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PRIX DE LAUSANNE 2012 – 40th COMPETITION

Press release • pages 1, 2

Prix de Lausanne celebrates its 40th anniversary • pages 3, 4, 5 Prix de Lausanne Gala • pages 6, 7, 8 Amanda Bennett, new Artistic Director of the Prix de Lausanne • page 9 Selected candidates • pages 10, 11, 12, 13 Nationalities represented • page 14 Schedule of the competition week • page 15 Classical variations • pages 16, 17 Contemporary variations and choreographers • pages 18, 19 Jury • page 20 Evaluation of career potential • page 21 Prizes, networking forum • pages 22, 23 Partner schools and companies • pages 24, 25, 26 Coaches, teachers, musicians • page 27 Interlude performance • page 28 Master classes 2012 • page 29 Prix de Lausanne in its home region, "Tremplin Danse", Class & Lecture • page 30 Other Events • pages 31, 32 Budget • page 33

Prix de Lausanne organisation • pages 34, 35

Sponsors, patrons and partners • pages 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

TV and internet broadcasts, videoblogs and micro-blogs • page 44

Press contact: Catherine Kopitopoulos Jean-Paul Dinh Tél. +41 (0)21 643 24 08 Fax +41 (0)21 643 24 09 [email protected]

Press release

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Prix de Lausanne 2012 40th international competition for young dancers

from January 29 to February 4, 2012, at the Beaulieu Theater in Lausanne

Lausanne, January 24, 2012: The Prix de Lausanne is celebrating its 40th anniversary. 40 years of excellence and passion in fostering the stars of tomorrow. Since 1973, the challenge launched by Philippe and Elvire Braunschweig, founders of the Prix de Lausanne, is met each winter with the same creative energy and artistic rigor. 79 candidates of 19 different nationalities were selected on the basis of the videos submitted by the 226 entrants and will be competing in Lausanne for a week. At the end of the selection round, on Friday, February 3rd, 20 candidates will have been chosen to perform in the finals on Saturday, February 4th. 8 of them will be leaving with a year-long scholarship to one of the 65 prestigious Prix de Lausanne partner schools and companies. The jury, composed of 9 personalities of the dance world, all prize winners of the Prix de Lausanne, will be presided by the Director and Choreographer of the Ballets of Monte-Carlo, Mr Jean-Christophe Maillot (prize winner 1977). In the finals, during the jury deliberations, the public will be able to admire three short performances danced by the students of the Royal Ballet School of London and the Royal Danish Ballet School of Copenhagen, both partner schools of the Prix de Lausanne. An exceptional Gala will take place on Sunday, February 5th, 2012, at 5 pm at the Beaulieu Theater with 25 artists, most of them prize winners of the Prix de Lausanne. The pas de deux will be danced by Principals of the Ballet of the National Opera of Paris, the Royal Ballet, and the Ballets of Monte-Carlo among others. The Prix de Lausanne wishes to celebrate this anniversary with the citizens of Lausanne and invites them to share key moments in the life of the competition. Some events are not to be missed: until March 1, an exhibition at the CHUV “The Prix de Lausanne through 40 years of posters”; a photo exhibit on the Grand-Pont “from shadow to light”; and a programme of dance films at the Swiss Cinematheque starting on February 13. And for the first time, the finals will be commented live on the web in 4 languages by four prize winners – on www.prixdelausanne-live.com . Tickets for the finals and the gala are on sale at the Opéra de Lausanne: +41 (0)21 310 16 00 or on www.prixdelausanne.org

Press release


In addition to the finals, some of the competition activities are open to the public from Tuesday, January 31st to Thursday, February 2nd and all day Friday 3rd. Tickets are on sale at the entrance: 10 Swiss francs from Tuesday to Thursday, 20 Swiss francs on Friday. Children aged 7 to 15: free of charge (children under 7 not admitted).

Information: Prix de Lausanne press department

Catherine Kopitopoulos, Jean-Paul Dinh

+41 (0) 21 643 24 08 - Fax +41 (0)21 643 24 09 – E-mail : [email protected]

Created in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is an annual international competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18. Its goal is to discover, promote and support the world’s finest young talents. 65 of the world’s most prestigious dance schools and companies, such as the Royal Ballet School of London, the School of American Ballet in New York, and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, are associated with the Prix de Lausanne and support its activities.

One of a kind, the Prix de Lausanne represents an exceptional platform for discovering youthful talents and is open to dance professionals who can observe and establish contacts with the candidates, thereby transforming Lausanne into the world’s capital for young dancers during the week of the competition.

Prix de Lausanne celebrates its 40th anniversary


40 years of excellence and passion serving the stars of tomorrow. Since 1973, the challenge launched by Philippe and Elvire Braunschweig, founders of the Prix de Lausanne, has been taken up each winter with the same creative energy and unfailing artistic rigour. The vocation of the international competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18 remains unchanged: discover the best young talents in the world and open the doors of the most prestigious dance schools and companies for them to realize their potential and become high level professional dancers. Over the years, by making Lausanne the annual meeting point of artists from all over the world who wish to see dance progress on an international level, the Prix de Lausanne has created a professional network that truly makes it a privileged platform. The desire to encourage the versatility of young dancers increases each year, as they must master classical as well as contemporary dance languages in order to rise to the challenges of their profession. The candidates also have the possibility to develop the expressive part of their performance during the various classes and coaching sessions over the week in Lausanne – truly a unique experience. The follow-up of these young artists also means promoting the completion of their academic degree – a career in dance is very short - and ensuring that strict health principles are in place. Both of these essential points guarantee the ethical reputation and holistic approach of the competition. The engagement of a permanent artistic director from March 1st, 2012 will enable the Prix de Lausanne to consolidate the development of its network and perpetuate its role as a key international platform. Prix de Lausanne: key dates 1973 First Prix de Lausanne competition 1974 First broadcast of the finals on Suisse Romande Television 1975 A prize for the best Swiss candidate is added to the scholarship prizes 1984 Introduction of contemporary dance in the selection trials 1985 Prix de Lausanne in New York 1989 Prix de Lausanne in Tokyo 1995 Prix de Lausanne in Moscow



1997

o 25th anniversary: workshop on the theme « What future for classical dance? » o Philippe Braunschweig steps down and hands over the presidency of the

foundation to Franz Blankart, the vice-presidency to Charles Gebhard and the artistic direction to Jan Nuyts.

1998 A mandate is given to young choreographers to create the compulsory contemporary variations.

1999

o Partnerships are made with ballet companies so that prize winners can follow a professional apprenticeship.

o The partner schools agree to ensure that the prize winners that choose them can complete their academic degrees.

o The candidates that are screened out during the week can follow classes during the competition and meet members of the jury for feedback.

2000 o Introduction of individual coaching: the candidates receive advice from a ballet

principal to improve the artistic interpretation of their variation. o Creation of the Prize for Contemporary Interpretation o A health check of the candidates is included in the registration procedures of

the competition.

2001 o Jan Nuyts steps down and transmits the artistic direction to Mavis Staines. o First live streaming of the finals on the Prix website.

2004

o Introduction of a new grading system to follow the evolution of the requirements of the dance profession.

o Creation of the networking forum: the non finalist candidates can take an audition class that is observed by persons from the partner schools and companies to – potentially – invite or hire certain of the candidates.

2005 Franz Blankart steps down and hands the presidency of the foundation to Charles Gebhard.

2006

In order to expand the scope of participants to the competition, the selection is now done by video submission.

2007

The age limit of the candidates is raised by one year (18 years and 11 months).



