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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 |
Spotlight on Julie Pecquet
Julie Pecquet is one of those all-round talents who archieve anything… Many people were able to notice her as a performing artist or adored one of her choreographies.Could you describe the beginning of your career… How did everything start? I started to dance when I was 5 years old. My father was an all-rounder: Performer, musician, choreographer, photographer, dancer, philosopher… it was because of him that I became interested in the arts and the rhythm (he was a drummer as well)… From then on I always danced – even water ballet for a couple years. We moved almost every year so I visited many different dancing schools. But during the holidays I took classes and went to workshops from people who are still famous dance coaches today in France (Bruno Vandelli for jazz, Dominique Lesdema for hip hop, Bruno Agati for modern). Also I started playing the piano when I was 6, but only for five years, sadly. Besides I took part in several little theatre groups.  You are a very talented in many ways. Dancer, songwriter, choreographer, coach, actress – in which area are you most comfortable or are all parts equal to you?Since I was educated many-sided, I love all of them and I need all of them… but I have to say that I love choreographing most since I can use all of my creativity and bring together all of my artistic influences. I am loving my work with my troop “circa del arte” (www.circadelarte.com). We are a group of young artists; circus artists, dancers, musicians, singers and make-up artists (something like Cirque du Soleil but with more dancing). When I get a project like a gala, a mess or an award show with a special theme, I am happy to think about the implementation. You could say I am a stage director as well :-) Furthermore I love acting. There I can leave from my own life and at the same time I can use my emotional experiences. I love to act and to immerse into different characters. But sadly I don’t have enough time for that and many people don’t know that I act as well. People like to “think in drawers”: a choreographer can not be an actress. Only in the USA the multi-talent-possibility is acknowledged.  We were able to watch you lately as a member of the jury in „You can dance“ on Sat.1 in Germany. There we were able to admire your unbelievable choreographies… What did “You can dance” mean to you? Will there be another season?„You can dance“ combines this diversity of dancing. I was finally able to prove that one can choreograph hip hop, modern, jazz as well as crumpling. And that I have the ability to judge through the many years of coaching and dancing. “You can dance” allowed me to prove my competence as well as my conviction about the all-round dancer. A dancer has to be proficient in many different styles. Maybe there will be a second season. Which job do you still remember the most? Where did you learn the most? Which was the hardest project in your life? All projcts I ever did. It might sound cheesy – but that’s how it is. As a dancer I loved not to feel the pressure as a choreographer does… I loved to see how others worked… as a choreographer I loved to make everything perfect to polish everything… an eye for the accomplished creation and its development… as a coach and teacher I loved to watch the progress of my students… as an actress I loved the emotional discovery you have to do… Each job is different: a different team, a different place; I did so many different things and I love it :-) Some of my favourite projects: On TV: „You can dance“ and „The German Voice“ and in the theater: „Carmen 2000“ and „Antonius and Cleopatra“… My toughest project ever? In „Carmen 2000“ I had to cover the clown, the main part for a couple hours. He was on stage the whole two hours, no act went on without him, mute, only facial expressions and movements. There were solists from the Metropolitan, New York, and the conductor was worldwide known. I had never felt so much pressure before!  How do you see your future career? In which area do you want to be more active?In future I want to work more intensively as an actress in movies. Many years I spent coaching others to become better in front of the camera, no matter if they were singers, dancers or actors (some of them wanted to get a better feeling of their bodies). In doing this I neglected to perform myself. I do not dance that much anymore but I would love to let off as an actress… I am a very extreme person who experienced a lot of good and bad things. I know the exchange of emotions and I also master the play in front of a camera in all disciplines – the ability to act emotional situations at the push of a button as well as to act everyday situations… I love it! It demands sensibility, spontaneity and also the ability to reproduce the imaginations of the director. I practiced all of it the last years – in a different area. You can find tactfulness, attention, the impulse to extreme situations (could be tender as well, not only aggressive) and hard work in both arts: dancing and acting. What were your reasons for becoming a StagePool-member? What do you think about Stagepool? I registered to StagePool to hear what happens in the artists-scene. I signed on as an actress since I am known better as choreographer and coach. I think this portal is super and extremely important. The success, the expansion with a new area (backstage), new clients and job offers all over the world is not surprising. StagePool closes a gap which is essential for us artists: To know where people look for what…  At last: Julie Livia Piroska Liza Pecquet – a very long and exceptional name. Is this your name at birth or a stage name?This is not a stage name. In fact „Grichka“ is missing, a young Russian name. But in France you may only have four first names. I had creative parents… Thanks a lot for the interview, Julie. Good luck to you!! Thank you for your interest! More about Julie: Visit www.juliepecquet.com. StagePals in the spotlight:
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