Pascal Touzeau (born 1969) is a French dancer and choreographer of

contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...

. Touzeau studied dance at the

conservatoire de Bordeaux The Conservatoire de Bordeaux is an arts conservatory that offers higher education in music, dance and drama in Bordeaux, France. It is one of the leading schools in France for singers and saxophonists. Founded in 1821, the school is operated by ...

. A professional dancer since 1987, he started as a dancer at the , then Bonn, Wiesbaden and finally the directed by William Forsythe. Touzeau became choreographer in Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands before being appointed head of the Ballet Carmen Roche in Madrid (2005 to 2006). Touzeau has been director of the

Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ...

since 2009.

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Pascal Touzeau

Midsummer night´s dream - Cie Alienorballet - Ch.Pascal Touzeau
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