2008

o Distribution of candidates in two age groups (15-16 years and 17-18 years) o Substitution of the semi-finals in favour of classes and coaching. o Mavis Staines steps down and transmits the artistic direction to Wim Broeckx.

2010

Charles Gebhard steps down and hands over the presidency of the foundation to Beth Krasna.

2011

Beth Krasna’s principal objective is to ensure the future of the holistic approach of the competition launched by Philippe and Elvire Braunschweig.

2012

o 40th anniversary of the Prix de Lausanne celebrated with an “all prize winner” jury, teachers, coaches and most of the artists of the Gala evening performance.

o Appointment of Amanda Bennett as Artistic Director of the Prix de Lausanne.

Prix de Lausanne Gala

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To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Prix de Lausanne organises on Sunday, February 5th, 2012, at 5 pm, a Gala performance with Principals, most of them prize winners.

Programme Aki Saito · Wim Vanlessen Sonate nº 5 · Choreography Maurice Béjart Music Jean-Sébastien Bach With courtesy of the Maurice Béjart Foundation

Aki Saito Principal Royal Ballet of Flanders / Prize winner 1991

Wim Vanlessen Principal Royal Ballet of Flanders / Prize winner 1993

Dinu Tamazlacaru Les Bourgeois · Choreography Ben Van Cauwenbergh Music Jacques Brel

Dinu Tamazlacaru Soloist Berlin Ballett / Prize winner 2002

Ben Van Cauwenbergh Prize winner 1976

Yuhui Choé · Ryoichi Hirano Thaïs · Choreography Frederick Ashton Music Jules Massenet With courtesy of the Frederick Ashton Foundation Yuhui Choé First Soloist The Royal Ballet / Prize winner 2002

Ryoichi Hirano Soloist The Royal Ballet / Prize winner 2001

Federico Bonelli · Hikaru Kobayashi La Belle au Bois Dormant · 3rd act, pas de deux Choreography Marius Petipa Music Piotr Illyitch Tchaïkovsky

Federico Bonelli Principal The Royal Ballet / Prize winner 1996

Hikaru Kobayashi First Soloist The Royal Ballet



Jirí Bubenícek · Otto Bubenícek · Jon Vallejo Canon en ré majeur (Le Souffle de l’Esprit) Choreography Jirí Bubenícek (prize winner 1992) Music Otto Bubenícek et Johann Pachelbel

Otto Bubenícek Principal Hamburg Ballett / Prize winner 1992

Jon Vallejo Soloist Semperoper Ballett Dresden

Laetitia Pujol · Florian Magnenet Le Parc (duo) · Choreography Angelin Preljocaj Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Laetitia Pujol Principal Paris Opera Ballet / Prize winner 1992

Florian Magnenet First soloist Paris Opera Ballet

Mizuka Ueno · Dmitry Semionov Le Corsaire pas de deux Choreography Marius Petipa Music Riccardo Drigo

Mizuka Ueno Principal Tokyo Ballet / Prize winner 1993

Dmitry Semionov Principal Staatsballett Berlin

Bernice Coppieters · Asier Uriagereka Altro Canto · Choreography Jean-Christophe Maillot (prize winner 1977) Music Monteverdi, Kapsberger, Marini

Bernice Coppieters Principal Les Ballets de Monte Carlo / Prize winner 1988

Asier Uriagereka Soloist Les Ballets de Monte Carlo / Prize winner 1993

Nathalie Verspecht · Giuseppe Chiavaro La Fille au Roi Louis - Création Choreography Thierry Malandain Music Chanson française d’autrefois

Nathalie Verspecht Malandain - Ballet Biarritz Prize winner 1994

Giuseppe Chiavaro Malandain - Ballet Biarritz



Yumiko Takeshima · Jirí Bubenícek On the Nature of Daylight Choreography David Dawson (prize winner 1991) Music Max Richter Yumiko Takeshima Principal Semperoper Ballett Dresden

Jirí Bubenícek Principal Semperoper Ballett Dresden / Prize winner 1992

Polina Semionova · Friedemann Vogel Roméo et Juliette pas de deux Choreography John Cranko Music Serge Prokofiev

Polina Semionova Principal Staatsballett Berlin

Friedemann Vogel Principal Stuttgarter Ballett / Prize winner 1997

Leanne Benjamin · Tom Whitehead Sensorium Choreography Alastair Marriott Music Claude Debussy

Leanne Benjamin Principal The Royal Ballet / Prize winner 1981

Tom Whitehead Soloist The Royal Ballet

Anna Tsygankova · Matthew Golding Don Quichotte pas de deux Choreography Marius Petipa · Alexander Gorsky Music Ludwig Minkus

Anna Tsygankova Principal Dutch National Ballet / Prize winner 1995

Matthew Golding Principal Dutch National Ballet / Prize winner 2002

New Artistic Director: Amanda Bennett


Amanda Bennett was born in Texas, USA and received her training at the School of American Ballet in New York. In 1976 she joined the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève under the direction of Patricia Neary and the artistic direction of George Balanchine. From 1978 to 1989 she was Principal dancer with the Basel Ballet under the direction of Heinz Spoerli and during the 1990 season preformed with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Amanda Bennett has worked as guest teacher for many companies including The Feld Ballet N.Y. and Ballett Basel. From 1998 to 2000, she was ballet mistress for Ballet Freiburg Pretty Ugly. In July 2007 Amanda Bennett was a member of the jury for the McDonalds Performing Arts Challenge, Sydney Australia. Since her appointment by Richard Wherlock in 2000, she has been the Director of the Ballettschule Theater Basel.

Amanda Bennett will be the Artistic Director of the Prix de Lausanne as of March 1st, 2012.

Selected candidates


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Prix de Lausanne 2012 : Selected candidates

Girls First name Last name Nationality School

Michiru Akiba Japan Hitomi Takeuchi Ballet School Hannah Bettes United States Next Generation Ballet at The Patel Conservatory Anna Casasola Fontseca Spain English National Ballet School Thamires Chuvas Brazil Escola estadual de dança Maria Olenewa Floor Eimers Netherlands Royal Conservatory, The Hague NaYun Eom South Korea Korea National University of Arts , Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington D.C for Academic Ayaka Fujii Japan Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington,DC Riko Fujita Japan Ecole National Superieure de Danse de Marseille Miao Ge China Guangzhou Art School Lívia Gil Brazil Escola Estudal de Danças Maria Olenewa Alice Godfrey South Africa Cape Academy of Performing Arts Katherine Higgins United States Royal Ballet School of Antwerp Akane Ichii Japan Tanz Akademie Zürich Eunyoung Joung South Korea Korea National University of Arts Jae Eun Jung South Korea Seoul Arts High School MinJu Kang South Korea Seoul Arts High School, Korea National Arts University Younger Program Ryo Kato Japan Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional - Lisboa - Portugal Serena Landriel Argentina Katty gallo estudio,fundacion Julio Bocca Ji Hyun Lee South Korea Poong Moo Middle School : Not an Art School (Learn it from KNB Ballet Academy) Shiyin Liang China Guangzhou Art School Azusa Maumary-Ishizuka Switzerland Miyashita Yasuko Ballet School

