Gala d'Étoiles
Monday 18 May 2026
« In front of you, dancers, we, poor normal humans, I mean unbalanced beings, are like in front of birds: more than admiring, dazzled; and envious to tears.
Not even jealous, as your universe of grace and lightness seems unattainable.
We repeat ourselves, resigned: Come on, dance is not for me.
And then one day, one evening the unexpected happens. A dancer, Alexandra to be precise, descends from the stage and waves to you. You turn around to be sure that it is for you and not for someone else behind you. Reassured, and even more intimidated, you come nearer. Then Alexandra utters these words: “what if I took you to my kingdom? Of course, you won’t use your arms like us. Of course you will not jump so high and feel as if you never fall back. But dance will come into your life. And like love, it will fill it with light, invention and freedom. Are you coming to my Gala? Stars are awaiting you, similar to those that shine in children’s eyes. ».
Erik Orsenna
of the French Academy
Gala d’Étoile, produced and directed by Alexandra Cardinale, was born from a simple idea: A concentrate of excellence accessible to all.
This evening of ballets is the unique opportunity to discover some of the great dancers of the current stage: Stars, soloists of the Paris Opera, international artists and the dancers of the Ballet Julien Lestel.
These remarkable interpreters from the Palais Garnier and the main national and international stages evolve here in a programme with multiple tones that combines extracts of the famous classical ballets and choreographic works from a more contemporary repertoire. A dazzling palette to conquer the beautiful and the light.
Whether they risk themselves with great pieces of bravery or interpret new creations, these dancers at the top of their art transmit to the public a concentrate of virtuosity and grace, transporting the viewer toward the Dream.
Vectors of emotions, dance and music, universal languages, bring us back to the essentials and open us to dreamlike creativity.
The Opera dancers are invited to perform in Gala d’Étoiles individually by Alexandra Cardinale Opera Ballet Production.
The Artists
Star Dancers
Soloist Dancers
Ballet Julien Lestel
STAR DANCER
AMANDINE ALBISSON
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Amandine Albisson entered the École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris in 1999, then joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2006. Promoted to Corypheus in 2008, then Sujet in 2009, she was quickly chosen to perform second and first roles. She stood out in the title role of La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte), “La Dancer” in The afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins), “La Belle Fille du Monde” in Le Rendez-Vous (Roland Petit) or “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quichotte (Rudolf Noureev). At the end of 2013, she played “Aurore” in La Belle au Bois Dormant (Rudolph Noureev). She has also been chosen to perform contemporary pieces: In the Middle, Somewhat Slevated (William Forsythe), A sort of… (Mats Ek), Le Sacre du Printemps (Pina Bausch)… Amandine Albisson was promoted to First Dancer in November 2013. Amandine Albisson was appointed Etoile Dancer in March 2014 after the performance of the ballet Onéguine at the Palais Garnier.
She has since added to her repertoire: The Palace of Cristal, Violin Concerto, Brahms- Shönberg, Quartet, Agon, Diamonds in Jewels (Balanchine), Etudes (Lander), the title role of Paquita (Lacotte), “Garance” in Les Enfants du Paradis (Martinez), Giselle (P.Bart), “Nikiya” in La Bayadère, “Juliette” in Roméo et Juliette, “Odette-Odile” in Le Lac des Cygnes (Noureev), “Esmeralda” in Notre-Dame de Paris (Petit), Dances at the Gatering, other dances, Les variations Goldberg, Opus 19/the Dreamer, en Sol (Robbins), Polyphonia (Wheeldon), Herman Schmerman, Approximate Sonata (Forsythe), the soloist in Boléro (Béjart)…
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AMANDINE ALBISSON
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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AMANDINE ALBISSON
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Amandine Albisson entered the École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris in 1999, then joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2006. Promoted to Corypheus in 2008, then Sujet in 2009, she was quickly chosen to perform second and first roles. She stood out in the title role of La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte), “La Dancer” in The afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins), “La Belle Fille du Monde” in Le Rendez-Vous (Roland Petit) or “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quichotte (Rudolf Noureev). At the end of 2013, she played “Aurore” in La Belle au Bois Dormant (Rudolph Noureev). She has also been chosen to perform contemporary pieces: In the Middle, Somewhat Slevated (William Forsythe), A sort of… (Mats Ek), Le Sacre du Printemps (Pina Bausch)… Amandine Albisson was promoted to First Dancer in November 2013. Amandine Albisson was appointed Etoile Dancer in March 2014 after the performance of the ballet Onéguine at the Palais Garnier.
She has since added to her repertoire: The Palace of Cristal, Violin Concerto, Brahms- Shönberg, Quartet, Agon, Diamonds in Jewels (Balanchine), Etudes (Lander), the title role of Paquita (Lacotte), “Garance” in Les Enfants du Paradis (Martinez), Giselle (P.Bart), “Nikiya” in La Bayadère, “Juliette” in Roméo et Juliette, “Odette-Odile” in Le Lac des Cygnes (Noureev), “Esmeralda” in Notre-Dame de Paris (Petit), Dances at the Gatering, other dances, Les variations Goldberg, Opus 19/the Dreamer, en Sol (Robbins), Polyphonia (Wheeldon), Herman Schmerman, Approximate Sonata (Forsythe), the soloist in Boléro (Béjart)…
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ISABELLE CIARAVOLA
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Isabelle Ciaravola was born in Ajaccio. She entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in 1985 in the class of Christiane Vaussard; she came out with the First Prize in 1988. This award allowed her to immediately join the second division of the Paris Opera School of Dance. At 18, she joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra. In 1993, she obtained the rank of Corypheus. In 2000, she was promoted Sujet , then in 2003 First Dancer. On April 16, 2009, she was promoted to Etoile, at the end of John Cranko’s Onegin premiere. Isabelle Ciaravola is known for her very fair interpretations of her roles and the elegant purity of her dance.
In 2010, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her performance of Giselle.
In 2011, she received a Knighthood of the Order of Arts and Letters.
In 2012, she was promoted to the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Isabelle Ciaravola bade farewell to the Paris Opera in February 2014 in Onéguine.
Expressing the desire to transmit her knowledge, she was appointed Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in September 2014.
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ISABELLE CIARAVOLA
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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ISABELLE CIARAVOLA
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Isabelle Ciaravola was born in Ajaccio. She entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in 1985 in the class of Christiane Vaussard; she came out with the First Prize in 1988. This award allowed her to immediately join the second division of the Paris Opera School of Dance. At 18, she joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra. In 1993, she obtained the rank of Corypheus. In 2000, she was promoted Sujet , then in 2003 First Dancer. On April 16, 2009, she was promoted to Etoile, at the end of John Cranko’s Onegin premiere. Isabelle Ciaravola is known for her very fair interpretations of her roles and the elegant purity of her dance.
In 2010, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her performance of Giselle.
In 2011, she received a Knighthood of the Order of Arts and Letters.
In 2012, she was promoted to the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Isabelle Ciaravola bade farewell to the Paris Opera in February 2014 in Onéguine.
Expressing the desire to transmit her knowledge, she was appointed Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in September 2014.
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VALENTINE COLASANTE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Valentine Colasante began with Max Bozzoni who followed her until she entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1998. In 2006, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera at the age of 17. She has participated in the great classical ballets of the repertoire, as well as the creations of contemporary choreographers. She rose to the rank of Corypheus in 2009 and became Sujet in 2010. Since then, more important roles were entrusted to her in the ballets Rain by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and in the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe. Promoted to First Dancer in 2012, she has since added to her repertoire many soloist roles such as “Prudence” in John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias, Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering, Pas./William Forsythe’s Parts, The Cristal Palace of George Balanchine or “Kitri” in Don Quixote.
She was appointed Danseuse Etoile in Don Quichotte at the Opéra Bastille in December 2017.
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VALENTINE COLASANTE
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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VALENTINE COLASANTE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Valentine Colasante began with Max Bozzoni who followed her until she entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1998. In 2006, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera at the age of 17. She has participated in the great classical ballets of the repertoire, as well as the creations of contemporary choreographers. She rose to the rank of Corypheus in 2009 and became Sujet in 2010. Since then, more important roles were entrusted to her in the ballets Rain by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and in the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe. Promoted to First Dancer in 2012, she has since added to her repertoire many soloist roles such as “Prudence” in John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias, Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering, Pas./William Forsythe’s Parts, The Cristal Palace of George Balanchine or “Kitri” in Don Quixote.
She was appointed Danseuse Etoile in Don Quichotte at the Opéra Bastille in December 2017.
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GUILLAUME DIOP
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Guillaume Diop made his debut in classical dance at 8, at the Conservatoire. After an internship in New York, he was offered a contract by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Yet Guillaume Diop preferred France. He entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera in 2012, and then joined the ballet corps in 2018. In 2021, he was chosen by Aurélie Dupont to perform the role of Etoile in Don Quixote and Rudolf Nureev’s Romeo and Juliet. He was promoted to Corypheus the same year and won the Carpeaux Prize and the Arop Prize. In 2022, he was chosen to perform Solor, the title role of La Bayadère.
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GUILLAUME DIOP
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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GUILLAUME DIOP
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Guillaume Diop made his debut in classical dance at 8, at the Conservatoire. After an internship in New York, he was offered a contract by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Yet Guillaume Diop preferred France. He entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera in 2012, and then joined the ballet corps in 2018. In 2021, he was chosen by Aurélie Dupont to perform the role of Etoile in Don Quixote and Rudolf Nureev’s Romeo and Juliet. He was promoted to Corypheus the same year and won the Carpeaux Prize and the Arop Prize. In 2022, he was chosen to perform Solor, the title role of La Bayadère.
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star Dancer
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Born in Marseille on March 16, 1984, Mathieu Ganio began his dance training at the age of 7, although he had already taken his first steps on stage at the age of 2? in Roland Petit’s ballet Ma Pavlova, alongside his parents, who were also dancers. He continued his education at the École nationale supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, then at the Paris Opera Ballet School from 1999 to 200, after which he joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 17. Each year, he climbs the ranks of the company following the annual promotion competition: Quadrille in 2001, Coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On May 20, 2004, following the performance of Nureyev’s Don Quixote (in which he interpreted the role of Basilio), he was named Étoile, at the age of 20 and without passing through the class of 1er danseur.
Since then, he has performed most of the great roles of the classical repertoire, including Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide, Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Onegin in John Cranko’s ballet of the same name. He has danced in ballets by George Balanchine, Jérôme Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian and others. He also dances in more contemporary productions and works and participates in creations with great choreographers such as John Neumeier, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, José Martinez, Nicolas Leriche, Saburo Teshigawara, Marco Goecke… He takes part in numerous tours abroad with the Paris Opera, but also performs regularly at international galas, notably in Japan, and has been invited to dance repertory ballets at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on several occasions. In 2016, Orianne Moretti created Le Rappel des Oiseaux, a play based on Gogol’s Diary of a Madman. He received the Benois de la Danse award in 2005 for his interpretation of James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide, and was named Officier des Arts et Lettres in 2020.
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star Dancer
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Born in Marseille on March 16, 1984, Mathieu Ganio began his dance training at the age of 7, although he had already taken his first steps on stage at the age of 2? in Roland Petit’s ballet Ma Pavlova, alongside his parents, who were also dancers. He continued his education at the École nationale supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, then at the Paris Opera Ballet School from 1999 to 200, after which he joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 17. Each year, he climbs the ranks of the company following the annual promotion competition: Quadrille in 2001, Coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On May 20, 2004, following the performance of Nureyev’s Don Quixote (in which he interpreted the role of Basilio), he was named Étoile, at the age of 20 and without passing through the class of 1er danseur.
Since then, he has performed most of the great roles of the classical repertoire, including Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide, Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Onegin in John Cranko’s ballet of the same name. He has danced in ballets by George Balanchine, Jérôme Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian and others. He also dances in more contemporary productions and works and participates in creations with great choreographers such as John Neumeier, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, José Martinez, Nicolas Leriche, Saburo Teshigawara, Marco Goecke… He takes part in numerous tours abroad with the Paris Opera, but also performs regularly at international galas, notably in Japan, and has been invited to dance repertory ballets at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on several occasions. In 2016, Orianne Moretti created Le Rappel des Oiseaux, a play based on Gogol’s Diary of a Madman. He received the Benois de la Danse award in 2005 for his interpretation of James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide, and was named Officier des Arts et Lettres in 2020.
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Dorothée Gilbert entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1995. At 17 years old, she was received first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, where she experienced a lightning ascent. In 2002, she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2004. In the same year, she received the AROP Public Award and in 2004 the Carpeaux Circle Award. She was appointed First Dancer in 2005. The following year, she received successively the Ballet Prize 2000 and the Léonide Massine Prize. In 2007, at the end of the performance of The Nutcracker where she danced with Manuel Legris, Dorothée Gilbert was appointed Étoile at 24. Acclaimed for her outstanding technique and the quality of her work, she has since been regularly invited to international galas and widely distributed by the Paris Opera. In 2009, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her role as “Lise” in Le Fille Mal Gardée. In 2013, she became the muse of the first Repetto perfume.
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Dorothée Gilbert entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1995. At 17 years old, she was received first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, where she experienced a lightning ascent. In 2002, she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2004. In the same year, she received the AROP Public Award and in 2004 the Carpeaux Circle Award. She was appointed First Dancer in 2005. The following year, she received successively the Ballet Prize 2000 and the Léonide Massine Prize. In 2007, at the end of the performance of The Nutcracker where she danced with Manuel Legris, Dorothée Gilbert was appointed Étoile at 24. Acclaimed for her outstanding technique and the quality of her work, she has since been regularly invited to international galas and widely distributed by the Paris Opera. In 2009, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her role as “Lise” in Le Fille Mal Gardée. In 2013, she became the muse of the first Repetto perfume.
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LAURA HECQUET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Laura Hecquet studied dance at the Conservatoire National de Paris and obtained the 1st Prize unanimously from the jury, which allowed her to present herself at the Paris Opera School of Dance, which she joined directly in 2nd division. Hired into the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2002, she has since participated in the productions of the repertoire presented by the company. In 2003, Jean Guillaume Bart offered her the role of “The Dancer” in the choreography he directed for Richard Strauss’s opera Capriccio, directed by Robert Carsen. Corypheus in 2004, she was promoted Sujet in 2005. In October 2006, she received the AROP Public Award and the Carpeaux Circle Award, a week apart. Since then, she has interpreted the “varied theme”, “The Cigarette” in Suite en Blanc (S. Lifar), “Myrtha”, the “Pas de deux des Vendangeurs” in Giselle (P.Bart), the soloist of Sérénade (G. Balanchine), “Gamzatti” in the Bayadère “Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote and “Aurore” in the Sleeping Beauty. She was promoted to First Dancer in December 2014. In March 2015, she was appointed Étoile at the end of a performance of Swan Lake.
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LAURA HECQUET
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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LAURA HECQUET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Laura Hecquet studied dance at the Conservatoire National de Paris and obtained the 1st Prize unanimously from the jury, which allowed her to present herself at the Paris Opera School of Dance, which she joined directly in 2nd division. Hired into the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2002, she has since participated in the productions of the repertoire presented by the company. In 2003, Jean Guillaume Bart offered her the role of “The Dancer” in the choreography he directed for Richard Strauss’s opera Capriccio, directed by Robert Carsen. Corypheus in 2004, she was promoted Sujet in 2005. In October 2006, she received the AROP Public Award and the Carpeaux Circle Award, a week apart. Since then, she has interpreted the “varied theme”, “The Cigarette” in Suite en Blanc (S. Lifar), “Myrtha”, the “Pas de deux des Vendangeurs” in Giselle (P.Bart), the soloist of Sérénade (G. Balanchine), “Gamzatti” in the Bayadère “Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote and “Aurore” in the Sleeping Beauty. She was promoted to First Dancer in December 2014. In March 2015, she was appointed Étoile at the end of a performance of Swan Lake.
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MATHIAS HEYMANN
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Mathias Heymann started dancing in Marseille. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2001. At the end of his schooling, he performed the first role in Daphnis and Chloé on the stage of the Opéra Garnier. Having joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, he was promoted to Coryphée in 2005 and Sujet in December 2006. The following year, shining in La Bayadère and Arepo (Maurice Béjart), he was raised to the rank of First Dancer. In 2007, he won the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux and the Prix de l’AROP. At 22, he was appointed Etoile Dancer at the end of John Cranko’s first performance of Onéguine.
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MATHIAS HEYMANN
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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MATHIAS HEYMANN
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Mathias Heymann started dancing in Marseille. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2001. At the end of his schooling, he performed the first role in Daphnis and Chloé on the stage of the Opéra Garnier. Having joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, he was promoted to Coryphée in 2005 and Sujet in December 2006. The following year, shining in La Bayadère and Arepo (Maurice Béjart), he was raised to the rank of First Dancer. In 2007, he won the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux and the Prix de l’AROP. At 22, he was appointed Etoile Dancer at the end of John Cranko’s first performance of Onéguine.
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NICOLAS LE RICHE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Nicolas Le Riche joined in 1982 the Paris Opera Dance School, which Claude Bessy directed. During the six years of his curriculum the young dancer had as Master the dancer Etoile Serge Peretti.
Nicolas Le Riche joined the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera in 1988, at the age of sixteen.
He was promoted to Corypheus in 1989, Sujet in 1990 and First Dancer in 1991. Nicolas Le Riche was the winner of the Cercle Carpeaux award.
