Prix de Lausanne

The prix de Lausanne was created to identify; promote and support the most promising young dance talent with some of the world’s most prestigious schools associated with the event.

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The final of the 49th Prix de Lausanne has arrived! After five days of hard work and emotion, the jury of experts will come together to decide who will win the prizes for 2021.
With only around twenty candidates still in contention, only a handful will receive the much-coveted prizes and be offered places at the world’s best dance schools.
Today is also a day to celebrate the art form with a special show from the ballet school of the Opéra National de Paris and with the awarding of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Wayne McGregor as well as revealing the winner of the Young Creation Award.
 
Programme
14:00 – Introduction
14:10 – Classical Variations
15:00 – Contemporary Variations
15:40 – Young Creation Award and Lifetime Achievement Award
16:40 – Awards Ceremony

The final of the 49th Prix de Lausanne has arrived! After five days of hard work and emotion, the jury of experts will come together to decide who will win the prizes for 2021.

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - The Final

After four days of competition, things are getting serious: The jury of the Prix de Lausanne will select around twenty candidates to go through to the final in a day of drama and emotion for the young dancers.
To impress the jury, candidates must choose a classical variation from the judges’ selection (Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote). As for contemporary variations, the choice is between five contemporary choreographers: Kinsun Chan, Cathy Marston, Goyo Montero, Heinz Spoerli and Richard Wherlock.
Younger dancers will compete in the morning whereas senior dancers will try to impress the judges in the afternoon. Each group will perform classical first followed by contemporary.
 Before the finalists are announced Yannick Boquin will lead a special class for the occasion, so get your ballet shoes ready!
 
Programme
09:00 – Introduction
09:10 – Selection – Group A
12:00 – Archives
14:00 – Selection Group B
17:15 – Class with Yannick Boquin
19:00 – Announcement of Finalists

Who will get through to the final of the prestigious dance prize?

Prix de Lausanne 2021  - Day 5 Selections

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The expert judges will select a winner from international candidates’ performances via video link.  These technical issues should not prevent the dancers’ talents from shining through.
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today we will see:
Samaël Maurice, Sooyeon Yi, Luca Abdel-Nour, Eunseo Kim, Saïd Ramos Ponce, Pablo Bueno, Ying He, Ashley Coupal, Marti Gutiérrez Rubi, King Hei Wong, Joshua Nunamaker, Shunhei Fuchiyama, Xuhao Zhang, Mayfield Myers, Marina Mata Gómez, Mengjie Zou, Rui Cesar Cruz, Pengxiang Sun and Samira Bethke.
These performances are interspersed with interviews with members of the jury: Ihsan Rustem, Armando Braswell and Myrna Kamara and the president of the Prix de Lausanne, Stéphanie Lagonico.
Archive footage from previous years is also on show as well as footage from partner institutions.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:10 – Candidates’ videos
12:10 – Spotlight on K-Ballet Japan
12:25 – Archives
14:00 - Candidates’ videos
15:55 – Spotlight on Dutch National Ballet School and the Royal Swedish Ballet School

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world. 

Prix de Lausanne 2021- Day 4

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are:
Kate Thomas, Maia Rose Roberts, Robin Park, Dongjue, Gao, Ji Young Kang, Dawon Yang, Haeeun Park, Chloe Colter, Gvendolin Nagy, Petra Johnson, Zinan Guo, Luiza Falcão, Levi Miller, Koharu Yamamoto, Yuya Aoki, Tomoka Sato, Amber Skaggs, Morganne Speirs and Eleanor Broughton.
These performances are interspersed with interviews with members of the jury: Today we meet Nicolas Le Riche, Samuel Wuersten, Katarzyna Gdaniec and Kinsun Chan. Archive footage from previous years is also on show and partner institutions contribute rehearsal footage as well.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:10 – Candidates’ videos
12:10 – English National Ballet Spotlight
12:25 – Archives
14:00 –  Candidates’ videos
15:55 –  Spotlight on Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Houston Ballet School
16:20 –  Archives

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  These technical issues should not prevent the dancers’ talents from shining through.
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are:
Liya Fan, Luca Dobos, Laura Viola, Jooyoung Kwon, Yufei Wang, Ava Giles, Seojeong Yun, Joao Felipe Santana, Sang-Eun Bae, Inha Lim, Yoon Seo Lee, Maria Sol Gianasi, Giulio Diligent, Karin Wakamatsu, António Casalinho, Francisco Gomes, Olivia Daugherty, Satsuki Ueda, Lorien Ramo Ruiz, Kayke and Nogueira De Carvalho
These performances are interspersed with interviews with Goyo Montero, Didy Veldman, Sarawanee Tanatanit and Jason Beechey.
Today is special as it marks the introduction of the Young Creation Award, a competition within the competition for choreographers. The judges will consider five choreographies and the best two will become part of the Prix de Lausanne 2022.
 Archive footage from previous years is also on show as well as footage from partner institutions.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:10 – Candidates’ videos
12:10 – Vaganova Ballet Academy spotlight
12:25 – Archives
14:00 –  Candidates’ videos
16:05  – Spotlights on English Ballet School and American Ballet Theater
16:30  – Young Creation Award
17:00  –  Archives

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 3

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are: Ana Luiza Sartini, Nicole Liu, Yeyool Cha, Yeju Jang, Yerin Kim, Yunshuo Liu, Airi Kobayashi, Keira Hall, Taira Watanabe, Keita Marija Bloma, Anaelle-Jade M'dallal, Charlotte Cohen, Julianna Correia Dreyssig, Rintaro Nakajima, Yoonsun Choi, Juliette Rapenne, Julie Joyner, Andrey Jesus Maciano, Jihye Shin and Hiraku Saito.
These performances are interspersed with interviews with members of the jury: Richard Wherlock (president), Clairemarie Osta (vice-president), Michel Gascard and Cinthia Labaronne.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:15 – Candidates’ videos
12:20 – Australian Ballet School Spotlight
12:30 – Archives
14:00 - Candidates’ videos
16:00 Royal Ballet School and Canada’s National Ballet School Spotlights
16:20 Archives

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Prix de Lausanne 2021 - The Final

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Prix de Lausanne 2021- Day 4

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

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Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 3

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Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 1

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