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Angelin Preljocaj (French pronunciation: [pʁɛlʒokaʒ]; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.
Résolument contemporain, le Ballet Preljocaj, Centre Chorégraphique National, compte une cinquantaine de créations, 24 danseurs permanents et donne près de 120 représentations par an en France et dans le monde entier.
Since founding his company, now composed of 30 dancers, Angelin Preljocaj has created 60 choreographic works, ranging from solo to larger formations. The Ballet performs about 120 dates per year on tour, in France and abroad.
Angelin Preljocaj was born in France, and began studying classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance, which he studied with Karin Waehner, Zena Rommett, Merce Cunningham, and later Viola Farber and Quentin Rouillier.
Angelin Preljocaj 1, né le 19 janvier 1957 à Sucy-en-Brie ( Val-de-Marne) 2, est un danseur et chorégraphe français de danse contemporaine. Son travail chorégraphique est très imprégné de l'histoire des ballets classiques, mais est, néanmoins, résolument contemporain.
Angelin Preljocaj was born in France to Albanian parents. He began studying classical dance before specialising in contemporary dance under Karin Waehner. He honed his skills with Merce Cunningham in New York and then continued his training in France under Viola Farber and Quentin Rouillier.
The current director of the Centre chorégraphique national d'Aix-en-Provence, Angelin Preljocaj is a central figure in French dance. After training with Karin Waehner, herself a pupil of German legend Mary Wigman, he went to New York to work with Merce Cunningham, another giant of the discipline.