Selected candidates


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Girls First name Last name Nationality School Mai Miyazaki Japan English National Ballet School Sophie Moffatt Australia Conlan College of Classical Ballet Andreia Mota Portugal Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional - Lisboa - Portugal Yui Negishi Japan Ballet Libre Yuka Nishimura Japan Classical ballet academy s.o.u Daniela Oddi Australia English National Ballet School Chisako Oga United States V&T Dance Kaho Ogawa Japan Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre Brooke Ray New Zealand Mt Eden Ballet Academy Johanna Raynaud France Ecole supérieure de danse Cannes Rosella Hightower Alaia Rogers-Maman United States The Art of Classical Ballet Juliette Roustan France Ecole nationale supérieure de danse de Marseille Larissa Santos Brazil Centro de Dança Rio - Meier Rj Amari Saotome Japan Reiko Yamamoto Ballet School Madoka Sugai Japan Sasaki Ballet Academy Yui Sugawara Japan Naoko Fairy Ballet Mayu Takahashi Japan Niigata ballet school Kozue Tashiro Japan Chikako Tanaka Ballet Sonia Vinograd Spain Institut del Teatre de Barcelona, Conservatorio Professional de Dansa Sayaka Wakita Japan Goh Ballet Academy, HARID Conservatory Joy Womack United States Bolshoi Ballet Academy Jungyoon Won South Korea Seoul Arts High School Mika Yanagisawa Japan Reiko Yamamoto Ballet School

Selected candidates


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Boys First name Last name Nationality School Eneko Amoros Zaragoza Spain English National Ballet School Edson Barbosa Brazil Grupo Cultural de Dança-Ilha Célestin Boutin France ESDC Rosella Hightower Davi Chagas de Carvalho Brazil Balletarrj Escola de dança Ruifeng Chen China the Secondary Dance School Attached to Beijing Dance Academy Cesar Corrales Canada Private Class Douglas Richard de Almeida Lima Brazil Akademie des Tanzes, Mannheim Lourenço Ferreira Portugal Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional - Lisboa - Portugal Michael Grünecker Germany Tanz Akademie Zürich Dongbo Li China The Secondary Dance School Attached to Beijing Dance Academy Alejandro Martinez Spain Academia de danza Jose Antonio Robles Antonio Martinez Cegarra Spain Academia de danza Jose Antonio Robles Max Maslen United Kingdom Central School of ballet Calvin Richardson Australia The Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School Daniel Robert Silva Brazil Tomotaro Sano Japan Acri Horimoto Ballet Academy Serio Sasaki Japan Ariake New City Ballet school Ryosei Semba Japan Royal Ballet School of Antwerp Mengfan Shen China Guangzhou Art School John-Paul Simoens United States Lauridsen Ballet Centre Kento Sumitani Japan k classic ballet studio Nikolaus Tudorin Australia Tanz Akademie Zürich Carl Van Godtsenhoven France Terpsichore Paris Wutong Wan China The Secondary Dance School Attached to Beijing Dance Academy Mingxuan Wang China Shanghai Dance School Le Wang China The Secondary Dance School Attached to Beijing Dance Academy Jun Xia China Shanghai dance school Illya

Zakrevskyy

Ukraine

Kiev State Ballet School

Selected candidates


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Candidates selected at Danzamerica (Argentina): First name Last name Nationality School

Paula Alves Brazil Especial Academia de Ballet, Sao Paulo Junior Caballero Paraguay Instituto Superior de Bellas Artes, Asuncion Emilia H. Peredo Aguirre Argentina Ferrazzano y curso de Verano en SAB New York

Nationalities


Selected candidates for the Prix de Lausanne 2012 Nationality Girls Boys Total

Argentina 1 1

Australia 2 3 5

Brazil 2 4 6

Canada 1 1 2

China 3 8 11

France 2 2 4

Germany 1 1

Great Britain 2 2

Japan 15 5 20

Korea 6 6

New Zealand 1 1

Netherlands 1 1

Portugal 1 1 2

South Africa 1 1

Spain 2 2 4

Switzerland 1 1

Ukrainia 1 1

USA 6 1 7

Total 45 31 76 Candidates selected by Danzamerica: Nationality Girls Boys Total

Argentina 1 1

Brazil 1 1

Paraguay 1 1

Total 2 1 3

Overall Total 47 32 79

Nationalities represented: 19

Schedule

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Monday

30 January

Tuesday

31st January

Wednesday 1st February

Thursday

2nd February

Friday

3rd February

Saturday

4th February

Observation 10.00-11.45 Girls A 12.00-13.45 Boys A & B Contemporary class 14.45-16.30 Girls B Contemporary class

Selections 9.15-13.00 Girls B Boys A & B Contemporary class 11.30-13.15 Girls A Run-through of the classical variation 14.15-16.00 Girls A Contemporary class 14.15-18.45 Girls B Boys A & B Run-through of the classical variation 17.00-18.15 Lecture demonstration for local Public 18.30-19.45 Classical class for local ballet schools

Selections 8.15-9.30 Boys A & B Classical Class 9.45-12.45 Boys A & B Classical coaching

11.00-12.45 Girls A Contemporary class with jury

11.30-12.45 Girls B Classical class

14.00-17.45 Boys A & B Girls B Contemporary class with jury

13.45-15.00 Girls A Classical class 13.45-18.30 Girls B & A Classical coaching

Selections 8.45-20.00 Girls A Boys A Girls B Boys B Classical coaching

9.00-12.30 Boys A & B Girls A & B Contemporary variation coaching with jury

13.30-17.45 Girls A & B Boys A & B Contemporary variation coaching with jury

Selections 8.15-9.15 Girls and boys A Classical warm up

9.45-12.00 Girls and boys A Classical variation and contemporary variation with jury

10.45-12.15 Girls and boys B Classical warm up

13.15-16.30 Girls and boys B Classical variation and contemporary variation with jury

18.30 Announcement of the results (20 candidates chosen for the finals)

Finals 8.30-11.45 Networking forum Classical class with non selected candidates 12.45-13.45 Finalists Classical class 13.00-14.00 Press Conference at the Presbytère 14.00-14.30 Press Aperitif at the Presbytère 14.20 Finalists Warm up on stage

15.00-18.30 Finals in public 2 variations Intermission Interlude Prize-giving ceremony

18.30 Cocktail backstage

Candidates A: candidates 15 & 16 years old Candidates B: candidates 17 & 18 years old

10.30-12.00 Girls B 12.15-13.45 Girls A Classical class Jury observing

14.45–17.45 Boys A & B Classical class Jury observing

9.15-13.00 Girls A Girls B Classical class with jury

14.00-17..15 Boys A & B Classical class with jury

Classical variations

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Prior to participating in the competition week in Lausanne, candidates who have passed the DVD selection round must prepare two solos:

• Classical variation • Contemporary variation

Candidates are required to prepare one of the following classical variations, selecting the version of their choice. GIRLS 15 and 16 years old

BOYS 15 and 16 years old

Giselle Peasant pas-de-deux solo, Act 1

Giselle Peasant pas-de-deux

Swan Lake First solo from the pas-de-trois

Napoli First boy’s variation from the pas-de-six

Coppelia Swanilda variation, Act 1, scene 1

Sleeping Beauty Bluebird

La Bayadère 1st soloist variation, either Act 2 or Act 3 (Kingdom of the Shades)

La Fille mal gardée Alexander Gorsky

La Bayadère 2nd soloist variation, either Act 2 or Act 3 (Kingdom of the Shades)

La Sylphide James Act 1

La Bayadère 3rd soloist variation, either Act 2 or Act 3 (Kingdom of the Shades)

