12. PETER WALLACE

// Bal Du Moulin Rouge

So today’s episode features an interview I had with Peter Wallace quite a few months ago now, pre-COVID! I had been saving it for when the Moulin Rouge was coming out to conduct auditions in Melbourne this year, hosted at Peter’s studio. Since all things travel are now out of the question in the foreseeable future, I thought it was time to release the episode.

If you’ve ever dreamt about dancing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris this is the episode for you. Consider it a bit like a Moulin Rouge history lesson! Peter spent 13 years in Paris working as a dancer and dance captain at the Moulin Rouge and Lido, and choreographer at La Nouvelle Eve. He is good friends with Janet Pharaoh (Artistic Director of Bal Du Moulin Rouge) and knows what she is looking for in a prospective dancer.

In this chat we also discuss Peter’s fight with cancer, living abroad and marrying his now husband after 30 years together.

Enjoy the chat! x