Young Creation Award

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The Prix de Lausanne wishes to confirm its unique status as forerunner in the dance world with this new competition for young talented choreographers.

The main goals of the Young Creation Award are:

Discovering young new talent in aspiring choreographers;
Offering a unique experience to young choreographers in a privileged context thanks to the Prix de Lausanne’s expertise;
Awarding artistry in a positive and constructive competitive atmosphere;
Encouraging the imagination and creativity of young dancers to become aware of the art and technique of choreography.

General

The Young Creation Awards is open to ballet students from the Prix de Lausanne Partner schools/companies only. The choreographers and the solo dancers must be born between February 5^th, 2001, and February 4^th, 2008.
The registration will be open from October 1^st, 2022, to October 30^th, 2022.
Will be held during the Prix de Lausanne 2023 competition, in Lausanne.

The Young Creation Award in images

Winners

2022

The two winners of the 2022 edition of the Young Creation Award are:

Milla Loock with her variation “Cognition“, danced by Anita Ferreira (School of the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier). Music: ‘Dismantle’ by Peter Sandberg.
Luca Branca with his variation “Les Ombres du temps“, danced by Yo Nakajima (Princess Grace Academy). Music: ‘Ad Infinitum’ by Vincent Isler.

The two winning choreographies (as voted by the Jury) have become part of the Prix de Lausanne contemporary repertoire 2023. Milla Loock and Luca Branca will therefore come to the Prix de Lausanne 2023 and coach the candidates who have chosen their variations.

2021

The two winners of the first edition of the Young Creation Award are:

Maya SMALLWOOD (USA) from Canada’s National Ballet School with her original variation ‘Unravel‘. Music: ‘Euphoria’ by Vincent Isler. Dancer: Ewan Hartman.
Samuel WINKLER (Australia) from the School of Hamburg Ballet John-Neumeier with his original variation ‘Suppress‘. Music: ‘Aurora’ by Vincent Isler. Dancer: Gabriel Barbosa.

The two winning choreographies (as voted by the Jury) have become part of the Prix de Lausanne contemporary repertoire 2022.