Coppelia Franz Act 1

Sleeping Beauty Woodland Glade Fairy variation from Prologue

Coppelia Franz Act 3

Sleeping Beauty Lilac Fairy variation from Prologue

Les Sylphides The Poet’s solo

Paquita First girl’s variation from pas-de-trois, Act 1

Harlequinade Male variation

Paquita Second girl’s variation from pas-de-trois, Act 1

Les Sylphides Walz girl variation

Classical variations

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GIRLS 17 and 18 years old

BOYS 17 and 18 years old

Giselle Variation from Giselle, Act 1

Giselle Prince Albrecht Act 2

Sleeping Beauty Aurora variation, Act 2

Sleeping Beauty Prince Desiré Act 3

Sleeping Beauty Aurora variation, Act 3

Don Quixote Basilio variation from pas-de-deux

Don Quixote Kitri variation from the pas-de-deux, Act 3

Le Corsaire Variation from pas-de-deux

Don Quixote Queen of the Dryads, Act 2

Nutcracker Nutcracker Prince Act 2

Raymonda Variation from Raymonda, Tableau du Rêve, Act 1

La Sylphide James Act 2, Bournonville (Lovenskjold),

Raymonda Hungarian variation, Act 3

Paquita Boy’s variation from the pas-de-trois

La Bayadère Gamsatti variation from the grand pas-de-deux

La Bayadère Solor

Paquita Lead variation Act 2

Swan Lake Black Swan Siegfried Act 3

Grand Pas Classique Women’s variation

Grand Pas Classique Men’s variation

Contemporary variations Cathy Marston and Didy Veldman


Specially created for the Prix de Lausanne, the contemporary choreographies from which candidates could choose are works by the two following young and already internationally renowned choreographers:

Cathy Marston Cathy Marston attended The Royal Ballet School where she won the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Competition (1994). She danced with the Zurich Ballet, Luzern Ballet and Bern Ballet. She performed a wide range of choreography including works by Balanchine, Hans Van Manen, Richard Wherlock and Stijn Celis. In 2000 she focused her attention on choreography, creating for companies such as the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, the Washington Ballet, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Ballett Basel. She became the first Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House. In 2006 she formed her own company, The Cathy Marston Project. She was soon offered in 2007 the Directorship of the Bern Ballet, Switzerland. As House Choreographer she also commissioned works by Hofesh Shechter, Alexander Ekman, Guiherme Botelho and Karole Armitage.

Cathy Marston continues to work as a guest choreographer with companies such as Northern Ballet Theatre, the Ballet of the Opera House Graz and the Finnish National Ballet.

Cathy Marston created the following 4 solos for the Prix de Lausanne:

Caliban: solo for male and female candidates Title: ‘Caliban’ from ‘before the tempest…after the storm’ Length of solo including entrance: 2 minutes 8 seconds Music: ‘before the tempest…after the storm’ excerpt by Jules Maxwell - Special commission for the ballet Libera Me: solo for male and female candidates Title: Solo from ‘Libera Me’ Length of solo including entrance: 1 minute 20 seconds Music: 'Prelude from Requiem Canticles' by Igor Stravinsky - CD called The Flood recorded by New London Chamber Choir/London Sinfonietta

Traces: solo for female candidates Title: Solo from ‘Traces’ Length of solo including entrance: 1 minute 45 seconds Music: 'L’Arrivée sur L’Ile' by Yann Tiersen from the CD ‘Le Phare’ 7243 845402 2 7 Captain Alving: solo for male candidates Title: 'Captain Alving' Length of solo including entrance: 1 minute 43 seconds Music: ‘Captain Alving’ from ‘Ghosts’ by Dave Maric, music especially commissioned for the choreography.

Contemporary variations Cathy Marston and Didy Veldman


Didy Veldman Didy Veldman trained at the Scapino Academy in Amsterdam. She danced with the Scapino Ballet, the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Rambert Dance Company. She started teaching in 2003 and has taught at the Royal Ballet School in London and the National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, amongst others. As choreographer, Didy created works for Ballet Mainz and Introdans NL and her projects for 2012/2013 are in particular new creations for les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and le Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Didy Veldman created the following 4 solos for the Prix de Lausanne:

Momo for female candidates Choreographer – Didy Veldman Title: 'Momo', created in 2010 for Bern Ballett Music: ‘Lullaby’ from the CD Hamlet Op. 32. Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich Outsight for male candidates Choreographer – Didy Veldman Title: ‘Outsight’, created in 2004 for Ballet Gulbenkian Music: ‘Outsight’ composed by Philip Feeney – Special commission for the ballet

Tender Hooks for male candidates Choreographer – Didy Veldman Title: 'Tender Hooks', created in 2003 for Ballet Gulbenkian. Composer: Harry Partch (arr. Ben Johnston) Music: ‘One of Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales’ composed by Harry Partch (arr. Ben Johnston), performed by: Kronos Quartet, CD Early Music, Nonesuch Records LC0286 GEMA/BIEM 7559-79457-2 Tender Hooks for female candidates Choreographer – Didy Veldman Title: 'Tender Hooks', created in 2003 for Ballet Gulbenkian. Composer: Harry Partch (arr. Ben Johnston) Music: ‘One of Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales’ composed by Harry Partch (arr. Ben Johnston), performed by: Kronos Quartet, CD Early Music, Nonesuch Records LC0286 GEMA/BIEM 7559-79457-2. During the week of the competition, the coaching of the contemporary variations will take place under the supervision of Cathy Marston for her own choreographies and Pieter Symonds, dancer in the Rambert Dance Company, London, for Didy Veldman’s variations.

Jury


Jury members The jury of the Prix de Lausanne is composed of nine persons, each of whom meets one or several of the following criteria:

• link with our partner schools • link with our partner companies • a prize winner of the Prix de Lausanne.

Further aspects are taken into consideration to compose the panel:

• wide geographical representation • mix of youth and experience. • representation of various styles of ballet

Mr Jean-Christophe MAILLOT Choreographer-Director of les Ballets de Monte-Carlo,

Monaco President of the jury of the Prix de Lausanne 2012 Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1977

Ms Darcey BUSSELL Former Principal, The Royal Ballet, London Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1986

Ms Sue Jin KANG Principal, Stuttgart Ballet, Germany Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1985

Ms Nancy RAFFA Ballet Mistress of ABT, New York Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1980

Ms Emma SANDALL Co-director and choreographer, Ludwig Dance Company, Perth, Australia Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1994

Ms Miyako YOSHIDA Former Principal, The Royal Ballet, London Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1983

Mr José MARTINEZ Artistic Director, National Dance company of Spain, Madrid Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1987

Mr Goyo MONTERO Ballet Director, choreographer, Staatstheater Nuernberg Ballett, Germany Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1994

Mr Frédéric OLIVIERI Director, Dance Department and Ballet School, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Milan Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1977

Evaluation of career potential


Throughout the competition the jury will evaluate a candidate’s potential as a ballet dancer by considering:

• Artistry • Physical suitability • Courage and individuality • An imaginative and sensitive response to the music • A clear grasp in communicating differing movement dynamics • Technical facility, control, and coordination

While advanced skills will be taken into account, jurors’ primary focus will be on the candidate's potential to succeed as a professional ballet dancer. Each jury member will give one mark between 1 and 9 (9 being the best) for each of the following rounds: Value of the mark: Selections: 1) ballet class 1/4 2) contemporary class 1/4 3) classical variation 1/4 4) contemporary variation 1/4 20 candidates are selected for the finals. Finals: 1) classical variation 1/2 2) contemporary variation 1/2 Eight prize winners will receive scholarships. Results will be announced during the ceremony following the interlude.

