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Ballet Julien Lestel
Choreography : Julien LESTELCreation : 2023 / Duration : 1h
Music : Ezio BOSSO / Chet BAKER
Lights : Lo Ammy VAIMATAPAKO / Costumes : BJL
With the dancers of the Julien Lestel Ballet
Guest Artist: Alexandra Cardinale
In the tradition of Jirí Kylián, Ohad Naharin or Crystal Pite, the choreographer Julien Lestel imposes a singular style with his resolutely modern, unique, aesthetic and powerful creations.
This choreographic piece has encounters as its theme. It is a question of exploring the field of possibilities that they offer, the way in which they trace the path of our existence and shape the being that we are. They are the threads of the weaving structuring the links that connect us to each other.
They reveal us to ourselves while giving us the opportunity to open up to others and to the world. A meeting can come from chance, but still it is necessary to seize the moment which offers it to us and to know how to leave oneself to welcome the other in his difference.
A powerful and intense show where souls meet, confront and unite.
« Thanks to Julien Lestel’s superb stage work, we discover a whole new way of desiring, embracing and separating. His work makes us want to love, to throw ourselves wholeheartedly into this magic, to go poetically to the meeting of souls, to dare these encounters that “bring us back to life and reveal us to ourselves. »
Le Sens Critique – Isabelle Gaudé
The Ballet Julien Lestel receives support from the City of Marseille and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region.
The Artists
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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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer – AC Opéra Ballet Production
Soloist Dancer
Paris Opera Ballet (1993-2018)
During her six years of intensive selection and training in classical and contemporary dance, she also pursued traditional academic studies. Claude Bessy entrusted her with the leading roles in *Le Prisonnier du Caucase* and *La Fille Mal Gardée* at the Palais Garnier.
In July 1993, she ranked first in the entrance competition for the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera under the direction of Patrick Dupond. In her very first year with the Paris Opera Ballet, he invited her to perform “beyond the walls” during his personal tours (*Patrick Dupond and Friends*).
She was promoted to the rank of Coryphée after performing the famous Carmen variation by Roland Petit, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Alexandra danced all the major works of the classical repertoire: *La Bayadère*, *Swan Lake*, *Cinderella*, *Romeo and Juliet*, *Don Quixote* by Rudolf Nureyev, as well as ballets by George Balanchine, Roland Petit, Serge Lifar, Vaslav Nijinsky, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, and Maurice Béjart…
She also performed contemporary works: Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, and Wayne McGregor selected her for their creations at the Paris Opera.
Under the direction of Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Paris Opera, she took part in Boris Charmatz’s event *“20 Dancers for the 20th Century”* in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier. She also contributed to the artistic creation of visual artist Tino Sehgal.
Marie-Claude Pietragalla entrusted her with the role of Étoile in *Don Quixote* at the Opéra National de Marseille.
Alexandra has performed on the Paris Opera’s international tours and participated as a guest in prestigious galas, helping showcase the excellence of French ballet worldwide (Metropolitan Opera – New York, NHK – Japan, Kremlin – Russia, Opera of Kiev – Ukraine, National Grand Theatre of Beijing and Shanghai Opera – China, La Scala in Milan, La Fenice – Venice – Italy, Vienna Opera, Singapore, Argentina, Finland, Spain, United Arab Emirates…).
Parallel to her career as a dancer, Alexandra Cardinale earned a degree in Entrepreneurship and Management from Sciences Po Paris, as well as the State Diploma of Dance Teacher at the Centre National de la Danse (CND).
In 2010, Alexandra Cardinale founded AC Opéra Ballet Production. She produces exceptional ballet evenings such as *Gala d’Étoiles*, which has become a renowned and eagerly awaited event. Passionate about contemporary creation, she also dances and participates in producing the latest choreographies of the Ballet Julien Lestel.
In 2018, Alexandra bid farewell to the stage of the Paris Opera after 30 years within this prestigious institution. Since then, she has continued her career as a Soloist Dancer while producing a wide variety of ballets, aiming to inspire everyone to discover dance and share the profound emotions this art evokes.
