8 Prix de Lausanne 2019 Prize Winners announced – Finale Photo Album

Thousands followed the 47th Prix de Lausanne Finals at the Beaulieu Theatre online through the live streaming. This year, the daily sessions – almost 6 hours live per day – have been watched more than 562 530 times on ARTE Concert, YouTube, Facebook as well as on the Prix de Lausanne website. For the second year, the Selections and Finals were live streamed in China and commented by Chi Cao, Prize Winner at Lausanne in 1994. The Selections have been watched more than 1,199,322 times.

At the end of the Finals, the jury, presided this year by the ballet star and Gold Medal of the Prix de Lausanne 1990, Carlos Acosta, selected eight Prize Winners from among the 21 Finalists. Thanks to their scholarships, these eight dancers will have the opportunity to enter one of the partner schools and companies of the Prix de Lausanne. Yesterday, Sunday 10 February 2019, the candidates took part in the Networking Forum, to meet representatives of the partner institutions.

The 8 Prix de Lausanne 2019 Prize Winners are:

FONDATION CARIS – JEUNE ESPOIR

126        BROWN Mackenzie – United States – 16.9 years old
La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

OAK FOUNDATION

416        FIGUEREDO Gabriel         Brazil     18.3 years old
Paquita – Wayne McGregor‘s Chroma

EMILE CHOURIET

313        SASAKI Sumina   Japan     18.3 years old
La Esmeralda – Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE

408        WAKIZUKA Yu    Japan     17.7 years old
1. Grand Pas Classique – Heinz Spoerli’s Urge

FONDATION ALBERT AMON

412        WU Shuailun       China     17.10 years old
Sleeping Beauty – Wayne Mcgregor’s Becomings

BOURSE JEUNE ESPOIR

203        DA SILVA João Vitor         Brazil     15.9 years old
Coppélia – Mauro Bigonzetti‘s Furia Corporis

FONDATION COROMANDEL

418        JOAQUIM Alexandre        Portugal               18.7 years old
Paquita – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

HARLEQUIN FLOORS

316        SUMIYAMA Mio Japan     18.9 years old
La Bayadère – Richard Wherlock’s (A) Swan Lake

Other Prizes:

MINERVA KUNSTSTIFTUNG

Contemporary Dance Prize
126        BROWN Mackenzie          United States     16.9 years old
La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

NUREYEV FOUNDATION

Best Young Talent Prize
117        SHUGART Julia   United States     16.1 years old
La Bayadère – Mauro Bigonzetti’s Rossini Cards

ANONYMOUS DONOR

Best Swiss Candidate Prize
313        SASAKI Sumina   Japan     18.3 years old
La Esmeralda – Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE

126        BROWN Mackenzie          United States     16.9 years old
La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

WEB AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE – CO-ORGANISED BY ARTE CONCERT

125        CHOI Jihyun        South Korea       16.6 years old
Paquita – Richard Wherlock’s (A) Swan Lake

Gramilano Editor

Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.