Émilie Delorme

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Émilie Delorme
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Émilie Delorme, 29 July 2019, during the SALON festival international de musique de chambre
Born23 November 1975 Edit this on Wikidata (age 45)
Villeurbanne Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldDirector of the Conservatoire de Paris (starts 1 January 2020)[1]

Émilie Delorme (born 1974 or 1975), an engineer by training, has a career in the management of cultural institutions in France.[2] On 14 December 2019 Delorme was appointed as the first woman director of the Conservatoire de Paris[3] in its 224-year history,[4] to start in the position on 1 January 2020.[1]

Childhood and education[]

Delorme was born in Lyon.[2] She studied at one of the Mines engineering schools, worked in finance for three years, and studied cultural institution management.[2]

Aix-en-Provence Festival[]

Delorme participated in the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2000 and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels in 2003, returning to the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2008. She became the director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2009.[2]

During this period, Delorme developed artistic cooperation projects around the Mediterranean Basin, creating the (Medinea) network and heading the (ENOA).[3]

Conservatoire de Paris[]

On 14 December 2019, Delorme was appointed as the first woman director of the Conservatoire de Paris[3] since its creation in 1795.[4] Le Point expressed concerns that Delorme would promote "decolonial ideology" and intersectional feminism.[4] Le Monde described Delorme as strongly promoting gender equality (French: parité) and cultural diversity (French: diversité), and stated that the initial rumours of Delorme's nomination led to defensive reactions (French: une levée de boucliers) from media including Le Point.[3] Delorme's appointment is for three years starting from 1 January 2020.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Roux, Marie-Aude (16 December 2019). "Emilie Delorme, première femme nommée à la tête du Conservatoire de musique et de danse de Paris" [Emilie Delorme, first woman nominated as the head of the Conservatoire de musique et de danse de Paris]. Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Associer artistes amateurs et professionnels dans un projet de création à l'échelle européenne" [Linking amateur and professional artists in a European-level creation project] (PDF). Aix-en-Provence Festival (in French). 8 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Emilie Delorme, première femme nommée à la tête du Conservatoire de Paris" [Emilie Delorme, first woman nominated as head of the Conservatoire de Paris]. Le Monde (in French). 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pétreault, Clément (3 December 2019). "Conservatoire national de musique : une nomination qui inquiète" [Conservatoire national de musique: a worrying nomination]. Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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