Prix de Lausanne 2023 winners announced

The Prix de Lausanne 2023 Finals have just concluded at the Beaulieu Theatre and through live streaming. Millán de Benito from Spain and Fabrizzio Ulloa Cornejo from Mexico were the joint winners.

At the end of the Finals, the jury, presided this year by Jean-Christophe Maillot, selected 11 Prize Winners from the 22 finalists. Thanks to their scholarships, these 11 talented dancers will have the opportunity to enter one of the prestigious Partner Schools and Companies of the Prix de Lausanne.

The 11 Prize Winners of the 2023 competition are:

FONDATION CARIS (1st ex æquo)
DE BENITO Millán – Spain – 15.11 years
1. Flames of Paris
2. RAIN

OAK FOUNDATION (1st ex æquo)
ULLOA CORNEJO Fabrizzio – Mexico – 16.1 years
1. Flames of Paris
2. Yugen

FONDATION COROMANDEL
PARK Sangwon – South Korea – 18.10 years
1. Coppélia
2. Les Ombres du Temps

FONDATION MAURICE BÉJART
JOYNER Julie – United States – 17.8 years
1. Grand Pas Classique
2. Rossini Cards

FONDATION DAMM-ETIENNE
KIM Seehyun – South Korea – 17.7 years
1. La Esmeralda
2. Cognition

BOURSE JEUNE ESPOIR
LAZARESCU Alecsia Maria – Romania – 15 years
1. The Talisman
2. Chroma

FONDATION ALBERT AMON
NEGRÃO Ana Luisa – Brazil – 18.1 years
1. Grand Pas Classique
2. Les Ombres du temps

BOURSE ASTARTE
MIYAZAKI Keisuke – Japan – 15 years
1. Swan Lake, Siegfried
2. Yugen

BOURSE JEUNE ÉTOILE
SPROUT Emily – Australia – 16.2 years
1. The Talisman
2. RAIN

BOURSE CLERMONT-TONNERRE
VENTURA Giuseppe – Italy – 18.1 years
1. La Bayadère, Solor
2. Chroma

BOURSE BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE
KIM Soo Min – South Korea – 18.9 years
1. Paquita, lead variation
2. Les Ombres du Temps

Other prizes:

MINERVA KUNSTSTIFTUNG
Contemporary Dance Award
NEGRÃO Ana Luisa – Brazil – 18.1 years
1. Grand Pas Classique
2. Les Ombres du temps

Contemporary Dance Award
212 – MOCKRISH Alexander – Sweden – 16.7 years
1. La Fille Mal Gardée
2. Les Ombres du temps

RUDOLF NUREYEV FOUNDATION
Best Young Talent Award
JOYNER Julie – United States – 17.8 years
1. Grand Pas Classique
2. Rossini Cards

ANONYMOUS DONOR
Best Swiss Candidate Award
ULLOA CORNEJO Fabrizzio – Mexico – 16.1 years
1. Flames of Paris
2. Yugen

WEB AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE – CO-ORGANIZED WITH ARTE CONCERT
DE BENITO Millán – Spain – 15.11
1. Flames of Paris
2. RAIN

AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE
KIM Seehyun – South Korea – 17.7 years
1. La Esmeralda
2. Cognition

Finalist Award

Finalists who have not been awarded any prize receive the Finalist award (a sum of CHF 1’000.-) offered by Bobst SA.

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 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.