{"id":94300,"date":"2021-09-23T14:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2021\/09\/meeting-laura-and-jerome-tisserand-the-two-new-stars-of-the-monte-carlo-ballets\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:57:34","slug":"meeting-laura-and-jerome-tisserand-the-two-new-stars-of-the-monte-carlo-ballets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2021\/09\/meeting-laura-and-jerome-tisserand-the-two-new-stars-of-the-monte-carlo-ballets\/","title":{"rendered":"MEETING. Laura and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Tisserand: the two new stars of the Monte-Carlo Ballets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The dancing couple joined the dance company last August.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Large studios, huge mirrors facing the barre, ballet shoes carefully lined up against the walls… It is in the rehearsal studio of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo that the company’s dancers work tirelessly in preparation for their next performance. Among the performers enjoying their lunch break is a couple of dancers who have just arrived: Laura and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Tisserand<\/a>. Both joined Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in August, straight from the United States.<\/p>\n\n

Before discovering sunny Monaco, Laura, J\u00e9r\u00f4me and their two daughters lived in Seattle, where the couple danced for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. She is of American origin. Born in Louisiana, Laura joined the School of American Ballet in New York, before joining the Seattle company. He was born in Lyon and joined the petits rats of the Paris Opera. He then did a summer internship at the Miami City Ballet, before also studying at the New York school, then dancing alongside his wife.<\/p>\n\n

It was on the other side of the Atlantic that Laura and J\u00e9r\u00f4me met Jean-Christophe Maillot, choreographer and director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, and former principal dancer Bernice Coppieters. After two fruitful collaborations, one for Romeo and Juliet, the other for Cinderella, the couple decided to return to France.<\/p>\n\n

We were shocked that we could join the same company as husband and wife<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

The dream became reality<\/h2>\n\n

One audition later, the verdict was reached. Laura and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Tisserand were both accepted into the troupe. “We were very excited and so happy,” recalls Laura. “We were even shocked that we could join the same company as husband and wife, which is quite rare in the ballet world. We are very honoured to have been chosen”.<\/p>\n\n

The stakes were therefore twofold and for J\u00e9r\u00f4me, it was unthinkable that one would leave without the other. For them, it was all or nothing: “It wouldn’t have worked, because we both dance and we still have a few years ahead of us. We didn’t want to say to each other that it was over for one and not for the other”.<\/p>\n\n

This support and bond is something the two dancers share in life as well as on stage. “It’s a different life, quite unique, but it’s really great to have someone who understands our daily lives, what it’s like to have a good or bad show,” J\u00e9r\u00f4me confides with a smile. “Even if we won’t always dance together, when it happens we are so close that we can talk to each other, say things much more sincerely, with confidence”, adds Laura.<\/p>\n\n

Even though they are together, J\u00e9r\u00f4me and Laura have not forgotten that they belong to a corps de ballet. In the space of just a few weeks, the couple feels perfectly integrated into the troupe. The two dancers consider themselves lucky to have been so well received by their fellow dancers, especially after such a radical life change. But beyond the welcome, they both particularly appreciate the work of the choreographer, Jean-Christophe Maillot. <\/p>\n\n