Dance show - Ballets de Monte-Carlo

A co-production of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and the National Museums of the XXth Century in the Alpes-Maritimes.

About the artists

Mimoza Koike, dancer and choreographer

Born in Tokyo in 1982, Mimoza Koike left Japan to study dance at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon. Initially recruited by the Grand Théâtre de Genève, in 2003 she joined Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, directed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, where she became principal soloist. Alongside her work as a virtuoso performer covering the contemporary and classical repertoires, Mimoza Koike choreographs pieces performed in Monaco, France and Japan. Since 2017, together with Asier Edeso, she has been artistic director of Pas croisés, a program of dance performances designed for the Musée Chagall, in partnership with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Find out more

Macarena Vilches, videographer-scenographer
Macarena Vilches is a Chilean visual artist, set designer and video artist, with a DNSEP from the Pavillon Bosio art and set design school in Monaco. Her work combines video and stop-motion animation, particularly in live performance. Her creations often accompany dance or the stage, weaving sensitive links between image and movement. 
By filming the evanescence of everyday life (the places we pass through, the moments we share), her work invites viewers to feel the emotion and meaning hidden in simple, ephemeral things. Her work, punctuated by details, is coloured by what the imagination does to our perceptions, like a subtle mute to reality.

Clément Lesaffre, multidisciplinary artist
Born in 1985, Clément Lesaffre is a multidisciplinary artist, art director, video artist, painter and photographer. Trained as an illustrator, he went on to study at the Beaux-Arts, where he developed an artistic approach that explores the relationship between man, his territory and his memory, whether individual or collective. His creations take the form of monumental projections, art prints, original paintings, immersive events and performance conferences combining storytelling and live painting.
He also extends his exploration of the aquatic world by freediving, a discipline in which he is world champion and holds several national records.

Ilia Osokin, multi-instrumentalist composer

Born in 1991, he turned fully to composition after an initial career as a cellist in Russia and the USA. Independently of this research, he also works in the field of "cinemusic", where history is made visible through sound. His own style of musical composition takes us on a journey where Electro, Neoclassical and Ambient sounds intertwine, with references to Alva Noto, Biosphère, Tangerine Dream and Ryuichi Sakamoto. He also composes for visual artists' performances, advertising videos, choreographic pieces and graphic novels.

Practical information

This performance will be presented on Friday, June 06, 2025, at 8pm.
Doors open at 7pm
At the museum auditorium.
Full price: €10 / Students: €5
Booking required by email: p.wante@balletsdemontecarlo.com

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