over the years, outstanding artists from various disciplines (besides dance: drama, composition, direction, writing, dramaturgy, video, light design) have contributed their creative potential to the company. in the beginning, the company’s dance style was especially influenced by céline guillaume and georg blaschke, the work together with dance legend jean babilée, for whom jean cocteau and roland petit created le jeune homme et la mort, was particularly sensational, immensely furthering the company’s international acclaim. composer peter valentin contributed his work during this time.