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Juliette Berthonneau presents her latest textile creation
Textile designer Juliette Berthonneau presents her latest monumental creation, Le Vaisseau de Galatée, a spectacular installation for the Opéra Royal at the Château de Versailles that pushes back the boundaries of textiles and materials.
Winner of the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris 2023 and former resident of Les Ateliers de Paris, Juliette Berthonneau stands out for her singular approach to textile design. With a master's degree from the Swedish School of Textiles, she combines industrial technologies and artisanal know-how to create innovative textiles.
Le Vaisseau de Galatée: a monumental work for the Royal Opera House at the Château de Versailles
Among his latest creations is Le Vaisseau de Galatée, a textile design for Porpora's set Polifemo, created by Roland Fontaine for theOpéra Royal du Château de Versailles. This impressive installation includes two monumental curtains made from 300 m² of fabric.
Textiles with pleated vertical stripes evoke both the sails of a ship and the damp walls of a cave. Their pearly surface recalls the texture of a shell or the geological strata of a rocky landscape. Thanks to a subtle play of light, these textiles become moving walls of water or a rain of light.
This achievement was made possible with the support of Kvadrat for the textiles and Solt Atelier for the garments.
Textile work: Juliette Berthonneau
Sets: Roland Fontaine
Stage direction: Justin Way
Costumes: Christian Lacroix, Jean-Philippe Pons
Conductor: Stefan Plewniak
Production: Opéra Royal / Château de Versailles Spectacles
Photographies: Juliette Berthonneau
