ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Felix Molinero Del Paso of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo joins The Brainy Ballerina Podcast ahead of the company’s February 26th performance at the Overture Center in Madison, WI.
Raised in Spain and later trained at the collegiate level in Germany, Felix shares the bold email he sent that led to a life-changing opportunity with the world-renowned all-male ballet company.
Known for parodying the conventions of classical ballet while maintaining exceptional technical standards, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo requires its dancers to master both male and female roles, on and off pointe.
Felix pulls back the curtain on the training demands, the artistry behind comedic ballet, the realities of touring life, and the creative personas he embodies onstage, proving that ballet can be both technically brilliant and wildly entertaining.
Key "Pointes" from this Episode:
• How Felix’s ballet training in Spain and Germany prepared him for a professional career
• The email that led to his audition and eventual contract with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
• What makes The Trocks unique in the ballet world
• Training for both male and female roles, including dancing on pointe
• The skill required to balance high-level technique with comedic timing
• The realities and challenges of being part of a touring company
• The development of his onstage personas “Holly Dey-Abroad” and “Bruno Backpfeinfengesicht”
• How comedic ballet attracts new and nontraditional audiences to the art form
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