Prizes


“Prix de Lausanne scholarship and apprenticeship” Winning a Prix de Lausanne scholarship enables a laureate to gain free access to the finest dance schools or to be accepted without an audition for an apprenticeship with the most renowned ballet companies. It thus opens the door to a year of top-level training and represents a fast track to the start of an international career. The jury of the Prix de Lausanne awards the following prizes:

• Scholarships consisting in one year’s free tuition at one of the schools mentioned on pages 24-26, and the sum of CHF 16,000.-, intended to cover living expenses during the prize winner’s study year;

• Apprenticeships reserved for finalists over 17 years of age, consisting in a one-year apprenticeship spent with one of the companies mentioned on pages 24-26 and the sum of CHF 16,000.-, intended to cover living expenses during the prize winner’s training year.

These prizes are offered by: • LEENAARDS FOUNDATION • BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE • ADVEQ • JULIUS BAER BANK • OAK FOUNDATION • COROMANDEL FOUNDATION • PRO SCIENTIA ET ARTE FOUNDATION • N&C WOMEN PRIZE

"Prix de Lausanne contemporary dance prize" This prize is awarded to the finalist who, through the interpretation of their contemporary variation at the finals, shows exceptional potential in the area of contemporary dance. The prize consists in a free contemporary dance summer course, including travel and accommodation.

This prize is donated by:

• FONDATION NESTLÉ POUR L’ART

Prizes


“Consolation prizes” Finalists who have not won a scholarship receive the sum of CHF 1,000.- as consolation prize donated by BOBST SA. All finalists receive a diploma and a medal. "Prize for the Best Swiss Candidate”

Awarded to the best Swiss finalist or resident that has been trained in Switzerland for at least three years before the competition


• LEENAARDS FOUNDATION

Audience favourite This prize reflects an “instant preference” that the public has felt for one of the finalists on the evening itself. Contrary to the prizes awarded by the jury based on an evaluation system spanning several days (see page 21: Evaluation of career potential), the “Audience Favourite” reflects the emotions of the moment. This prize rewards the finalist having earned the most public votes for his/her performance expressed on the ballot papers placed in the dedicated box located in the foyer of the theatre.


• FOUNDATION IN FAVOUR OF CHOREOGRAPHIC ART

FOLLOW UP OF THE PRIZE WINNERS The Prix de Lausanne is committed to its prize winners not only by giving them scholarships, but by following them during their year of training in order to facilitate their choice of institution, help them with administrative questions and to be sure that they adapt to their new school or company.

NETWORKING FORUM For the young dancers who do not win a scholarship during the competition, the Prix de Lausanne organises a Networking Forum where these young dancers can meet Prix de Lausanne partner schools and company directors who would be ready to welcome them. The Prix de Lausanne also arranges a thorough follow-up of these candidates. In 2011, 17 candidates found positions through the networking forum.

Partner schools and companies

PRIX DE LAUSANNE 2012I 40th COMPETITION

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A partnership between the Prix de Lausanne and some of the world’s finest ballet schools and companies enables the competition prize winners to benefit from a year’s training without any need to audition or to pay fees.

SCHOOLS Akademie des Tanzes Mannheim, Germany, Dir. Birgit Keil Australian Ballet School Victoria, Australia, Dir. Marilyn Rowe Canada’s National Ballet School Toronto, Canada, Dir. Mavis Staines Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Canada, Dir. Arlene Minkhorst Central School of Ballet London, GB, Dir. Sara Matthews Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille France, Dir. Jean-Christophe Paré Royal Ballet School of Antwerp Belgium, Dir. Michael Shannon Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France, Dir. Paola Cantalupo English National Ballet School London, GB, Co-dir. Delia Barker & Anu Giri Hamburg Ballettschule --- John Neumeier Germany, Dir. John Neumeier Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, TX, USA, Dir. Shelly Power Hungarian Dance Academy Budapest, Hungary, Dir. György Szakàly John Cranko Schule Stuttgart, Germany, Dir. Tadeusz Matacz

COMPANIES ABT's Studio Company* New York, NY, USA, Dir. Kevin McKenzie & Franco De Vita Australian Ballet Victoria, Australia, Dir. David McAllister Ballett am Rhein Dusseldorf/Duisburg, Germany, Dir. Martin Schläpfer Ballet du Grand Théâtre Geneva, Switzerland, Dir. Philippe Cohen Bavarian State Ballet Munich, Germany, Dir. Ivan Liska Béjart Ballet Lausanne Switzerland, Dir. Gil Roman Birmingham Royal Ballet GB, Dir. David Bintley Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dir. Ted Brandsen English National Ballet London, GB, Dir. Wayne Eagling Hamburg Ballett --- John Neumeier Germany, Dir. John Neumeier Hong Kong Ballet China, Dir Madeleine Onne Houston Ballet II* Houston, TX, USA, Dir. Stanton Welch Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Principality of Monaco, Dir. Jean-Christophe Maillot



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National Conservatory Dance School Lisbon, Portugal, Dir. Pedro Carneiro New Zealand School of Dance Wellington South, NZ, Dir. Garry Trinder North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem,NC,USA, Dir.Brenda Daniels Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden Germany, Dir. Jason Beechey Perm State Choreographic College Russia, Dir. Lyudmila Shevchenko Royal Ballet School London, GB, Dir. Gailene Stock Royal Conservatoire The Hague,Netherlands, Dir.Nancy Euverink Royal Danish Ballet School Copenhaguen, Denmark, Dir. Niels Balle Royal Swedish Ballet School Stockholm, Sweden, Art. Dir. Margareta Lidström San Francisco Ballet School CA, USA, Dir. Helgi Tomasson School of American Ballet New York, NY, USA, Dir. Peter Martins Scuola di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala Milan, Italy, Dir. Frédéric Olivieri Shanghai Dance School China, Dir. Jia Nian Chen Staatliche Ballettakademie Munich, Germany, Dir. Jan Broeckx Tanz Akademie Zürich Switzerland, Co-Dir. Steffi Scherzer & Oliver Matz Wiener Staatsoper Ballettschule, Austria, Dir. Manuel Legris

National Ballet of Canada --- You Dance Toronto, Canada, Dir. Karen Kain Nederlands Dans Theater II* The Hague, Netherlands, Art. Dir. Gerald Tibbs Pacific Northwest Ballet Seattle, WA, USA, Dir. Peter Boal Royal Ballet London, GB, Dir. Monica Mason Royal Ballet of Flanders Antwerp, Belgium, Dir. Kathryn Bennetts Royal Danish Ballet Copenhaguen, Denmark, Dir. Nikolaj Hübbe Royal Swedish Ballet Stockholm, Sweden, Dir. Johannes Öhman San Francisco Trainee Program* CA, USA, Dir. Helgi Tomasson Semperoper Ballett Dresden, Germany, Dir. Aaron Watkin Stuttgart Ballet Germany, Dir. Reid Anderson Zurich Ballet Switzerland, Dir. Heinz Spoerli * open to prize winners aged 16 and over



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Contemporary Dance Summer courses offered to the ‘Contemporary Dance’ prize winner: American Dance Festival, Durham, NC, USA London Contemporary Dance School, London NDT Summer Intensive, The Hague Paul Taylor Dance Company's Summer Intensive, New York Rambert Dance Company, London Summer courses offered to all finalists: ABT Summer Intensive, New York Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program, Boston Central School of Ballet, London Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower Henny Jurriëns Foundation, Amsterdam Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy International Dance Seminar, Brasilia, Brazil

Coaches, teachers, musicians


One of the signature features of the Prix de Lausanne is that the competition week is also a training week for candidates. They rehearse their variations under the guidance of Principals who help them work on the artistic interpretation of the roles, and they also take classes with renowned teachers. Coaches Classical variations : Ms Monique LOUDIERES Etoile, Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris, France

