List of directors of the La Monnaie explained

This page is a list of directors and ballet masters of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.

Years Directors Ballet masters Composition of the companies (seasons)
Pierre Deschars
Domenico Lorenzoni and Giuseppe Contri
Jean Barrier, stage name Fonpré ?
Pierre Dubreuil ?
Francesco-Paolo D'Angelis
Jean-Baptiste Grimberghs ?
Bruno-Emmanuel de Beaulieu
Reymond
?
Joachim Landi
Jean-Richard Le Roux, dit Durant
Louis Desjardins, stage name Beaupré / François-Hyacinthe Ribon
Pierre-Jacques Ribou de Ricard
François La Comme / Julien / Lemaire
D'Hannetaire and the "Comédiens associés" Saint-Léger
Jean Malter, stage name Hamoir / Devos / Le Fèvre
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
(no ballet)
Adrien-Julien Renoux, stage name Adrien
Victor Bartholomin / Adrien
Henri Justamant / Hippolyte Monplaisir / Adolphe Vincent / Joseph Mazilier / Alfred Lamy
Lafont
Maurice Corneil de Thoran, Jean Van Glabbeke & Paul Spaak
Marthe Coeck
Paul Goubé / (Maurice Béjart)

After 1981, La Monnaie ceased to have Ballet masters, but took on choreographers in residence.

Years Directors Choreographers in residence
Maurice Béjart / Mark Morris
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

After 2007, La Monnaie ceased to take on choreographers in residence. Yet, Rosas and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker continue to occupy an important part of La Monnaie's dance programme.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Pouget, Isabelle (2017), Les Mots de la Monnaie, Brussels: MARDAGA