“I had a first one -year term to complete that of Didier Fusilier named to the Grand Palais. La Villette is a wonderful place but I understood that I could not hold the direction at the same time as I led my artistic experiences ”said the choreographer since the Spoleto festival in Italy where her company Dance Dido and Enée. The choreographer indicates that she has thought a lot before sharing her decision in recent days to the Minister. “In Madrid, at the Teatro Canal that I have led in recent years, I managed to do everything because even if the theater has several rooms, it is mainly programming. La Villette c’est énorme. Il y a en plus le Parc, les expositions, les salons, l’événementiel et les salariés auprès desquels il faut être présent. I considered it preferable not to sign for a second five-year term that arose these days. ” From his visit to La Villette, he will remain the project of a house of urban cultures wanted by the Minister and the Molière festival, a more personal initiative.

For those who know it, this decision is good in the line of Blanca Li. The beautiful Spanish is a bohemian child and has never followed any other law than the happiness of her inspiration. Already for the same reasons abandoned the direction of the Berlin Opera-Comique in the early 2000s. Directing passes: she has the enthusiasm, the enthusiasm and the imagination. Mais ça n’est pas prioritaire: “I am at a very important time in my company. I just created the shadow, Didon is on tour for a year, the Paris ball continues with dates in the musical seine. Je préfère me consacrer à mes activités artistiques». Including act. In her press release, the minister thanks the choreographer and indicates that the ministry will continue to support her artistic journey.