International freelance teacher and coach

Mr Patrick ARMAND Etoile, Principal of the San Francisco Trainee Program Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1980

Contemporary variations :

Ms Cathy MARSTON Director and choreographer, Bern Ballet, Switzerland, Guest Choreographer

Ms Pieter SYMONDS Dancer, Rambert Dance Company (coach for Didy Veldman’s variations)

Teachers Classical classes: Ms Stefanie ARNDT International freelance teacher and coach

Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1983

Mr Patrick ARMAND Etoile, Principal of the San Francisco Trainee Program Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1980

Contemporary classes:

Mr Todd WILLIAMS Former member, New York City Ballet; Artistic Director and Choreographer, WilliamsWorks Dance Company Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1990

Musicians Ms Martine DORE Pianist, Cannes, France

Mr Paul PAVEY Musician and composer, Great Britain

Interlude performance


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During the jury deliberations, the audience can watch a short performance by prize winners or dancers from our Partner institutions. This year the Prix de Lausanne is honoured to welcome dancers from two Partner Schools. Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School enjoys worldwide recognition as a renowned institution for classical ballet training. Its Royal Charter, linking it with the Royal Ballet Company assures its purpose and its commitment to excellence. Director: Ms Gailene Stock The Royal Ballet School is a Prix de Lausanne Partner School since 1973. Concerto - Pas de Deux 9’ Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan Music: Dmitry Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102 Designs: Jürgen Rose By kind permission of: Deborah MacMillan

Dancers: Mayara Magri (Prix de Lausanne prize winner 2011) Skyler Martin

Spring and Fall 10’ Choreographer: John Neumeier Music: Antonin Dvorak, Serenade for Strings, Mvts: 1 and 4 Designs: John Neumeier

Dancers: Nina Tonoli Jonah Cook Lachlan Monagha Donald Thom

Royal Danish Ballet School Since the 1770s the Royal Theatre has supplied professional training that produces dancers for the Royal Danish Theatre’s own company. During the past 200 years the Ballet School has therefore been one of the key contributors in establishing the Royal Danish Ballet’s current world-wide fame. Our comprehensive and renowned training has produced ballet-dancers of international magnitude, which have thrilled Danish audiences and also harvested great recognition abroad. Director: Mr. Niels Balle The Royal Danish Ballet School is a Prix de Lausanne Partner School since 1981. Pas de Quatre 14’ 55” Choreographer: Jules Perrot Music: Cesare Pugni (1845)

Dancers: Astrid Elbo (as Maria Taglioni) Ida Praetorius (as Lucile Grahn) Viktoria Falck-Schmidt (as Fanny Cerrito) Stephanie Møller (as Carlotta Grisi)

Master Class Series 2012


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Following the highly successful Master Class Series of 2011, the Prix de Lausanne is delighted to announce a new Master Class Series for 2012. Throughout May, five Master Classes will take place, in Basel, Switzerland; Hong Kong, China; Cannes, France; San Francisco, USA; and Melbourne, Australia. The Prix Master Classes offer participants a unique chance to take class with some of the world’s most celebrated dancers – each one a Prix de Lausanne winner – and to hear directly from them about their experience of the Prix and its impact on their careers. The Prix de Lausanne Master Class Series is intended for dance students who

- were born between January 1st, 1994 and December 31st, 1997 - would like the inspirational experience of taking class with a renowned professional

dancer - would like to know more about the Prix de Lausanne

Master Classes are available to male and female students, with a junior and senior class in each location, and class sizes will be restricted to ensure a high quality experience. Each Class will be followed by a a short film and a Question and Answer session with the Prix de Lausanne winner. Registration takes place online, on a‘first come, first served’ basis, from Feburary 2012, with participation confirmed by return e-mail from the Prix de Lausanne upon receipt of payment for the selected Master Class. Through this Master class series, the organisers of the Prix de Lausanne are opening up the life-enhancing experience of the Prix to more and more young dancers around the world. Prix de Lausanne prize winner 2003, Steven McRae, now a Principal with The Royal Ballet in London, says: "The Prix de Lausanne means the world to me. The Prix gave me a world stage on which I was able to learn, perform and discover so much about myself and the world of dance. My time at the Prix created the opportunity for me to study at the Royal Ballet School, which was one of the most important steps I then made on my journey to becoming a Principal at The Royal Ballet. I am forever thankful to the Prix for creating this world of opportunities for young dancers from all corners of the globe. The Prix de Lausanne is an inspiring competition that has helped launch the careers of so many dancers and I hope it will continue to launch many more careers in the future." Further details and registration can be found on the Prix de Lausanne website at www.prixdelausanne.org Jason Beechey, a member of the Prix de Lausanne’s Artistic Committee and Rector of the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, is available for interview and can be contacted via the Prix de Lausanne office on [email protected]

Prix de Lausanne in its home region


Tremplin Danse Since 2009, The Prix de Lausanne has been proud to organise alternatively a competition and master classes for young dancers from Western Switzerland on behalf of the Leenaards Foundation. The competition gives a young dancer from the French-speaking part of Switzerland the chance to study in a famous European partner school of the Prix de Lausanne through a schorlarship provided by the Leenaards Foundation. The master classes make it possible for the young dancers of the French-speaking part of Switzerland to take part in classical and contemporary ballet classes similar to those given during the Tremplin Danse competition. They can thus decide in full knowledge to take part in the competition the following year or not. The Prix de Lausanne and the Leenaards Foundation are delighted to participate in the education of future Swiss talents.

Classical class It is important for the Prix de Lausanne not only to weave and cultivate worldwide artistic ties aimed at promoting the training of young dancers, but also to be able to communicate with the local population in order to share its passion and its professionalism. Since 2006, activities specially organised for the public in the region have been available within the context of the competition week in Lausanne. In addition to opening its doors to enable dance enthusiasts to observe certain classes and workshops, the Prix de Lausanne offers young dancers from the region a chance to take a classical ballet class given by Amanda Bennett, Director of the Basel Ballettschule and Artistic Director of the Prix de Lausanne as of March 1st, 2012.

Lecture - demonstration Each year, a new topic is dealt with in order to invite the local public to explore the world of dance and its multiple implications. Paola Cantalupo, Artistic Director of the Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower and Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1977, and Jason Beechey, Director of the Palucca Hochchule für Tanz Dresden in Germany, will be focused on “an introduction to improvisation”. It will provide a chance for interested dance students to explore for themselves some basic improvisation tasks that Todd Williams, Prix de Lausanne prize winner in 1990, teacher for the contemporary variations during the competition’s week, will lead.

Other Events


40 years of excellence and passion for the stars of tomorrow! The Prix de Lausanne wishes to celebrate this jubilee with the Lausanne public and share key moments in the life of the competition in several not-to-be-missed events. At the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) from January 12th to March 1st, 2012 Exhibition: THE PRIX DE LAUSANNE THROUGH 40 YEARS OF POSTERS A trip backwards in time to discover the posters of the 40 competitions. A selection of photographs taken at the Prix de Lausanne 2011 draws the visitor into the atmosphere of the competition by exploring all of the different stages experienced by the candidates. On the Grand-Pont in Lausanne from January 23rd to February 5th, 2012 Exhibition: « FROM SHADOW TO LIGHT»

Every year since 2008, the Prix de Lausanne, with the support of BCV, presents an exhibition of large-size photographs on the Grand-Pont. This year, a selection of the Prix de Lausanne 2011

candidates is shown, on stage during the finals or backstage during the competition week. In the Historical Museum of Lausanne, from March 23rd to October 28th, 2012 Prix de Lausanne participates in the exhibition : « EN CORPS. LAUSANNE ET LA DANSE » An exhibition showing the tradition of choreographic activities in Lausanne and the permanence of its actors.

