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From October to December 1999, Chepik became a regular visitor of the famous Moulin on boulevard de Clichy, where he came across a great number of his compatriots amongst the dancers — something which greatly facilitated his work. Moreover, he had the exceptional luck that the Moulin Rouge opened its doors to him at the very moment that the new revue "Feerie" was being created. He was thus privy to all the preparatory work of the choreographer and dancers. He could follow the dance classes and rehearsals, the warm-up sessions and costume fittings, the moments of enthusiasm and discouragement. "I not only went backstage. I also entered into the 'laboratory' of the Moulin Rouge. I saw the revue taking shape from one day to the next. The production really was created from scratch, without either costumes or sets at the beginning — which is much more interesting and exciting than the finished show that tourists from around the world can henceforth see every evening". Most of his pictures in the series bear witness to the successive stages of this extraordinary show, which Chepik is proud to have been the only person to have seen.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

For almost 20 years, Sergei Chepik has been hailed by the press as a 'searing visionary', and 'one of Russia's greatest living painters'. This 'unclassifiable' artist has painted portraits of Rudolf Nureyev and Margaret Thatcher (in 1993), has created a monumental series of four canvases – The Way, the Truth and the Life (2002-2004)– for St Paul's Cathedral in London, which has marked the starting point for a new vein of religious inspiration, expressed between 2005 and 2007 by three major works: The Prophet, The Redemption, and The Last Supper. He has lived and worked in Paris since 1988. 

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