About the Group

Geneva Ballet

The history of ballet in Geneva dates back to the beginning of the 19th century and is intimately linked with the Grand Théâtre de Genève.  In 1962, to honour its re-opening after a devastating fire, the Grand Théâtre created its own ballet company – Geneva Ballet – under the direction of choreographer Janine Charrat.  From its beginnings, the company has been dedicated to illustrating the plurality of style in 20th century dance and has worked with many renowned artists such as George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin and William Forsythe.

In 2003, Philippe Cohen was appointed to head the company.  He continued to seek out new choreographers to bring to Geneva, such as Andonis Foniadakis, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Gilles Jobin and Benjamin Millepied, giving them carte blanche for their productions.  He also continued to enrich the repertoire with works by renowned choreographers such as Carolyn Carlson, Lucinda Childs, Jerome Robbins, Nacho Duato and Saburo Teshigawara. In 2009, Joëlle Bouvier created a contemporary version of the classical ballet Romeo and Juliet for the company, which was critically acclaimed in its US premiere at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2011.

General Director: Tobias Richter

Ballet Director: Philippe Cohen

About Choregrapher

Joëlle Bouvier

Since the creation of her company L’Esquisse, in 1980, Joëlle Bouvier authored, together with Régis Obadia, fifteen choreographic works diffused around the world, co-directed four short movies, awarded in many festivals, and directed several music videos.

She was co-director of the National Choreographic Center of Le Havre, from 1986 to 1992, and of the National Center of Contemporary Dance of Angers, from 1993 to 2003.  In 1998, she engaged in an effort of independent creation.  Therefore, in 1999, she created Où en est la nuit at Angers, then Fureurs at the Montpellier Dance Festival, and the solo Dépêche-toi! at the Dance Festival of Marseille.  In 2000, she made L’Oiseau-Loup for the young public, in Sartrouville, presented over a hundred times in France and abroad, and she created De l’Amour, co-produced by the National Theatre Les Gémeaux in Sceaux.  From that date onwards, all of her creations were co-produced by Les Gémeaux, which had become the anchorage of her company, where she was invited to stay in residence from 2004 to 2008.

In 2003, she was invited by the National Choreographic Center – Ballet of Lorraine to create Jeanne d’Arc and, and in 2006, La Divine Comédie.  With her company, she created, in 2004, Le Voyage d’Orphée, then the solo Face à Face in 2006, and lastly Ce que la nuit raconte au jour in 2008, on occasion of the Choreographic Meetings of Sceaux.  In January 2013 , she created Dolls, within the Festival Suresnes Cités Danse.  In the coming autumn, she will get back to her solo Dépeche-toi!

Bouvier was awarded the Dance Grand Prize of the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers and, in 2000, she was honored with the title of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.
 

Creative Team

Choreographer: Joëlle Bouvier

Music: Sergeï Prokofiev

Set: Rémi Nicolas and Jacqueline Bosson

Costume: Philippe Combeau and Joëlle Bouvier

Lighting: Rémi Nicolas

Ticketing

Tickets available from 10 May onwards at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet and by Credit Card Telephone Booking

Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and recipients of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) (Limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis)

Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission

Group Booking Discounts

10% off for every purchase of 4-9 tickets at regular price, 15% off for 10-19 tickets, and 20% off for 20 tickets or more

Patrons could enjoy only one of the above discount schemes for each ticket, please inform the box office staff at the time of purchase

Enquiries

Programme Enquiries: 2268 7323

Ticketing Enquiries : 2734 9009

Credit Card Telephone Booking: 2111 5999

Internet Booking：www.urbtix.hk

Running time of this performance is about 1 hour and 15 minutes without intermission

Audiences are strongly advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme

The contents of this programme do not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary

Ballet Workshop (Full)

Venue	Date & Time		Price
GR2, 8/F, Backstage, Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre	17.07.2013(Wed)	20:00-21:30	Free Admission