The famous French choreographer Olivier Patey is in Georgia
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The French Institute of Georgia and the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre are proud to announce the visit of Olivier PATEY to Georgia.
As Master of the Royal Ballet of Flanders and the Artistic Director of the Mosa Ballet School in Liège, Olivier PATEY will conduct classical dance masterclasses at the Tbilisi Opera on November 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19, 2023. Additionally, he will be actively involved in the rehearsals of the upcoming performances of "La Bayadère" at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre, scheduled on the same dates.
Olivier Patey studied at the Ballet School of Paris National Opera, then at the Royal Ballet School in London. At the age of sixteen he joined the Paris Opera Ballet and was soon given soloist roles. He has worked with George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Roland Petit, among others. In 1983, Olivier Patey was promoted to Premier Danseur and was chosen by Rudolf Nureyev to interpret Franz in Coppélia. In 2000, he became Deputy Artistic Director and Chief Ballet Master of the Staatstheater Braunschweig, and in 2013, he became Master of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.
During his career as a dancer, Olivier Patey has shared the stage with the greatest stars: Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vladimir Vasiliev, Ekaterina Maximova, Natalia Bessmertnova and Nina Ananiashvili, who invited him to Tbilisi to teach at the National Ballet of Georgia.
Olivier Patey has been a member of numerous international competition juries since 1995.