It was at that time that he danced under the direction of Rudolf Nureev, who pushed his early career by giving him the roles of Mercutio and then Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Nicolas Le Riche was appointed Etoile by Patrick Dupond on July 27, 1993, after playing the role of the Prince in Giselle.
Nicolas Le Riche is one of Sylvie Guillem’s favorite partners, with whom he has often danced in France and abroad, notably in Marguerite and Armand, a ballet created by Rudolf Noureev and Margot Fonteyn. Roland Petit created for him in 1999 the ballet Clavigo and made Nicolas the rich the emblematic performer of his piece Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, which he danced for the first time with Marie-Claude Pietragalla. Nicolas Le Riche has interpreted classical and contemporary roles, refusing to establish any partitioning between two facets of one and the same art.
Nicolas Le Riche has also performed on the stage of the world’s largest companies such as Bolshoi, Mariinsky, London’s Royal Ballet, Tokyo Theater or New York City Ballet.
In addition, he has created his own choreographies since 2001, while continuing his career as a star of the Opéra de Paris. In 2005, he created Caligula, a five-act ballet on the music of the four Seasons of Vivaldi and a libretto by Guillaume Gallienne where he was inspired by the life of the Roman emperor. In 2007, he designed an all-public show for the Paris Opera, combining dance, music, painting and photography. This show, called Echo, was presented at the Bastille Amphitheater.
On 31 December 2008, he took over the role of soloist in the Boléro de Béjart at the Paris Opera. In 2009, he performed the lead role for the entry into the repertoire of the Paris Opera of the ballet John Neumeier’s Third Symphony of Mahler. In 2009, he performed the role of Eugène Onéguine in Cranko’s Onéguine. In 2009, he first addressed the mythical roles of the Ballets Russians at the Paris Opera: The fauna in the Afternoon of a Fauna, created by Nijinsky, and Petrouchka in the ballet of the same name.
In 2012, he performed William Forsythe’s Rearray on the stage of the Theater des Champs-Élysées with Sylvie Guillem. In the same year, he danced at a Gathering by Jerome Robbins and Appartment by Swedish choreographer Mats Ek.
For the 2013–2014 season, he participated in the creation of Saburo Teshigawara entitled Darkness is Hiding Black Horses8 and performed alongside Aurélie Dupont, the Park of Angelin Preljocaj, then Mademoiselle Julie by Swedish choreographer Birgit Cullberg. Nicolas Le Riche is one of the nominees of the National Dance awards 2014, thanks to his performance in Le Jeune Homme and La Mort de Roland Petit with the English National Ballet.
In April 2014, the French tour of his own show “itinerances” began accompanied by Clairemarie Osta, Eleonora Abbagnato, Russell Maliphant and Isabelle Ciaravola. A show in which five works were performed: Critical Mass and Shift by Russell Maliphant, the Young Man and Death by Roland Petit, Annunciation by Angelin Preljocaj and Odyssée (Pas de Deux choreographed by Nicolas the Rich himself).
Nicolas Le Riche also danced with the greatest stars of the Paris Opera such as Elisabeth Platel, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Aurélie Dupont and Marie-Agnès Gillot. Nevertheless, he maintains a privileged partnership with Sylvie Guillem.
A virtuoso dancer, equipped with a sophisticated technique and an impressive jump power, Nicolas Le Riche is also a sensitive performer chosen by the greatest choreographers of our century, evolving both in the classical repertoire and in contemporary dance.
Guillaume Gallienne, a friend of the dancer’s, said:
« He leaps like a tiger, flies like an angel and lands like a cat. »
A great music enthusiast, displaying very eclectic tastes, ranging from classical to pop, he also performed on stage in November 2012 during a concert by Mathieu Chedid; he plays the guitar, the clarinet and indulges in watercolour.
On July 9, 2014, he bade farewell to the Paris Opera at 42, the retirement age for this house.
His farewell gave rise to an exceptional evening whose only architect was Nicolas Le Riche himself. It was composed of ballets danced in their entirety – the Young Man and Death (small), the Afternoon of a Fauna (Nijinski) and the Bolero (Béjart) – and excerpts: Suite of dances by Jerome Robbins, Caligula de Le Riche, Raymonda by Rudolf Nureev, Les Forains de Roland Petit, Le Bal des Cadets de Lichine. His ballets marked the career of the dancer during his 24 years with the Parisian company. The evening was also marked by the arrival of special guests, friends of Nicolas Le Riche: Guillaume Gallienne read a text in tribute to the dancer, Mathieu Chedid performed on guitar the score of Suite of dances on the stage of the opera Garnier and Sylvie Guillem joined Nicolas Le Riche during the final salute. The evening ended with a standing ovation of several minutes.
In 2015, Nicolas Le Riche created and directed, with his wife Clairemarie Osta, The Atelier des Arts choreographiques (LAAC) at the Champs Elysée Theater.
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NICOLAS LE RICHE
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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NICOLAS LE RICHE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Nicolas Le Riche joined in 1982 the Paris Opera Dance School, which Claude Bessy directed. During the six years of his curriculum the young dancer had as Master the dancer Etoile Serge Peretti.
Nicolas Le Riche joined the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera in 1988, at the age of sixteen.
He was promoted to Corypheus in 1989, Sujet in 1990 and First Dancer in 1991. Nicolas Le Riche was the winner of the Cercle Carpeaux award.
It was at that time that he danced under the direction of Rudolf Nureev, who pushed his early career by giving him the roles of Mercutio and then Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Nicolas Le Riche was appointed Etoile by Patrick Dupond on July 27, 1993, after playing the role of the Prince in Giselle.
Nicolas Le Riche is one of Sylvie Guillem’s favorite partners, with whom he has often danced in France and abroad, notably in Marguerite and Armand, a ballet created by Rudolf Noureev and Margot Fonteyn. Roland Petit created for him in 1999 the ballet Clavigo and made Nicolas the rich the emblematic performer of his piece Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, which he danced for the first time with Marie-Claude Pietragalla. Nicolas Le Riche has interpreted classical and contemporary roles, refusing to establish any partitioning between two facets of one and the same art.
Nicolas Le Riche has also performed on the stage of the world’s largest companies such as Bolshoi, Mariinsky, London’s Royal Ballet, Tokyo Theater or New York City Ballet.
In addition, he has created his own choreographies since 2001, while continuing his career as a star of the Opéra de Paris. In 2005, he created Caligula, a five-act ballet on the music of the four Seasons of Vivaldi and a libretto by Guillaume Gallienne where he was inspired by the life of the Roman emperor. In 2007, he designed an all-public show for the Paris Opera, combining dance, music, painting and photography. This show, called Echo, was presented at the Bastille Amphitheater.
On 31 December 2008, he took over the role of soloist in the Boléro de Béjart at the Paris Opera. In 2009, he performed the lead role for the entry into the repertoire of the Paris Opera of the ballet John Neumeier’s Third Symphony of Mahler. In 2009, he performed the role of Eugène Onéguine in Cranko’s Onéguine. In 2009, he first addressed the mythical roles of the Ballets Russians at the Paris Opera: The fauna in the Afternoon of a Fauna, created by Nijinsky, and Petrouchka in the ballet of the same name.
In 2012, he performed William Forsythe’s Rearray on the stage of the Theater des Champs-Élysées with Sylvie Guillem. In the same year, he danced at a Gathering by Jerome Robbins and Appartment by Swedish choreographer Mats Ek.
For the 2013–2014 season, he participated in the creation of Saburo Teshigawara entitled Darkness is Hiding Black Horses8 and performed alongside Aurélie Dupont, the Park of Angelin Preljocaj, then Mademoiselle Julie by Swedish choreographer Birgit Cullberg. Nicolas Le Riche is one of the nominees of the National Dance awards 2014, thanks to his performance in Le Jeune Homme and La Mort de Roland Petit with the English National Ballet.
In April 2014, the French tour of his own show “itinerances” began accompanied by Clairemarie Osta, Eleonora Abbagnato, Russell Maliphant and Isabelle Ciaravola. A show in which five works were performed: Critical Mass and Shift by Russell Maliphant, the Young Man and Death by Roland Petit, Annunciation by Angelin Preljocaj and Odyssée (Pas de Deux choreographed by Nicolas the Rich himself).
Nicolas Le Riche also danced with the greatest stars of the Paris Opera such as Elisabeth Platel, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Aurélie Dupont and Marie-Agnès Gillot. Nevertheless, he maintains a privileged partnership with Sylvie Guillem.
A virtuoso dancer, equipped with a sophisticated technique and an impressive jump power, Nicolas Le Riche is also a sensitive performer chosen by the greatest choreographers of our century, evolving both in the classical repertoire and in contemporary dance.
Guillaume Gallienne, a friend of the dancer’s, said:
« He leaps like a tiger, flies like an angel and lands like a cat. »
A great music enthusiast, displaying very eclectic tastes, ranging from classical to pop, he also performed on stage in November 2012 during a concert by Mathieu Chedid; he plays the guitar, the clarinet and indulges in watercolour.
On July 9, 2014, he bade farewell to the Paris Opera at 42, the retirement age for this house.
His farewell gave rise to an exceptional evening whose only architect was Nicolas Le Riche himself. It was composed of ballets danced in their entirety – the Young Man and Death (small), the Afternoon of a Fauna (Nijinski) and the Bolero (Béjart) – and excerpts: Suite of dances by Jerome Robbins, Caligula de Le Riche, Raymonda by Rudolf Nureev, Les Forains de Roland Petit, Le Bal des Cadets de Lichine. His ballets marked the career of the dancer during his 24 years with the Parisian company. The evening was also marked by the arrival of special guests, friends of Nicolas Le Riche: Guillaume Gallienne read a text in tribute to the dancer, Mathieu Chedid performed on guitar the score of Suite of dances on the stage of the opera Garnier and Sylvie Guillem joined Nicolas Le Riche during the final salute. The evening ended with a standing ovation of several minutes.
In 2015, Nicolas Le Riche created and directed, with his wife Clairemarie Osta, The Atelier des Arts choreographiques (LAAC) at the Champs Elysée Theater.
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AGNÈS LETESTU
Danseuse Étoile
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Agnès Letestu débute à l’École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris, elle intègre en 1987 la compagnie, alors dirigée par Rudoph Noureev. Elle remporte le Grand Prix de l’Eurovision des jeunes danseurs en 1989 et la Médaille d’or au Concours de Varna en 1990. Première Danseuse en 1993, elle est nommée Étoile à l’issue de la représentation du Lac des Cygnes, le 31 octobre 1997.
Interprète privilégiée des grands rôles du répertoire : Giselle, Juliette, La Bayadère, Raymonda, Aurore, Kitri, Paquita, Cendrillon…elle excelle également dans les œuvres de Balanchine, Carlson, Ek, Forsythe, Kylian, Lacotte, Li, Lifar, McGregor, Noureev ou Robbins. Elle fait ses adieux officiels à l’Opéra de Paris le 10 octobre 2013 dans La Dame aux Camélias de Neumeier.
Elle crée “Dancing piano” en 2018 avec la pianiste Edna Stern dans lequel elle interprète des créations contemporaines originales et dessine tous les costumes du spectacle, présenté entre autres, au festival de Lacoste, en tournée au Japon, à Genève…
En 2021, Elle interprète et conçoit les costumes de la création Aliénor, variation sur l’amour courtois mise en scène chorégraphique de Alain Marty, présentée au théâtre du Gymnase, à Paris.
Elle crée également le rôle de la mère de Gilda, dans l’Opéra Rigoletto de Richard Brunel, chorégraphie de Maxime Thomas.
Parallèlement à sa carrière de danseuse, elle conçoit entre autres les costumes pour les créations de José Martinez : Scaramouche, Mi Favorita, Les Enfants du Paradis, Delibes Suite, Parenthèse 1 et Sonatas (pour l’Opéra de Paris et la Compagnie Nationale de Danse, à Madrid).
Elle est invitée comme professeur et maître de ballet dans de nombreuses compagnies comme l’Opéra de Paris, l’Opéra de Rome, le theâtre San Carlo de Naples, le théâtre Massimo de Palerme, l’Opéra National de Slovénie, l’Opéra National d’Estonie, la Compagnie Nationale de Danse à Madrid, le Ballet National de Chine.
Elle est Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur et Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.
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AGNÈS LETESTU
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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AGNÈS LETESTU
Danseuse Étoile
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Agnès Letestu débute à l’École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris, elle intègre en 1987 la compagnie, alors dirigée par Rudoph Noureev. Elle remporte le Grand Prix de l’Eurovision des jeunes danseurs en 1989 et la Médaille d’or au Concours de Varna en 1990. Première Danseuse en 1993, elle est nommée Étoile à l’issue de la représentation du Lac des Cygnes, le 31 octobre 1997.
Interprète privilégiée des grands rôles du répertoire : Giselle, Juliette, La Bayadère, Raymonda, Aurore, Kitri, Paquita, Cendrillon…elle excelle également dans les œuvres de Balanchine, Carlson, Ek, Forsythe, Kylian, Lacotte, Li, Lifar, McGregor, Noureev ou Robbins. Elle fait ses adieux officiels à l’Opéra de Paris le 10 octobre 2013 dans La Dame aux Camélias de Neumeier.
Elle crée “Dancing piano” en 2018 avec la pianiste Edna Stern dans lequel elle interprète des créations contemporaines originales et dessine tous les costumes du spectacle, présenté entre autres, au festival de Lacoste, en tournée au Japon, à Genève…
En 2021, Elle interprète et conçoit les costumes de la création Aliénor, variation sur l’amour courtois mise en scène chorégraphique de Alain Marty, présentée au théâtre du Gymnase, à Paris.
Elle crée également le rôle de la mère de Gilda, dans l’Opéra Rigoletto de Richard Brunel, chorégraphie de Maxime Thomas.
Parallèlement à sa carrière de danseuse, elle conçoit entre autres les costumes pour les créations de José Martinez : Scaramouche, Mi Favorita, Les Enfants du Paradis, Delibes Suite, Parenthèse 1 et Sonatas (pour l’Opéra de Paris et la Compagnie Nationale de Danse, à Madrid).
Elle est invitée comme professeur et maître de ballet dans de nombreuses compagnies comme l’Opéra de Paris, l’Opéra de Rome, le theâtre San Carlo de Naples, le théâtre Massimo de Palerme, l’Opéra National de Slovénie, l’Opéra National d’Estonie, la Compagnie Nationale de Danse à Madrid, le Ballet National de Chine.
Elle est Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur et Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Germain Louvet began dancing at the age of 4 at the National Conservatory of Chalonsur- Saone Region. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2005 and attended all his classes until 2011. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra as a quadrille in September 2011 and then rose to the rank of Coryphée in November 2013. He won the Carpeaux Circle Prize in 2013. He was promoted to Sujet in 2014.
He has participated in the great ballets of the repertoire, from Rudolf Nureev to Carolyn Carlson, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Adolf Adam, John Neumeier, Frederick Ashton, Pierre Lacotte, José Martinez… and participated in official tours in Australia, Japan, Russia. Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Opera Ballet, chose him for his creations. Barely promoted to First Dancer in November 2016, Germain Louvet was appointed a Star dancer by Madame Aurélie Dupont during the performance of Swan Lake on December 28, 2016.
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Germain Louvet began dancing at the age of 4 at the National Conservatory of Chalonsur- Saone Region. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2005 and attended all his classes until 2011. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra as a quadrille in September 2011 and then rose to the rank of Coryphée in November 2013. He won the Carpeaux Circle Prize in 2013. He was promoted to Sujet in 2014.
He has participated in the great ballets of the repertoire, from Rudolf Nureev to Carolyn Carlson, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Adolf Adam, John Neumeier, Frederick Ashton, Pierre Lacotte, José Martinez… and participated in official tours in Australia, Japan, Russia. Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Opera Ballet, chose him for his creations. Barely promoted to First Dancer in November 2016, Germain Louvet was appointed a Star dancer by Madame Aurélie Dupont during the performance of Swan Lake on December 28, 2016.
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HUGO MARCHAND
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Hugo Marchand commence la danse à l’âge de 9 ans, au Conservatoire de Nantes. Quelques années plus tard, il gagne la médaille d’or du Conservatoire et entre à l’école de danse de l’Opéra de Paris en 2007. Il intègre la compagnie de l’Opéra de Paris en 2011.
Il grimpe rapidement les échelons de la compagnie et gagne la médaille de bronze au concours international de Varna en 2014. Il se voit récompensé du Prix du Cercle Carpeaux et AROP de la Danse en 2015, qui récompensent les jeunes espoirs de l’Opéra de Paris. Hugo Marchand est nommé danseur étoile, le 3 mars 2017, lors d’une tournée au Japon où il dansait La Sylphide. La même année il reçoit le Benois de la danse dans la catégorie meilleur danseur de l’année.
Il danse les grands ballets du répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris mais a aussi la chance de participer à de nombreuses pièces plus modernes chorégraphiées par William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián…
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HUGO MARCHAND
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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HUGO MARCHAND
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Hugo Marchand commence la danse à l’âge de 9 ans, au Conservatoire de Nantes. Quelques années plus tard, il gagne la médaille d’or du Conservatoire et entre à l’école de danse de l’Opéra de Paris en 2007. Il intègre la compagnie de l’Opéra de Paris en 2011.
Il grimpe rapidement les échelons de la compagnie et gagne la médaille de bronze au concours international de Varna en 2014. Il se voit récompensé du Prix du Cercle Carpeaux et AROP de la Danse en 2015, qui récompensent les jeunes espoirs de l’Opéra de Paris. Hugo Marchand est nommé danseur étoile, le 3 mars 2017, lors d’une tournée au Japon où il dansait La Sylphide. La même année il reçoit le Benois de la danse dans la catégorie meilleur danseur de l’année.
