Acclaimed French choreographer conducting ballet masterclasses in Georgia
Shéraz Gasri, the French Ambassador to Georgia, together with Patey and Nina Ananiashvili, famous Georgian ballet dancer and director of the State Ballet of Georgia, on Thursday, attended the performance highlighting France's support for Georgian ballet. Photo via French Embassy in Georgia
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Olivier Patey, the master of the Royal Ballet of Flanders and artistic director of Mossa Ballet School in Liège, has been conducting classical ballet master classes throughout the week at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre during his visit to Georgia.
The Embassy of France said Patey was “actively” involved in the rehearsals of the classic ballet La Bayadère by the French choreographer Marius Petipa, which premiered on Tuesday with the performances scheduled to run on Saturday and Sunday.
Shéraz Gasri, the French Ambassador to Georgia, together with Patey and Nina Ananiashvili, famous Georgian ballet dancer and director of the State Ballet of Georgia, on Thursday, attended the performance highlighting France's support for Georgian ballet.
Great #LaBayadere tonight at ????????National Ballet with #NinaAnaniashvili and ???????? dancer, choreographer and artistic director #OlivierPatey. Une histoire d’amitié, de fidélité et de transmissions entre 2 artistes et 2 pays. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/EycaqA2pyh
— Sheraz Gasri ???????????????? (@Sherzag) November 15, 2023
The embassy added Patey was associated with such “great talents” as George Balanchine, a Georgian American ballet choreographer, Roland Petit, a French choreographer and dancer and Jerome Robbins, an American dancer and choreographer.
It also said the acclaimed French choreographer during his career worked with “outstanding masters” of the ballet industry, including Ananiashvili, Mikhail Baryshnikov, an American choreographer and actor, Vladimir Vasiliev, a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, as well as Ekaterina Maximova and Natalia Bessmertnova, Soviet prima ballerinas.