Other Events


The Prix de Lausanne is pleased to partner with the Cinémathèque Suisse to bring you the musical films where the choreography plays a leading role.

At the Cinémathèque Suisse beginning on February 13th, 2012 SPECIAL PROGRAM OF DANCE FILMS

"West Side Story from Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (1960), collection Cinémathèque suisse, droits réservés." A unique opportunity to address two interrelated arts, film and dance, where movement is a universal language that translates emotions and tells stories. The events and the program of this cycle will take viewers into a world of choreographic styles from various cultures and eras. www.cinematheque.ch ! An invitation for one entry to the Cinémathèque Suisse will be given to each person who buys a programme from the Prix de Lausanne !

Budget


Budget

In cash (direct operating costs) CHF 1,483,000.- In kind CHF 900,000.-

Global Budget CHF 2,383,000.- For many years, The Prix de Lausanne has received financial support from the Municipality of Lausanne, the Loterie Romande and the Canton of Vaud, corresponding to approximately one third of the budget in cash. The rest is covered by sponsors, patrons and donors. While this cash budget for the 2012 competition amounts to CHF 1,483,000.-, an estimate of various contributions and services in kind provided by sponsors and patrons shows a global budget of over two million Swiss Francs. Among these services in kind, which constitute an essential contribution, one should mention by way of example the free tuition given by the schools providing scholarships and the invaluable assistance of many people working on a voluntary basis. It is important to note that no funding is permanently guaranteed. Contribution by sponsors and patrons in relation to cash budget With respect to the cash budget, the contribution of the various sponsors and patrons is spread as follows:

Ville de Lausanne Loterie Romande 33% Canton of Vaud Various sponsors and patrons 67% 100%

Prix de Lausanne organisation


Organisation chart

BOARD

PRESIDENT: Beth Krasna

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Beth Krasna

Flora Karasso Rupf Patricia Leroy Wim Broeckx

GENERAL ARTISTIC ORGANIZING FINANCE MARKETING SECRETARIAT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE

Resp.: P. Leroy Pres. : W. Broeckx Pres.: P. Leroy Pres.: Flora Karasso

Rupf Pres. R. Jeannet

Portrait of the members of the executive committee

Beth Krasna American and Swiss citizen, Beth Krasna holds an MS in Chemical Engineering from the ETHZ and an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT. She spent 5 years in development, 10 years in venture capital, 10 years turning around industrial companies, and 3 years heading up an IT start-up company before becoming an independent board member (BCV, COOP, ETH-Rat, Raymond Weil, BG Bonnard & Gardel Holding SA). Beth Krasna joined the Prix de Lausanne board in 1985, was appointed to the executive committee in 2006 and became President in March 2010.

Flora Karasso Rupf After becoming a member of the Thessaloniki bar in Greece, Flora

Karasso Rupf obtained an LLM from the University of Geneva and specialised in the field of compliance management. Flora Karasso Rupf founded her own company in 2009 and is a board member of various companies and foundations. Her passion for dance drove her to join the Prix de Lausanne board in 2009 where she was appointed president of the Finance Committee in March 2010.

Prix de Lausanne organisation


Patricia Leroy Patricia Leroy was born in Paris to artistic parents who were active in

the worlds of music and dance. She studied at the University of Lausanne, where she graduated with an MA in literature as well as a Corporate Management diploma. After teaching languages at a high school in Lausanne, in 1987 she accepted the position of assistant to the Director of the Lausanne Stock Exchange. Following the closure of this institution, she decided to devote herself and her skills to the field of dance, an art form for which she had long held a passion. Since 1992, she has served as Secretary General of the Prix de Lausanne, with overall responsibility for the organisation which delivers the annual competition.

Wim Broeckx 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 the Dutch National Ballet, where he rose to become Principal Dancer and, eventually, Assistant Artistic Director. From 2002 till 2010 he was Director of the Dance Department of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Since leaving the Dance department, he is functioning as a freelance teacher, coach and advisor in order to share his knowledge and experience. 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. Since 2008, Wim Broeckx is Artistic President of the Prix de Lausanne.

Sponsors, patrons and partners


The Loterie Romande is delighted, through its Vaud distribution body, to support the Prix de Lausanne, which will be held from 29 January to 4 February 2012. Let us remember that for 75 years, the Loterie Romande has been redistributing its entire profits for the good of the French-Swiss community to the tune of about 200 million francs a year. Hence, more than Fr. 500,000.- a day are redistributed in French-speaking Switzerland to support public utility projects in areas as diverse as culture, social assistance, the environment, research, training and sport. www.entraide.ch www.loterie.ch • The Loterie Romande has provided significant financial support to our competition for

many years.

The Leenaards Foundation is proud to be able to look back over more than ten years of supporting the Prix de Lausanne and in more general terms over its ongoing contribution to the development of dance and the choreographic art at the highest level. Now a major event in the dance world, this competition also promotes worldwide the cultural reputation of the Lake Geneva region. Both demanding and prestigious by nature, the Prix de Lausanne deserves the fervent loyalty of the public and justifies the consistent backing of our Foundation. Created in 1980 due to the generosity of Antoine and Rosy Leenaards, the Leenaards Foundation is active in the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. Its mission is to serve the public interest in a philanthropic spirit and it grants support in the form of patronage for a variety of projects demonstrating excellence in the social, scientific and cultural fields. In terms of culture, the Foundation is active on behalf of institutions, artists and public events. While the forms of support vary, they all meet the criteria of high quality and general interest established by the founders. Honoured to be helping youthful talents bloom and express themselves, the Leenaards Foundation is delighted to witness once again this gathering of the finest talents of their generation. • The Leenaards Foundation offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship".



Located in 10 acres of private gardens on the banks of Lake Geneva, at only 40 minutes from Geneva Airport, the elegant Belle Epoque buildings of the Beau-Rivage Palace, a Leading Hotels of The World, command breathtaking views across the lake and alps. The 168 guest rooms and suites are richly appointed and offer the utmost in elegance and comfort. Luxury 7 Executive suites were created to be different and unique in style. The restaurants provide guests ample cuisine from which to choose. From the new gastronomic restaurant “Anne-Sophie Pic au Beau-Rivage Palace” to the “Café Beau-Rivage” and the refined and stylish sushi restaurant “Miyako Lausanne” The signature Cinq Mondes Spa offers pure relaxation on over 1,500 square meters, discover the beauty rituals from the world over. The Beau-Rivage Palace provides the impeccable service including also a special kids program to make your stay truly unforgettable.

The Beau-Rivage Palace offers a “Prix de Lausanne Scholarship”.

Adveq is a leading independent private markets specialist with a global investment scope and offices in Beijing, New York, Frankfurt and Zurich. Founded in 1997, Adveq currently manages more than USD 4 billion of assets for its clients. These clients consist almost entirely of international institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and other financial service providers that are located in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. Adveq believes that the meritocratic and global approach of the Prix de Lausanne is highly congruent with its own business philosophy. The promotion of young talents worldwide, who strive to outperform in their field, parallels an intrinsic part of Adveq’s core private equity investment business. Adveq is pleased to continue its engagement as a key sponsor of the Prix de Lausanne and to provide a scholarship to one of the prizewinners of the 2012 competition. • Adveq offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship".



