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LAC : un ballet sombre qui interroge sur le « scandale du mal »

By Anne-Laure Faubert, 08 June 2014
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“Un ballet qui déroute les amateurs de la version classique ”
Reviewed at Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris on 6 June 2014
Performers
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Set Designer
Philippe Guillotel, Costume Designer
Jean-Christophe Maillot, Choreography
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Anne-Laure Faubert
Anne-Laure Faubert
Diplômée de Sciences-Po Paris, Anne-Laure y a également étudié l’art et la littérature. Elle travaille ensuite dans les secteurs privé et public où elle suit notamment les audits de grandes institutions culturelles. Elle tient un blog depuis 2010 sur le ballet, la musique baroque et les voyages et écrit pour une fondation. Elle a créé en 2014 une société de médiation culturelle axée sur le costume et en 2015 une marque de gastronomie culturelle.