THE INTERNET BALLET DATABASE

Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux

Opera National de Bordeaux is a " custom board "involving about 360 people - including 200 permanent artists - distributed as follows:
- Around 120 musicians of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
- Around 40 dancers of the Ballet de l'Opera National de Bordeaux
- At around 40 choristers of the Choir of the Opéra National de Bordeaux
- Around 80 artists and artisans workshops and performing arts professions (Technical Direction)
- Around 80 administrative staff members of the administrative and financial management, the Artistic Director of the Directorate of Public Affairs and Development, Directorate of Human Resources.

Opera National de Bordeaux is funded in large part by the City of Bordeaux plus the support of the State and the Region Aquitaine.
Opera National de Bordeaux is chaired by a Board of Directors composed of six representatives from the city of Bordeaux, two state representatives and a representative from the Region Aquitaine.

Since 1996, the Opera National de Bordeaux is headed by Thierry Fouquet .
It is surrounded by: Kwame Ryan, artistic and musical director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Charles Jude, director of the Ballet de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Leo Gerard, Deputy Director Administration and Finance, Isabelle Masset, Assistant Director Art.

Opera National de Bordeaux got the label "Opera" , June 28, 2002 following the signing of an agreement between the State, the City of Bordeaux and the Aquitaine region.
This prestigious results in a broad mission both declined through the arts policy in terms of decentralization and openness to the public.
Also, the Opera National de Bordeaux he strives to develop its repertoire (works of the seventeenth century to those of our time, with particular attention to the exploration of music called "baroque" and contemporary), diffusion in Region shows and concerts, to the implementation of various instruments of cultural action for the reception of specific populations or disadvantaged (48000 pupils and students, welfare recipients, visually impaired ...), the establishment of operations - open houses, workshops ... amateur practice - designed to make the public discover the world of performing arts.