PrixDeLausanne

The Finals of the Prix de Lausanne 2009 will be broadcast live in high quality on our website on Sunday 1st February starting at 3pm (GMT + 1) http://www.prixdelausanne.org Please also find a time converter here http://www.worldtimezone.com/ so you don't miss the broadcast.

January 09 Dear friends of the Prix de Lausanne, Following last year's sucess, the Prix de Lausanne is renewing the videoblog. Internet aficionados will be able to follow certain candidates throughout the competition week , which will aim to provide a different and more intimate view of the candidates’ experience of the Prix de Lausanne. We gladly invite you to watch the first video here: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/videoblog * * * * * * * * * * * For the first time this year, Garry Trinder (Prix de Lausanne Artistic Comittee member and as well director of the New Zealand School of Dance) will blog about his experience during the week fo the Prix de Lausanne. Follow him through the week of the Prix here : http://www.prixdelausanne.org/blog * * * * * * * * * * * The Finals of the Prix de Lausanne 2009 will be broadcast live in high quality on our website on Sunday 1st February starting at 3pm CET. http://www.prixdelausanne.org

Created in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18. One of a kind, its prime objective is to discover, promote, and support talents among the world’s finest young dancers. Over 40 (some of them are mentioned below) of the world’s leading dancing companies and schools are partners and support the Prix de Lausanne, and many of today’s leading professional dancers are laureates of the Prix de Lausanne, such as: Carlos Acosta, Ivan Poutrov, Alina Cojocaru who are Principals at The Royal Ballet in London; Stéphane Elizabe, José Martinez, Laetitia Pujol who are Etoiles at the Opéra de Paris; Julie Cox Kent, Gillian Murphy, Marcelo Gomes who are Principals at the American Ballet Theatre in New York; Michel Gascard, Christine Blanc, from Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Paola Cantalupo, Bernice Coppieters who are Etoiles at the Ballets de Monte Carlo. At the end of October, 75 candidates from twenty-one countries were selected by DVD (from 192 applicants from thirty-two countries) and will come to compete in Lausanne from January 27 to February 1st, 2009. During the week of the competition they will be coached by internationally reputed ballet stars like Monique Loudières - Etoile from the Paris Opera, and Kevin Haigen - Principal from the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier. The competition ends Sunday February 1st with a final performance where the laureates receive direct scholarships to the world’s prime dance teaching institutions. The Prix de Lausanne also provides a formidable platform for the professional dancing world to observe, discover, and connect with young dancing talents, making Lausanne the world’s capital for young dancers during the competition. The 37th edition of the Prix de Lausanne 2009 will be held from January 27th to February 1st, 2009, at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne. Events open to the public: Conference: Wednesday, January 28th, 2009, 3.30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. "Development of the ballet technique and its use nowadays" (in French only) by Paola Cantalupo and Sergiu Stefanschi, free of charge. * Selections: Thursday, January 29th, 2009, 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (run-through of the classical variation), CHF 10.00 for the day. * Selections: Friday, January 30th, 2009, 11.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m, (warm-up Barre, girls 15&16-year-olds), 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (coaching of the classical variation girls). CHF 10.00 for the day. * Selections: Saturday, January 31st, 2009, 10:00 p.m. to 01:00 p.m. (classical and Neumeier variations 15&16-year-olds with jury) and 02:15 pm to 05:15 pm (classical and Neumeier variations 17&18-year- olds with jury). CHF 20.00 for the morning, CHF 20.00 for the afternoon. * Finals: Sunday, February 1st, 2009, 3:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. (finalists: classical and Neumeier variations). Tickets CHF 20.00 to 80.00 Ticket Prices: January 29th and 30th: 10 Swiss francs per day, children 7-14 years free Saturday January 31st: 20 Swiss francs, morning and 20 Swiss francs, afternoon From Wednesday to Saturday tickets on sale on the spot only, children 7-14 years free For the Finals Sunday February 1st: 20 to 80 Swiss francs. Tickets available as of January 7th, 2009 at +41(0)21 310 16 00 (from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm) or on www.prixdelausanne.org

The broadcast of the finals of the Prix de Lausanne 08 is available here : http://www.prixdelausanne.org/e/multimedia/video08.php

Join us at the 2008 Prix de Lausanne by logging on to: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/e/multimedia/video08.php at 15.00 CET (local time). Not only will you experience the final round of the 2008 competition but also the Entr'Acte performance featuring John Neumeier's Opus 100 (in tribute to the late Maurice Béjart) and Yondering (bringing together students from the Hamburg Ballet School, the Paris Opera Ballet School and Canada's National Ballet School). As well, please visit our videoblog featuring candidates participating in the Prix : http://www.prixdelausanne.org/videoblog

A new feature of the Prix de Lausanne 2008 is the video blog. Cybernauts will be able to follow certain candidates throughout the week of the competition via this video-blog. The latter will aim to provide a different and more intimate angle on the day-to-day life of candidates during the Prix de Lausanne. We gladly invite you to watch the first video here: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/videoblog/ Hoping that you will discover the Prix de Lausanne from a different point of view, we invite you to leave your opinions and comments on the blog.

The Prix de Lausanne is delighted to announce that Wim Broeckx will become President of the Artistic Committee of the Prix de Lausanne from February 3rd, 2008. Wim Broeckx has a long history with the Prix de Lausanne. He was a finalist at the competition in 1980 and returned to take part in the entr'acte during the Gala Performance celebrating the 20th anniversary in 1993. He has, in recent years, served on three occasions as a member of the competition’s jury. He enjoyed a long and successful performing career with four international ballet companies, most notably Dutch National Ballet, where he rose to become Principal Dancer and, eventually, Assistant Artistic Director. In 2002, he was appointed Director of the Dance Department of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He is known and respected throughout the dance community for his commitment to the healthy and responsible training of young dancers, and his determination to promote ballet and ensure its recognition as a profession. The Board of Foundation of the Prix de Lausanne is delighted to have secured the services of Wim Broeckx in this voluntary capacity to continue the outstanding work undertaken by Mavis Staines, the current Artistic President. In announcing this new appointment, the Board would like to pay tribute to Ms Staines and to her extraordinary achievements in evolving the Prix to serve the needs of the international dance community. Wim Broeckx will officially assume the Presidency of the Artistic Committee of the Prix de Lausanne at the conclusion of the 2008 competition, which takes place between January 29th and February 3rd.