National Choreographic Centre
Inaugurated in September 1998, the Centre Chorégraphique National Malandain Ballet Biarritz was created under the joint impetus of the city of Biarritz and the French government. Entrusted to choreographer Thierry Malandain, it is subsidised by the city of Biarritz, the Ministry of Culture and Communication / DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the Conseil Régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Conseil Départemental des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Artistic project
Malandain Ballet Biarritz, the National Choreographic Centre of New-Aquitaine in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region, has been undergoing steady, controlled development for several years now. Since its foundation, the DNA of the CCN has also been to be a ``Ballet d'auteur``.
Dancers
The Malandain Ballet Biarritz company has 11 permanent dancers with classical training: Ecole de l'Opéra national de Paris - Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris - Ecole du Ballet Royal des Flandres... from countries as diverse as Belgium, Spain, Italy, Japan and Mexico.
Artistic team
Made up of two ballet masters who work alongside choreographer Thierry Malandain, they are joined by the creative team for the set design, costumes and lighting design.
Team
Organisation chart of Malandain Ballet Biarritz: Board of Directors, management, artistic, technical, administration, health area, Ballet T Donostia / San Sebastián. Nearly 70 people work together to carry out the missions of the National Choreographic Centre.
The Gare du Midi
Gare du Midi was built at the beginning of the 20th century to compensate for the remoteness of Gare de la Négresse, which, at the wish of Empress Eugénie, had been built outside the town in 1864. Work on the Gare du Midi began in 1906, and was entrusted to the architect Adolphe Dervaux, who also designed the Gare de Rouen. The monumental Arudy stone façade faces the public garden, while the interior is decorated with mosaics by the Maumégean brothers. The tracks were accessed by a lift or a huge staircase, which have now disappeared.
Historical
1998, inauguration of the Centre Chorégraphique National / Ballet Biarritz, created under the joint impetus of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the city of Biarritz, the Aquitaine Regional Council and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques General Council. It was entrusted to Thierry Malandain, who set up his company Temps Présent in Biarritz. His remit is to create, present and raise awareness.
NCCs in France
The National Choreographic Centres are the result of a regional development policy introduced by the French government in the 1970s to support the growth of French dance. The creation of the NCC network began in 1984, when the Ministry of Culture's Department of Music and Dance decided, in conjunction with local authorities, to bring together in a single entity both new and repertory ballets, and companies directed by choreographers who had created the new French dance.