Since 2023, Étoile dancer Hugo Marchand has entrusted her with the production and direction of the *Les Étoiles au Château* evenings, hosted in iconic French heritage venues, to make dance accessible to all and offer a prestigious stage featuring the Étoiles of the Paris Opera.
Alexandra Cardinale continuously places her sensitivity and high standards at the service of dance, its dissemination, and its promotion, while designing scenographic productions of exceptional technical sophistication.
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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer AC Opéra Ballet Production – Soloist Dancer
Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
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ALEXANDRA CARDINALE
Producer – AC Opéra Ballet Production
Soloist Dancer
Paris Opera Ballet (1993-2018)
During her six years of intensive selection and training in classical and contemporary dance, she also pursued traditional academic studies. Claude Bessy entrusted her with the leading roles in *Le Prisonnier du Caucase* and *La Fille Mal Gardée* at the Palais Garnier.
In July 1993, she ranked first in the entrance competition for the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera under the direction of Patrick Dupond. In her very first year with the Paris Opera Ballet, he invited her to perform “beyond the walls” during his personal tours (*Patrick Dupond and Friends*).
She was promoted to the rank of Coryphée after performing the famous Carmen variation by Roland Petit, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Alexandra danced all the major works of the classical repertoire: *La Bayadère*, *Swan Lake*, *Cinderella*, *Romeo and Juliet*, *Don Quixote* by Rudolf Nureyev, as well as ballets by George Balanchine, Roland Petit, Serge Lifar, Vaslav Nijinsky, Jerome Robbins, Pierre Lacotte, and Maurice Béjart…
She also performed contemporary works: Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, and Wayne McGregor selected her for their creations at the Paris Opera.
Under the direction of Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Paris Opera, she took part in Boris Charmatz’s event *“20 Dancers for the 20th Century”* in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier. She also contributed to the artistic creation of visual artist Tino Sehgal.
Marie-Claude Pietragalla entrusted her with the role of Étoile in *Don Quixote* at the Opéra National de Marseille.
Alexandra has performed on the Paris Opera’s international tours and participated as a guest in prestigious galas, helping showcase the excellence of French ballet worldwide (Metropolitan Opera – New York, NHK – Japan, Kremlin – Russia, Opera of Kiev – Ukraine, National Grand Theatre of Beijing and Shanghai Opera – China, La Scala in Milan, La Fenice – Venice – Italy, Vienna Opera, Singapore, Argentina, Finland, Spain, United Arab Emirates…).
Parallel to her career as a dancer, Alexandra Cardinale earned a degree in Entrepreneurship and Management from Sciences Po Paris, as well as the State Diploma of Dance Teacher at the Centre National de la Danse (CND).
In 2010, Alexandra Cardinale founded AC Opéra Ballet Production. She produces exceptional ballet evenings such as *Gala d’Étoiles*, which has become a renowned and eagerly awaited event. Passionate about contemporary creation, she also dances and participates in producing the latest choreographies of the Ballet Julien Lestel.
In 2018, Alexandra bid farewell to the stage of the Paris Opera after 30 years within this prestigious institution. Since then, she has continued her career as a Soloist Dancer while producing a wide variety of ballets, aiming to inspire everyone to discover dance and share the profound emotions this art evokes.
Since 2023, Étoile dancer Hugo Marchand has entrusted her with the production and direction of the *Les Étoiles au Château* evenings, hosted in iconic French heritage venues, to make dance accessible to all and offer a prestigious stage featuring the Étoiles of the Paris Opera.
Alexandra Cardinale continuously places her sensitivity and high standards at the service of dance, its dissemination, and its promotion, while designing scenographic productions of exceptional technical sophistication.
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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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Ballet Julien Lestel
Carmen
Carmen
Ballet Julien Lestel
Rencontres
Rencontres
Ballet Julien Lestel
Rodin
Rodin
Ballet Julien Lestel
Mosaïques
Mosaïques
Ballet Julien Lestel
Dream
Dream
Ballet Julien Lestel
Libre
Libre
Ballet Julien Lestel
Misatango Boléro
Misatango
Boléro
Ballet Julien Lestel
Puccini
Puccini
Ballet Julien Lestel
Web Serie
Web Série
The Eternal And The Ephemeral
Ballet Julien Lestel – Museum
Exceptional events
Exceptional events
