Report from the 25 November 2021
PASCALE MARET AND ALEXANDRA HUARD BOOK SIGNING FOR THEIR ILLUSTRATED BOOK THE NUTCRACKER, ON DECEMBER 4.
This Saturday, December 4, author Pascale Maret and illustrator Alexandra Huard will sign their new illustrated book The Nutcracker (as part of the partnership between the Nathan publishing house and the Paris Opera) from 12:30 to 2:30 pm at the book and gift shop of the Palais Garnier.
On this occasion, many other opera- and ballet-themed books will be available : the illustrated album Le Lac des cygnes (Swan Lake), but also the collections Les romans du ballet (Ballet Novels) and Danser jusqu’aux Etoiles (Dance to the stars).
The perfect outing to get ready for Christmas and find original and inspiring gifts.
The Nathan and Paris Opera’s partnership
Since 2015, the Paris Opera has been associated to the Nathan publishing house to imagine children and teens’ books collection inspired by the world of the Opera. From dance to music, from the ‘petits rats’ to conductors, including costumes and decors, many themes are visited in the 6 published collections. For example, our series 20, allée de la danse tells the daily life of the Paris Opera Ballet School’s students; Danser jusqu’aux Etoiles follows young dancers of the Ballet; and Le Petit Chat de l’Opéra tells the adventures of Tutu the kitty and Strap the puppy in the backstage of the Palais Garnier. The collections are all available in the Paris Opera’s gift shops, online shop and in our book shop.
Book signing: December 4, 2021
From 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Entrance via the Palais Garnier bookshop, place de l’Opéra 75009 Paris
Free entrance
Contact: egrebille@operadeparis.fr / +331 40 01 80 74
The author
A former French professor who taught in France and abroad, Pascale Maret has dedicated herself to children’s literature. She has written many albums and a dozen of children’s books. She has won many awards, including The Incorruptibles Prize for Le monde attend derrière la porte (teen book) and L'oiseau Arlequin (album). With a PhD in Modern literature, Pascale Maret is a renowned expert in dance and ballet (she wrote her master degree and her PhD papers on theatre studies and ballet). She is the author behind many Nathan x Paris Opera’s book collections.
The illustrator
Alexandra Huard is a young illustrator who graduated from the Emile-Cohl School. She won an award from the Bologna Children's Book Fair even before she graduated from School. She has illustrated numerous press and children literature albums since. Her specific technique, the flat-style, which brings together in the same frame colors and lines, turns her illustrations into genuine paintings. Before The Nutcracker, she illustrated Swan Lakes.
