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Laurent Hilaire takes over as head of the Munich Ballet

2022-05-04T17:55:40.059Z


PORTRAIT – The former star dancer of the Paris Opera had left the management of Stanislavski in Moscow three days after Russia invaded Ukraine. He succeeds Russian Igor Zelenski who retired in early March.


He arrived Tuesday evening in Munich.

And will only return to Paris in two months, to see the grandson who is about to give him his daughter Juliette, a dancer in the Paris Opera Ballet.

Laurent Hilaire shines.

He has just been appointed director of the Munich Ballet.

“I received another important proposal.

But this one appealed to me: because of the company's reputation, its potential and the impetus given to the Munich Opera by Serge Dorny, who shows a real desire to move forward"

, says -he.

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General relief.

On February 27, Laurent Hilaire, decomposed, gathered his dancers from the Stanislavski ballet in Moscow to announce to them that he was returning to France.

That he disapproved of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

And that it would have been to support her to remain in post.

French before becoming company director, he chose to return.

Next season was written before my arrival (...).

But I want to build or imagine other new productions

Laurent Hilaire

On February 28, he boarded the plane for a one-way flight.

Without unemployment on landing, with a ruble account completely…

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Source: lefigaro

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