Who is the the Jury 2025?

Meet the nine members of the Jury 2025!

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Jury 2025

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05 Dec 2024

This year, on the occasion of the Prix de Lausanne’s 53rd edition, the jury panel will be composed of 9 world-renowned dance personalities. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for donating their time to our competition, and we are looking forward to welcoming them to Lausanne.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Join us at the Beaulieu Theatre for “Meet the Jury”! Engage with celebrated dance personalities and gain unique insights during this special evening.

📅 Tuesday, February 4, 2025
🕠 6:30 PM
🎟️ Free Entry
🇬🇧 In English

 

Who's Who

Laurent Hilaire – President of the Jury
Director, Bayerisches Staatsballet
Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet

Paola Cantalupo – Vice President of the Jury
Artistic and Pedagogical Director, Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower
Étoile, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Gold Medal, Prix de Lausanne 1977

Leanne Benjamin
Guest Principal Coach and Former Principal, Royal Ballet
Former Artistic Director, Queensland Ballet
Prize Winner, Prix de Lausanne 1981

Skylar Campbell
Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet
Founder and Director, Skylar Campbell Dance Collective (NPO)
Finalist, Prix de Lausanne 2009

Frédéric Olivieri
Director, La Scala Academy Ballet School
Former Director, La Scala Corps de Ballet
Prize Winner, Prix de Lausanne 1977

Laetitia Pujol
Guest Teacher and Coach
Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet
Prize Winner, Prix de Lausanne 1992

Viengsay Valdés
Prima Ballerina and General Director, National Ballet of Cuba

Wim Vanlessen
Artistic Director, Time To Dance
Former Principal, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Prize Winner, Prix de Lausanne 1993

Joy Womack
Artistic Director, Joy Womack Ballet Foundation
Former Principal, Kremlin Ballet Theatre

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