Il danse les grands ballets du répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris mais a aussi la chance de participer à de nombreuses pièces plus modernes chorégraphiées par William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián…
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Paul Marque
Danseur Étoile
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Paul Marque est né en 1997 dans le sud-ouest de la France. Il découvre et commence la danse a l’âge de trois ans dans sa ville natale.
En 2008, à dix ans, il rejoint l’École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris, où il suit le cursus complet pendant six ans et demi. En 2014, il rejoint l’Opéra de Paris à dix-sept ans, en tant que Quadrille. En 2016, il devient Coryphée, et la même année, il remporte la médaille d’or au concours international de danse de Varna en Bulgarie. En 2017, à dix-neuf ans, il est promu Sujet et gagne le prix de l’AROP. Il commence alors à danser des rôles de soliste comme Basilio dans Don Quichotte (R.Noureev), Lenski dans Onéguine (J.Cranko), Colas dans La Fille Mal Gardée (F.Ashton) ou encore Rubies (G.Balanchine).
En 2018, il est promu Premier Danseur et continue de danser des rôles de soliste comme Siegfried dans Le Lac des Cygnes, Jean de Brienne dans Raymonda, Cendrillon (R.Noureev), Suite of Dances, Fancy Free (J.Robbins), Concerto Barocco ou Les Quatre Tempéraments (G.Balanchine).
Le 13 décembre 2020, à vingt-trois ans, Paul est nommé Danseur Étoile de l’Opéra de Paris à l’issue d’une représentation de La Bayadère (R.Noureev), où il interprétait le rôle de l’Idole Dorée. Depuis il a dansé d’autres grands rôles du répertoire tels que Vertiginious Thrill Of Exactitude (W.Forsythe) ou Roméo dans Roméo et Juliette (R.Noureev).
Paul a également prit part à certaines créations contemporaines comme Le Chant de la Terre (J.Neumeier), Dogs Sleep (M.Goecke) ou Blake Works I (W.Forsythe).
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PAUL MARQUE
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Paul Marque
Danseur Étoile
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Paul Marque est né en 1997 dans le sud-ouest de la France. Il découvre et commence la danse a l’âge de trois ans dans sa ville natale.
En 2008, à dix ans, il rejoint l’École de Danse de l’Opéra de Paris, où il suit le cursus complet pendant six ans et demi. En 2014, il rejoint l’Opéra de Paris à dix-sept ans, en tant que Quadrille. En 2016, il devient Coryphée, et la même année, il remporte la médaille d’or au concours international de danse de Varna en Bulgarie. En 2017, à dix-neuf ans, il est promu Sujet et gagne le prix de l’AROP. Il commence alors à danser des rôles de soliste comme Basilio dans Don Quichotte (R.Noureev), Lenski dans Onéguine (J.Cranko), Colas dans La Fille Mal Gardée (F.Ashton) ou encore Rubies (G.Balanchine).
En 2018, il est promu Premier Danseur et continue de danser des rôles de soliste comme Siegfried dans Le Lac des Cygnes, Jean de Brienne dans Raymonda, Cendrillon (R.Noureev), Suite of Dances, Fancy Free (J.Robbins), Concerto Barocco ou Les Quatre Tempéraments (G.Balanchine).
Le 13 décembre 2020, à vingt-trois ans, Paul est nommé Danseur Étoile de l’Opéra de Paris à l’issue d’une représentation de La Bayadère (R.Noureev), où il interprétait le rôle de l’Idole Dorée. Depuis il a dansé d’autres grands rôles du répertoire tels que Vertiginious Thrill Of Exactitude (W.Forsythe) ou Roméo dans Roméo et Juliette (R.Noureev).
Paul a également prit part à certaines créations contemporaines comme Le Chant de la Terre (J.Neumeier), Dogs Sleep (M.Goecke) ou Blake Works I (W.Forsythe).
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Marc Moreau
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marc Moreau entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1988. He followed all his classes, participated in demonstrations, annual shows and tours (France, Germany). He danced his first role as soloist in Play Bach (Claude Bessy). He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2004 at the age of 17, and was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010, at the end of the annual Ballet competition. He received the AROP Award in 2010. Since joining the company, he has participated in many productions of the repertoire as a soloist. As part of the company’s official tours abroad, Marc Moreau has already performed in China, Japan, Russia and Australia.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019. He was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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Marc Moreau
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Marc Moreau
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marc Moreau entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1988. He followed all his classes, participated in demonstrations, annual shows and tours (France, Germany). He danced his first role as soloist in Play Bach (Claude Bessy). He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2004 at the age of 17, and was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010, at the end of the annual Ballet competition. He received the AROP Award in 2010. Since joining the company, he has participated in many productions of the repertoire as a soloist. As part of the company’s official tours abroad, Marc Moreau has already performed in China, Japan, Russia and Australia.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019. He was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Tokyo, Hannah O’Neill began dancing at the age of 3 at Kishibe Ballet Studio.
In 2008, she joined the Australian Ballet School, winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2009 at the age of 16, and in 2010, the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2011, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. Before arriving in Paris, she took part for two seasons in performances of The Dancers Company of the Australian Ballet, performing the roles of “La Dancer de rue”, “Les Deux Amies” and “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quixote. She has performed in many galas such as Stars of today meet the Stars of tomorrow (New York, 2010) and at the Ballet Asteras (Tokyo, 2013).
She was awarded tenure in July 2013, and was promoted to Corypheus the same year. In July 2014 she received the Silver Medal at the Varna Competition (couple category with Jérémy-Loup Quer) and was awarded the prestigious Carpeaux Circle Prize in October. She was promoted Sujet in December 2014 and First Dancer in November 2015.
She received the Best Dancer Award at the Benois de la Danse in May 2016 for the title role of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte. She was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Tokyo, Hannah O’Neill began dancing at the age of 3 at Kishibe Ballet Studio.
In 2008, she joined the Australian Ballet School, winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2009 at the age of 16, and in 2010, the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2011, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. Before arriving in Paris, she took part for two seasons in performances of The Dancers Company of the Australian Ballet, performing the roles of “La Dancer de rue”, “Les Deux Amies” and “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quixote. She has performed in many galas such as Stars of today meet the Stars of tomorrow (New York, 2010) and at the Ballet Asteras (Tokyo, 2013).
She was awarded tenure in July 2013, and was promoted to Corypheus the same year. In July 2014 she received the Silver Medal at the Varna Competition (couple category with Jérémy-Loup Quer) and was awarded the prestigious Carpeaux Circle Prize in October. She was promoted Sujet in December 2014 and First Dancer in November 2015.
She received the Best Dancer Award at the Benois de la Danse in May 2016 for the title role of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte. She was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Myriam began dancing late in 1993, at the age of eleven. She was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in 1995, but remained there for only one year since she was accepted as a student at the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1996. She joined the ballet corps of the Paris Opera in 1999. She was promoted to Quadrille in 2000, Corypheus in 2002 and Sujet in 2003. She became First Dancer in 2006. She was appointed Etoile on June 18, 2012, at the end of the first performance of La Fille Mal Gardée, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Myriam Ould-Braham is highly appreciated for her rare ballerina qualities. She excels in finesse in her leg work , her arm work and her musicality. In 2014, she was decorated Chevalière des Arts et des Lettres.
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Myriam began dancing late in 1993, at the age of eleven. She was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in 1995, but remained there for only one year since she was accepted as a student at the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1996. She joined the ballet corps of the Paris Opera in 1999. She was promoted to Quadrille in 2000, Corypheus in 2002 and Sujet in 2003. She became First Dancer in 2006. She was appointed Etoile on June 18, 2012, at the end of the first performance of La Fille Mal Gardée, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Myriam Ould-Braham is highly appreciated for her rare ballerina qualities. She excels in finesse in her leg work , her arm work and her musicality. In 2014, she was decorated Chevalière des Arts et des Lettres.
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KARL PAQUETTE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in 1976, Karl Paquette began dancing under the teaching of Max Bozzoni. He entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera in 1987 and performed at the end of his studies La Fille Mal Gardée under the direction of Claude Bessy. Joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 1994, he was promoted to Coryphée in 1996 and Sujet in 2000. He was a finalist in the Eurovision Competition for Young dancers in Lausanne in 1995 and received the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux in 1999. Promoted to First Dancer in 2001, he added to his repertoire all the major roles as soloist. On the proposal of Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of Dance of the Opera, he was appointed Danseur Etoile, after the performance of The Nutcracker, in December 2009.
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KARL PAQUETTE
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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KARL PAQUETTE
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in 1976, Karl Paquette began dancing under the teaching of Max Bozzoni. He entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera in 1987 and performed at the end of his studies La Fille Mal Gardée under the direction of Claude Bessy. Joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 1994, he was promoted to Coryphée in 1996 and Sujet in 2000. He was a finalist in the Eurovision Competition for Young dancers in Lausanne in 1995 and received the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux in 1999. Promoted to First Dancer in 2001, he added to his repertoire all the major roles as soloist. On the proposal of Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of Dance of the Opera, he was appointed Danseur Etoile, after the performance of The Nutcracker, in December 2009.
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SAE EUN PARK
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Seoul, SAE Eun Park made her debut at the National Ballet Academy of Korea at the age of 10. In 2006, at the age of 16, she received the Junior Silver Medal at the “International Ballet Competition” in Jackson USA and the Senior Silver Medal at the Beijing one. In 2007, she won the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, which allowed her to later join the ABT II – American Ballet Theater in New York for two years. May 2009, Eun joined the National Ballet of Korea as a special member where she expanded her repertoire by working in particular “Odette-Odile” in Swan Lake or “Marie” in The Nutcracker. These experiences allowed her to be promoted to Étoile in January 2010. In August 2011, she entered the Paris Opera for a period of one year, then granted tenure the following year. Corypheus in 2012, she was promoted Sujet in November 2013. At the end of the 2016 Internal Promotion Competition, she was appointed first dancer.
She was appointed a star dancer under the direction of Aurélie Dupont on 10 June 2021 in Rudolf Nureev’s Romeo and Juliet.
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SAE EUN PARK
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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SAE EUN PARK
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Seoul, SAE Eun Park made her debut at the National Ballet Academy of Korea at the age of 10. In 2006, at the age of 16, she received the Junior Silver Medal at the “International Ballet Competition” in Jackson USA and the Senior Silver Medal at the Beijing one. In 2007, she won the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, which allowed her to later join the ABT II – American Ballet Theater in New York for two years. May 2009, Eun joined the National Ballet of Korea as a special member where she expanded her repertoire by working in particular “Odette-Odile” in Swan Lake or “Marie” in The Nutcracker. These experiences allowed her to be promoted to Étoile in January 2010. In August 2011, she entered the Paris Opera for a period of one year, then granted tenure the following year. Corypheus in 2012, she was promoted Sujet in November 2013. At the end of the 2016 Internal Promotion Competition, she was appointed first dancer.
She was appointed a star dancer under the direction of Aurélie Dupont on 10 June 2021 in Rudolf Nureev’s Romeo and Juliet.
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ROXANE STOJANOV
Étoile Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Roxane Stojanov was born on August 17, 1995, in Auch, Gers. In 2002, she began dancing in a small school in Macedonia. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2007, where she completed her training until 2013. During her studies, she was entrusted with soloist roles, including ” Dessin pour six ” by John Taras, ” Symphony in Three Movements ” by Nils Christe, ” The Cadets’ Ball ” by David Lichine as ” The Young Girl “, variations of Violette Verdy as ” The Dancer in Yellow “, ” Péchés de Jeunesse ” by Jean-Guillaume Bart, and ” The Night of Walpurgis ” by Claude Bessy after Léo Staat in the role of ” Hélène “.
In 2013, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet and was cast in major productions. In 2016, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She became Sujet in 2018, received the AROP Dance Prize in 2020, and was appointed Première Danseuse in 2021. She was promoted to Etoile Dancer by José Martinez following the performance of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte at the Palais Garnier on December 28, 2024.
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ROXANE STOJANOV
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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ROXANE STOJANOV
Étoile Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Roxane Stojanov was born on August 17, 1995, in Auch, Gers. In 2002, she began dancing in a small school in Macedonia. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2007, where she completed her training until 2013. During her studies, she was entrusted with soloist roles, including ” Dessin pour six ” by John Taras, ” Symphony in Three Movements ” by Nils Christe, ” The Cadets’ Ball ” by David Lichine as ” The Young Girl “, variations of Violette Verdy as ” The Dancer in Yellow “, ” Péchés de Jeunesse ” by Jean-Guillaume Bart, and ” The Night of Walpurgis ” by Claude Bessy after Léo Staat in the role of ” Hélène “.
In 2013, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet and was cast in major productions. In 2016, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She became Sujet in 2018, received the AROP Dance Prize in 2020, and was appointed Première Danseuse in 2021. She was promoted to Etoile Dancer by José Martinez following the performance of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte at the Palais Garnier on December 28, 2024.
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Arthur Allard
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Arthur Allard entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2003.
He was admitted by competition in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2009. That same year, he received the Prix du Jeune Espoir du Ballet awarded for the first time by the FROP (Foundation for the influence of the Paris Opera). He was promoted to Sujet in 2011, and in the same year he won the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux. He quickly performed many roles in works such as Don Quixote, La Fille mal Gardée, Dances at a Gathering, Serenade or Soir de Fête, Napoli, Sins of Youth… He has performed in many galas internationally and participated in all tours with the Opera that took him from Singapore to Washington via Moscow. He was promoted to First Dancer in November 2013.
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Arthur Allard
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Arthur Allard
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Arthur Allard entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2003.
He was admitted by competition in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2009. That same year, he received the Prix du Jeune Espoir du Ballet awarded for the first time by the FROP (Foundation for the influence of the Paris Opera). He was promoted to Sujet in 2011, and in the same year he won the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux. He quickly performed many roles in works such as Don Quixote, La Fille mal Gardée, Dances at a Gathering, Serenade or Soir de Fête, Napoli, Sins of Youth… He has performed in many galas internationally and participated in all tours with the Opera that took him from Singapore to Washington via Moscow. He was promoted to First Dancer in November 2013.
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Marion Barbeau
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marion Barbeau joined the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2002 after spending a year at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse in Paris.
In 2008 she joined the Ballet de l’Opéra where she danced many great classical ballets from the Opera repertoire such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker or Raymonda by Rudolph Noureev and some creations such as Wayne McGregor’s L’Anatomie de la Sensation. She also took part in several tours and performed semi-soloist roles: “Aricie” in Phèdre by Serge Lifar, “La Demoiselle d’Honneur” in Don Quixote by Rudolph Noureev, and “Pas de Trois” in Paquita by Pierre Lacotte.
She was promoted to Corypheus in 2012 and later to Sujet in November 2015.
She was appointed first dancer in 2021.
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MARION BARBEAU
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Marion Barbeau
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marion Barbeau joined the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2002 after spending a year at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse in Paris.
In 2008 she joined the Ballet de l’Opéra where she danced many great classical ballets from the Opera repertoire such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker or Raymonda by Rudolph Noureev and some creations such as Wayne McGregor’s L’Anatomie de la Sensation. She also took part in several tours and performed semi-soloist roles: “Aricie” in Phèdre by Serge Lifar, “La Demoiselle d’Honneur” in Don Quixote by Rudolph Noureev, and “Pas de Trois” in Paquita by Pierre Lacotte.
She was promoted to Corypheus in 2012 and later to Sujet in November 2015.
She was appointed first dancer in 2021.
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Audric Bezard
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Audric Bezard started dancing at the age of 6. In 1994 he entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera. In 2000, Claude Bessy entrusted him with the role of “Prince Ivan” in The bird of Fire (M. Fokine) and the leading role in seven Greek dances (M. Béjart), in the shows of the School. Joining the same year the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, he has since participated in all the company’s major productions in France and abroad: Raymonda, Nutcracker, La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty… in 2009, he was “the Chosen” in Rites of Spring by M. Béjart, “the Soul” in the 5th Symphony of Malher by J. Neumeier, “Lensky” in J. Cranko’s Onegin, then soloist in W. McGregor’s Genus. In the annual competition he became Coryphée in 2005 and Sujet the following year. He was appointed First Dancer in November 2012.
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AUDRIC BEZARD
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Audric Bezard
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Audric Bezard started dancing at the age of 6. In 1994 he entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera. In 2000, Claude Bessy entrusted him with the role of “Prince Ivan” in The bird of Fire (M. Fokine) and the leading role in seven Greek dances (M. Béjart), in the shows of the School. Joining the same year the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, he has since participated in all the company’s major productions in France and abroad: Raymonda, Nutcracker, La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty… in 2009, he was “the Chosen” in Rites of Spring by M. Béjart, “the Soul” in the 5th Symphony of Malher by J. Neumeier, “Lensky” in J. Cranko’s Onegin, then soloist in W. McGregor’s Genus. In the annual competition he became Coryphée in 2005 and Sujet the following year. He was appointed First Dancer in November 2012.
