Régine Chopinot
French dancer and choreographer
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Régine Chopinot (born 1952), born at Fort-de-l'Eau (nowadays Bordj El Kiffan) in Algeria,[1] is a French dancer and choreographer of Contemporary Dance.
Régine Chopinot | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Occupations | Choreographer, dancer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Website | cornucopiae |
History
Since she was 5 years old,[2] Régine Chopinot studied classical dance, and then discovered, in 1974, Contemporary Dance with Marie Zighera. She will later teach at Croix-Rousse in Lyon (Véronique Ros de la Grange was one of her students). In 1978, she founded her own company, Compagnie du Grèbe, in association with dancers, actors and musicians.[2] She then signed her first choreographies. In 1981, three years later, she won the second prize of Concours chorégraphique international de Bagnolet for Halley's Comet.[2]
Her creations, Délices et Via, will introduce multimedia and cinema in the dance world and use new lighting techniques. For Délices in 1983, Régine Chopinot met Jean-Paul Gaultier,[2] a French tailor. Both artists will keep working together for 10 years, for Le Défilé (1985), K.O.K. (1988), Ana (1990), St Georges (1991) and Façade (1993).[3]