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Pierre Orefice is the artistic director of the Manaus association, which creates and produces outdoor performances and events in urban spaces. He holds a masters in economics and attended Sciences Politiques in Paris.
From 1985 to 1998, he was the producer and administrator of Royal de Luxe, the street theatre company based in Nantes since 1989.
He also directed the project Cargo 92. Le Cargo Melquiades-Ville de Nantes carried on board four French theatre companies - Royal de Luxe, Mano Négra, Philippe Découflé and Philippe Genty – and docked at eight ports in South America.
As artistic director of Manaus since its creation in 1999, he was hired by the city of Antwerp to orchestrate the 3rd millennium celebration on 31 December 1999 and by the city of Nantes for 31 December 2000.
For Les Floralies 2004, he created the “Plant Harbor of Ile Feydeau”, an exhibit that created great deal of excitement in Nantes.
The artists and engineers of Manaus have been staging the outdoor events and art installations for the State of Groland since 2001, specifically those at the Comic Book Festival in Angouleme 2004, where Groland of the guest of honour.
As co-author with François Delarozière of the Machines de l’Ile, Pierre Orefice has devoted his time and energy to the project since 2002. On 1 July 2007, he became director of this new cultural and tourist attraction. |