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Yannick Bittencourt
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Yannick Bittencourt began dancing in Switzerland at as Ballettschule and continued his training at the Paris Opera Dance School, then at the Royal Ballet Upper School in London, which he joined thanks to the Lausanne competition. In 2007 he was invited by the American Ballet Theater Studio Company to dance many major roles. Admitted in 2007 to the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, he was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010. He was then distributed as a soloist on the roles of “Phostorn” and “Lyric couple” in Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony (J. Neumeier), “James” in La Sylphide (P. Lacotte), “Paris” and “Benvolio” in Roméo et Juliette, “the precious stones” in The Sleeping Beauty (R. Noureev) and in the creation of Wayne McGregor. He was invited to participate in the Gala des Benois de la Danse at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
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Yannick Bittencourt
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Yannick Bittencourt
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Yannick Bittencourt began dancing in Switzerland at as Ballettschule and continued his training at the Paris Opera Dance School, then at the Royal Ballet Upper School in London, which he joined thanks to the Lausanne competition. In 2007 he was invited by the American Ballet Theater Studio Company to dance many major roles. Admitted in 2007 to the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, he was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010. He was then distributed as a soloist on the roles of “Phostorn” and “Lyric couple” in Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony (J. Neumeier), “James” in La Sylphide (P. Lacotte), “Paris” and “Benvolio” in Roméo et Juliette, “the precious stones” in The Sleeping Beauty (R. Noureev) and in the creation of Wayne McGregor. He was invited to participate in the Gala des Benois de la Danse at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
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Héloïse Bourdon
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Héloïse Bourdon started dancing at 8 years old, in Max Bozzoni’s classes. A year later, she won the 1st Prize de la Scène Française by a unanimous jury. In 2000, she entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera. At 16, she joined the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. Raised to the rank of Sujet in 2011, Héloïse has since participated in all the major productions of the company, where she was entrusted with the roles as first soloist. This is how she could shine at the age of 20 in “Nikyia” in La Bayadère (R. Noureev), “Myrtha” in Giselle (P. Bart), “the Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote, and in The Sleeping Beauty in the role of “Aurore” (R. Nureev). Benjamin Millepied entrusted her with the role of “star” in Swan Lake at the Opera (R. Nureev). She was also entrusted with the title role in Etudes (Lander), Themes and variations (Balanchine), “Clara” in The Nutcracker, “Gamzatti” in La Bayadère. She was invited as a guest to the Marinsky Theater (Saint Petersburg) to perform “Odile-Odette” in Swan Lake (Petipa), and to Moscow to dance “Clara” in The Nutcracker and “Kitri” in Don Quixote. In 2010, she received the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux and in 2011 the Prix du Public AROP. In 2013, after the Paris Opera tour in New York, Héloïse was elected, by the famous American journalist Jennifer Stahl of Pointe Magazine, to the top 10 of the best performances of the year after Alina Cojocaru, Sylvie Guillem, for her interpretation of the “Pas de Deux des Vendangeurs” in the Giselle ballet.
She was appointed first dancer in 2021.
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HELOÏSE BOURDON
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Héloïse Bourdon
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Héloïse Bourdon started dancing at 8 years old, in Max Bozzoni’s classes. A year later, she won the 1st Prize de la Scène Française by a unanimous jury. In 2000, she entered the School of Dance of the Paris Opera. At 16, she joined the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. Raised to the rank of Sujet in 2011, Héloïse has since participated in all the major productions of the company, where she was entrusted with the roles as first soloist. This is how she could shine at the age of 20 in “Nikyia” in La Bayadère (R. Noureev), “Myrtha” in Giselle (P. Bart), “the Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote, and in The Sleeping Beauty in the role of “Aurore” (R. Nureev). Benjamin Millepied entrusted her with the role of “star” in Swan Lake at the Opera (R. Nureev). She was also entrusted with the title role in Etudes (Lander), Themes and variations (Balanchine), “Clara” in The Nutcracker, “Gamzatti” in La Bayadère. She was invited as a guest to the Marinsky Theater (Saint Petersburg) to perform “Odile-Odette” in Swan Lake (Petipa), and to Moscow to dance “Clara” in The Nutcracker and “Kitri” in Don Quixote. In 2010, she received the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux and in 2011 the Prix du Public AROP. In 2013, after the Paris Opera tour in New York, Héloïse was elected, by the famous American journalist Jennifer Stahl of Pointe Magazine, to the top 10 of the best performances of the year after Alina Cojocaru, Sylvie Guillem, for her interpretation of the “Pas de Deux des Vendangeurs” in the Giselle ballet.
She was appointed first dancer in 2021.
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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer and Artistic Director
AC Opéra Ballet Production
Soloist dancer
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1993-2018)
During her six years of selection and training in classical and contemporary dance, she also pursued traditional schooling. Claude Bessy entrusted her with the leading roles in the Prisoner of the Caucasus and in La Fille Mal Gardée at the Palais Garnier.
In July 1993, she came out first in the Entry Competition at the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris under the direction of Patrick Dupond. From her first year in the Opera Ballet, the latter invited her to dance “outside the walls” in his personal tours (Patrick Dupond and friends).
She was raised to the rank of Corypheus after performing the variation of Carmen de Roland Petit under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. She has danced all the great works of the classical repertoire: La Bayadère, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote by Rudolph Noureev, Les Ballets by George Balanchine, Roland Petit, Serge Lifar, Vaslav Nijinski, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, Maurice Béjart… and also contemporary works: Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj or Wayne McGregor … chose her for their creations at the Opera.
Under the direction of Benjamin Millepied, then director of the Paris Opera, she participated in Boris Charmatz’s “20 dancers for the 20th century” event in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier. She is also part of the artistic creation of visual artist Tino Sehgal.
Marie-Claude Pietragalla entrusted her with the Star role in Don Quixote at the Opéra National de Marseille.
She has taken part in international tours of the Paris Opera and galas as a guest, promoting he excellence of French ballet (Metropolitan Opera – New York, NHK – Japan, Kremlin – Russia, Kiev Opera – Ukraine, Beijing National Grand Theater and Shanghai Opera – China, La Scala de Milan, La Fenice – Venice – Italy, Vienna Opera, Singapore, Argentina, Finland, Spain, United Arab Emirates…).
Alongside her career as a dancer, Alexandra Cardinale received the Entrepreneurship and Management – Sciences -Po Paris diploma, as well as the State Diploma of Dance Professor at the National Dance Center (CND).
Alexandra Cardinale created in 2010, AC Opéra Ballet Production. It presents evenings of exceptional ballets such as Gala d’Étoiles, which has become a reference and an expected rendez-vous event. Also animated by contemporary creation, she dances and produces the latest creations of Ballet Julien Lestel.
In 2018, Alexandra bade farewell to the Paris Opera scene after 30 years in this great institution. Since then, she has continued her career as a soloist dancer and finds her accomplishment by producing a wide variety of ballets, wishing to make everyone want to discover dance and wishing to share all the emotions aroused by this art.
Since 2023, the Étoile dancer Hugo Marchand has entrusted her with the production and realization of Les Etoiles au Château in emblematic places of French heritage in order to make dance accessible to all and to offer a prestigious stage with the Étoiles de l’Opéra from Paris.
Alexandra Cardinale never ceases to put her sensitivity and her high standards at the service of dance, its diffusion and its promotion while designing highly technical scenographic montages.
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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer and Artistic Director
AC Opéra Ballet Production
Soloist dancer
Ballet of the Paris Opera
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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer and Artistic Director
AC Opéra Ballet Production
Soloist dancer
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1993-2018)
During her six years of selection and training in classical and contemporary dance, she also pursued traditional schooling. Claude Bessy entrusted her with the leading roles in the Prisoner of the Caucasus and in La Fille Mal Gardée at the Palais Garnier.
In July 1993, she came out first in the Entry Competition at the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris under the direction of Patrick Dupond. From her first year in the Opera Ballet, the latter invited her to dance “outside the walls” in his personal tours (Patrick Dupond and friends).
She was raised to the rank of Corypheus after performing the variation of Carmen de Roland Petit under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. She has danced all the great works of the classical repertoire: La Bayadère, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote by Rudolph Noureev, Les Ballets by George Balanchine, Roland Petit, Serge Lifar, Vaslav Nijinski, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, Maurice Béjart… and also contemporary works: Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj or Wayne McGregor … chose her for their creations at the Opera.
Under the direction of Benjamin Millepied, then director of the Paris Opera, she participated in Boris Charmatz’s “20 dancers for the 20th century” event in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier. She is also part of the artistic creation of visual artist Tino Sehgal.
Marie-Claude Pietragalla entrusted her with the Star role in Don Quixote at the Opéra National de Marseille.
She has taken part in international tours of the Paris Opera and galas as a guest, promoting he excellence of French ballet (Metropolitan Opera – New York, NHK – Japan, Kremlin – Russia, Kiev Opera – Ukraine, Beijing National Grand Theater and Shanghai Opera – China, La Scala de Milan, La Fenice – Venice – Italy, Vienna Opera, Singapore, Argentina, Finland, Spain, United Arab Emirates…).
Alongside her career as a dancer, Alexandra Cardinale received the Entrepreneurship and Management – Sciences -Po Paris diploma, as well as the State Diploma of Dance Professor at the National Dance Center (CND).
Alexandra Cardinale created in 2010, AC Opéra Ballet Production. It presents evenings of exceptional ballets such as Gala d’Étoiles, which has become a reference and an expected rendez-vous event. Also animated by contemporary creation, she dances and produces the latest creations of Ballet Julien Lestel.
In 2018, Alexandra bade farewell to the Paris Opera scene after 30 years in this great institution. Since then, she has continued her career as a soloist dancer and finds her accomplishment by producing a wide variety of ballets, wishing to make everyone want to discover dance and wishing to share all the emotions aroused by this art.
Since 2023, the Étoile dancer Hugo Marchand has entrusted her with the production and realization of Les Etoiles au Château in emblematic places of French heritage in order to make dance accessible to all and to offer a prestigious stage with the Étoiles de l’Opéra from Paris.
Alexandra Cardinale never ceases to put her sensitivity and her high standards at the service of dance, its diffusion and its promotion while designing highly technical scenographic montages.
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ALICE CATONNET
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Alice Catonnet began dancing in Paris at the age of seven and joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2003, where she did all her classes. She participates every year in demonstrations, shows and possible tours (France, Japan, United States, Germany). In 2010, she danced her first solo role in seven Greek dances by Maurice Béjart, then the following years in variations (Violette Verdy), Le Bal des Cadets (David Lichine) or Symphonie en Trois movements (Nils Christe). In August 2012, she came out first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra and received the AROP Young Hope Award. Since then, she has participated in Sérénade de Balanchine, Don Quixote or the Bayadère of Rudolf Nureev. She was promoted to Corypheus in November 2015 and later to Sujet in 2016.
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ALICE CATONNET
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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ALICE CATONNET
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Alice Catonnet began dancing in Paris at the age of seven and joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2003, where she did all her classes. She participates every year in demonstrations, shows and possible tours (France, Japan, United States, Germany). In 2010, she danced her first solo role in seven Greek dances by Maurice Béjart, then the following years in variations (Violette Verdy), Le Bal des Cadets (David Lichine) or Symphonie en Trois movements (Nils Christe). In August 2012, she came out first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra and received the AROP Young Hope Award. Since then, she has participated in Sérénade de Balanchine, Don Quixote or the Bayadère of Rudolf Nureev. She was promoted to Corypheus in November 2015 and later to Sujet in 2016.
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Vincent Chaillet
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Metz where he began dancing, Vincent Chaillet joined the Paris Opera School in 1995 and joined the Corps de Ballet in 2002.
Promoted to First Dancer in 2009, he dances the main roles of ballets from the classical repertoire, stands out for his interpretation of “character” characters and collaborates with the greatest choreographers of the contemporary scene.
In parallel with his activity as a performer, he has been regularly invited since 2018 as Professor or Ballet Master at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, at the Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and at the Ballet of the National Opera of Paris.
He left the Parisian company in 2021 and joined the Ballet de l’Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse for a season as Ballet Master, before resuming his activities as an independent artist.
He performs on the biggest international stages, and recently on tour in Japan, Geneva, Terrassa, Milan, Belfast, Tel Aviv and Paris with partner Agnès Letestu (Dancing Piano, Aliénor, Ravel…) or in collaboration with Noé Soulier (The Realm of Shadows / White Sign).
He founded with the lyrical singer Edwin Crossley-Mercer the Festival Castel Artès, in Mirepoix (Ariège) of which they have been the artistic directors for three editions.
As a choreographer, he began by creating various solos and pas de deux which he interpreted and transmitted, then worked for the theater with Catherine Frot and Vincent Dedienne (La Carpe et le Lapin) or Julie-Anne Roth (Birthday).
He is currently signing the choreographies of Carmen at the Opéra de Rouen, and will continue in early 2024 with Roméo & Juliette at the Opéra de Dallas, as well as La Gioconda at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
He is also collaborating with Prime Video (Amazon) on a new series around dance, the shooting of which will begin soon.
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VINCENT CHAILLET
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Vincent Chaillet
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Metz where he began dancing, Vincent Chaillet joined the Paris Opera School in 1995 and joined the Corps de Ballet in 2002.
Promoted to First Dancer in 2009, he dances the main roles of ballets from the classical repertoire, stands out for his interpretation of “character” characters and collaborates with the greatest choreographers of the contemporary scene.
In parallel with his activity as a performer, he has been regularly invited since 2018 as Professor or Ballet Master at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, at the Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and at the Ballet of the National Opera of Paris.
He left the Parisian company in 2021 and joined the Ballet de l’Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse for a season as Ballet Master, before resuming his activities as an independent artist.
He performs on the biggest international stages, and recently on tour in Japan, Geneva, Terrassa, Milan, Belfast, Tel Aviv and Paris with partner Agnès Letestu (Dancing Piano, Aliénor, Ravel…) or in collaboration with Noé Soulier (The Realm of Shadows / White Sign).
He founded with the lyrical singer Edwin Crossley-Mercer the Festival Castel Artès, in Mirepoix (Ariège) of which they have been the artistic directors for three editions.
As a choreographer, he began by creating various solos and pas de deux which he interpreted and transmitted, then worked for the theater with Catherine Frot and Vincent Dedienne (La Carpe et le Lapin) or Julie-Anne Roth (Birthday).
He is currently signing the choreographies of Carmen at the Opéra de Rouen, and will continue in early 2024 with Roméo & Juliette at the Opéra de Dallas, as well as La Gioconda at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
He is also collaborating with Prime Video (Amazon) on a new series around dance, the shooting of which will begin soon.
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YVON DEMOL
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Yvon Demol began dancing at the age of 8 and entered the Paris Opera dance school the following year. He joined the corps of Ballet de l’Opéra in 2007, was promoted to
Coryphée in 2008.
Since then he has participated in the large ballets of the classical repertoire such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella (R. Noureev), Giselle (P. Bart), Paquita (P. Lacotte) then to more modern pieces like A Day or Two (M. Cunningham), Artifact Suite and Pas. / Parts (W. Forsythe), Kaguyahime (J. Kylian), MC 14/22 “This is my body” and the Park (A. Preljocaj) or The Rites of Spring and Orpheus and Eurydice (P. Bausch).
He also participated in the creation of Roméo et Juliette (S. Waltz) as well as in the Children of Paradise (J. Martinez).
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YVON DEMOL
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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YVON DEMOL
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Yvon Demol began dancing at the age of 8 and entered the Paris Opera dance school the following year. He joined the corps of Ballet de l’Opéra in 2007, was promoted to
Coryphée in 2008.
Since then he has participated in the large ballets of the classical repertoire such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella (R. Noureev), Giselle (P. Bart), Paquita (P. Lacotte) then to more modern pieces like A Day or Two (M. Cunningham), Artifact Suite and Pas. / Parts (W. Forsythe), Kaguyahime (J. Kylian), MC 14/22 “This is my body” and the Park (A. Preljocaj) or The Rites of Spring and Orpheus and Eurydice (P. Bausch).
He also participated in the creation of Roméo et Juliette (S. Waltz) as well as in the Children of Paradise (J. Martinez).
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NATALIA DE FROBERVILLE
Star dancer
from the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
Born in Perm, Russia, Natalia de Froberville was trained at the National Ballet School in Kiev, Ukraine. After winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2001, and several prizes at the Moscow International Competition, she was appointed principal dancer of the Kiev Opera Ballet. From 2002 to 2010, she performed all the major roles of the academic repertoire (Kitri/Don Quichotte, Giselle, Odette-Odile/Swan Lake, etc.). In 2010, she joined the Ballet de l’Opéra de Perm where she was a principal dancer (Jerome Robbins: Autumn / Les Quatre Saisons, La Ballerine / the Concert; William Forsythe: Tracy / the second Detail; George Balanchine: Kammermusik n°2 (soloist), Tarentella, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Rubis/Jewels, Polyhymnia/Apollon Musagète; Kenneth Mc Millan: Juliette Romeo and Juliet), Irina Winter Dreams; Rostislav Zakharov: Maria/ La Fontaine de Bakhtchisaraï…) For Alexei Miroschnichenko, director of the Perm Ballet, she created the role of Shutiha in Le Bouffon, and that of Masha in Hypothetically Murdered, the world premiere of a new ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich. For this role, she was nominated as Best Dancer with Golden Masks 2016, the highest awards in Russia in the field of dance and opera. In 2015-2016, Charles Jude invited her to the Bordeaux National Opera in Giselle (title role) and The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora). She left the Perm Opera Ballet in June 2016 to join the Capitol Ballet. Under the direction of Kader Belarbi, she discovered new challenges and a wide repertoire. Kader Belarbi gave her the lead role in his own versions of Giselle (title role), Corsaire (the beautiful slave), Don Quixote (Kitri), or The Nutcracker (Clara). She has also danced the title role in Roland Petit’s Carmen, Mme de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Davide Bombana), A million kisses to My skin (David Dawson), the Vertiginous Thrill of Accuracy (William Forsythe), Fugaz(Cayetano Soto). In January 2017, she was invited to the Royal Ballet of Flanders to dance the role of Phrygia in Yuri Grigorovitch’s Spartacus. Throughout her career, she has participated in numerous galas and tributes, with partners Leonid Sarafanov (Mikhaylovsky Theater of St. Petersburg), Daniil Simkin (American Ballet Theater), Andrei Batalov and Denis Matvienko (Mariinski Theater of St. Petersburg), Morihiro Iwata (Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow) and Noah Gelber (The William Forsythe Company).
