The ex-star dancer, who had been disputed internally by dancers at the start of her mandate, will “devote himself to personal projects”.
Le Monde With AFP
Director of Dance at the Paris Opera, Aurélie Dupont, will leave her duties on July 31 to “devote herself to personal projects”, announced Thursday, June 16, the institution.
The ex-star dancer, who had been disputed internally by dancers at the start of her mandate, will embark on projects “of a book, a documentary film and a musical, and to his family, “said a press release.
Aurélie Dupont had been appointed director of the Paris Opera Ballet in 2016, succeeding Benjamin Millepied, also resigned. Two years after his appointment, a confidential report on management, including internal testimonies, was revealed in the press. Under the guise of anonymity, 89.8 % of the artists estimated that they were not “the subject of good quality management” and 25.9 % even claimed to have been the subject of sexual harassment or have witnessed it.