Mathieu Ganio

Mathieu Ganio
Born	(1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 (age 40) Marseille, France
Nationality	French
Education	École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, Paris Opera Ballet School
Occupation	Ballet dancer
Years active	2001 to present
Employer	Paris Opera Ballet
Height	182 cm (5 ft 11½ in)
Parent	Dominique Khalfouni (mother)
Awards	Prix Benois de la Danse (2005)

Mathieu Ganio (born 16 March 1984) is a French danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Mathieu Ganio was born in Marseille, France, the son of Ballet National de Marseille principal dancers Dominique Khalfouni and Denys Ganio.[1] He began dance lessons at the age of seven and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, before completing his training at the Paris Opera Ballet School.[2] In 2001 he joined the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet and won promotion to the rank of coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On 20 May 2004, following a performance of Don Quixote, he was appointed étoile, bypassing the rank of premier danseur.[3] In 2005 he was awarded the Benois de la Danse as outstanding male dancer.[4]

His younger sister, Marine Ganio, is a sujet of the Paris Opera Ballet.[5][6]

Repertoire

• La Sylphide (choreography: Pierre Lacotte): James
• Giselle (choreography: Patrice Bart and Eugène Polyakov, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Count Albrecht[7][8]
• Coppélia (choreography: Pierre Lacotte, after Arthur Saint-Léon): Frantz
• Paquita (choreography: Pierre Lacotte, after Marius Petipa): Lucien d’Hervilly
• Don Quixote (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev, after Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky): Basilio
• The Sleeping Beauty (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev, after Marius Petipa): Prince Désiré
• Swan Lake (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Prince Siegfried[9]
• The Nutcracker (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev): Drosselmeyer/Prince[10]
• La Fille mal gardée (choreography: Frederick Ashton): Colas[11]
• Onegin (choreography: John Cranko): title role
• Manon (choreography: Kenneth MacMillan): Des Grieux
• Mayerling (choreography: Kenneth MacMillan): Crown Prince Rudolf[12]
• The Lady of the Camellias (choreography: John Neumeier): Armand Duval
• Proust, ou Les intermittences du coeur (choreography: Roland Petit): Saint-Loup[13] (first interpreter at the Paris Opera Ballet)[14]
• Ivan the Terrible (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich): Prince Kurbsky
• Romeo and Juliet (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev): Romeo, Tybalt[15]
• Cinderella (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev): Movie Star
• La Petite danseuse de Degas (choreography: Patrice Bart): Ballet Master[16]
• Caligula (choreography: Nicolas Le Riche): title role[17]
• Les Enfants du paradis (choreography: José Martinez): Baptiste (first interpreter)[18][19]
• Le Parc (choreography by Angelin Preljocaj): The Man[20]
• Le Rendez-vous (choreograhy: Roland Petit): Young Man[21]
• Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (choreography: Roland Petit): Young Man[22]
• Psyche (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky): Eros
• Daphnis and Chloe (choreography: Benjamin Millepied): Daphnis
• Apollo (choreography: George Balanchine): title role
• The Four Temperaments (choreography: George Balanchine): Phlegmatic
• Palais de Cristal (choreography: George Balanchine): First Movement soloist
• Symphony in C (choreography: George Balanchine): First Movement soloist[23]
• La Valse (choreography: George Balanchine)
• Agon (choreography: George Balanchine): first pas de trois
• Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (choreography: George Balanchine): First Movement soloist (first interpreter at the Paris Opera Ballet)[24]
• Jewels (choreography: George Balanchine): Emeralds, Diamonds
• Who Cares? (choreography: George Balanchine)[25]
• Mozartiana (choreography: George Balanchine)
• Suite en Blanc (choreography: Serge Lifar): Thème varié, Mazurka, Adage
• Études (choreography: Harald Lander)
• Dances at a Gathering (choreography: Jerome Robbins): Man in Brown, Man in Green
• In the Night (choreography: Jerome Robbins): Second pas de deux
• The Goldberg Variations (choreography: Jerome Robbins): Second Couple (first interpreter at the Paris Opera Ballet)[26]
• Other Dances (choreography: Jerome Robbins)
• Opus 19/The Dreamer (choreography: Jerome Robbins)[27]
• The Firebird (choreography: Maurice Béjart): title role[28]
• Serait-ce la mort? (choreography: Maurice Béjart): The Man
• Yondering (choreography: John Neumeier)
• The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler (choreography: John Neumeier): The Man
• Song of the Earth (choreography: John Neumeier; world premiere)[29]
• Another Place (choreography: Mats Ek)[30]
• Artifact Suite (choreography: William Forsythe)
• Approximate Sonata (choreography: William Fosythe; first interpreter at the Paris Opera Ballet)[31]
• Woundwork 1 (choreography: William Forsythe)
• Amoveo (choreography: Benjamin Millepied)
• Genus (choreography: Wayne McGregor; world premiere)[32]
• Alea Sands (choreography: Wayne McGregor; world premiere)[33]
• Clair de lune (choreography: Alastair Marriott; first interpreter at the Paris Opera Ballet)[34]
• Grand miroir (choreography: Saburo Teshigawara; world premiere)[35]
• Dogs Sleep (choreography: Marco Goecke; world premiere)[36]

