Prix de Lausanne

[Interview] Meet Nikisha Fogo, San Francisco Ballet’s new Principal Dancer

10 June 2020 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Swedish ballerina Nikisha Fogo will soon take up a new position in a new company when she becomes a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet. After seven years with the Vienna State Ballet, passing through the ranks from the corps de ballet to first soloist, director Manuel Legris’ decision to leave the company after ten years (he will take over at La Scala in December 2020) was a stimulus for her to move on.

When the Opera House in Vienna cancelled its performances from the 11 March, Fogo stayed in Vienna, not knowing whether it would be possible to finish the season, not being able to go home to Sweden, or on to San Francisco to find an apartment and settle in

The 48th Prix de Lausanne kicks off with 77 dancers from 25 countries

4 February 2020 by gramilano Leave a Comment

The 77 participants of the 48th Prix de Lausanne will spend the week developing their skills and rehearsing their classical and contemporary variations with some of the world’s most respected teachers and coaches. On Friday 7 February, they will perform in front of the nine jury members in order to be selected for the Finals. […]

Interview with Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru on the eve of their new Romeo and Juliet

13 August 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Johan Kobborg asked David Umenoto to design the sets for his Romeo and Juliet which has its world premiere in Verona’s vast Arena on 26 August. The commission came about after Kobborg had seen an exhibition of Umenoto’s sculptures: His works are contemporary but respect the past – you can feel the importance of memory […]

English National Ballet announces promotions, joiners and leavers for the 2019-2020 season

30 July 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, announced promotions within the company and new joiners (and leavers) for the 2019-2020 season. Promotions The following promotions have been made within the Company: Aitor Arrieta, Katja Khaniukova and Ken Saruhashi have been promoted to First Soloist. Julia Conway, Daniel McCormick and Erik Woolhouse have been promoted […]

English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer finalists 2019

19 February 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Celebrating its tenth year, English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition will be held at Sadler’s Wells on Tuesday 7 May 2019. Through this event, English National Ballet recognises the excellence of its artists. Selected by their peers, six of the company’s most promising dancers perform in front of an eminent panel of expert judges, before […]

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

11 February 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

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 […]

Prix de Lausanne 2019 – Finalists

8 February 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

21 candidates have been selected for the Finals of the Prix de Lausanne that will take place on Saturday February 9th at the Beaulieu Theatre, after a week of lessons and coaching sessions. The 74 candidates from all around the world have performed on the stage of the Beaulieu Theatre during the selections that took […]

Carlos Acosta appointed as new Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet

15 January 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced that Carlos Acosta been appointed as its new Director. He will take up his post in January 2020. The appointment follows an open competition and extensive international search by Birmingham Royal Ballet Board, supported by an expert panel of leading figures in the dance world. It follows the news earlier […]

Prix de Lausanne 2019 – Jury members and artistic team

3 December 2018 by gramilano Leave a Comment

The jury panel of the 47th Prix de Lausanne will be presided by Carlos Acosta who won the Prix de Lausanne in 1990. Among the artistic collaborators, Elisabeth Platel, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet School and jury member for the 2016 competition, will teach the ballet classes to the girl candidates. During the Interlude, […]

Prix de Lausanne candidates 2019 announced

31 October 2018 by gramilano Leave a Comment

The members of the video selections jury panel for the Prix de Lausanne 2019 have chosen 71 dancers to participate. Along with the nine pre-selected candidates, a total of 80 dancers will take part in the 47th edition of the international competition from 3-10 February 2019. The video selections concluded last weekend by the panel […]