Rencontre

In this book, photographer Henk van Cauwenbergh introduces us to the marvelous worlds of matador Jean-Baptiste Jalabert (France) and prima ballerina Francesca Docli (Italy). The public's favourite 'Juan Bautista', born in Arles, France and ballet dancer Francesca Dolci, a flamboyant member of the Les Ballets de Monte Carlo are the representatives par excellence of a world in which sports and art seamlessly melt together. Follow both top athletes/performers during their daily preparations, become a privileged witness to the particular rituals preceding each performance and be a spectator of a dazzling sham fight at the Mediterranean!

About the Author:

Henk van Cauwenbergh is an internationally renowned portrait and fashion photographer. In 2006, he published his first book Le Matin in which he portrays 100 women, of nineteen different countries, during their morning ritual.