Benjamin Rossé

Art historian

Aged just twenty, a young art historian in the making, I was planning to write a small manual of choreographic performance, illustrated by example. But which example?

Without hesitation, only the brilliance of Vu-An fascinated me. “Éric Vu-An, l’Interprète” was intended to be a tribute and allow the discovery of this unprecedented phenomenon through words. The project was greeted with enthusiasm; I met friends, family, admirers, musicologists, his drama teacher, partners and dance teachers.

Rita Thalia, a particularly well-respected teacher, was full of praise for this attentive and particularly hard-working, physically exceptional student. We therefore tried to define the concepts of “clean dance” and “pure style” not forgetting “musicality”. All her kind thoughts and advice stopped me from getting lost.

Benjamin Rossé