Jérémie Bélingard

Jérémie Bélingard [ ʒere'mi 'belɛ̃n'gar ] (born August 19, 1975 in Paris ) is a French ballet dancer . He is étoile of the ballet of the Opéra National de Paris .

Career

In 1987, at the age of twelve, Jérémie Bélingard entered the Paris Opera Ballet School.

In 1993 he was accepted into their corps de ballet as a quadrille . He gradually rose in the hierarchy of ballet. He became coryphée in 1994 , sujet in 1999 , premier danseur in 2001 .

On March 28, 2007, Jérémie Bélingard was named étoile following his appearance in Rudolf Nurejew's Don Quichotte .

Prizes and awards

At one of the most prestigious competitions, the International Ballet Competition in Varna (Bulgaria), he received the bronze medal among the juniors in 1994.

In 1998, when he was still a coryphée , Jérémie Bélingard received the Prix ​​du Cercle Carpeaux , which is awarded annually within the Corps de Ballet of the Opéra National de Paris.

In January 2010, Jérémie Bélingard was Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres .

repertoire

Jérémie Bélingard's repertoire includes 26 choreographies .

In 2005 he appeared in the ballet L'Arlésienne based on the choreography by Roland Petit in the lead role with Eleonora Abbagnato. Myriam Ould-Braham as Clara was his partner in The Nutcracker by Rudolf Nureyev . Jérémie Bélingard danced in the role of the prince.

Private life

Jérémie Bélingard is married to the ballet dancer Aurélie Dupont . They have two sons, Jacques and Georges, who were born in May 2008 and January 2011, respectively.

Web links

• Biography on the Paris Opera website
• Homepage of Jérémie Bélingard
• Myriam Ould-Braham est nommée Danseuse Étoile This article on the website Danses avec la plume dated June 12, 2012 describes the procedure for the appointment as étoile .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BIOGRAPHY Jérémie Belingard. successlab.fr, archived from the original on March 12, 2015 ; accessed on August 1, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Article in the Liberation newspaper on January 6, 2010
3. ↑ Fiche by Jérémie Belingard ( Memento of the original of September 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the Opéra National de Paris 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Étoile - that is the commonly used abbreviation of Danseur étoile or Danseuse étoile - is the highest level a dancer can reach in the ballet hierarchy of the Paris Opera. Since the number of étoiles in the ballet ensemble of the Opéra National de Paris is never more than ten - there are currently 10 dancers étoiles - it usually takes many years for a dancer to reach this level. Exceptions were Manuel Legris , Nicolas Le Riche , Mathieu Ganio and Mathias Heymann . Manuel Legris became étoile at the request of Nurejew in 1986, five years after his appointment as coryphée , when he was still sujet . Note: The hierarchy of the Paris Opera Ballet is rigid. Nureyev is Nureyev. There was nothing left to appoint. Like Manuel Legris, Mathias Heymann became étoile at the age of 22, Mathieu Ganio at the age of 20, and Nicolas Le Riche at the age of 21.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} List of étoiles ( Memento of the original dated May 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the Opéra National de Paris 
6. ↑ Rudolf Nurejew was chief choreographer from 1983 to 1993, director of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1983 to 1989 and created numerous choreographies during this time.
7. ^ The International Ballet Competition - Varna
8. ↑ The Prix du Cercle Carpeaux is awarded to the best young dancer and the best young dancer. It is a sure sign that the winner is considered a future étoile .
9. ↑ L'Arlésienne on YouTube.
10. ↑ Video excerpt Jérémie Bélingard says a few words about the leading roles in the ballet The Nutcracker .
11. ↑ The Nutcracker on YouTube.
12. ↑ Product Gia Kourlas in New York's online edition of Time Out magazine from July 10, 2012
13. ↑ It is extraordinary that ballet dancers of the highest rank have two children together while still pursuing their careers.