Competition for new Ballet choreographers

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Organised by the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Centre Chorégraphique National Malandain Ballet Biarritz as part of the Pôle de Coopération Chorégraphique du Grand Sud-Ouest, as well as with the Centre Chorégraphique National Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin, the Competition for new Ballet Choreographers has established itself over the last 10 years as one of the major choreography competitions in Europe. Its mission is to support the emergence of new choreographers who will be the future of ballet in the 21st century.

Calendar :
• june 2025 : start of application submissions
• 30 september – 23h59 : closing date for applications
• 1er november 2025 : announcement of the six finalists
• 2 june 2026 : arrival of the finalist choreographers in Biarritz
• 3 june 2026 : Choreographers’ training day • 4 & 5 june 2026 : rehearsals and lighting adjustments on the stage of the Gare du Midi theatre in Biarritz for the choreographers and their dancers
• 6 june 2026 competition final at the Gare du Midi theatre in Biarritz
• 2026-2027 : creation and distribution residencies

Conditions of participation

a. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and/or considered to be of legal age in their country of origin. They must also be a national of a member state of the European Union or a signatory to the Schengen Convention.

b. To take part in the competition, candidates must submit an application:

– An artistic Curriculum Vitae (CV).
– One or more videos of his or her work: these must be transmitted via a URL and hosted on a video sharing and hosting site (such as Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.).
– A one-page statement of intent outlining the artistic project that the candidate wishes to submit on the day of the competition.
– Any other complementary artistic element likely to enhance the candidate’s choreographic work.

c. Any application submitted incomplete will be considered invalid.

d. This competition is aimed at choreographers using the language of academic dance

More details available here

Participation form available here