Les Ballets de Monte Carlo

Not to be confused with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo (The Monte-Carlo Ballet) is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco. It is the official national company of the Principality of Monaco.

History

The first performance took place on 21 December 1985, casting among others several guest stars of the Paris Opera. Directed by Ghislaine Thesmar and Pierre Lacotte, the company rehearsed in the Diaghilev studio, performing on the stage of the Salle Garnier at the Monte Carlo Opera and immediately started touring. Their repertoire includes works from the Ballets Russes and contemporary pieces from guest choreographers such as Kevin Haigen, John Clifford, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Dieter Amman, and Uwe Scholz. In 1989, Jean Yves Esquerre became artistic director, after the departure of Ghislaine Thesmar and Pierre Lacotte one year earlier.

In 1992, Jean-Christophe Maillot joined the company, first as artistic consultant, and was officially promoted to the rank of director-choreographer in September 1993. Four years later, thanks to his vision and his energy, the Ballets de Monte Carlo left the building that had been their historical home, which had by then become too small, and moved into their own dance center: L'ATELIER. Further, in December 2000, they inaugurated their first ballet season on the huge stage of the Salle des Princes at the brand new congress center in Monaco, the Grimaldi Forum. These were two turning points in the modern history of the company and the beginning of a new dance era in Monaco.

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Caroline, Princess of Hanover

Titles by birth	Princess of Monaco Hereditary Princess of Monaco

Titles by marriage	Princess of Hanover Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Royal houses	House of Grimaldi House of Hanover

Family	Philippe Junot (first husband) Stefano Casiraghi (second husband) Andrea Casiraghi (elder son) Charlotte Casiraghi (elder daughter) Pierre Casiraghi (younger son) Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (third husband) Princess Alexandra of Hanover (younger daughter) Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (father) Grace Kelly (mother) Albert II, Prince of Monaco (brother) Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (sister)

Education	St Mary's School, Ascot University of Paris

Charities	AMADE Princess Grace Foundation Prince Pierre Foundation Peter Le Marchant Trust Jeune J'écoute UNICEF

Patronages	Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Monte Carlo Opera The Spring Arts Festival The Monte Carlo Garden Club

Related articles	Line of succession to the Monegasque throne List of heirs to the Monegasque throne Hanoverian princesses by marriage

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