The Spectator's Moment or how to discover an artist, a piece of work or a company in just two minutes. It is a collection of programmes produced by the Maison de la Danse in Lyon and presented by Dominique Hervieu. Each episode is devoted to an artist or a company that is programmed at the Maison de la Danse and offers the public keys or artistic benchmarks for better understanding and appreciating the choreographic art.
 



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Born in 1977, Fabien Plasson is a video director specialized in the field of performing arts (dance , music, etc).

During his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (joined in 1995) Fabien discovered video art. He was trained by various video artists (Joel Bartoloméo Pascal Nottoli , Eric Duyckaerts , etc).
He first experimented with the creation of installations and cinematic objects.

From 2001 to 2011, he was in charge of Ginger & Fred video Bar’s programming at La Maison de la Danse in Lyon. He discovered the choreographic field and the importance of this medium in the dissemination, mediation and pedagogical approach to dance alongside Charles Picq, who was a brilliant video director and the director of the video department at that time.

Today, Fabien Plasson is the video director at La Maison de la Danse and in charge of the video section of Numeridanse.tv, an online international  video library, and continues his creative activities, making videos of concerts, performances and also creating video sets for live performances.

Sources: Maison de la Danse ; Fabien Plasson website

More information: fabione.fr

Founded in 1972, the Ballet du Rhin, which has since become the Ballet  of the Opéra national du Rhin, has journeyed far. From Strasbourg to  Mulhouse firstly where it settled in its premises in 1974. In Alsace,  France and then the world, it has travelled as an acknowledged  ambassador for dance, ever growing through the talent of its successive  "bosses": Jean Babilée, Denis Carey, Peter Van Dyk, Jean Sarelli,  Jean-Paul Gravier, Bertrand d'At, Ivan Cavallari and now Bruno Bouché.  Through their personal influence and artistic choices, they have all  contributed to turning this company into a dance troupe whose expertise  and quality is unanimously acclaimed. The Ballet of the Opéra national du Rhin is one of the rare French  companies to move seamlessly from baroque to modern and from classical  to contemporary styles, so that every mode of dance can be appreciated  to the full. The long list of choreographers from Bournonville to Heinz  Spoerli, not forgetting Balanchine, Kylián, Béjart, Forsythe and Lucinda  Childs, merely serves to illustrate this illustrious journey. Its  repertoire also includes classic ballets such as La Sylphide and Giselle  and re-interpretations of iconic masterpieces such as Don Quichotte,  Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker Suite and Coppelia, which act as  landmarks for the great 20th-century choreographers, and creations  solicited of both young choreographers and seasoned artists. The company consists of a troupe of 33 permanent dancers from the world  over, who, in addition to their solid academic training, must be able to  take on board and explore in depth a broad variety of styles.

Source: Opéra National du Rhin's website

More information: www.operanationaldurhin.eu