classical ballet and repertoire
Fabrice Gibert is a classical dance teacher and former soloist. He trained in three great traditions of classical ballet: the Vaganova method with Diana Joffe, the French school with Jeannette Jacquet and Raymond Franchetti, and the Cuban school with Menia Martinez. In 1986, he joined the Royal Ballet of Wallonia in Charleroi, where he danced for five years in the corps de ballet and later as a demi-soloist, in works such as Degas, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and Romeo and Juliet.
In 1991, he became a soloist with the Ballet Classique de Paris and with Vienna Festival Ballet in London. There he performed leading roles in Swan Lake, Giselle, The Nutcracker, The Firebird and Coppélia, and he also began teaching in both companies. In 1993, he was invited as a guest soloist by the Ballet de Camagüey in Cuba, where he danced in Degas, a creation by Jorge Lefebvre. That same year, he performed Les Deux Pigeons as a soloist at the Théâtre des Arts de Rouen. In 1998, he danced the soloist role in La Sylphide at the Staatstheater Bielefeld in Germany, where he also taught.
From then on, he devoted himself fully to teaching. He worked as a teacher at the Stadttheater Nordhausen, ABCDance Company in Sankt Pölten, the Staatstheater Schwerin and the National Opera of Ljubljana. In 2007, he joined the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, Estonia and in 2017, he was invited to teach at the Comic Opera of Bucharest. Alongside this, he was a regular guest teacher for more than 25 years.
BENEDICTO CIEZA
classical ballet and repertoire
Benedicto Cieza is a choreographer and classical dance teacher of Spanish origin. He began professional dance studies in Madrid in 1982 under the direction of Luis Ruffo, and shortly after, he became a dancer in the Ballet Clásico y Contemporáneo de Madrid. At the same time, he continued his training as a student of Gilbert Meyer, a dance teacher at the Paris Opera. The following year, he met the prima ballerina, Menia Martinez, during her arrival at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Charleroi, the home of the Royal Ballet of Wallonia, with whom he collaborated for more than 30 years.
In 1993, he became a full member of the dance company of the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie. Three years later, he founded his own company (Cie Cieza) and began choreographing his first works. He choreographed and performed in Dimension Tango, Ritos, and Boléro. In 2000, he partnered with Latin dance choreographer Fernando Ortega, and together they opened the multidisciplinary dance school Alcazar in Brussels. Later, Temptations came to life. This performance, based on the Christic myth, was met with great success from the Belgian audience. In 2003, he partnered with his first mentor, Luis Ruffo, for the first edition of the 'Gala Européen de la Danse' in Madrid. For five years, this experience was repeated annually in Brussels, where European dancers from various backgrounds were invited to present excerpts from their recent works.
In 2013, Benedicto co-founded the 'Conservatoire de la Danse de Bruxelles' with Menia Martinez and Jean-Pol Dimmers, in the former premises of the Maurice Béjart’s Ballet du XXième siècle, where he worked for 10 years as a teacher and assistant to the artistic director. In January 2023, he created his own structure: Studio B. ASBL.
In 1993, he became a full member of the dance company of the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie. Three years later, he founded his own company (Cie Cieza) and began choreographing his first works. He choreographed and performed in Dimension Tango, Ritos, and Boléro. In 2000, he partnered with Latin dance choreographer Fernando Ortega, and together they opened the multidisciplinary dance school Alcazar in Brussels. Later, Temptations came to life. This performance, based on the Christic myth, was met with great success from the Belgian audience. In 2003, he partnered with his first mentor, Luis Ruffo, for the first edition of the 'Gala Européen de la Danse' in Madrid. For five years, this experience was repeated annually in Brussels, where European dancers from various backgrounds were invited to present excerpts from their recent works.
In 2013, Benedicto co-founded the 'Conservatoire de la Danse de Bruxelles' with Menia Martinez and Jean-Pol Dimmers, in the former premises of the Maurice Béjart’s Ballet du XXième siècle, where he worked for 10 years as a teacher and assistant to the artistic director. In January 2023, he created his own structure: Studio B. ASBL.