Filmography

• Coppélia (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet School, 2001: as Frantz
• La Sylphide (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet, 2004: as James
• Jewels (choreography: George Balanchine), Paris Opera Ballet, 2005: in 'Emeralds'
• Proust (choreography: Roland Petit), Paris Opera Ballet, 2007: as Saint-Loup
• Comme un rêve (documentary directed by Marlène Ionesco), 2009
• La Danse (documentary directed by Frederick Wiseman), 2009
• La Petite danseuse de Degas (choreography: Patrice Bart), 2010: as the Ballet Master
• Les Enfants du paradis (choreography: José Martinez), 2011: as Baptiste
• 'Célébration' (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Paris Opera Ballet, 2013
• The Sleeping Beauty (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev), Paris Opera Ballet, 2013: as Prince Désiré
• Palais de Cristal (choreography: George Balanchine), Paris Opera Ballet, 2014: as the First Movement soloist
• Dances at a Gathering (choreography: Jerome Robbins), Paris Opera Ballet, 2014: as the Man in Brown
• Giselle (choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev), Mariinsky Ballet, 2016: as Count Albrecht
• Swan Lake (choreography: Rudolf Nureyev), Paris Opera Ballet, 2016: as Prince Siegfried
• Giselle (choreography: Patrice Bart and Eugène Polyakov), Paris Opera Ballet, 2020: as Count Albrecht[37]
• Le Parc (choreography: Angelin Preljocaj), Paris Opera Ballet, 2021: as the Man[38]
• The Firebird (choreography: Maurice Béjart), Paris Opera Ballet, 2023: as the Firebird

References

1. Dalbard, Agnès (5 July 2004). "Danseur étoile à 20 ans". Le Parisien. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
2. "Mathieu Ganio". Prix Benois de la Danse. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
3. Sulcas, Roslyn (29 March 2012). "The Complicated Road to Becoming a Dancer Étoile". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
4. "Mathieu Ganio". Opéra National de Paris. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
5. Bavelier, Ariane (10 November 2011). "Promotions au Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
6. "Marine Ganio". Opéra National de Paris. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
7. Weiss, Hedy (26 June 2012). "Gorgeous, fluid Paris Opera Ballet triumphs with 'Giselle'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
8. Kaufman, Sarah (6 July 2012). "Paris Opera Ballet's 'Giselle' soars at Kennedy Center". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
9. Sulcas, Roslyn (23 December 2010). "Paris Troupe Leaps Across the Centuries". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
10. Boisseau, Rosita (2014-11-28). "Trois questions à Mathieu Ganio". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
11. Sulcas, Roslyn (28 June 2007). "This Is Not la Belle France, but Merrie Olde England?". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
12. "MémOpéra - Mayerling". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
13. Catton, Pia (6 March 2007). "A Preview of Mortier's Magic". New York Sun. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
14. "Proust premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
15. Boisseau, Rosita (2021-07-03). "Explosives étoiles de l'Opéra de Paris". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
16. Boisseau, Rosita (2010-07-01). "La Petite Danseuse de Degas ressuscite à l'Opéra Garnier". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
17. Percival, John. "History Mystery". Danceview Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
18. "Les Enfants du paradis premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
19. Boisseau, Rosita (2008-10-27). "Prévert, du cinéma à la danse". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
20. "MémOpéra - Parc (Le)". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
21. "MémOpéra - Hommage à Roland Petit". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
22. "MémOpéra - Hommage à Roland Petit". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
23. Sulcas, Roslyn (20 September 2008). "In Paris, Brushes With Classicism". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
24. Cappelle, Laura (10 July 2016). "Paris Opera Ballet/New York City Ballet, Paris — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
25. "MémOpéra - Soirée George Balanchine". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
26. "MémOpéra - Bel / Millepied / Robbins". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
27. Cappelle, Laura (28 September 2015). "Millepied / Robbins / Balanchine, Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
28. "New piece of choreography to Paris Opera Ballet "Grand miroir"". KARAS. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
29. Cappelle, Laura (26 February 2015). "Le Chant de la terre, Palais Garnier, Paris — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
30. "MémOpéra - Soirée Mats EK". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
31. "Approximate Sonata premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
32. "Genus premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
33. "Alea Sands premiere cast list". MemOpera. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
34. "MémOpéra - Etoiles de l'Opéra". www.memopera.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
35. "New piece of choreography to Paris Opera Ballet "Grand miroir"". KARAS. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
36. "Mathieu Ganio". MemOpera. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
37. "Giselle in Replay". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
38. "Le Parc, 2021". www.telmondis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

External links

• Mathieu Ganio's page on the website of the Paris Opera
• Archive of Ganio's performances at the Paris Opera