Bernice Coppieters in Roméo et Juliette. Photo courtesy: The Prague Post, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
For the past 20 years, Bernice Coppieters has danced all of the leading roles in Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s repertoire, including Juliet in “Romeo et Juliette”. (Side note: We had the privilege of reviewing Pacific Northwest Ballet’s interpretation of this piece back in 2009, in which Coppieters’ beautiful fingerprints could be seen and felt throughout the entire evening.)
Now this gorgeously complex dancer talks about one of her most rewarding roles to date: instructor.
In her early 40s, Coppieters’ age is not a sensitive topic of conversation, as one might expect. She isn’t scared of the fact that her career as an active prima ballerina is very likely coming to its end. She says she is putting her focus in a different direction, working with dancers in companies around the world who are staging Maillot’s productions.
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Tags: Bernice Coppetiers, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Pacific Northwest Ballet
