During a gala evening in London uniting eminent personalities from the world of arts, The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative announced the names of six important artists who will be the next mentors for the year 2010 – 2011.


Gala Closing Ceremony, William Forsythe and Trisha Brown, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, December 6, 2009
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These internationally famous artists will spend a year accompanying young talent in their respective domains. The artists are Trisha Brown (dance), Brian Eno (music), Hans Magnus Enzensberger (literature), Anish Kapoor (visual arts), Peter Sellars (dramatic art) and Zhang Yimou (cinema).


Gala Closing Ceremony, Robert Wilson and Youssou N'Dour, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, December 6, 2009
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Gala Closing Ceremony, Peter Sellars and Robert Wilson,
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, December 6, 2009
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During the following five months, each mentor will choose a protégé among the finalists chosen by the selection committee for each discipline. The committees are comprised of experts who identify the most promising young talents worldwide. The six mentor-protégé couples will spend a year working together and exchanging ideas, which is beneficial to the protégé and also the mentor. Since the beginning of the programme in 2002, a multitude of the world’s most renowned artists have accepted to be mentors.


Gala Closing Ceremony, Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor, Joel Coen,Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, December 6, 2009 Copyright ©Rolex/Kirsten Holst


Gala Closing Ceremony, Jessye Norman,
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, December 6, 2009
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