CHRISTIAN FARA
Contemporary dance
After having perfected his classical training in 2004 with Giuseppina Perantoni and Valeria Satta, a contemporary one with Daniela Zuccolotto and Laura Lepori and a modern jazz one with Clelia Bazzoni, Christian Fara continues his training with Gianni Rosaci, former artistic director of the Opera in Rome, and Arturo Cannistrà, former artistic director of Aterballetto. He also travelled in England and Germany in the Contemporary Professional Course of the Balletto di Toscana with Cristina Bozzolini, Simonetta Giannasi, Barbara Baer, Farida Faggi , Lucia Geppi and Silvia Chirico (classical), with Deanna Losi and Fabrizio Monteverde (contemporary) and Arianna Benedetti, Giulia Molinari, Daniele Cervino, and Ivan Mattioli (modern and hip hop). In the same period he follows during three years the training course ‘Kaos Professione Danza’ with Katiuscia Bozza, Eugenio Scigliano, Elena Scotti, Armando Santin, Victor Litvinov (classical) and with Roberto Sartori, Eugenio Buratti, Simona Haag, Enrico Morelli, Elisa Davoli (contemporary).
The professional experiences include the role of solo dancer of the ‘Janas’ Company (2004-2005), the interpretation of ‘The Scream’ by Giuseppina Perantoni (2005-2006) and he enters the Company ‘KAOS Balletto di Firenze’ as a permanent solo dancer. In 2006-2007 he dances ‘Brigata Sassari’ by Arturo Cannistrà at the Teatro Verdi, Cagliari, ‘The Cramping Rhymes’ by Arianna Benedetti, Ballet of Tuscany, Florence, ‘The Nutcracker’ directed by Gianni Rosaci and Giuseppina Perantoni, ‘Quarto stato’ by Giuseppina Perantoni, Teatro Verdi Theater, Cagliari.
Professionalism as a choreographer definitely takes off in 2010, when he signs his first choreography for the company KAOS Balletto di Firenze: ‘Se Solo Fossi Qui’ and ‘Koob’. In 2011 he created the choreography ‘Amore + Psiche’ and in 2012 he created ‘Appleal’. In 2014 he radically changed the approach to the stage with the choreography ‘Storia di un Diverso Any’, where, together with the masters Robeto Sartori and Michele Pogliani (director of Codarts Rotterdam), he staged the show of the ‘Ereti’. He also collaborates with Michele Pogliani in the production of ‘Once Upon A Time’, where he presents his choreography inspired by ‘Alice In Wonderland’. He also had the choreographic direction for the show ‘Chiara Luce’ in the Vatican.
During the years he won numerous first prizes in internationally Dance Competitions and also received several awards for critics for Best Choreography and Best Choreographic talent. He also holds numerous stage and workshops throughout Italy and Europe. Currently he is an invited teacher for numerous stage and workshops throughout Italy and Europe and is also engaged in numerous professional training projects.
Professionalism as a choreographer definitely takes off in 2010, when he signs his first choreography for the company KAOS Balletto di Firenze: ‘Se Solo Fossi Qui’ and ‘Koob’. In 2011 he created the choreography ‘Amore + Psiche’ and in 2012 he created ‘Appleal’. In 2014 he radically changed the approach to the stage with the choreography ‘Storia di un Diverso Any’, where, together with the masters Robeto Sartori and Michele Pogliani (director of Codarts Rotterdam), he staged the show of the ‘Ereti’. He also collaborates with Michele Pogliani in the production of ‘Once Upon A Time’, where he presents his choreography inspired by ‘Alice In Wonderland’. He also had the choreographic direction for the show ‘Chiara Luce’ in the Vatican.
During the years he won numerous first prizes in internationally Dance Competitions and also received several awards for critics for Best Choreography and Best Choreographic talent. He also holds numerous stage and workshops throughout Italy and Europe. Currently he is an invited teacher for numerous stage and workshops throughout Italy and Europe and is also engaged in numerous professional training projects.
SIDONIE FOSSÉ
Contemporary repertoire
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Directrice artistique d’Opinion Public Cie et du Junior Ballet Project
Sidonie Fossé se forme en danse classique et contemporaine au CNR de Rouen puis au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Elle achève sa formation à l’École-Atelier Rudra Béjart, avant de rejoindre le Béjart Ballet Lausanne sous la direction de Maurice Béjart.
En 2010, elle cofonde à Bruxelles la compagnie Opinion Public, dont elle est aujourd’hui directrice artistique et chorégraphe.
Son parcours l’amène à collaborer avec différentes compagnies comme les Grands Ballets Canadiens, le Bühnen Bern Ballet et le Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin.
Désireuse de transmettre son expérience à la nouvelle génération, elle fonde en 2024 le Junior Ballet Project d’Opinion Public à Bruxelles, destiné à accompagner de jeunes danseurs vers une carrière professionnelle.