Julius Baer – Passion for excellence Julius Baer is one of the largest dedicated wealth managers in Switzerland, with heritage dating back to the nineteenth century. As a Swiss Private Bank with a long tradition, we concentrate on providing individuals and their families with bespoke investment advice and fully diversified wealth management solutions. Julius Baer has always cultivated a strong corporate culture. Every single day we work with dedication and precision in order to achieve the best possible results. This philosophy is equally applicable to our partnerships and to our devotion to support gifted young artists. For the fifth consecutive year Julius Baer is proud to promote and support the talent of tomorrow by offering a scholarship to a young dancer. The Prix de Lausanne and its candidates perfectly embody the qualities and passion that have helped the Julius Baer Group to build an enviable reputation over generations.

• Julius Baer offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship".

• The Oak Foundation offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship".

FONDATION COROMANDEL • The Coromandel Foundation offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship"

Fondation Pro Scientia et Arte • The Pro Scientia et Arte Foundation offers a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship"



N&C Women Prize • Cynthia Odier and Nilly Sikorsky offer a "Prix de Lausanne Scholarship"

The Partnerships – a long-term commitment Since its creation in 1991, the supportive activities of the Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art have been based on maintaining a lively dialogue; initiatives aimed at promoting regular encounters with artists, authors of new projects and people from various artistic sectors; careful evaluation of the needs of the rapidly developing artistic scene; as well as the periodic questioning of the various areas of intervention in the realm of the visual arts, music and the living arts, The objective of establishing partnerships in 2005 was to offer beneficiaries favourable working conditions over the longer term, but equally the possibility of belonging to a cross-disciplinary network which in the best-case scenario gives access to worlds that are ignored or at least little known. In our view, the organisation of regular meetings with the various partners of the Foundation, bringing together other stakeholders in the world of art and culture, as well as the general public which is the end recipient of creations, represents added value to the financial support for artists’ projects and enables us to optimise our own work. Entirely in harmony with these values, the Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art is a longstanding partner of the Prix de Lausanne and the Contemporary Dance Prize which it has been sponsoring since this award was created. www.art.fondation.nestle.ch

• The Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art offers the “Contemporary Dance Prize”.

CARIGEST SA, adviser of a donor

• CARIGEST SA, adviser of a donor, contributes to the financing of the classical

coaching, the interlude performance and the networking forum during the competition week



It is with great pleasure that Chacott grants its support to the 40th Prix de Lausanne. The organization of such an event, which brings together some of the most outstanding young dancers from all over the world, is certainly an auspicious occasion to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between its participating candidates and the audience. Chacott Co.,Ltd. was established as a manufacturer and retailer of Classic ballet products in 1950. Since then our field has been expanded to more dance and artistic categories such as Ballroom dance, Rhythmic gymnastics, Yoga, Stage performances, Special costumes, Stage cosmetics and more. A number of worldwide top dancers and artists, such as Vladimir Malakhov, have passed along their passion, knowledge, and love to Chacott over the years. And we will keep improving ourselves to return the benefit to many more people who dedicate their energy to dance and every stage performance. Chacott creates ideal surroundings in arts and sports as the leading company in the ballet and dance market in the world. In 2010, Chacott Co., Ltd. has announced for its 60th anniversary the support of "Save the Children" for the brighter future of children. On top of this, through this partnership between Chacott Co., Ltd. and Prix de Lausanne, Chacott is now the official licensing partner for Prix de Lausanne branded products. Chacott will continue to develop valuable opportunities to support both young dancers and ballet art. We, Chacott, congratulate the Fondation en faveur de l'Art chorégraphique on its 40th Prix de Lausanne and wish it great success. • Chacott Co., Ltd makes a contribution to the financing of the competition.

FONDATION ARTEPHILA • The Artephila Foundation makes a contribution to the financing of the competition.

• The Inverni Foundation makes a contribution to finance candidates from Latin America

and East European countries and the classical classes during the competition.



Bobst SA is the leading worldwide supplier of equipment and services in the production of cardboard packaging. Since 1890, the creativity and care devoted to research and to the production of ever more flexible machinery has enabled the company to become a manufacturing standard of reference in more than 160 countries. Bobst exports 97% of its production by supplying simple or complicated machinery, according to the requirements of various markets. The relationships established with the markets and clients have contributed to developing a truly international corporate culture within the company and have had a profound influence on the training of personnel. Art and precision are constant factors in the research, development and production of state-of-the-art equipment. Building on this experience, Bobst is delighted to be associating its name with the blossoming of youthful talents in the world of dance. Bobst wishes all of them the best of luck and hopes they will retain fond memories of their experience at the Prix de Lausanne and their stay in Switzerland. • Bobst SA offers consolation prizes and numerous services in kind.

• The Notaire André Rochat Foundation makes a contribution to finance a candidate.

• La Fondation de bienfaisance de la banque Pictet makes a contribution to finance the

travel expenses of the South American candidates.



• The Zurich Assurance makes a contribution to finance a candidate.

• Atelier Yoshino makes a contribution to finance a candidate.

• Banque Cantonale Vaudoise sponsors the photo exhibition on the Lausanne Grand-Pont

“From Shadow to light” and a photo exhibition on 15 buses in Lausanne.

Harlequin, (www.harlequinfloors.com) world leaders in dance floor technology has been supporting the Prix de Lausanne since 2009. This year Harlequin will once again support the videoblog competition which lets internet users share in the emotions of the candidates and get a glimpse behind the scenes at the Prix de Lausanne. It also marks the launch of an international online contest Harlequin Like2Win on the official facebook page www.facebook.com/HARLEQUINFLOORS with the chance to win one of 5 iPad 2s ! The idea behind the partnership between Prix de Lausanne and Harlequin is the shared interest in youngsters with a talent for dance. In fact, for over 40 years, the Prix de Lausanne and Harlequin have in turn supported future stars of the dance world. The Prix de Lausanne enables students to access a study grant whilst Harlequin provides top quality dance floors. Harlequin also leads an international awareness campaign on the importance of the correct dance floors in preventing injury to dancers. • Harlequin Europe SA finances the video blog of the competition.



• Lausanne Palace & SPA offers services in kind.

Video blogs partner:

Local partner:

Media partners:

TV and Internet broadcasts Videoblogs and micro-blogs


TV broadcast On Saturday February 4th, 2012, the television audience can follow the 40th Prix de Lausanne finals in live at 3.00 pm on

• La Télé : local channel for Vaud and Fribourg Repeat broadcasts on La Télé: Sunday February 5th, 2012 at 1.00 pm Monday February 6th, 2012 at 1.30 pm

Live broadcast on the Internet The internet aficionados will be able to watch in high resolution the finals of the Prix de Lausanne 2012 on our website : www.prixdelausanne-live.com This year, for the fist time, the live streaming will be commented in 4 different languages by prize winners:

Name Language Prize winner Current company/position

Sylviane Bayard French 1973 Guest teacher, coach and

balletmistress, first Prix de Lausanne prize winner

Monica Zamora Spanish 1989 Teacher, former Principal with the Birmingham Royal Ballet

Mizuka Ueno Japanese 1993 Principal with the Tokyo Ballet Company, Japan

Hannah O’Neill English 2009 Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris

• or on the website of Arte: http://liveweb.arte.tv/

Video blog

• During the Prix de Lausanne 2012, internet-users will be able to follow some of the candidates through a videoblog, which will show a different, more intimate vision of their lives during the week of the Prix: videoblog.prixdelausanne.org.

Twitter

• Emilia and Linda, the bloggers from “theballetbag.com” will tweet about their experience during the week of the Prix de Lausanne. Follow them through the week of the Prix here: twitter.com/prixdelausanne.

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