Émilie Delorme | |
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Born | 23 November 1975 Villeurbanne |
Position held | Director of the Conservatoire de Paris[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] effective 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 MEDiterranean INcubator of Emerging Artists (Medinea) network and heading the European Network of Opera Academies (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 and the first non-musician director after the founder 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 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 3 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.