Pascal Touzeau

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Pascal Touzeau (born 1969) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.

Touzeau studied dance at the conservatoire de Bordeaux. A professional dancer since 1987, he started as a dancer at the Opéra national de Bordeaux  [ fr ], then Bonn, Wiesbaden and finally the Ballet de Francfort  [ fr ] directed by William Forsythe. Touzeau became choreographer in Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands before being appointed head of the Ballet Carmen Roche [1] in Madrid (2005 to 2006).

Touzeau has been director of the Staatstheater Mainz since 2009. [2]

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References

  1. Ballet Carmen Roche
  2. HGauditions. "Dance Work Factory are Auditioning for Apprentices Under Director Pascal Touzeau". au-di-tions.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.