Éric Vu-An

Éric Vu-An
Born
Éric Binh Vu-An

(1964-01-03)3 January 1964
Paris, France
Died8 June 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 60)
Nice, France
EducationÉcole de Danse
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
  • actor
SpouseHugues Gall

Éric Binh Vu-An (3 January 1964 – 8 June 2024) was a French dancer, choreographer, and actor.

Biography

Born in Paris on 3 January 1964, Vu-An's father was Guadeloupean and his mother was Vietnamese. He enrolled in the École de Danse in 1974 after his recruitment by Claude Bessy and an age exemption from the Ministry of Labour [fr]. In 1982, he began his first soloist roles at the Paris Opera Ballet. He was cast as the lead in a production of Don Quixote by Rudolf Nureyev in 1983 before Maurice Béjart gave him the lead in Boléro. A dispute arose in March 1986 between Béjard and Nureyev over the announcement of Vu-An and Manuel Legris as a danseur étoile. The dispute was settled in Nureyev's favor, with Legris becoming a danseur étoile. Vu-An then left the Paris Opera and joined the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, where he served as head of ballet from 1995 to 1997. On 1 January 2005, he was named a ballet master associated with the leader of the Ballet National de Marseille, Frédéric Flamand.

In 2009, Vu-An became artistic director of ballet at the Opéra de Nice. In 2018, a post made on Mediapart accused him of "managing his troupe with a feeling of omnipotence" and that he harassed pregnant dancers. One of the dancers, Gaëla Pujol, filed a complaint against him for harassment. Pujol alleged that the behavior was recurring and that she could provide testimony from fellow dancers and victims. However, Vu-An denounced the allegations. On 24 April 2018, it was announced that officials in Nice would investigate the claims. However, Vu-An was not indicted for his action due to lack of evidence, and the presiding judge dismissed the case on 11 July 2022. An investigating chamber in Aix-en-Provence upheld the dismissal on 30 March 2023.

Vu-An was diagnosed with a brain tumour in early 2022. He died in Nice on 8 June 2024, at the age of 60, two weeks after his husband, Hugues Gall, died.

Filmography

Film

Television

Distinctions

References

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  2. ^ Bavelier, André (8 June 2024). "Le danseur et chorégraphe français Éric Vu-An est décédé à l'âge de 60 ans". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ Melchior, Paul (1992). "Éric Vu-An ou la Séduction d'Arlequin". Pascal Maurice éditeur (in French).
  4. ^ "La guerre des étoiles" (PDF). Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). March 1986. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ Perraud, Antoine (23 April 2018). "Le ballet de Nice et la chasse aux danseuses enceintes". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (25 April 2018). ""Au retour de ma grossesse, il m'a fait vivre un enfer": une danseuse de l'opéra de Nice dénonce les pressions". Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ Lioult, Catherine; Hamiot, Manon (16 October 2020). "Plainte pour discrimination après sa grossesse, la danseuse du ballet de Nice obtient gain de cause". France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ Royer, Florian (26 April 2018). "Une danseuse du ballet de Nice porte plainte pour discrimination après sa grossesse". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (25 April 2018). "Harcelées? Évincées? Les danseuses ont-elles le droit de tomber enceintes à l'opéra de Nice?". Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ Gasiglia, Stéphanie (18 July 2022). "Harcèlement moral à l'Opéra de Nice: non-lieu pour le directeur artistique, la soliste veut faire appel". Nice-Matin (in French). Nice. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Non-lieu pour le directeur du ballet de Nice accusé d'avoir écarté une danseuse après sa maternité". Le Figaro (in French). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ^ Langlois, Marine (8 June 2024). "Éric Vu-An, directeur artistique du ballet Nice Méditerranée, est mort à l'âge de 60 ans". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. ^ Lebrecht, Norman (10 June 2024). "Passing of Hugues Gall's Spouse, Eric Vu-An". MSN. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Paris Opera pays tribute to Éric Vu An". Paris Opera. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.