She was appointed Étoile du Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole in Toulouse in October 2018.
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NATALIA DE FROBERVILLE
Star dancer from the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
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NATALIA DE FROBERVILLE
Star dancer
from the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
Born in Perm, Russia, Natalia de Froberville was trained at the National Ballet School in Kiev, Ukraine. After winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2001, and several prizes at the Moscow International Competition, she was appointed principal dancer of the Kiev Opera Ballet. From 2002 to 2010, she performed all the major roles of the academic repertoire (Kitri/Don Quichotte, Giselle, Odette-Odile/Swan Lake, etc.). In 2010, she joined the Ballet de l’Opéra de Perm where she was a principal dancer (Jerome Robbins: Autumn / Les Quatre Saisons, La Ballerine / the Concert; William Forsythe: Tracy / the second Detail; George Balanchine: Kammermusik n°2 (soloist), Tarentella, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Rubis/Jewels, Polyhymnia/Apollon Musagète; Kenneth Mc Millan: Juliette Romeo and Juliet), Irina Winter Dreams; Rostislav Zakharov: Maria/ La Fontaine de Bakhtchisaraï…) For Alexei Miroschnichenko, director of the Perm Ballet, she created the role of Shutiha in Le Bouffon, and that of Masha in Hypothetically Murdered, the world premiere of a new ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich. For this role, she was nominated as Best Dancer with Golden Masks 2016, the highest awards in Russia in the field of dance and opera. In 2015-2016, Charles Jude invited her to the Bordeaux National Opera in Giselle (title role) and The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora). She left the Perm Opera Ballet in June 2016 to join the Capitol Ballet. Under the direction of Kader Belarbi, she discovered new challenges and a wide repertoire. Kader Belarbi gave her the lead role in his own versions of Giselle (title role), Corsaire (the beautiful slave), Don Quixote (Kitri), or The Nutcracker (Clara). She has also danced the title role in Roland Petit’s Carmen, Mme de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Davide Bombana), A million kisses to My skin (David Dawson), the Vertiginous Thrill of Accuracy (William Forsythe), Fugaz(Cayetano Soto). In January 2017, she was invited to the Royal Ballet of Flanders to dance the role of Phrygia in Yuri Grigorovitch’s Spartacus. Throughout her career, she has participated in numerous galas and tributes, with partners Leonid Sarafanov (Mikhaylovsky Theater of St. Petersburg), Daniil Simkin (American Ballet Theater), Andrei Batalov and Denis Matvienko (Mariinski Theater of St. Petersburg), Morihiro Iwata (Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow) and Noah Gelber (The William Forsythe Company).
She was appointed Étoile du Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole in Toulouse in October 2018.
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LETIZIA GALLONI
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Letizia Galloni joined the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2001, and in 2009 she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. She was promoted to Corypheus in 2011. She has danced in many great classical ballets of the Opera repertoire such as Giselle by Jean Coralli/Jules Perrot, Cinderella by Rudolf Noureev, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte … she has been quickly entrusted with the roles as semi-soloist: Soloist of Arabic dance and Pastoral in Nutcracker, the Pas de Trois and the 4 Great Swans in the Swan Lake of Rudolf Nureev. She danced as a soloist in Frederick Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée as Lise and in Pina Bausch’s Rites of Spring, as the Chosen One. She also performed in works by contemporary choreographers such as Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, William Forsythe, Pina Bausch, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Benjamin Millepied. She has also participated in the creations of Wayne McGregor’s L’Anatomie de la Sensation, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Bolero, Clear Light Bright Forward and Benjamin Millepied’s Night Ends.
She won the AROP Dance Award in 2018 and was promoted to Sujet in 2019.
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LETIZIA GALLONI
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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LETIZIA GALLONI
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Letizia Galloni joined the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2001, and in 2009 she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. She was promoted to Corypheus in 2011. She has danced in many great classical ballets of the Opera repertoire such as Giselle by Jean Coralli/Jules Perrot, Cinderella by Rudolf Noureev, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte … she has been quickly entrusted with the roles as semi-soloist: Soloist of Arabic dance and Pastoral in Nutcracker, the Pas de Trois and the 4 Great Swans in the Swan Lake of Rudolf Nureev. She danced as a soloist in Frederick Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée as Lise and in Pina Bausch’s Rites of Spring, as the Chosen One. She also performed in works by contemporary choreographers such as Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, William Forsythe, Pina Bausch, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Benjamin Millepied. She has also participated in the creations of Wayne McGregor’s L’Anatomie de la Sensation, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Bolero, Clear Light Bright Forward and Benjamin Millepied’s Night Ends.
She won the AROP Dance Award in 2018 and was promoted to Sujet in 2019.
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JACK GASZTOWTT
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Jack Gasztowtt entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2011. He did all his training
there. In 2017, he joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra de Paris. He has participated in all major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. In 2022, he was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet.
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JACK GASZTOWTT
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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JACK GASZTOWTT
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Jack Gasztowtt entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2011. He did all his training
there. In 2017, he joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra de Paris. He has participated in all major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. In 2022, he was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet.
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CHARLINE GIEZENDANNER
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Charline Giezendanner entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1994. In 1999, she was chosen by John Neumeier to dance the role of “Molly” in Yondering. In 2001 she danced “Swanilda” alongside Mathieu Ganio in Coppélia (P. Lacotte) (DVD movie). In 2001 she joined the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. In 2004 she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2008. She performed in all the productions of Rudolph Nurreev : “Cupid”, “La Demoiselle d’Honneur”, in Don Quixote, “Luisa” in Nutcracker, “Gamzatti” in Bayadère and “L’Oiseau Bleu” in Sleeping Beauty; She was chosen to perform the role of “Desdemona” as well as “La Ballerine” in the creation of the Children of Paradise (J.Martinez). During the “Young dancers” evening, she danced Tchaikovsky Pas de deux (G. Balanchine); she performed the title role of the Little Dancer of Degas (P. Bart); she was also chosen in the contemporary ballets of choreographers W. Forsythe, N. Duato, J. Neumeier… in 2010 she received the AROP Public Award. She participated in the Benois de la Danse Ceremony in Moscow, where she performed “Naila” in an excerpt from the Source (JG. Bart).
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CHARLINE GIEZENDANNER
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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CHARLINE GIEZENDANNER
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Charline Giezendanner entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1994. In 1999, she was chosen by John Neumeier to dance the role of “Molly” in Yondering. In 2001 she danced “Swanilda” alongside Mathieu Ganio in Coppélia (P. Lacotte) (DVD movie). In 2001 she joined the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. In 2004 she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2008. She performed in all the productions of Rudolph Nurreev : “Cupid”, “La Demoiselle d’Honneur”, in Don Quixote, “Luisa” in Nutcracker, “Gamzatti” in Bayadère and “L’Oiseau Bleu” in Sleeping Beauty; She was chosen to perform the role of “Desdemona” as well as “La Ballerine” in the creation of the Children of Paradise (J.Martinez). During the “Young dancers” evening, she danced Tchaikovsky Pas de deux (G. Balanchine); she performed the title role of the Little Dancer of Degas (P. Bart); she was also chosen in the contemporary ballets of choreographers W. Forsythe, N. Duato, J. Neumeier… in 2010 she received the AROP Public Award. She participated in the Benois de la Danse Ceremony in Moscow, where she performed “Naila” in an excerpt from the Source (JG. Bart).
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FANNY GORSE
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Fanny Gorse entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1998.
In 2005, she was admitted to the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. She has participated in all the productions of the Opera at the Palais Garnier and on tour: Singapore, Italy, Japan, Russia, Australia, USA. She has performed roles as soloist and half-soloist in many ballets such as “the Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote (Rudolph Noureev), “the Two Willis” in Giselle (Patrice Bart), “the Precious Stones” in The Sleeping Beauty (Rudolph Noureev), Artifact Suite (William Forsythe), “Trio des Grandes” in Signes (Carolyn Carlson)… in addition, she has been chosen to represent the Repetto brand.
She was promoted to Sujet in November 2015.
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FANNY GORSE
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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FANNY GORSE
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Fanny Gorse entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1998.
In 2005, she was admitted to the Corps of Ballet de l’Opéra. She has participated in all the productions of the Opera at the Palais Garnier and on tour: Singapore, Italy, Japan, Russia, Australia, USA. She has performed roles as soloist and half-soloist in many ballets such as “the Queen of the Dryades” in Don Quixote (Rudolph Noureev), “the Two Willis” in Giselle (Patrice Bart), “the Precious Stones” in The Sleeping Beauty (Rudolph Noureev), Artifact Suite (William Forsythe), “Trio des Grandes” in Signes (Carolyn Carlson)… in addition, she has been chosen to represent the Repetto brand.
She was promoted to Sujet in November 2015.
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JULIETTE HILAIRE
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Juliette Hilaire began dancing in 2000 and returned two years later to the Paris Opera School of Dance at the age of 13. After six years of training, she joined the Corps de Ballet in August 2008. Quadrille then promoted Coryphée in 2011, she danced in large classical ballets such as Raymonda, La Bayadère, Giselle, Nutcracker, Lac des Cygnes, Eugène Onéguine. But she has also participated in pieces by contemporary choreographers such as Jiri Kilian (Kaguyahime), Angelin Preljocaj (Siddharta, the Park), Alexei Ratmansky (psyche), José Martinet (Children of Paradise), Jean-Guillaume Bart (Source), Sasha Waltz (Romeo and Juliet), John Neumeier (Third Symphony of Julie Gustav, Birgemberg) Trisha Brown (glacial Decoy), William Forsythe (ln the Middle, Somewhat Elevated – Pas./Parts), Pina Bausch (Orpheus and Eurydice), Anne Teresa De Keersmaker (Rain) and Wayne McGregor (Genus’s Pas de Deux).
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JULIETTE HILAIRE
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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JULIETTE HILAIRE
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Juliette Hilaire began dancing in 2000 and returned two years later to the Paris Opera School of Dance at the age of 13. After six years of training, she joined the Corps de Ballet in August 2008. Quadrille then promoted Coryphée in 2011, she danced in large classical ballets such as Raymonda, La Bayadère, Giselle, Nutcracker, Lac des Cygnes, Eugène Onéguine. But she has also participated in pieces by contemporary choreographers such as Jiri Kilian (Kaguyahime), Angelin Preljocaj (Siddharta, the Park), Alexei Ratmansky (psyche), José Martinet (Children of Paradise), Jean-Guillaume Bart (Source), Sasha Waltz (Romeo and Juliet), John Neumeier (Third Symphony of Julie Gustav, Birgemberg) Trisha Brown (glacial Decoy), William Forsythe (ln the Middle, Somewhat Elevated – Pas./Parts), Pina Bausch (Orpheus and Eurydice), Anne Teresa De Keersmaker (Rain) and Wayne McGregor (Genus’s Pas de Deux).
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HOHYUN KANG
First Soloist
at the Paris Opera Ballet
Hohyun Kang was born in Korea in 1996. She began dancing at the age of 10 and trained at the Korea National University of Arts.
In 2018, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet Corps de Ballet through a competitive exam. The following year, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She has performed in major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. She stood out during the Young Dancers’ Evening by performing the Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty alongside Guillaume Diop. In 2022, she was promoted to Sujet at the annual promotion competition of the Paris Opera Ballet and was named First Soloist in 2025.
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HOHYUN KANG
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HOHYUN KANG
First Soloist
at the Paris Opera Ballet
Hohyun Kang was born in Korea in 1996. She began dancing at the age of 10 and trained at the Korea National University of Arts.
In 2018, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet Corps de Ballet through a competitive exam. The following year, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She has performed in major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. She stood out during the Young Dancers’ Evening by performing the Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty alongside Guillaume Diop. In 2022, she was promoted to Sujet at the annual promotion competition of the Paris Opera Ballet and was named First Soloist in 2025.
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INÈS MCINTOSH
First Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Inès McIntosh entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2013. She did all her classes there and danced her first roles as soloists in “Raymonda”, “Spring and fall” by John Neumeier, or in “Les Deux Pigeons” by Albert Aveline. In 2019, at the end of her schooling, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra de Paris, at the age of 16. In April 2021, she was promoted to Corypheus. She was entrusted with her first soloist roles at the Opera, such as the Pas de Deux of “Flames de Paris” during the “Jeunes dancers” evening. She was promoted Sujet in October 2021 and named First Dancer by José Martinez in November 2023.
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INÈS MCINTOSH
First Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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INÈS MCINTOSH
First Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Inès McIntosh entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2013. She did all her classes there and danced her first roles as soloists in “Raymonda”, “Spring and fall” by John Neumeier, or in “Les Deux Pigeons” by Albert Aveline. In 2019, at the end of her schooling, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra de Paris, at the age of 16. In April 2021, she was promoted to Corypheus. She was entrusted with her first soloist roles at the Opera, such as the Pas de Deux of “Flames de Paris” during the “Jeunes dancers” evening. She was promoted Sujet in October 2021 and named First Dancer by José Martinez in November 2023.
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AXEL MAGLIANO
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Axel Magliano entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2008.
He attended all his classes there.
At 17 years old, he entered the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera.
In 2018, he was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet. The same year, he danced the roles of Alain in Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée, the 3rd sailor in Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins and Gaston in John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias. In 2019, he played Rothbart alongside Paul Marque and Myriam Ould Brahm in Rudolf Nureev’s Swan Lake.
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AXEL MAGLIANO
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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AXEL MAGLIANO
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Axel Magliano entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 2008.
He attended all his classes there.
At 17 years old, he entered the Ballet Corps of the Paris Opera.
In 2018, he was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet. The same year, he danced the roles of Alain in Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée, the 3rd sailor in Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins and Gaston in John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias. In 2019, he played Rothbart alongside Paul Marque and Myriam Ould Brahm in Rudolf Nureev’s Swan Lake.
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FLORIAN MAGNENET
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Florian Magnenet passed the entrance competition of the Paris Opera Dance School in 1993, for a six-year education that he executed without difficulties. In those years, he participated in various shows and was particularly appreciated in the role of the “Gitan” in the Two Pigeons. He was also one of the students who created John Neumeier’s Yondering. Hired by the corps of Ballet de l’Opéra in 1999, at the age of 19, he was promoted to Corypheus in 2002 and, two years later, rose to the rank of Sujet. In 2005, he performed his first major role in Rudolf Nureev’s Cinderella, replacing the injured star dancer Manuel Legris. He later played the roles of soloist in Jewels (George Balanchine), Lucien d’Hervilly in Paquita (Pierre Lacotte), Romeo and Juliet (Rudolph Noureev). In May 2011, he danced in Rain by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at the entry of the contemporary dance piece into the repertoire of the institution.
He was awarded the AROP Public Prize in 2005, two years after receiving the Carpeaux Circle Prize. In 2010, he became First Dancer.
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FLORIAN MAGNENET
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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FLORIAN MAGNENET
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Florian Magnenet passed the entrance competition of the Paris Opera Dance School in 1993, for a six-year education that he executed without difficulties. In those years, he participated in various shows and was particularly appreciated in the role of the “Gitan” in the Two Pigeons. He was also one of the students who created John Neumeier’s Yondering. Hired by the corps of Ballet de l’Opéra in 1999, at the age of 19, he was promoted to Corypheus in 2002 and, two years later, rose to the rank of Sujet. In 2005, he performed his first major role in Rudolf Nureev’s Cinderella, replacing the injured star dancer Manuel Legris. He later played the roles of soloist in Jewels (George Balanchine), Lucien d’Hervilly in Paquita (Pierre Lacotte), Romeo and Juliet (Rudolph Noureev). In May 2011, he danced in Rain by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at the entry of the contemporary dance piece into the repertoire of the institution.
He was awarded the AROP Public Prize in 2005, two years after receiving the Carpeaux Circle Prize. In 2010, he became First Dancer.
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François Mauduit
Choreographer Director
Company François Mauduit
Born in Caen in 1983, he began dancing at the age of 14. In 1999, he joined the Conservatoire Supérieur de Danse de Paris and in 2001, the Paris Opera School of Dance. In 2002, he was hired by the Florence Opera and then by the Bordeaux Opera. In 2003, he joined the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. For 4 seasons, he danced the master’s greatest works, especially as a soloist. In 2006, he created the choreographic company François Mauduit in Caen. He then created about thirty ballets that were performed in France and Europe. He has also been invited to choreograph for commemorative ceremonies: The anniversary of the twinning in Würzburg with the city of Caen, the sixtieth anniversary of the landing, the anniversary of Rudolf Noureev’s homage to the Caen Memorial. In 2010, he received the Positano “Léonide Massine” award for his career as a dancer and for the image of dance and choreography that his company has been carrying since 2006.
