- Emmanuel Thibault
Emmanuel Thibault is a French dancer, born in 1974.
After early studies with
Max Bozzoni , he was admitted to theParis Opera Ballet School and was educated there.At the age of fifteen, Emmanuel Thibault joined the Paris Opera, thereupon becoming a student of the ballerina
Noëlla Pontois , with whom he continues to work to this day. Appointed Soloist (sujet) at the age of seventeen, he was appointed Principal (premierdanseur ) following the Internal Promotion Contest (Concours interne de promotion) on December 23rd 2004.Compelling
stagecraft andmime , majesticépaulement , ideal legibility in petitallegro , mastery of the plastique in grand allegro, Emmanuel Thibault is considered by his peers to be an eminent representative of the French School.Fact|date=May 2008Since 2004, Emmanuel Thibault has been working closely with the première danseuse Myriam Ould-Braham, and has danced with her all over Europe.
Awards
Silver Medal, Concours international de danse de Paris – 1990; Gold, Eurovision Young Dancers’ Competition, Helsinki - 1991; Prix Espoir, Association pour le Rayonnement de l’Opéra de Paris (AROP) – 1994 ; Silver Medal - Varna Competition (date unknown), Prix de l’AROP - 2002.
Léonide Massine Prize (with Myriam Ould-Braham) - 2005.Principal Roles
*The Faun in Jerome Robbins’s ‘The Four Seasons’;
*‘Le Spectre de la rose’ by Michel Fokine, staged by Pierre Lacotte;
*Puck in John Neumeier’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream ’;
*Grand pas de Trois in ‘Paquita’ by Marius Petipa, staged by Pierre Lacotte;
*Bronze Idol, in ‘La Bayadère’, staged byRudolf Nureyev ;
*Grand pas de trois in Act I of ‘The Swan Lake’, staged by Rudolf Nureyev;
*The Bluebird, in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ by Marius Petipa, staged by Rudolf Nureyev;
*Peasant Pas de deux in ‘Giselle’ by Jules Perrot, staged by Patrice Bart;
*Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’, choreography by Rudolf Nureyev;
*Basilio in ‘Don Quixote’, staged by Rudolf Nureyev; The Bluebird in Carla Fracci's Staging of "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Rome Opera; Prince Désiré in the Inoue Ballet Foundation's staging of "The Sleeping *Beauty" at Tokyo.Films
* Serge Peretti, le dernier des Italiens, film by Dominique Delouche (Le Tambourin)
* Paquita, Grand pas de trois, Act I (Paris Opera Ballet, Lacotte), with Mlles. Daniel and Hurel
* The Swan Lake, Grand pas de trois, Act I (Paris Opera Ballet, Nureyev) with Mlles. Daniel and Gilbert
* Jewels, Pas de trois, Emeralds Section (Paris Opera Ballet, Balanchine) with Mlles. Abbagnato and Daniel.
* Giselle, Pas de deux des Paysans (with Myriam Ould-Braham) (Paris Opera Ballet, Perrot/Bart)
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