Marion Barbeau

French ballerina and actress (born 1991)

Ballerina
actress

Years active2008–present

Marion Barbeau (born 1991) is a French ballerina and actress.

Biography

Marion Barbeau was born in 1991 in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the Val-de-Marne department.^[1] Her father was a dentist.^[2] She began practicing dance at the age of six, studying at a school in Fontenay-sous-Bois.^[3]

After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris, she entered the ballet school of the Paris Opera Ballet in 2002. In 2008, at the age of seventeen, she joined its corps de ballet. In 2019, she became a première danseuse (first dancer).^[4]^[5]^[6]

In addition to her classical repertoire, she gradually embraced contemporary dance. In her evolution, which began under the guidance of Benjamin Millepied, she was encouraged by Aurélie Dupont, director of the Paris Opera Ballet since 2016, who included many non-classical productions in her repertoire. Barbeau credited her experience with Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, who she met at the Paris Opera in 2018, as the "real turning point" in her journey into the contemporary genre. Shechter's piece The Art of Not Looking Back entered the Paris Opera Ballet's repertoire in 2018, and was recorded for video by director Cédric Klapisch.^[7]^[8]

In 2022, Barbeau appeared in the leading role in Cédric Klapisch's film Rise, about a dancer who, after sustaining an injury, becomes passionate about contemporary dance.^[9] For her performance, Barbeau received nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actress and Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Rise	Élise Gautier	^[10]
TBA	Drone	Émilie	^[11]
TBA	Un homme en fuite	TBA	^[12]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2020	"Tendrement"	Oxmo Puccino
2020	"Soleil pâle"	Hania Rani

Awards and nominations

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
César Awards	24 February 2023	Most Promising Actress	Rise	Nominated	^[13]
Lumières Award	16 January 2023	Best Female Revelation	Rise	Nominated	^[14]

References

^ "Concours du Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris". Danser Canal Historique (in French). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Girard, Isabelle (21 July 2022). "La séance photo ultraluxe de Marion Barbeau, première danseuse de l'Opéra de Paris". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Boisseau, Rosita (28 November 2020). "Danse : Marion Barbeau et Simon Le Borgne, les aimants de l'opéra". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Marion Barbeau" (in French). Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Rivenq, Emilie (4 May 2021). "La révélation Marion Barbeau". Elle (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Bavelier, Ariane (18 January 2019). "Marion Barbeau, ballerine vif-argent". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Besse, Caroline (2 April 2022). "Marion Barbeau, de l'Opéra de Paris à Klapisch : "Ce n'était pas mon métier, mais en fait, j'en crevais d'envie"". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ Bigot, Camille (28 March 2022). "INTERVIEW. Marion Barbeau, danseuse à l'Opéra de Paris, brille dans le film de Cédric Klapisch "En corps"". France Info (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ Le, Phuong (14 November 2022). "Rise (En Corps) review – a ballerina's dramatic comeback from devastating injury". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Lemercier, Fabien (30 March 2021). "Filming wraps on Cédric Klapisch's En corps". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2023). "Female-Led Thriller 'Drone' by 'Night of the 12th' Producers, Nadine Labaki Road Movie 'Back to Alexandria,' 'Miss Violet' Join Orange Studio's Roster (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Congrès FNCF : Quels films en salles en 2023/24 ? [2/3]". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ Jamet, Constance (25 January 2023). "César: La Nuit du 12, En Corps, L'Innocent, en tête des nominations". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Lumières 2023 : "La Nuit du 12", "Pacifiction", "Saint Omer" et "Les Enfants des autres" en tête des nominations". France Info (in French). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.