Mathieu Ganio (born 16 March 1984) is a French danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Mathieu Ganio
Born (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 (age 40)
Marseille, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, Paris Opera Ballet School
OccupationBallet dancer
Years active2001 to present
EmployerParis Opera Ballet
Height182 cm (5 ft 11½ in)
ParentDominique Khalfouni (mother)
AwardsPrix Benois de la Danse (2005)

Mathieu Ganio was born in Marseille, France, the son of Ballet National de Marseille principal dancers Dominique Khalfouni and Denys Ganio.[1] He began dance lessons at the age of seven and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, before completing his training at the Paris Opera Ballet School.[2] In 2001 he joined the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet and won promotion to the rank of coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On 20 May 2004, following a performance of Don Quixote, he was appointed étoile, bypassing the rank of premier danseur.[3] In 2005 he was awarded the Benois de la Danse as outstanding male dancer.[4]

His younger sister, Marine Ganio, is a sujet of the Paris Opera Ballet.[5][6]

Repertoire

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Filmography

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  • Coppélia (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet School, 2001: as Frantz
  • La Sylphide (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet, 2004: as James
  • Jewels (choreography: George Balanchine), Paris Opera Ballet, 2005: in 'Emeralds'
  • Proust (choreography: Roland Petit), Paris Opera Ballet, 2007: as Saint-Loup
  • Comme un rêve (documentary directed by Marlène Ionesco), 2009
  • La Danse (documentary directed by Frederick Wiseman), 2009
  • La Petite danseuse de Degas (choreography: Patrice Bart), 2010: as the Ballet Master
  • Les Enfants du paradis (choreography: José Martinez), 2011: as Baptiste
  • 'Célébration' (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet, 2013
  • The Sleeping Beauty (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev), Paris Opera Ballet, 2013: as Prince Désiré
  • Palais de Cristal (choreography: George Balanchine), Paris Opera Ballet, 2014: as the First Movement soloist
  • Dances at a Gathering (choreography: Jerome Robbins), Paris Opera Ballet, 2014: as the Man in Brown
  • Giselle (choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev), Mariinsky Ballet, 2016: as Count Albrecht
  • Swan Lake (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev), Paris Opera Ballet, 2016: as Prince Siegfried
  • Giselle (choreography: Patrice Bart and Eugène Polyakov), Paris Opera Ballet, 2020: as Count Albrecht[37]
  • Le Parc (choreography: Angelin Preljocaj), Paris Opera Ballet, 2021: as the Man[38]
  • The Firebird (choreography: Maurice Béjart), Paris Opera Ballet, 2023: as the Firebird

References

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  1. ^ Dalbard, Agnès (5 July 2004). "Danseur étoile à 20 ans". Le Parisien. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Mathieu Ganio". Prix Benois de la Danse. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (29 March 2012). "The Complicated Road to Becoming a Dancer Étoile". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Mathieu Ganio". Opéra National de Paris. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Bavelier, Ariane (10 November 2011). "Promotions au Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Marine Ganio". Opéra National de Paris. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ Weiss, Hedy (26 June 2012). "Gorgeous, fluid Paris Opera Ballet triumphs with 'Giselle'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Sarah (6 July 2012). "Paris Opera Ballet's 'Giselle' soars at Kennedy Center". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  9. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (23 December 2010). "Paris Troupe Leaps Across the Centuries". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  10. ^ Boisseau, Rosita (2014-11-28). "Trois questions à Mathieu Ganio". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  11. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (28 June 2007). "This Is Not la Belle France, but Merrie Olde England?". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  12. ^ "MémOpéra - Mayerling". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  13. ^ Catton, Pia (6 March 2007). "A Preview of Mortier's Magic". New York Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Proust premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  15. ^ Boisseau, Rosita (2021-07-03). "Explosives étoiles de l'Opéra de Paris". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  16. ^ Boisseau, Rosita (2010-07-01). "La Petite Danseuse de Degas ressuscite à l'Opéra Garnier". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  17. ^ Percival, John. "History Mystery". Danceview Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Les Enfants du paradis premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  19. ^ Boisseau, Rosita (2008-10-27). "Prévert, du cinéma à la danse". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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  22. ^ "MémOpéra - Hommage à Roland Petit". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  23. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (20 September 2008). "In Paris, Brushes With Classicism". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  24. ^ Cappelle, Laura (10 July 2016). "Paris Opera Ballet/New York City Ballet, Paris — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  25. ^ "MémOpéra - Soirée George Balanchine". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  26. ^ "MémOpéra - Bel / Millepied / Robbins". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  27. ^ Cappelle, Laura (28 September 2015). "Millepied / Robbins / Balanchine, Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  28. ^ "New piece of choreography to Paris Opera Ballet "Grand miroir"". KARAS. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  29. ^ Cappelle, Laura (26 February 2015). "Le Chant de la terre, Palais Garnier, Paris — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  30. ^ "MémOpéra - Soirée Mats EK". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  31. ^ "Approximate Sonata premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  32. ^ "Genus premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  33. ^ "Alea Sands premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  34. ^ "MémOpéra - Etoiles de l'Opéra". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  35. ^ "New piece of choreography to Paris Opera Ballet "Grand miroir"". KARAS. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  36. ^ "Mathieu Ganio". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  37. ^ "Giselle in Replay". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  38. ^ "Le Parc, 2021". www.telmondis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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