In 2014, he was appointed ballet master and resident choreographer at the Winter Palace Saint Petersburg Ballet. He also choreographed the danced parts of the Corps de Ballet for the TV show “Prodiges” on France 2. At the same time, he created the Nijinski Prize (International Competition for Young dancers) in Deauville (since 2014).
He is invited to give regular training classes in France and Europe and is invited to
dance in various galas alongside international dancers.
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FRANCOIS MAUDUIT
Choreographer Director
Company François Mauduit
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François Mauduit
Choreographer Director
Company François Mauduit
Born in Caen in 1983, he began dancing at the age of 14. In 1999, he joined the Conservatoire Supérieur de Danse de Paris and in 2001, the Paris Opera School of Dance. In 2002, he was hired by the Florence Opera and then by the Bordeaux Opera. In 2003, he joined the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. For 4 seasons, he danced the master’s greatest works, especially as a soloist. In 2006, he created the choreographic company François Mauduit in Caen. He then created about thirty ballets that were performed in France and Europe. He has also been invited to choreograph for commemorative ceremonies: The anniversary of the twinning in Würzburg with the city of Caen, the sixtieth anniversary of the landing, the anniversary of Rudolf Noureev’s homage to the Caen Memorial. In 2010, he received the Positano “Léonide Massine” award for his career as a dancer and for the image of dance and choreography that his company has been carrying since 2006.
In 2014, he was appointed ballet master and resident choreographer at the Winter Palace Saint Petersburg Ballet. He also choreographed the danced parts of the Corps de Ballet for the TV show “Prodiges” on France 2. At the same time, he created the Nijinski Prize (International Competition for Young dancers) in Deauville (since 2014).
He is invited to give regular training classes in France and Europe and is invited to
dance in various galas alongside international dancers.
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FLORENT MELAC
First Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Florent Melac entered the Ecole du Ballet of the Opéra National de Paris in 2005. Five years later, he completed his training and graduated as a National Supérieur Professional Dancer.
In 2010, he passed the entry competition to the Paris Opera Ballet.
Since then, he has participated in major classical and contemporary productions at the Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille: La Bayadère (R. Noureev), Giselle (P. Bart), Paquita (P. Lacotte), Nutcracker (R. Noureev), the role of “Paris” in Roméo et Juliette (R. Noureev). He has also been noticed by contemporary choreographers such as W.Mc Gregor, Christopher Wheeldon or Benjamin Millepied ( Daphnis and Chloé , The Night Ends).
He has participated in many international galas (Indonesia, Argentina, Japan, Dubai…).
Florent Melac is also a choreographer. He was promoted to Corypheus in the promotion competition in 2014.
He was promoted to Sujet in 2019.
In November 2023, he was named Principal Dancer by José Martinez.
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FLORENT MELAC
First Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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FLORENT MELAC
First Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Florent Melac entered the Ecole du Ballet of the Opéra National de Paris in 2005. Five years later, he completed his training and graduated as a National Supérieur Professional Dancer.
In 2010, he passed the entry competition to the Paris Opera Ballet.
Since then, he has participated in major classical and contemporary productions at the Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille: La Bayadère (R. Noureev), Giselle (P. Bart), Paquita (P. Lacotte), Nutcracker (R. Noureev), the role of “Paris” in Roméo et Juliette (R. Noureev). He has also been noticed by contemporary choreographers such as W.Mc Gregor, Christopher Wheeldon or Benjamin Millepied ( Daphnis and Chloé , The Night Ends).
He has participated in many international galas (Indonesia, Argentina, Japan, Dubai…).
Florent Melac is also a choreographer. He was promoted to Corypheus in the promotion competition in 2014.
He was promoted to Sujet in 2019.
In November 2023, he was named Principal Dancer by José Martinez.
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FRANCESCO MURA
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Francesco Mura was born in Pistoia. From a family of dancers, he began dancing at the age of 11. The following year, he participated in the competition “Civitanova dance for tomorrow” where he won the gold medal and won a scholarship for the Ecole de la Scala in Milan.
After these two years in Milan, Francesco joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2013, where he perfected his technique with the great French teachers.
At the end of his second year, he was chosen to dance the variation of the Tambourin du Bal des Cadets during the farewell evening of Nicolas Le Riche at the Paris Opera.
At the end of his curriculum, he won, ranking first, the entry competition of the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera in 2015. He received the Young Hope Award from the Arop. The following year, he was promoted to the rank of Corypheus and danced in all the ballets of the repertoire such as La Bayadère, Roméo et Juliette, Brahms Schoenberg, en Sol, Violin Concerto, Swan Lake, the Sylphide.
He obtained his first role in Pina Bausch’s The Rites of Spring. He performs the role of the Chief of the Gypsies in Don Quichotte.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019.
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FRANCESCO MURA
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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FRANCESCO MURA
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Francesco Mura was born in Pistoia. From a family of dancers, he began dancing at the age of 11. The following year, he participated in the competition “Civitanova dance for tomorrow” where he won the gold medal and won a scholarship for the Ecole de la Scala in Milan.
After these two years in Milan, Francesco joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2013, where he perfected his technique with the great French teachers.
At the end of his second year, he was chosen to dance the variation of the Tambourin du Bal des Cadets during the farewell evening of Nicolas Le Riche at the Paris Opera.
At the end of his curriculum, he won, ranking first, the entry competition of the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera in 2015. He received the Young Hope Award from the Arop. The following year, he was promoted to the rank of Corypheus and danced in all the ballets of the repertoire such as La Bayadère, Roméo et Juliette, Brahms Schoenberg, en Sol, Violin Concerto, Swan Lake, the Sylphide.
He obtained his first role in Pina Bausch’s The Rites of Spring. He performs the role of the Chief of the Gypsies in Don Quichotte.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019.
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JÉRÉMY-LOUP QUER
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Jérémy-Loup Quer entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2003 at only 10 years old. He followed his classes and benefited from the training of eminent teachers. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2011 at the age of 18. He has participated in classical productions : Cinderella (Rudolf Nureev),La Fille Mal Gardée (Frederick Ashton), Don Quixote (Rudolf Nureev), Romeo and Juliet (Sasha Waltz), the Sleeping Beauty (Rudolf Nureev). But also in contemporary productions such as Kaguyahime (Jiri Kylian) or The Fire Bird (Maurice Béjart). He took part in tours of the Opera in Japan, the United States and Russia. He was promoted to Corypheus in 2012. Jérémy-Loup Quer participated as a couple with Hanna O’Neill at the Varna International Competition in July 2014. He won the Bronze medal.
In 2016, he received the Carpeaux Prize.
During the promotion competition in November 2015, he was elevated to the rank of Sujet and promoted to Premier Danseur in 2022.
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JÉRÉMY-LOUP QUER
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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JÉRÉMY-LOUP QUER
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Jérémy-Loup Quer entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 2003 at only 10 years old. He followed his classes and benefited from the training of eminent teachers. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2011 at the age of 18. He has participated in classical productions : Cinderella (Rudolf Nureev),La Fille Mal Gardée (Frederick Ashton), Don Quixote (Rudolf Nureev), Romeo and Juliet (Sasha Waltz), the Sleeping Beauty (Rudolf Nureev). But also in contemporary productions such as Kaguyahime (Jiri Kylian) or The Fire Bird (Maurice Béjart). He took part in tours of the Opera in Japan, the United States and Russia. He was promoted to Corypheus in 2012. Jérémy-Loup Quer participated as a couple with Hanna O’Neill at the Varna International Competition in July 2014. He won the Bronze medal.
In 2016, he received the Carpeaux Prize.
During the promotion competition in November 2015, he was elevated to the rank of Sujet and promoted to Premier Danseur in 2022.
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SARA RENDA
Star dancer
from the Ballet of the Opéra National de Bordeaux
Sara Renda trained as a dancer at the Teatro Alla Scala School.
She began her professional career at the Teatro Comunale in Florence and then at the Teatro Alla Scala. In September 2010, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra National de Bordeaux. Soloist in December 2014, she was promoted to Etoile Dancer in December 2015.
In international competitions, Sara Renda is honored with prestigious awards: Bronze medal at the Varna 2014 competition, Danza & Danza 2014 Award for Best Italian Dancer abroad and DanzArenzano Arte 2015 Award.
Sara Renda has participated in all the major productions of the Ballet National de Bordeaux , performing choreographies of Charles Jude, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Carolyn Carlson, Nicolas Le Riche, Kader Belarbi, Blanca Li.
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SARA RENDA
Star dancer from the Ballet of the Opéra National de Bordeaux
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SARA RENDA
Star dancer
from the Ballet of the Opéra National de Bordeaux
Sara Renda trained as a dancer at the Teatro Alla Scala School.
She began her professional career at the Teatro Comunale in Florence and then at the Teatro Alla Scala. In September 2010, she joined the Ballet Corps of the Opéra National de Bordeaux. Soloist in December 2014, she was promoted to Etoile Dancer in December 2015.
In international competitions, Sara Renda is honored with prestigious awards: Bronze medal at the Varna 2014 competition, Danza & Danza 2014 Award for Best Italian Dancer abroad and DanzArenzano Arte 2015 Award.
Sara Renda has participated in all the major productions of the Ballet National de Bordeaux , performing choreographies of Charles Jude, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Carolyn Carlson, Nicolas Le Riche, Kader Belarbi, Blanca Li.
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THOMAS DOCQUIR
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Thomas Docquir began classical dance at the age of 8 in Namur, Belgium and joined the Paris Opera School of Dance at the age of 12 before joining the body of the Ballet of the National Opera of
Paris at 17. Promoted to Coryphée in 2017, he was appointed Subject in January 2020. He then danced in the great ballets of the classical repertoire such as La Bayadère, Roméo et Juliette, Le Lac des Cygnes, Raymonda and Cendrillon by Nureyev, Giselle after Coralli and Perrot , La Sylphide by Pierre Lacotte, Oneguine by John Cranko, La fille Mal Gardée by
Frederick Ashton, Jewels and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Balanchine. He also takes part in the creation of contemporary pieces such as The Season’s Canon by Crystal Pite in 2016 and At the Hawk’s Well by Hiroshi Sugimoto. He took part in the new version of the Nutcracker ballet by Edouard Lock during the evening in homage to Tchaikovsky imagined by Dmitri Tcherniakov and danced in Die Grosse Fugue by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. In February 2019, he danced for the first time as a soloist the role of Rothbart in Swan Lake by Nureyev at the Opéra Bastille – a role he resumed in July 2019 at the Shanghai Grand Theater during the Asia tour. of the Opera Ballet. He has since added to his
repertoire the role of Béranger by Raymonda, the pas de deux of the peasants of Giselle by Patrice Bart, Espada of Don Quixote, the golden idol of La Bayadère and the pas de deux of entertainment in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Having particularly distinguished himself during the 2019/2020 season, Thomas Docquir receives the AROP prize in 2021.
He takes part in the official tours of the Paris Opera: in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, 2019), in China (Shanghai, 2019), in
Singapore (2019), Japan (Tokyo, 2020) and France (Aix-en-Provence, 2022).
In July 2022, he participated in the “Ballet gala of Etoiles in Paris” in Seoul, South Korea.
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THOMAS DOCQUIR
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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THOMAS DOCQUIR
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Thomas Docquir began classical dance at the age of 8 in Namur, Belgium and joined the Paris Opera School of Dance at the age of 12 before joining the body of the Ballet of the National Opera of
Paris at 17. Promoted to Coryphée in 2017, he was appointed Subject in January 2020. He then danced in the great ballets of the classical repertoire such as La Bayadère, Roméo et Juliette, Le Lac des Cygnes, Raymonda and Cendrillon by Nureyev, Giselle after Coralli and Perrot , La Sylphide by Pierre Lacotte, Oneguine by John Cranko, La fille Mal Gardée by
Frederick Ashton, Jewels and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Balanchine. He also takes part in the creation of contemporary pieces such as The Season’s Canon by Crystal Pite in 2016 and At the Hawk’s Well by Hiroshi Sugimoto. He took part in the new version of the Nutcracker ballet by Edouard Lock during the evening in homage to Tchaikovsky imagined by Dmitri Tcherniakov and danced in Die Grosse Fugue by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. In February 2019, he danced for the first time as a soloist the role of Rothbart in Swan Lake by Nureyev at the Opéra Bastille – a role he resumed in July 2019 at the Shanghai Grand Theater during the Asia tour. of the Opera Ballet. He has since added to his
repertoire the role of Béranger by Raymonda, the pas de deux of the peasants of Giselle by Patrice Bart, Espada of Don Quixote, the golden idol of La Bayadère and the pas de deux of entertainment in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Having particularly distinguished himself during the 2019/2020 season, Thomas Docquir receives the AROP prize in 2021.
He takes part in the official tours of the Paris Opera: in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, 2019), in China (Shanghai, 2019), in
Singapore (2019), Japan (Tokyo, 2020) and France (Aix-en-Provence, 2022).
In July 2022, he participated in the “Ballet gala of Etoiles in Paris” in Seoul, South Korea.
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FABIEN RÉVILLION
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Fabien Révillion entered the Paris Opera Dance School in January 1997. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2003, was promoted to Coryphée in 2007, then Sujet in 2009 after the internal competition. He received the AROP Public Award in 2011. Since joining the company, he has participated in many classical productions of the repertoire: Les Ballets by Rudolf Noureev, Giselle (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot), Coppélia (Patrice Bart), La Dame aux Camélias (John Neumeier), Ivan the terrible (Louri Grigorovitch)… He was also distributed in Jerome Robbins’s s Glass Pieces as well as Amoveo (Benjamin Millepied, 2006), Genus (Wayne McGregor, 2007) and L’Anatomie de la Sensation (Wayne McGregor, 2011). As a soloist, he participated in the “Young dancers” evenings of the Opera Ballet (2009) and performed internationally as part of official company tours.
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FABIEN RÉVILLION
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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FABIEN RÉVILLION
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Fabien Révillion entered the Paris Opera Dance School in January 1997. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2003, was promoted to Coryphée in 2007, then Sujet in 2009 after the internal competition. He received the AROP Public Award in 2011. Since joining the company, he has participated in many classical productions of the repertoire: Les Ballets by Rudolf Noureev, Giselle (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot), Coppélia (Patrice Bart), La Dame aux Camélias (John Neumeier), Ivan the terrible (Louri Grigorovitch)… He was also distributed in Jerome Robbins’s s Glass Pieces as well as Amoveo (Benjamin Millepied, 2006), Genus (Wayne McGregor, 2007) and L’Anatomie de la Sensation (Wayne McGregor, 2011). As a soloist, he participated in the “Young dancers” evenings of the Opera Ballet (2009) and performed internationally as part of official company tours.
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PHILIPPE SOLANO
Soloist of the Ballet
of the Capitole of Toulouse
Born in Cannes, Philippe Solano studied classical dance at the Center Choréa Danse de Grasse under the direction of Claudine Andréo, a period during which he won several gold medals in numerous competitions. At the age of 17, he joined the young company Europa Dance where he danced the title role in Thierry Malandin’s “Mercury”, Ana María Steckelman’s “Pulcinella” and Léonide Massine’s “Parade”. He then joined the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux and danced some ballets from Charles Jude’s classical repertoire. Winner of the famous Youth America Grand Prix international competition, he received scholarships in North America such as the San Francisco Ballet school and Jacob’s Pillow. It is at the end of these opportunities that he was noticed by Nina Ananiashvili and integrated as a soloist and only 19 years old the National Ballet of Georgia in Tbilisi. There he danced many roles in large ballets of the repertoire such as “Tarantella” by George Balanchine, “Nutcracker”, “Giselle” or “Le Lac des Cygnes” by Alexei Fadeyechev and also “Dreams about Japan” by Alexei Ratmansky. In 2012 that he became known to the general public by participating in the television program the best dance on M6 by finishing in 2nd place. He continued his career as a dancer at Angel Corella Ballet in Barcelona where he took a big tour in the United States and then entered the prestigious company of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre for two years. In 2014 he returned to Spain, this time to Madrid, in the famous company of the choreographer Victor Ullate and performed his great ballets including “Jaleos”, “Samsara”, “El Sur”, “Amor Brujo” and “Bolero”. Since 2015, he has been part of the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse under the direction of Kader Belarbi, where he was quickly promoted to semi-soloist. He was given the opportunity to dance second roles but also first roles both classical and neoclassical or contemporary in ballets by great choreographers such as Rudolf Noureev, Roland Petit, Angelin Preljocaj, William Forsythe, Oleg Vinogradov, Maurice Béjart, Cayetano Soto and Kader Belarbi. On March 1, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of soloist at the Capitol Ballet. Alongside his career as a dancer, Philippe Solano is also invited as a classical dance teacher in dance schools and festivals as well as in several galas.
