ABSTRACT

The most stable and well-known contemporary companies are therefore those headed by the leading choreographers, who are often based at national choreographic centres. These include Jean-Claude Gallotta’s company Le Groupe Émile Dubois, Philippe Decouflé’s Companie DCA, Daniel Larrieu’s Askrakan and the Lyon Opéra Ballet headed by Maguy Marin, with Bouvier and Obadia’s L’Esquisse quickly becoming a recognizable force on the scene. The groups of other leading choreographers, such as those of Karine Saporta, Odile Duboc, François Raffinot, Hervé Robbe and Catherine Diverrés, take the name of their choreographer.