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#416 Gabriel Figueredo

nice ankle line

should probably win something

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Michele Esposito | Prix de Lausanne 1917 | Photo by Rodrigo Buas

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Mackenzie Brown

Prix de Lausanne

photo: Rodrigo Buas

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Vaganova Ballet Academy student Vladislav Hodasevich at Prix de Lausanne. Photos by Rodrigo Buas.

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Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Rodrigo Buas

Thousands followed the 47th Prix de Lausanne Finals at the Beaulieu Theatre online through the live streaming. This year, the daily sessions – almost 6 hours live per day – have been watched more than 562 530 times on ARTE Concert, YouTube, Facebook as well as on the Prix de Lausanne website. For the second year, the Selections and Finals were live streamed in China and commented by Chi Cao, Prize Winner at Lausanne in 1994. The Selections have been watched more than 1,199,322 times.

Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Rodrigo Buas

At the end of the Finals, the jury, presided this year by the ballet star and Gold Medal of the Prix de Lausanne 1990, Carlos Acosta, selected eight Prize Winners from among the 21 Finalists. Thanks to their scholarships, these eight dancers will have the opportunity to enter one of the partner schools and companies of the Prix de Lausanne. Yesterday, Sunday 10 February 2019, the candidates took part in the Networking Forum, to meet representatives of the partner institutions.

Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon

The 8 Prix de Lausanne 2019 Prize Winners are:

FONDATION CARIS – JEUNE ESPOIR

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 5509

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7784

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7796

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8679

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8682

126        BROWN Mackenzie – United States – 16.9 years old La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

OAK FOUNDATION

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6377

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6574

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0136

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0133

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0731

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0736

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 5336

416 FIGUEREDO Gabriel, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 5347

416        FIGUEREDO Gabriel         Brazil     18.3 years old Paquita – Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

EMILE CHOURIET

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7088

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0462

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7904

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7912

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9897

313        SASAKI Sumina   Japan     18.3 years old La Esmeralda – Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE

408 WAKIZUKA Yu, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6351

408 WAKIZUKA Yu, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6154

408 WAKIZUKA Yu, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0630

408 WAKIZUKA Yu, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0627

408 WAKIZUKA Yu, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0053

408        WAKIZUKA Yu    Japan     17.7 years old 1. Grand Pas Classique – Heinz Spoerli’s Urge

FONDATION ALBERT AMON

412 WU Shuailun, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0100

412 WU Shuailun, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0106

412 WU Shuailun, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0683

412 WU Shuailun, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0684

412 WU Shuailun, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6241

412        WU Shuailun       China     17.10 years old Sleeping Beauty – Wayne Mcgregor’s Becomings

BOURSE JEUNE ESPOIR

203 DA SILVA João Vitor, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6018

203 DA SILVA João Vitor, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8759

203 DA SILVA João Vitor, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 2826

203 DA SILVA João Vitor, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9508

203 DA SILVA João Vitor, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9517

203        DA SILVA João Vitor         Brazil     15.9 years old Coppélia – Mauro Bigonzetti’s Furia Corporis

FONDATION COROMANDEL

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0153

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0157

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0762

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0768

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6388

418 JOAQUIM Alexandre, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 6390

418        JOAQUIM Alexandre        Portugal               18.7 years old Paquita – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

HARLEQUIN FLOORS

316 SUMIYAMA Mio, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 4856

316 SUMIYAMA Mio, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 0496

316 SUMIYAMA Mio, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 4966

316 SUMIYAMA Mio, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9933

316 SUMIYAMA Mio, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8054

316        SUMIYAMA Mio Japan     18.9 years old La Bayadère – Richard Wherlock’s (A) Swan Lake

Other Prizes:

MINERVA KUNSTSTIFTUNG

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9439

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9459

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 5167

Contemporary Dance Prize 126        BROWN Mackenzie          United States     16.9 years old La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

NUREYEV FOUNDATION

117 SHUGART Julia, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8100

117 SHUGART Julia, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8513

117 SHUGART Julia, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9242

117 SHUGART Julia, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 5721

117 SHUGART Julia, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 3753

Best Young Talent Prize 117        SHUGART Julia   United States     16.1 years old La Bayadère – Mauro Bigonzetti’s Rossini Cards

ANONYMOUS DONOR

313 SASAKI Sumina, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon

Best Swiss Candidate Prize 313        SASAKI Sumina   Japan     18.3 years old La Esmeralda – Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 3967

126 BROWN Mackenzie, Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 3029

126        BROWN Mackenzie          United States     16.9 years old La Bayadère – Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Abstract

WEB AUDIENCE FAVOURITE PRIZE – CO-ORGANISED BY ARTE CONCERT

125 CHOI Jihyun Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 3027

125 CHOI Jihyun Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 7303

125 CHOI Jihyun Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8005

125 CHOI Jihyun Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 8665

125 CHOI Jihyun Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Gregory Batardon 9418

125        CHOI Jihyun        South Korea       16.6 years old Paquita – Richard Wherlock’s (A) Swan Lake

Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Rodrigo Buas

Prix de Lausanne 2019, photo by Rodrigo Buas

8 Prix de Lausanne 2019 Prize Winners announced – Finale Photo Album Thousands followed the 47th Prix de Lausanne Finals at the Beaulieu Theatre online through the live streaming.

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Boys’ contemporary rehearsal

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#408 Yu Wakizuka

i’d say 50/50 chance of audience choice award because there are some other high possibilities, but if enough of the voting audience have been watching him smile constantly in class all week then he’s 100%

it’s great how happy ballet makes him and i hope it never stops

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#105 Paloma Ramirez Azambuja

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#307 Soana Madsen

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Boys’ contemporary rehearsal Day 3 #203 João Vitor Da Silva #416 Gabriel Figueredo

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Prix de Lausanne’s contemporary selections in the past few years suddenly made quick progress in not being so artifcially tied to gender

Gender-neutral is the majority of choices now, and then half of the gender-restricted ones are specifically breaking convention as this photo (richard wherlock’s ‘swan lake’)

Some are totally same ‘neutral’ choreo and/or costuming for everyone, one is described as choreographically ‘an amalgamation of Alina Cojocaru’s solo and Edward Watson’s part’, one has directions of ‘the candidates can choose the girl’s or boy’s costume as in the video‘ - none of this was here just a few years ago.

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Matei Hadrian Holeleu | Prix de Lausanne | Photo by Rodrigo Buas

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Eric Snyder | Prix de Lausanne | Photo by Rodrigo Buas

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Marco Masciari | Prix de Lausanne 2020 | Photo by Rodrigo Buas

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Gustavo Carvalho | Photo by Rodrigo Buas