Jury, teachers, coaches, musicians

The jury of the Prix de Lausanne is composed of nine renowned personalities of the dance world, each of whom, in principle, meets one or several of the following criteria:

- is an ex winner of the Prix de Lausanne
- has a link with our partner schools
- has a link with our partner companies

The Prix de Lausanne is delighted to be able to provide the young dancers of the competition with a prestigious panel of dance professionals and wishes to take this opportunity to thank them for their time and expertise. Their voluntary work is extremely appreciated.

Jury
Mr Frank ANDERSEN	Former Artistic Director, Royal Danish Ballet, Denmark President of the jury of the Prix de Lausanne 2010
Ms Lola de AVILA	Associate Director, San Francisco Ballet School, USA
Mr Jason BEECHEY	Rector, Palucca Schule Dresden – Hochschule für Tanz, Germany
Ms Christine CAMILLO	Balletmaster, Berlin Staatsoper, Germany Prix de Lausanne prizewinner in 1981
Ms Shelly POWER	Associate Director, Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy, USA
Ms Zhao RUHENG	Executive and Artistic Director, National Ballet of China, China
Mr Federico BONELLI	Principal Dancer, The Royal Ballet, London Prix de Lausanne prizewinner in 1996
Mr Ivan LISKA	Ballet Director, Bavarian State Ballet, Munich, Germany
Mr Mauricio WAINROT	Artistic Director, Ballet Contemporáneo Théâtre San Martin, Buenos Aires, Guest Choreographer Royal Ballet of Flanders

*Coaches*
*Classical variations*
Ms Viviana DURANTE	Guest Principal, England Prix de Lausanne prizewinner in 1984
Mr Patrick ARMAND	Ballet Master, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Prix de Lausanne prizewinner in 1980
*Contemporary variations*
Ms Jacquelin BARRETT	International freelance teacher, England
Ms Cathy MARSTON	Director and choreographer, Bern:Ballett, Switzerland Guest choreographer

*Teachers*
*Ballet classes*
Ms Cynthia HARVEY	International freelance teacher and stager, England
Mr Patrick ARMAND	Ballet Master, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Prix de Lausanne prizewinner in 1980
*Contemporary classes*
Ms Didy VELDMAN	International freelance choreographer and teacher, The Netherlands

Musicians and Pianists
Ms Martine DORE	Pianist, Cannes, France
Mr Paul PAVEY	Musician and composer, Great Britain

Consultant Physician
Dr Carlo BAGUTTI	Specialist in sports medicine and general medicine (Swiss Medicine Association), Lausanne

About Us

Prix de Lausanne History

Everything began to take shape in the spring of 1972, not on the shores of Lake Léman, but beside a swimming pool in Cannes. Philippe Braunschweig, his wife Elvire, and Rosella Hightower were excitedly discussing their new project, the launch of the first competition for young dancers, scheduled for 1973.