures. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
27. "Freud's Magic Powder broadcasting". Radio Télévision Suisse. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
28. "PR Week Awards Finalists 2013". PR Week. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
29. "PR Week Awards 2013: The roll call of winners". PR Week. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
30. "The American Business Awards: Citi Music". Stevie Awards. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
31. "Barbican International Associate Residency: Giants Are Small and the New York Philharmonic / Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
32. "The Times: NY Phil / Gilbert at Barbican". The Times. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
33. "The Guardian: NY Phil/Gibert review – genre-bending Stravinsky and impeccable playing". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
34. "Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood. Children’s classic told in new way. Rock superstar Alice Cooper narrates.". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
35. "Peter En De Wolf In Hollywood". Bol.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
36. "Alice Cooper: 'These classical composers were crazier than me!'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
37. "Alice Cooper Channeled Tommy Chong for 'Peter & the Wolf in Hollywood' Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

External links

• 2013 interview of Edouard Gétaz on the Swiss National Radio (in French)
• 2009 interview of Edouard Gétaz on the Swiss National Radio (in French)
• Edouard Gétaz at the Internet Movie Database
• Incopix, production company founded by Edouard Gétaz
• Giants Are Small, theater production company co-founded by Edouard Gétaz