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PHILIPPE SOLANO
Soloist of the Ballet of the Capitole of Toulouse
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PHILIPPE SOLANO
Soloist of the Ballet
of the Capitole of Toulouse
Born in Cannes, Philippe Solano studied classical dance at the Center Choréa Danse de Grasse under the direction of Claudine Andréo, a period during which he won several gold medals in numerous competitions. At the age of 17, he joined the young company Europa Dance where he danced the title role in Thierry Malandin’s “Mercury”, Ana María Steckelman’s “Pulcinella” and Léonide Massine’s “Parade”. He then joined the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux and danced some ballets from Charles Jude’s classical repertoire. Winner of the famous Youth America Grand Prix international competition, he received scholarships in North America such as the San Francisco Ballet school and Jacob’s Pillow. It is at the end of these opportunities that he was noticed by Nina Ananiashvili and integrated as a soloist and only 19 years old the National Ballet of Georgia in Tbilisi. There he danced many roles in large ballets of the repertoire such as “Tarantella” by George Balanchine, “Nutcracker”, “Giselle” or “Le Lac des Cygnes” by Alexei Fadeyechev and also “Dreams about Japan” by Alexei Ratmansky. In 2012 that he became known to the general public by participating in the television program the best dance on M6 by finishing in 2nd place. He continued his career as a dancer at Angel Corella Ballet in Barcelona where he took a big tour in the United States and then entered the prestigious company of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre for two years. In 2014 he returned to Spain, this time to Madrid, in the famous company of the choreographer Victor Ullate and performed his great ballets including “Jaleos”, “Samsara”, “El Sur”, “Amor Brujo” and “Bolero”. Since 2015, he has been part of the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse under the direction of Kader Belarbi, where he was quickly promoted to semi-soloist. He was given the opportunity to dance second roles but also first roles both classical and neoclassical or contemporary in ballets by great choreographers such as Rudolf Noureev, Roland Petit, Angelin Preljocaj, William Forsythe, Oleg Vinogradov, Maurice Béjart, Cayetano Soto and Kader Belarbi. On March 1, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of soloist at the Capitol Ballet. Alongside his career as a dancer, Philippe Solano is also invited as a classical dance teacher in dance schools and festivals as well as in several galas.
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IDA VIIKINKOSKI
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Ida Viikinkoski started dancing in Finland. At the age of 9, she entered the Dance School of the Finnish Opera where she was trained until the age of 16. It was during a summer internship in her country that she was spotted by Elisabeth Platel, Director of the Ecole du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris. In September 2011, she passed the audition and joined the Ecole du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris in 1st division. In 2013, she was hired in a competition by the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. In the same year, Ida Viikinkoski received the AROP category “Jeune Espoir du Ballet”. At the Promotion Competition in November 2014, she was raised to the rank of Corypheus. The following year, in November 2015, she was promoted Sujet.
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IDA VIIKINKOSKI
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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IDA VIIKINKOSKI
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Ida Viikinkoski started dancing in Finland. At the age of 9, she entered the Dance School of the Finnish Opera where she was trained until the age of 16. It was during a summer internship in her country that she was spotted by Elisabeth Platel, Director of the Ecole du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris. In September 2011, she passed the audition and joined the Ecole du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris in 1st division. In 2013, she was hired in a competition by the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. In the same year, Ida Viikinkoski received the AROP category “Jeune Espoir du Ballet”. At the Promotion Competition in November 2014, she was raised to the rank of Corypheus. The following year, in November 2015, she was promoted Sujet.
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Silvia Saint-Martin
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Silvia Saint-Martin, Franco-Spanish dancer, made her dance debut at the age of 9 in the south of France. She joined the dance school of the Paris Opera in 2002.
During her last year at school, she danced the role of La Belle Endormie in Roland Petit’s ballet Les Forains. Engaged in the corps de ballet in 2008, she was promoted to Coryphée in 2011 and obtained the Carpeaux circle prize the same year.
In the corps de ballet Silvia discovers many great classical ballets. She danced the ballets of Rudolf Nureyev but also works by Jerôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit and John Cranko. Promoted Subject in 2012, she faces a long stoppage following an injury. On her return she danced her first roles as a soloist by interpreting different pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire, she also danced the Rubies couple in Joyaux by Georges Balanchine and the title role Cendrillon by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in Bella Figura by Jiri Kylian and the ballet Speak for Yourself by Sol leon and Paul Lighfoot. Silvia participates in
numerous creations and entries in the repertoire and has had the pleasure of working with great choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol Leon, Paul Lighfoot, Jiri Kylian, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne mcGregor, Ohad Naharin, Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She danced many roles in the ballets of George Balanchine; Sanguin in the Four Temperaments, the Russian dancer in Sérénade, Hyppolita and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Embraceable you and My one and only in Who Care’s and the second woman in Imperial Ballet. She also performed the role of Cupid in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote and recently Princess Stéphanie in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet Mayerling.
Throughout her career she participated in various tours with the Paris Opera and had the pleasure of discovering new stages thanks to the many projects in which she participated. Very soon on the stage of the Opéra Garnier she will make her debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet L’Histoire de Manon by Kenneth MacMillan.
During her last year at school, she danced the role of La Belle Endormie in Roland Petit’s ballet Les Forains. Engaged in the corps de ballet in 2008, she was promoted to Coryphée in 2011 and obtained the Carpeaux circle prize the same year.
In the corps de ballet Silvia discovers many great classical ballets. She danced the ballets of Rudolf Nureyev but also works by Jerôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit and John Cranko. Promoted Subject in 2012, she faces a long stoppage following an injury. On her return she danced her first roles as a soloist by interpreting different pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire, she also danced the Rubies couple in Joyaux by Georges Balanchine and the title role Cendrillon by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in Bella Figura by Jiri Kylian and the ballet Speak for Yourself by Sol leon and Paul Lighfoot. Silvia participates in
numerous creations and entries in the repertoire and has had the pleasure of working with great choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol Leon, Paul Lighfoot, Jiri Kylian, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne mcGregor, Ohad Naharin, Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She danced many roles in the ballets of George Balanchine; Sanguin in the Four Temperaments, the Russian dancer in Sérénade, Hyppolita and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Embraceable you and My one and only in Who Care’s and the second woman in Imperial Ballet. She also performed the role of Cupid in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote and recently Princess Stéphanie in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet Mayerling.
Throughout her career she participated in various tours with the Paris Opera and had the pleasure of discovering new stages thanks to the many projects in which she participated. Very soon on the stage of the Opéra Garnier she will make her debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet L’Histoire de Manon by Kenneth MacMillan.
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SILVIA SAINT-MARTIN
First dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Silvia Saint-Martin
First dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Silvia Saint-Martin, Franco-Spanish dancer, made her dance debut at the age of 9 in the south of France. She joined the dance school of the Paris Opera in 2002.
During her last year at school, she danced the role of La Belle Endormie in Roland Petit’s ballet Les Forains. Engaged in the corps de ballet in 2008, she was promoted to Coryphée in 2011 and obtained the Carpeaux circle prize the same year.
In the corps de ballet Silvia discovers many great classical ballets. She danced the ballets of Rudolf Nureyev but also works by Jerôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit and John Cranko. Promoted Subject in 2012, she faces a long stoppage following an injury. On her return she danced her first roles as a soloist by interpreting different pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire, she also danced the Rubies couple in Joyaux by Georges Balanchine and the title role Cendrillon by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in Bella Figura by Jiri Kylian and the ballet Speak for Yourself by Sol leon and Paul Lighfoot. Silvia participates in
numerous creations and entries in the repertoire and has had the pleasure of working with great choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol Leon, Paul Lighfoot, Jiri Kylian, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne mcGregor, Ohad Naharin, Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She danced many roles in the ballets of George Balanchine; Sanguin in the Four Temperaments, the Russian dancer in Sérénade, Hyppolita and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Embraceable you and My one and only in Who Care’s and the second woman in Imperial Ballet. She also performed the role of Cupid in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote and recently Princess Stéphanie in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet Mayerling.
Throughout her career she participated in various tours with the Paris Opera and had the pleasure of discovering new stages thanks to the many projects in which she participated. Very soon on the stage of the Opéra Garnier she will make her debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet L’Histoire de Manon by Kenneth MacMillan.
During her last year at school, she danced the role of La Belle Endormie in Roland Petit’s ballet Les Forains. Engaged in the corps de ballet in 2008, she was promoted to Coryphée in 2011 and obtained the Carpeaux circle prize the same year.
In the corps de ballet Silvia discovers many great classical ballets. She danced the ballets of Rudolf Nureyev but also works by Jerôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit and John Cranko. Promoted Subject in 2012, she faces a long stoppage following an injury. On her return she danced her first roles as a soloist by interpreting different pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire, she also danced the Rubies couple in Joyaux by Georges Balanchine and the title role Cendrillon by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in Bella Figura by Jiri Kylian and the ballet Speak for Yourself by Sol leon and Paul Lighfoot. Silvia participates in
numerous creations and entries in the repertoire and has had the pleasure of working with great choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol Leon, Paul Lighfoot, Jiri Kylian, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne mcGregor, Ohad Naharin, Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She danced many roles in the ballets of George Balanchine; Sanguin in the Four Temperaments, the Russian dancer in Sérénade, Hyppolita and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Embraceable you and My one and only in Who Care’s and the second woman in Imperial Ballet. She also performed the role of Cupid in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote and recently Princess Stéphanie in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet Mayerling.
Throughout her career she participated in various tours with the Paris Opera and had the pleasure of discovering new stages thanks to the many projects in which she participated. Very soon on the stage of the Opéra Garnier she will make her debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet L’Histoire de Manon by Kenneth MacMillan.
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CLARA MOUSSEIGNE
First Dancer
Paris Opera Ballet
Clara Mousseigne was born in Paris in 2004. She was admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2014.
At the age of 13, she danced the leading role in Suite de Danses, Gourouli in Les Deux Pigeons at 14,
and Swanilda at 15 in Coppélia during performances of the Paris Opera Ballet School.
She joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 16 and received the Young Talent Award.
She has performed Lise in La Fille Mal Gardée by Frederick Ashton, Myrtha in Giselle,
and Mitzi Caspar in Mayerling.
She progressed through the company ranks through annual promotion competitions:
Quadrille in 2020, Coryphée in 2021, and Sujet in 2022.
She won First Prize and the Nureyev Prize unanimously at the Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Rimini in 2022.
She also received the Carpeaux Prize in 2022 and the AROP Dance Award in 2023.
She was promoted to First Soloist in 2025.
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CLARA MOUSSEIGNE
First Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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CLARA MOUSSEIGNE
First Dancer
Paris Opera Ballet
Clara Mousseigne was born in Paris in 2004. She was admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2014.
At the age of 13, she danced the leading role in Suite de Danses, Gourouli in Les Deux Pigeons at 14,
and Swanilda at 15 in Coppélia during performances of the Paris Opera Ballet School.
She joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 16 and received the Young Talent Award.
She has performed Lise in La Fille Mal Gardée by Frederick Ashton, Myrtha in Giselle,
and Mitzi Caspar in Mayerling.
She progressed through the company ranks through annual promotion competitions:
Quadrille in 2020, Coryphée in 2021, and Sujet in 2022.
She won First Prize and the Nureyev Prize unanimously at the Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Rimini in 2022.
She also received the Carpeaux Prize in 2022 and the AROP Dance Award in 2023.
She was promoted to First Soloist in 2025.
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LUCIANA SAGIORO
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Originally from Brazil, Luciana Sagioro began her dance training at the Paris Opera Ballet School after studying at several prestigious institutions, including the Royal Ballet School and the Princess Grace Academy.
Throughout her career, Luciana has participated in numerous dance competitions, notably standing out at the Prix de Lausanne in 2022, where she was a finalist and won 3rd place, as well as being named the audience’s favorite dancer. In 2018, she made it to the top 12 during the finals of the Youth America Grand Prix in New York and also won first prize at the Festival de Dança de Joinville in 2022, where she was crowned Best Dancer.
In 2023, she joined the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet, and in 2024, she was promoted to Coryphée.
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LUCIANA SAGIORO
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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LUCIANA SAGIORO
Soloist Dancer
Paris Opera Ballet
Originally from Brazil, Luciana Sagioro began her dance training at the Paris Opera Ballet School after studying at several prestigious institutions, including the Royal Ballet School and the Princess Grace Academy.
Throughout her career, Luciana has participated in numerous dance competitions, notably standing out at the Prix de Lausanne in 2022, where she was a finalist and won 3rd place, as well as being named the audience’s favorite dancer. In 2018, she made it to the top 12 during the finals of the Youth America Grand Prix in New York and also won first prize at the Festival de Dança de Joinville in 2022, where she was crowned Best Dancer.
In 2023, she joined the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet, and in 2024, she was promoted to Coryphée.
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RUBENS SIMON
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Rubens Simon stood out from the very beginning. In 2015, he won the silver medal at the Tanzolymp International Competition in Berlin. In 2017, he earned two gold medals at the Vibe International Competition in Vienna and the Grasse Classical Dance Competition, as well as a bronze medal at the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2018, he joined the Paris Opera Ballet School, and three years later, he was accepted into the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet.
In 2021, he received the Young Hope Prize from the Foundation for the Influence of the Paris Opera. Rubens was promoted to Coryphée in 2023.
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RUBENS SIMON
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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RUBENS SIMON
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Rubens Simon stood out from the very beginning. In 2015, he won the silver medal at the Tanzolymp International Competition in Berlin. In 2017, he earned two gold medals at the Vibe International Competition in Vienna and the Grasse Classical Dance Competition, as well as a bronze medal at the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2018, he joined the Paris Opera Ballet School, and three years later, he was accepted into the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet.
In 2021, he received the Young Hope Prize from the Foundation for the Influence of the Paris Opera. Rubens was promoted to Coryphée in 2023.
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AURÉLIEN GAY
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Aurélien Gay began his artistic journey at the age of 9 and a half. His passion for dance led him to join the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2011, where he honed his skills and developed his unique style.
After several years of rigorous training, Aurélien joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2018. In 2022, he was promoted to Coryphée.
Aurélien takes on a variety of roles. He has brilliantly performed Fakir in La Bayadère, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the leader of the beggars in Manon. His diverse repertoire also includes solo performances in Season’s Canon and Gods and Dogs by Kylián. Among his other notable roles, he played Alain in La Fille mal gardée and the grape harvest pas de deux in Giselle.
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AURÉLIEN GAY
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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AURÉLIEN GAY
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Aurélien Gay began his artistic journey at the age of 9 and a half. His passion for dance led him to join the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2011, where he honed his skills and developed his unique style.
After several years of rigorous training, Aurélien joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2018. In 2022, he was promoted to Coryphée.
Aurélien takes on a variety of roles. He has brilliantly performed Fakir in La Bayadère, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the leader of the beggars in Manon. His diverse repertoire also includes solo performances in Season’s Canon and Gods and Dogs by Kylián. Among his other notable roles, he played Alain in La Fille mal gardée and the grape harvest pas de deux in Giselle.
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SHALE WAGMAN
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Shale Wagman began his classical ballet training at the age of 13 in Toronto and later at the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. Shale has won numerous prestigious awards, including first prize at the Prix de Lausanne, the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Prize for Art, the Grand Prix Jeunesse at the Youth America Grand Prix, and the Premio Léonide Massine Award in Positano. He gained recognition as the youngest guest artist to perform a leading role (James in La Sylphide) at the Mariinsky Theatre.
His professional career began with the English National Ballet, where he performed the Pas de Trois and Pas de Deux in Swan Lake, Beggar Chief in Manon, and soloist roles in Cinderella. As a first soloist with the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, he initially performed lead roles in works by Alexei Ratmansky, David Dawson, and Marco Goecke. He portrayed Franz in Coppélia, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and the principal couple in Balanchine’s Rubies. In July 2024, Shale Wagman joined the Paris Opera Ballet after winning first place in the external recruitment competition.
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SHALE WAGMAN
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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SHALE WAGMAN
Soloist
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Shale Wagman began his classical ballet training at the age of 13 in Toronto and later at the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. Shale has won numerous prestigious awards, including first prize at the Prix de Lausanne, the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Prize for Art, the Grand Prix Jeunesse at the Youth America Grand Prix, and the Premio Léonide Massine Award in Positano. He gained recognition as the youngest guest artist to perform a leading role (James in La Sylphide) at the Mariinsky Theatre.
His professional career began with the English National Ballet, where he performed the Pas de Trois and Pas de Deux in Swan Lake, Beggar Chief in Manon, and soloist roles in Cinderella. As a first soloist with the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, he initially performed lead roles in works by Alexei Ratmansky, David Dawson, and Marco Goecke. He portrayed Franz in Coppélia, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and the principal couple in Balanchine’s Rubies. In July 2024, Shale Wagman joined the Paris Opera Ballet after winning first place in the external recruitment competition.
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HORTENSE MILLET-MAURIN
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Hortense Millet-Maurin entered the Paris National Opera Ballet School in 2015.
After completing her training, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet corps de ballet in 2022, the same year she received the “Jeunes Espoirs” (Young Talent) Award from AROP.
In 2023, she was promoted to Coryphée, and in 2024, she reached the rank of Sujet within the company.
During the 2023–2024 season, she performed the role of Lise in La Fille Mal Gardée.
She also danced soloist and demi-soloist roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sylvia, The Sleeping Beauty, Mayerling, and Paquita.
In 2025, she received the AROP Dance Award for the 2023–2024 season.
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HORTENSE MILLET-MAURIN
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HORTENSE MILLET-MAURIN
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Hortense Millet-Maurin entered the Paris National Opera Ballet School in 2015.
After completing her training, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet corps de ballet in 2022, the same year she received the “Jeunes Espoirs” (Young Talent) Award from AROP.
In 2023, she was promoted to Coryphée, and in 2024, she reached the rank of Sujet within the company.
During the 2023–2024 season, she performed the role of Lise in La Fille Mal Gardée.
She also danced soloist and demi-soloist roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sylvia, The Sleeping Beauty, Mayerling, and Paquita.
In 2025, she received the AROP Dance Award for the 2023–2024 season.
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HECTOR JAIN
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Danseur américain né en 2006, Hector Jain est révélé au Prix de Lausanne 2025, où il est distingué par une bourse Jeune Étoile. Issu de l’Académie Princesse Grace de Monaco, il rejoint le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris, incarnant une nouvelle génération de talents à la technique brillante et à la forte personnalité artistique.
