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Even though the Video Edition promises to be very different from everything the Prix de Lausanne has known, there will still be a competition and therefore, a Jury! We are very thrilled to announce the names of this 2021 Jury panel, once again made up of world-renowned dance personalities, who will gather in Lausanne next […]

A Jury panel gathered in Lausanne last weekend to watch and mark the 55 videos submitted by the Young Creation Award candidates and selected 5 Finalists. The 5 selected choreographies will be presented during the Prix de Lausanne 2021 and marked by the competition Jury. At the end of the Finals on Saturday, February 6th, […]

Due to the current pandemic situation and related restrictions, the Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique has had to rethink the usual form of its main event. Exceptionally, the 49th edition of the Prix de Lausanne will be a Video Edition! Every selected candidate will be able to demonstrate their talent and compete for a […]

We are delighted to announce the list of dancers from the Prix de Lausanne 2020 who confirmed they have taken up an offer to pursue their training and career in one of our Partner School or Company thanks to the Networking Forum! The list of their positions, names and choices below. Please note that this […]

Congratulations to Cassandre Verholen! She won the first “Bourse vaudoise de danse” organised by the Prix de Lausanne thanks to Retraites Populaires*. Cassandre is 15,5 years old and she is from Crassier (Vaud). She currently studies ballet at the Tanz Akademie Zürich. The scholarship has been attributed yesterday after an audition at the Arsenic, Lausanne. […]

The Prix de Lausanne and Retraites Populaires are collaborating in the search of a young talented dancer in the Vaud area. The scholarship will be attributed to one selected dancer, after a video selection as well as an audition at the the Arsenic (centre d’art scénique contemporain) on Sunday, October 11th, 2020. Bourse vaudoise de danse […]

Today, we come together with 10 ballet schools around the world to share a message of solidarity in the inaugural World Ballet School Day. You will see the Prix de Lausanne 2020 Prize Winner Ava Arbuckle sharing her insights about the competition. Ava won a scholarship offered by the “Bourse Jeune Espoir” and the Best Young […]

On Tuesday July 7th, 2020, the Prix de Lausanne and 11 ballet schools around the world come together to share a message of solidarity in the inaugural World Ballet School Day. Connecting the next generation of young professional dance artists with young people from around the world, World Ballet School Day highlights the resilience, strength, dedication, […]

The dance world has lost one of its good fairies, Danièle Schild, a loyal friend and figure of the Prix de Lausanne. Founder of the “Cercle des jeunes amis” in 2006 alongside her twin sister Nicole, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for her devotion and extraordinary energy. A respected dance figure of […]

The 8 Prize Winners 2020 have chosen the school or company they will enter for the upcoming season! Discover their choices below: 1- MASCIARI Marco – Italy Company chosen: the Royal Ballet / Apprenticeship offered by Oak Foundation 2- ARBUCKLE Ava – USA School chosen: John Cranko School / Scholarship offered by Bourse Jeune Espoir […]