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French dancer and choreographer (1964–2024)
Éric Vu-An
Born Éric Binh Vu-An
(1964-01-03 ) 3 January 1964Died 8 June 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 60) Nationality French Education
École de Danse Occupation(s) Dancer Choreographer
Éric Binh Vu-An (3 January 1964 – 8 June 2024) was a French dancer, choreographer, and actor.
[1]
Biography
Born in
Paris on 3 January 1964, Vu-An's father was Guadeloupean and his mother was Vietnamese.
[2] He enrolled in the
École de Danse in 1974 after his recruitment by
Claude Bessy and an age exemption from the
Ministry of Labour [
fr ] . In 1982, he began his first soloist roles at the
Paris Opera Ballet . He was cast as the lead in a production of
Don Quixote by
Rudolf Nureyev in 1983 before
Maurice Béjart gave him the lead in
Boléro .
[3] A dispute arose in March 1986 between Béjard and Nureyev over the announcement of Vu-An and
Manuel Legris as a
danseur étoile . The dispute was settled in Nureyev's favor, with Legris becoming a danseur étoile .
[4] Vu-An then left the Paris Opera and joined the
Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux , where he served as head of ballet from 1995 to 1997. On 1 January 2005, he was named a
ballet master associated with the leader of the
Ballet National de Marseille ,
Frédéric Flamand .
In 2009, Vu-An became artistic director of ballet at the
Opéra de Nice . In 2018, a post made on
Mediapart accused him of "managing his troupe with a feeling of omnipotence" and that he harassed pregnant dancers.
[5] One of the dancers, Gaëla Pujol, filed a complaint against him for harassment.
[6] Pujol alleged that the behavior was recurring and that she could provide testimony from fellow dancers and victims.
[7] However, Vu-An denounced the allegations.
[8] On 24 April 2018, it was announced that officials in
Nice would investigate the claims.
[9] However, Vu-An was not indicted for his action due to lack of evidence, and the presiding judge dismissed the case on 11 July 2022.
[10] An investigating chamber in
Aix-en-Provence upheld the dismissal on 30 March 2023.
[11]
Vu-An was diagnosed with a brain tumour in early 2022.
[12] He died in Nice on 8 June 2024, at the age of 60, two weeks after his husband,
Hugues Gall , died.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Distinctions
References
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"Décès du danseur et chorégraphe Eric Vu-An" . ResMusica (in French). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Bavelier, André (8 June 2024).
"Le danseur et chorégraphe français Éric Vu-An est décédé à l'âge de 60 ans" .
Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Melchior, Paul (1992). "Éric Vu-An ou la Séduction d'Arlequin". Pascal Maurice éditeur (in French).
^
"La guerre des étoiles" (PDF) .
Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). March 1986. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Perraud, Antoine (23 April 2018).
"Le ballet de Nice et la chasse aux danseuses enceintes" .
Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (25 April 2018).
" "Au retour de ma grossesse, il m'a fait vivre un enfer": une danseuse de l'opéra de Nice dénonce les pressions" .
Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Lioult, Catherine; Hamiot, Manon (16 October 2020).
"Plainte pour discrimination après sa grossesse, la danseuse du ballet de Nice obtient gain de cause" . France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Royer, Florian (26 April 2018).
"Une danseuse du ballet de Nice porte plainte pour discrimination après sa grossesse" .
France Musique (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (25 April 2018).
"Harcelées? Évincées? Les danseuses ont-elles le droit de tomber enceintes à l'opéra de Nice?" . Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (18 July 2022).
"Harcèlement moral à l'Opéra de Nice: non-lieu pour le directeur artistique, la soliste veut faire appel" . Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
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"Non-lieu pour le directeur du ballet de Nice accusé d'avoir écarté une danseuse après sa maternité" . Le Figaro (in French). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Langlois, Marine (8 June 2024).
"Éric Vu-An, directeur artistique du ballet Nice Méditerranée, est mort à l'âge de 60 ans" .
BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Lebrecht, Norman (10 June 2024).
"Passing of Hugues Gall's Spouse, Eric Vu-An" .
MSN . Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^
"Paris Opera pays tribute to Éric Vu An" .
Paris Opera . 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
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