On the Twitter account @ ChâteletJeTAime, created in secret by her teams in March 2020 and read by 44 insiders, Ruth Mackenzie posted the photo of the two cherubs entwined above the Châtelet. The sky is azure blue. We can not guess at the black clouds that are gathering. As if Ruth Mackenzie had taken refuge in denial. This Friday, August 28, arriving at Châtelet, the employees learned of the departure of their director. According to an elected official close to the file, this is a "dry dismissal". Behind the scenes, his fate was settled from the deconfinement after a damning audit. Nothing should filter: it was necessary to protect Anne Hidalgo, who had brought him to the theater, until the municipal elections.
The arrival of a new director is being considered. A standoff between Sébastien Bazin, president of the board of directors of the theater, against Christophe Girard, cultural assistant to Anne Hidalgo. The first wants to bring in François Vienne, director general of the Festival d'art lyrique d'Aix. Sebastien bazin
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