Angela Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 The Belgian choreographer will succeed Phillippe Cohen at Geneva: https://www.gtg.ch/actualites/sidi-larbi-cherkaoui-futur-directeur-du-ballet/ I'm bit confused, as Ballet de Genève has currently 22 dancers - I remember when Flanders did Sleeping Beauty or Onegin, the company must be so much bigger than Geneva. What a strange move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACAD Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Flanders has downsized considerably in the last few years. Since the merger with the opera company I imagine this was a financial choice. I’m not too surprised by this move since Cherkaoui’s work has long been in the repertoire of Geneva, the best of luck to him in Switzerland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 10 hours ago, LACAD said: Flanders has downsized considerably in the last few years. Do you know how big the company is now? I can't find the number on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACAD Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I can’t either with it’s current layout, but the last time I saw it was maximum 30 dancers, perhaps less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 9 hours ago, LACAD said: I can’t either with it’s current layout, A strange thing that they won't show their ensemble. I'm still bewildered by Cherkaoui's move - he IS Belgian, his Eastman Company is in Belgium, so why move to a smaller company and leave what he has built in Flanders? Well, we will see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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