Edouard Getaz
Edouard Gétaz | |
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Edouard Getaz in 2014 | |
Born |
Lausanne | September 7, 1973
Nationality | Swiss |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Theatrical producer, Filmmaker |
Years active | 1983-present |
Website | http://www.incopix.com/edouard-getaz |
Edouard Gétaz ([ɡəˈta]; born September 7, 1973) is a Swiss entrepreneur, theatrical producer and filmmaker. He develops and produces operas, films, interactive projects, music festivals, fashion shows,[1] concerts and historical celebrations.[2]
Biography
Edouard Gétaz was born in 1973 in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the mid-90s, Gétaz produced one of the first live Internet streaming events for the Montreux Jazz Festival.[3] In 1998 he co-founded Creatives, an events and communications agency in Switzerland.[4]
In 2004 Gétaz moved to New York and founded the production company Incopix and co-founded Giants Are Small.
Gétaz holds a law degree from Fribourg University, Switzerland, and studied film directing and production at New York University.[5]
Stage productions
Together with Doug Fitch and Frederic Gumy, Gétaz co-founded Giants Are Small,[6] where he produced:
- Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood based on Prokofiev's classic with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2008
- Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre with the New York Philharmonic in 2010[7]
- Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen with the New York Philharmonic in 2011[8]
- A Dancer's Dream,[9][10] a ballet production with the New York Philharmonic, based on Stravinsky works, at the Avery Fisher Hall in 2013; also filmed are released as A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky by SpectiCast.[11][12]
- HK Gruber's Gloria - A Pig Tale with the New York Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014[13][14]
- Stravinsky's Petrushka with the New York Philharmonic at the Barbican, 2015;[15] Edouard Getaz also credited as video director.[16][17][18]
In May 2014 Edouard Gétaz and Giants Are Small produced Dada Bomb as part of Zürich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity, organized the Swiss Consulate in New York.[19][20][21]
Film, Video, Multimedia
Gétaz has directed a number of films and videos:
- Inside Risk (2016), co-directed with Andrei Severny
- Virgin Red (2005)[22] premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.[23]
- Freud’s Magic Powder (2009),[24][25][26] co-produced by the Swiss National Television[27] premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.[28]
- Proud/Citibank (2011) / Music video
Produced for Citibank’s 200th anniversary by public relations agency Ruder Finn, directed by Edouard Getaz, music produced by Marius de Vries; winner, PR Week “Employee Communications Campaign of the Year”;[29][30] winner, Silver Stevie.[31]
- Stravinsky's Petrushka with the New York Philharmonic at the Barbican, 2015; Edouard Getaz credited as producer and video director.[32][33][34]
- Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood (2015), interactive app, CD, and digital album, co-produced with Universal Music and its classical music label Deutsche Grammophon; Edouard Getaz producer, co-director, video director, and sound designer; narrators Alice Cooper, Campino, and Paul Haenen.[35][36][37][38]
References
- ↑ "Le Web, nouveau podium pour les top models d'Elite". Les Echos. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Edouard Getaz". New York Philharmonic. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "NY Phil and Giants Are Small Open A DANCER'S DREAM Tonight". Broadway World. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Edouard Gétaz, le réalisateur lausannois qui respire New York". 24 heures. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Edouard Gétaz". Swiss Films. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Their Next Big Thing Is Actually Small". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "New York's Date With the End of Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Philharmonic Prepares 'Cunning Little Vixen'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "In 'Dancer's Dream,' Mearns Teams Up With the Philharmonic". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Via Stravinsky, a Girl and a Doll, Rapturous and Mechanized". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "SPECTICAST - A Dancer's Dream film". SpectiCast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "A Dancer's Dream IMDB page". IMDB. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Alan Gilbert Conducts HK Gruber's Gloria – A Pig Tale". Lincoln Center. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Beauty Is in the Eye of Your Fellow Swine". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Barbican International Associate Residency: Giants Are Small and the New York Philharmonic / Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "The Times: NY Phil / Gilbert at Barbican". The Times. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "The Guardian: NY Phil/Gibert review – genre-bending Stravinsky and impeccable playing". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Inspired by Dada, a Party for the Death of Privacy". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Zurich Meets New York: Dada Bomb & Collegium Novum". Clocktower. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "'RIP Privacy' grave sites backed by Swiss Consulate". New York News. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Virgin Red". Official Website of the Film. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Edouard Getaz works both as a director and a producer, with his company Intercontinental Pictures.". Le Kino. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Freud's Magic Powder". BendFilm. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Freud's Magic Powder". Official Website of the Film. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Edouard Gétaz, le réalisateur lausannois qui respire New York.". 24 heures. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Freud's Magic Powder broadcasting". Radio Télévision Suisse. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Edouard Getaz works both as a director and a producer, with his company Intercontinental Pictures.". Le Kino. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "PR Week Awards Finalists 2013". PR Week. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "PR Week Awards 2013: The roll call of winners". PR Week. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "The American Business Awards: Citi Music". Stevie Awards. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Barbican International Associate Residency: Giants Are Small and the New York Philharmonic / Petrushka". Barbican. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "The Times: NY Phil / Gilbert at Barbican". The Times. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "The Guardian: NY Phil/Gibert review – genre-bending Stravinsky and impeccable playing". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood. Children's classic told in new way. Rock superstar Alice Cooper narrates.". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Peter En De Wolf In Hollywood". Bol.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Alice Cooper: 'These classical composers were crazier than me!'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Alice Cooper Channeled Tommy Chong for 'Peter & the Wolf in Hollywood' Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
External links
- 2013 interview of Edouard Gétaz on the Swiss National Radio (in French)
- 2009 interview of Edouard Gétaz on the Swiss National Radio (in French)
- Edouard Gétaz at the Internet Movie Database
- Incopix, production company founded by Edouard Gétaz
- Giants Are Small, theater production company co-founded by Edouard Gétaz
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