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THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2025 • 15 PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHILIPPE ANTONELLO/AMAZON very talented hairdresser, was available and onboard for the adventure. She's ultra organized and created what would eventually become the bible of continuity photos and notes for both teams, keeping us all on track. Many thanks to Tijen Osman and Emily Rosko, who would round out the American team, bringing their creative talents, as well as organizing and crewing up the rest of the New York team. e second hurdle; I don't speak French, and would need to hire a French crew. ank goodness for Google translate, and our Head of Make-up Patricia Regan, so talented at creating beautiful make-ups. We'd been a team the last three seasons of Maisel, and I was so grateful to team up with her again, and as a dancer, as well I knew a true collaboration would at hand. Her knowledge of dance would prove invaluable. She had previously worked in Paris the first season of Maisel and helped immensely putting me in touch with French hairdressers. Veronique Bosle was soon to come onboard as our Paris hair supervisor, and she put a talented hardworking team together, including Audrey Tavares Leal, Corinne Texier, our core French team, as well as many others, who continuously showed up and showed out. Merci beaucoup. In researching a contemporary show set in New York and Paris about two ballet companies, it turns out is a lot more than just a bunch of buns. And the show was more than just about ballet. A show within a show—the story. e Palladinos know exactly what they're looking for in their characters, and they're brilliant creators, and amazing storytellers. is is a bit of how our first principal cast look meeting went. It's a ballet-themed dramedy, following the dancers and staff of two renowned companies that embark on a plan to save their institutions. Our principal cast would consist of the wildly talented Luke Kirby as Jack McMillian, who should just always effortlessly look ready to step in front of a camera. Charlotte Gainsbourg as Geneviève Lavigne, sharp, witty, just a bit out Charlotte Gainsbourg as Geneviève Lavigne, director of the French ballet company Luke Kirby as Jack McMillian, director of the American ballet company Lou de Laâge as étoile Cheyenne Toussaint Gideon Glick as choreographer Tobias Bell