An album of Gregory Batardon’s photos of the 14 Prize Winners in both their modern and classical variations during the finals of the Prix de Lausanne 2026.
The fourteen Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne 2026
1st Scholarship – Fondation Caris
424 — GYVES William (18.7 years old) — United States
2nd Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Étoile
302 — YEOM Dayeon (17.1 years old) — South Korea
3rd Scholarship – Bourse Astarte
301 — HUANG Jingxinyu (17.0 years old) — P.R China
4th Scholarship – Fondation Maurice Béjart
314 — QIN Yihan (18.1 years old) — P.R China
5th Scholarship – Curél
201 — SAI Yusei (15 years old) — Japan
6th Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Espoir
213 — CAO Yufei (16.10 years old) — P.R China
7th Scholarship – Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne
309 — SHIN Ara (17.9 years old) — South Korea
8th Scholarship – Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
203 — THIJS Jetro (15.6 years old) — Belgium
9th Scholarship – Aud Jebsen Scholarship
413 — GRAMADA Dragos (18.1 years old) — Romania
10th Scholarship – Oak Foundation
306 — KIM Tae Eun (17.5 years old) — South Korea
11th Scholarship – Bourse Roland Petit Zizi Jeanmaire
417 — BANG Suhyeok (18.3 years old) — South Korea
12th Scholarship – Fondation Coromandel
418 — SON Mingyun (18.3 years old) — South Korea
13th Scholarship – Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
415 — DEMEULENAERE Milo (18.2 years old) — United States
14th Scholarship – Fondation Françoise Champoud
310 — JEON Jiyul (17.9 years old) — South Korea
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.