Prize Winners 2025
08 Feb 2025
85 out of the 86 initially selected candidates have participated in the 2025 Prix de Lausanne and 20 of them reached the Finals that took place today, at the Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne.
At the conclusion of the Finals, the Jury, chaired this year by Laurent Hilaire, Director of the Bayerisches Staatsballett and Étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, selected nine Prize Winners. Thanks to their scholarships, these nine talented dancers will have the opportunity to join one of the prestigious partner schools or companies of the Prix de Lausanne.
Scholarships
The nine Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne 2025:
1st Scholarship – Fondation Caris – 214, PARK YounJae – South Korea
2nd Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Espoir – 208, POOR Eric – United States
3rd Scholarship – Oak Foundation – 423, YASUUMI Shinnosuke – Japan
4th Scholarship – Fondation Maurice Béjart – 314 WANG Hanxi – P. R. China
5th Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Étoile – 418, JAIN Hector – United States
6th Scholarship – Fondation Coromandel – 424, HANDA Ryan – United States
7th Scholarship – Bourse Astarte – 102, HAMASAKI Hono – Japan
8th Scholarship – Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne – 302, KIM Bogyeong – South Korea
9th Scholarship – Aud Jebsen Scholarship – 408, WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob – United Kingdom
Prizes
The following prizes have been awarded:
Best Young Talent Award: 214 – PARK YounJae – South Korea
Offered by The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Beaulieu Award: 423 – YASUUMI Shinnosuke – Japan
Offered by Beaulieu SA
Contemporary Dance Award: 408 – WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob – United Kingdom
Offered by Minerva Kunststiftung
Web Audience Favourite Award: 408 – WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob – United Kingdom
Supported by ARTE Concert and la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique
Audience Favourite Award: 423 – YASUUMI Shinnosuke – Japan
Supported by ARTE Concert and la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique
Finalists Award: the Finalists who have not been awarded with any scholarship will each receive CHF 1,000.-
Offered by Bobst SA
Best Swiss Candidate Award: No eligible Finalist this year.
To learn more about the scholarships and prizes, click here.
