François Rousseau
Intro
François Rousseau joined The Norwegian National Ballet in 2009. He has danced prominent solo parts in Strømgren's The Four Seasons, Duato's White Darkness and Øyen's Dead to The World, and the role of the Charlatan in Øyen's Petrushka. He has also danced in Strømgren's Suite, Walerski's Chamber and the Kylián ballets Symphony of Psalms, Bella Figura, Tar and Feathers and Sarabande.
Rousseau has also danced with Ballet National de Marseille, The Dutch National Ballet, the Zürich Ballet and the Finnish National Ballet. His roles included Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Jester in Cinderella. He has danced in Naharin's Minus 7, Kylián's Petite Mort and many ballets by Balanchine and Forsythe, and has worked with choreographers such as Pastor, Fontes, Ochoa, Spoerli and Van Manen.
Originally from France, Rousseau trained at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt and the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris.
Previous acts
- Future Memories – an evening with Jiří Kylián
- Dansemester in Cinderella
- Dansemester Insekter in Cinderella
- Dansemester Vals in Cinderella
- Insekter in Cinderella
- Insekter, Vals in Cinderella
- Vals in Cinderella
- Dream Play in Dream Play
- Without Words in Dream Play
- Garrison Soldiers in Manon
- 3 Mannlige gjester in The Nutcracker
- Orfeus og Evrydike in Orpheus and Eurydice
- Theme and Variations in An evening with Balanchine
- Drosselmeyer dobbel in The Nutcracker
- Gjester in The Nutcracker
- Rotter in The Nutcracker
- Russisk in The Nutcracker
- Ung kadett in The Nutcracker
- 3 Sigøynere in Carmen – a ballet by Liam Scarlett
- Sigøynere in Carmen – a ballet by Liam Scarlett
- Soldater in Carmen – a ballet by Liam Scarlett
- Epic Short in Sleepless beauty
- Fandango in Don Quixote
- Fiskere in Don Quixote
- Sigøynergutter / 7 Uhyrer in Don Quixote
- Maurice, The Painter / Bohemian French Artist(e) in Rooms by Alexander Ekman
- Theme and Variations 8 menn in An evening with Balanchine
- 11 Menn in Hedda Gabler
- Petite Mort in Kylian: Black & White
- Sweet Dreams in Kylian: Black & White
- Herr Stahlbaum in The Nutcracker
- Herr Stalbaum in The Nutcracker