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HECTOR JAIN
Soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HECTOR JAIN
Soloist
Paris Opera Ballet
Danseur américain né en 2006, Hector Jain est révélé au Prix de Lausanne 2025, où il est distingué par une bourse Jeune Étoile. Issu de l’Académie Princesse Grace de Monaco, il rejoint le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris, incarnant une nouvelle génération de talents à la technique brillante et à la forte personnalité artistique.
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BALLET JULIEN LESTEL
JULIEN LESTEL
Choreographer – Director of the Ballet Julien Lestel
Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of Marseille (1999-2011)
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1993-1998)
Following in the footsteps of Jirí Kylián, Ohad Naharin, and Crystal Pite, choreographer Julien Lestel has established a distinctive style with creations that are resolutely modern, aesthetic, and powerful.
Trained at the Dance School of the Paris National Opera Ballet and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he earned a First Prize, Julien Lestel then worked with Rudolf Nureyev, who invited him to perform in Cinderella at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He later joined the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Zürich Ballet as a principal dancer, and finally, the National Ballet of Marseille as a partner to Marie-Claude Pietragalla.
He has collaborated with Rudolf Nureyev, Jerome Robbins, Jirí Kylián, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, Roland Petit, Pina Bausch, Thierry Malandain… and has danced works by Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Uwe Scholz, Serge Lifar, Frederick Ashton, Vaslav Nijinsky…
As both choreographer and dancer, he has accompanied actors Pierre Arditi, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Macha Méril in staged readings of literary texts.
He has also collaborated with pianist François-René Duchâble, who performs live on stage in several of his creations – Anastylose, Rachmaninov, Solo, and Opus – as well as with composer Karol Beffa, who composed the music for Corps et Âmes. He participated in the Gala des Étoiles du XXIe siècle at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, where he performed Les Âmes Frères, one of his own creations. He has also choreographed the dance sequences of operas: Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Aida at the Opéra de Massy, Manon, and La Vie Parisienne at the Opéra de Marseille.
The Ballet Julien Lestel was founded in January 2007 at the Espace Pierre Cardin with the premiere of his first choreography, Les Âmes Frères. Today, it brings together eleven dancers from diverse backgrounds and boasts a repertoire of more than twenty choreographies performed in France and abroad, where each dancer can express their individuality while remaining faithful to the modern neoclassical style that defines his creations.
In 2018, he collaborated with Éléonora Abbagnato, Director of the Rome Opera Ballet, adapting his choreography Puccini for dancers of both the Ballet Julien Lestel and the Rome Opera Ballet.
In 2021, he produced a fourteen-episode web series, L’Éternel et l’Éphémère, in collaboration with Alexandra Cardinale, with choreographies performed at the Rodin Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum.
Julien Lestel is deeply committed to outreach and awareness initiatives. He engages with diverse audiences through educational projects and choreographic workshops: in schools from kindergarten to high school, with adolescents affected by autism spectrum disorders or mental disabilities, in correctional facilities, as well as in retirement homes and hospitals.
Since January 2023, in Marseille, he has been leading workshops for a group of blind and psychotic adults living in an IRSAM (Regional Institute for the Deaf and Blind of Marseille) residential facility, creating choreographic workshops with staged performances.
In April 2025, he created a choreography in China for the dancers of the Shenyang Academy on the occasion of the opening of the Croisements Festival, initiated by President Emmanuel Macron.
« My research focuses on creating a fluid, unrestrained movement vocabulary, combined with fractured gestures and broken rhythms, so that the spectator is carried toward emotion while immersed in a dynamic interplay of power, sensuality, and poetry, brought to life by the performers. »
The Ballet Julien Lestel was in an exceptionally long residency at the Opéra de Massy (2012-2021). Today, the Ballet receives support from the City of Marseille and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, as well as funding from foundations and private partners.
With the support of the Ministry of Culture / Directorate-General for Artistic Creation and the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Julien Lestel is also a professor at the National School of Dance of Marseille.
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JULIEN LESTEL
Choreographer – Director
Ballet Julien Lestel
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JULIEN LESTEL
Choreographer – Director of the Ballet Julien Lestel
Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of Marseille (1999-2011)
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1993-1998)
Following in the footsteps of Jirí Kylián, Ohad Naharin, and Crystal Pite, choreographer Julien Lestel has established a distinctive style with creations that are resolutely modern, aesthetic, and powerful.
Trained at the Dance School of the Paris National Opera Ballet and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he earned a First Prize, Julien Lestel then worked with Rudolf Nureyev, who invited him to perform in Cinderella at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He later joined the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Zürich Ballet as a principal dancer, and finally, the National Ballet of Marseille as a partner to Marie-Claude Pietragalla.
He has collaborated with Rudolf Nureyev, Jerome Robbins, Jirí Kylián, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, Roland Petit, Pina Bausch, Thierry Malandain… and has danced works by Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Uwe Scholz, Serge Lifar, Frederick Ashton, Vaslav Nijinsky…
As both choreographer and dancer, he has accompanied actors Pierre Arditi, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Macha Méril in staged readings of literary texts.
He has also collaborated with pianist François-René Duchâble, who performs live on stage in several of his creations – Anastylose, Rachmaninov, Solo, and Opus – as well as with composer Karol Beffa, who composed the music for Corps et Âmes. He participated in the Gala des Étoiles du XXIe siècle at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, where he performed Les Âmes Frères, one of his own creations. He has also choreographed the dance sequences of operas: Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Aida at the Opéra de Massy, Manon, and La Vie Parisienne at the Opéra de Marseille.
The Ballet Julien Lestel was founded in January 2007 at the Espace Pierre Cardin with the premiere of his first choreography, Les Âmes Frères. Today, it brings together eleven dancers from diverse backgrounds and boasts a repertoire of more than twenty choreographies performed in France and abroad, where each dancer can express their individuality while remaining faithful to the modern neoclassical style that defines his creations.
In 2018, he collaborated with Éléonora Abbagnato, Director of the Rome Opera Ballet, adapting his choreography Puccini for dancers of both the Ballet Julien Lestel and the Rome Opera Ballet.
In 2021, he produced a fourteen-episode web series, L’Éternel et l’Éphémère, in collaboration with Alexandra Cardinale, with choreographies performed at the Rodin Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum.
Julien Lestel is deeply committed to outreach and awareness initiatives. He engages with diverse audiences through educational projects and choreographic workshops: in schools from kindergarten to high school, with adolescents affected by autism spectrum disorders or mental disabilities, in correctional facilities, as well as in retirement homes and hospitals.
Since January 2023, in Marseille, he has been leading workshops for a group of blind and psychotic adults living in an IRSAM (Regional Institute for the Deaf and Blind of Marseille) residential facility, creating choreographic workshops with staged performances.
In April 2025, he created a choreography in China for the dancers of the Shenyang Academy on the occasion of the opening of the Croisements Festival, initiated by President Emmanuel Macron.
« My research focuses on creating a fluid, unrestrained movement vocabulary, combined with fractured gestures and broken rhythms, so that the spectator is carried toward emotion while immersed in a dynamic interplay of power, sensuality, and poetry, brought to life by the performers. »
The Ballet Julien Lestel was in an exceptionally long residency at the Opéra de Massy (2012-2021). Today, the Ballet receives support from the City of Marseille and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, as well as funding from foundations and private partners.
With the support of the Ministry of Culture / Directorate-General for Artistic Creation and the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Julien Lestel is also a professor at the National School of Dance of Marseille.
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GILLES PORTE
Assistant Choreographer – Soloist Dancer of the Ballet Julien Lestel
National Ballet of Marseille (1999-2011)
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1992-1998)
Trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School under the direction of Claude Bessy, he worked with Serge Golovine, Daniel Franck, Lucien Duthoit, and Gilbert Mayer. He was then hired into the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera under the direction of Patrick Dupond and later Brigitte Lefèvre. Starting as a Quadrille, he was promoted to Coryphée.
He performed works by Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa, August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Dominique Bagouet, and collaborated with Patrice Bart, John Neumeier, Angelin Preljocaj, Carolyn Carlson, and Roland Petit, who selected him for their creations.
He later joined the Zürich Ballet, where he danced pieces by Hans van Manen and Heinz Spoerli. Subsequently, he became a soloist dancer with the National Ballet of Marseille under the direction of Marie-Claude Pietragalla and later Frédéric Flamand.
In parallel, in July 2006, Gilles Porte took part in the creation of the Ballet Julien Lestel as a performer and has since assisted him in all his choreographic creations.
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GILLES PORTE
Assistant Choreographer – Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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GILLES PORTE
Assistant Choreographer – Soloist Dancer of the Ballet Julien Lestel
National Ballet of Marseille (1999-2011)
Ballet of the Paris Opera (1992-1998)
Trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School under the direction of Claude Bessy, he worked with Serge Golovine, Daniel Franck, Lucien Duthoit, and Gilbert Mayer. He was then hired into the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera under the direction of Patrick Dupond and later Brigitte Lefèvre. Starting as a Quadrille, he was promoted to Coryphée.
He performed works by Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa, August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Dominique Bagouet, and collaborated with Patrice Bart, John Neumeier, Angelin Preljocaj, Carolyn Carlson, and Roland Petit, who selected him for their creations.
He later joined the Zürich Ballet, where he danced pieces by Hans van Manen and Heinz Spoerli. Subsequently, he became a soloist dancer with the National Ballet of Marseille under the direction of Marie-Claude Pietragalla and later Frédéric Flamand.
In parallel, in July 2006, Gilles Porte took part in the creation of the Ballet Julien Lestel as a performer and has since assisted him in all his choreographic creations.
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EVA BÉGUÉ
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Éva Bégué joined the Conservatoire of Avignon at the age of thirteen under the direction of Thierry Boyer.
In 2015, she entered the National School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taiebi, where she continued her training until 2021.
In parallel, she worked in 2018 and 2019 at the Paris Opera with Jean-Guillaume Bart and Sébastien Bertaud for the production of a series.
In March 2021, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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EVA BÉGUÉ
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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EVA BÉGUÉ
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Éva Bégué joined the Conservatoire of Avignon at the age of thirteen under the direction of Thierry Boyer.
In 2015, she entered the National School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taiebi, where she continued her training until 2021.
In parallel, she worked in 2018 and 2019 at the Paris Opera with Jean-Guillaume Bart and Sébastien Bertaud for the production of a series.
In March 2021, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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CELIAN MAEL BRUNI
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Celian Mael Bruni comes from a background in breakdance and contemporary dance.
In 2018, he was admitted to the Rudra-Béjart School in Lausanne, where he graduated in 2020.
He then joined the Ballet Preljocaj and worked on the creation of Swan Lake until 2023.
In 2024, he became a member of the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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CELIAN MAEL BRUNI
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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CELIAN MAEL BRUNI
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Celian Mael Bruni comes from a background in breakdance and contemporary dance.
In 2018, he was admitted to the Rudra-Béjart School in Lausanne, where he graduated in 2020.
He then joined the Ballet Preljocaj and worked on the creation of Swan Lake until 2023.
In 2024, he became a member of the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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MAXENCE CHIPPAUX
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After training in hip-hop and Latin dances, where he became a four-time Vice Champion of France by the age of 11, Maxence pursued further studies in contemporary and jazz dance at the Animours Dance School, classical dance at the Conservatory of Valence, jazz at the Olivier Coste Dance School where he obtained his EAT Jazz diploma, and finally at the National School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taïbi.
He has been noticed in choreographies by A. Preljocaj and J. Lestel.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in 2022.
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MAXENCE CHIPPAUX
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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MAXENCE CHIPPAUX
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After training in hip-hop and Latin dances, where he became a four-time Vice Champion of France by the age of 11, Maxence pursued further studies in contemporary and jazz dance at the Animours Dance School, classical dance at the Conservatory of Valence, jazz at the Olivier Coste Dance School where he obtained his EAT Jazz diploma, and finally at the National School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taïbi.
He has been noticed in choreographies by A. Preljocaj and J. Lestel.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in 2022.
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ALLAN GEREAUD
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After beginning his training at the Regional Conservatory of Nice in contemporary dance, then at the Rosella Hightower School in Cannes, Allan Gereaud joined the Ballet of the Grand Avignon Opera as an apprentice.
He has performed works by choreographers Hervé Koubi, Édouard Hue, and Emilio Calcagno.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in July 2024.
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ALLAN GEREAUD
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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ALLAN GEREAUD
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After beginning his training at the Regional Conservatory of Nice in contemporary dance, then at the Rosella Hightower School in Cannes, Allan Gereaud joined the Ballet of the Grand Avignon Opera as an apprentice.
He has performed works by choreographers Hervé Koubi, Édouard Hue, and Emilio Calcagno.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in July 2024.
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ROXANE KATRUN
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Trained at the Conservatoire Grand Avignon, Roxane Katrun then joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille.
She continued her studies at the Cannes Rosella Hightower Higher School of Dance under the direction of Paola Cantalupo, where she obtained her diploma in choreographic studies.
She has performed choreographies by Claude Brumachon, Davide Bombana, Olivier Dubois, Francesco Curci, and Marius Petipa.
She joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in September 2017.
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ROXANE KATRUN
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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ROXANE KATRUN
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Trained at the Conservatoire Grand Avignon, Roxane Katrun then joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille.
She continued her studies at the Cannes Rosella Hightower Higher School of Dance under the direction of Paola Cantalupo, where she obtained her diploma in choreographic studies.
She has performed choreographies by Claude Brumachon, Davide Bombana, Olivier Dubois, Francesco Curci, and Marius Petipa.
She joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in September 2017.
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INGRID LE BRETON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Ingrid Le Breton began dancing at the age of three in a small dance school called “Top Dance” near Montpellier.
She participated in regional, national, and international competitions.
She continued her training at a dance school with a sports-study program in Toulouse.
In September 2017, she joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taibei, where she pursued her studies, including two years in a sports-study program at high school level and two additional years post-baccalaureate.
There, she received training in both classical and contemporary dance.
She took part in the school’s performances and additional projects with guest choreographers.
In 2021, she collaborated with the company Art of Gaia, led by Florencia Gonzalez, for a new artistic creation.
She joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in September 2021.
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INGRID LE BRETON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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INGRID LE BRETON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Ingrid Le Breton began dancing at the age of three in a small dance school called “Top Dance” near Montpellier.
She participated in regional, national, and international competitions.
She continued her training at a dance school with a sports-study program in Toulouse.
In September 2017, she joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taibei, where she pursued her studies, including two years in a sports-study program at high school level and two additional years post-baccalaureate.
There, she received training in both classical and contemporary dance.
She took part in the school’s performances and additional projects with guest choreographers.
In 2021, she collaborated with the company Art of Gaia, led by Florencia Gonzalez, for a new artistic creation.
She joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in September 2021.
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INÈS PAGOTTO
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Inès Pagotto began dancing at the age of 5. By the age of 8, she was already participating in regional, national, and international competitions.
In 2015, she joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taibei.
From 2015 to 2019, she trained under the guidance of Mireille Bourgeois, Julien Lestel, Agnès Lascombes, and Marie-Claude Dubus.
In June 2019, at the age of 17, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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INÈS PAGOTTO
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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INÈS PAGOTTO
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Inès Pagotto began dancing at the age of 5. By the age of 8, she was already participating in regional, national, and international competitions.
In 2015, she joined the National Higher School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Omar Taibei.
From 2015 to 2019, she trained under the guidance of Mireille Bourgeois, Julien Lestel, Agnès Lascombes, and Marie-Claude Dubus.
In June 2019, at the age of 17, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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LOUIS PLAZER
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After training at the Conservatory of Angoulême and later at the VM Ballet in Toulouse, Louis Plazer joined the National Ballet of Bordeaux to perform in *Notre Dame de Paris* by Roland Petit.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in 2022.
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LOUIS PLAZER
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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LOUIS PLAZER
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After training at the Conservatory of Angoulême and later at the VM Ballet in Toulouse, Louis Plazer joined the National Ballet of Bordeaux to perform in *Notre Dame de Paris* by Roland Petit.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in 2022.
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TIMOTHÉE ROUBY
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After starting out in hip-hop, Timothée Rouby joined the Conservatory of Perpignan in 2017, where he expanded his training to other techniques.
In 2020, he continued his studies at the National School of Dance in Marseille.
He has performed works by Angelin Preljocaj, Julien Lestel, Christophe Garcia, and Axel Loubette.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in July 2024.
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TIMOTHÉE ROUBY
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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TIMOTHÉE ROUBY
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
After starting out in hip-hop, Timothée Rouby joined the Conservatory of Perpignan in 2017, where he expanded his training to other techniques.
In 2020, he continued his studies at the National School of Dance in Marseille.
He has performed works by Angelin Preljocaj, Julien Lestel, Christophe Garcia, and Axel Loubette.
He joined the Ballet Julien Lestel in July 2024.
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MARA WHITTINGTON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Trained at the Conservatory of Dance in La Rochelle, she then joined the Conservatory of Avignon.
She worked with the company Révelenscène and later with the company Nyian of Richard Digoué in New Caledonia.
In 2012, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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MARA WHITTINGTON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
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MARA WHITTINGTON
Soloist Dancer
Ballet Julien Lestel
Trained at the Conservatory of Dance in La Rochelle, she then joined the Conservatory of Avignon.
She worked with the company Révelenscène and later with the company Nyian of Richard Digoué in New Caledonia.
In 2012, she joined the Ballet Julien Lestel.
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