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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Director and choreographer
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is a Flemish-Moroccan director and choreographer. He founded his own dance company, Eastman, in 2010. From 2015 to 2022 he was artistic director of the ballet company at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, and as of 2022 he is the artistic director of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. He has created choreographies for ballet companies including the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Paris Opera Ballet and The Royal Ballet. He has directed operas for La Monnaie in Brussel (Shell Shock), Bayerische Staatsoper (Les Indes galantes, Alceste, Hanjo) and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Satyagraha, Pelléas et Mélisande), among others.
Last update: 30-01-2025