Jaquet Droz Presents a Collection of Timepieces dedicated to The Art of Dance

Stéphanie Barba s intensely full and varied life is impossible to sum up in a few lines. She was born with a gift: she could draw. Everything she sees has a rhythm that passes from eye to hand, and the end result is a drawing, a watercolor, a charcoal sketch. As a watercolorist, she looked out from the shore, capturing the coastline in its everchanging procession of moods. From fleeting landscapes, barely glimpsed yet already transformed, her watchful gaze sought the same transience in human movement. A chance encounter gave her access to the rehearsals and shows at the Paris Opera and the chance to see the leading companies that all came to perform there. She met the highly acclaimed Maurice Béjart in 1983, which turned out to be a revelation. His first words were precise in their instruction: Madame has asked if she can draw. Yes, as long as I don t see , , Jaquet Droz and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, , Jaquet Droz and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne became inseparable partners in 2013. The watchmaki