Bernice Coppieters (born 18 November 1970) is a Belgian retired ballet dancer and ballet master. She danced as an étoile at Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and is a long time collaborator of Jean-Christophe Maillot.[1][2][3] She is now the principal ballet master at the company and has staged Maillot's productions worldwide.[4]
Bernice Coppieters | |
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| Born | 18 November 1970 Dendermonde, Belgium |
| Education | Antwerp Institute of Ballet |
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| Career | |
| Current group | Les Ballets de Monte Carlo |
| Former groups | Royal Ballet of Flanders |
Biography
editBorn in Dendermonde, Belgium, Coppieters started training at the Antwerp Institute of Ballet in 1980. She join Royal Ballet of Flanders, where she became a soloist. She joined the Ballets de Monte-Carlo in 1991, and began a creative relationship with Jean-Christophe Maillot, which lasted almost 30 years. She was named étoile of the company by Caroline, Princess of Hanover in 1995. Coppieters became the principal ballet master in 2015. She has staged Maillot's productions in Sweden, Germany, Austria, South Korea, U.S., Czech Republic and Belgium.[4]
"As a dancer you are an interpreter, you need to give your body like an object to a choreographer and say, 'Voilà, I am yours, do with me as you want.'"[5]
Created roles by Maillot
editCoppieters originated more than 40 roles in Maillot's productions, including:[4]
- Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
- The Fairy Godmother and Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella
- Meier in the Drosselmeier couple in Casse-Noisette Circus
- Beauty in La Belle
- Titania in Le Songe
- Death in Faust
- Princess Sheherazade in Sheherazade
- Her Majesty the Night in LAC
Awards and honours
edit- 1988: Prix de Lausanne[4]
- 1995: Appointed Danseuse Etoile of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo by H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover[4]
- 2002: Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Culturel of the Principality of Monaco[4]
- 2003: Positano "Léonide Massine" Award[citation needed]
- 2005: Étoile of the year award by Premio Danza at Danza[citation needed]
- 2011: Prix Benois de la Danse for the title role in Sheherazade[6]
- 2015: Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit.[7]
References
edit- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (11 January 2014). "Through the Snow, Glitter". Fjord Review. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Cappelle, Laura (22 December 2013). "Diana Vishneva: On the Edge, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monaco – review". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (1 March 2014). "A fairy-tale life for 'Lac' choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bernice Coppieters". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "The age of Beauty". The Monaco Times. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "2011". Prix Benois de la Danse. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Ordonnance Souveraine n° 5.560 du 18 novembre 2015