Since last year, Jan Vandenhouwe has been artistic director of opera and ballet; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui then became the artistic director of dance. It is a surprise that he is leaving, but “we work in an international context, there is always a lot of movement in our profession,” says spokesman Wilfried Eetezonne.
“In addition to the offer to work in Geneva, with which he has been associated as a choreographer since 2005, it is a logical step after seven successful years at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen to take on a new challenge. He will remain connected with Opera Ballet. Flanders as a choreographer-director In Flanders he will continue to focus on the further development of his own company Eastman, which he founded in 2010. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui looks back on an excellent relationship with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen,” says Eastman, his own dance company.
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