Baroque Dance Academy – Training in Baroque Dance for Pre-professional Dancers

Baroque Dance Academy – Baroque Dance Training

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Dance Training for Pre-professional Dancers

The Baroque Dance Academy takes place in several stages :

Application for the training
Audition
11 days of Baroque dance training
Integration into the Royal Opera Ballet
11 days of learning Pierre-François Dollé’s choreography.

Audition Applications

Applications are now closed for this season.

1/ Pre-selection based on application :

Applications must be submitted by Saturday, May 25th 2024, and should include :

The online application form
A CV with photo and date of birth
A cover letter
Optional : A video excerpt of a personal piece of work

All supporting documents must be sent by email to [email protected]
Results will be announced on : Tuesday, June 4th 2024

2/ Audition :

Audition date : Sunday, June 16th 2024
Château de Versailles (Exact location and times to be confirmed)

Results will be announced on : Wednesday, June 26th 2024

Training

Applications are now closed for this season.

Eleven days of Baroque dance training.

From Monday 14th to Friday October 18th 2024
From 10a.m to 4p.m
From Monday 21st to Friday October 25th 2024
From 10a.m to 4p.m
Monday October 28th 2024
From 10a.m to 4p.m

Times subject to change, location to be confirmed (Paris).
A certificate of participation will be provided to all participants.

The key outcome : Joining the Royal Opera Ballet

Applications are now closed for this season.

At the end of these 11 days of training, dancers will be selected to join the Royal Opera Ballet and take part in the learning process for Pierre-François Dollé’s new choreographic creation.

From Tuesday 26th to Saturday November 30th 2024
From Monday 2nd to Friday December 6th 2024
Wednesday December 11th 2024

The dancers will then be hired for several performances of the 2024 edition of King’s Tour (with the dress rehearsal in early December 2024 at the Château de Versailles) and the 2025 edition of The Royal Serenade in the Hall of Mirrors (every Saturday from mid-June to mid-September 2025). The dancers will also have the opportunity to participate in the Royal Opera season and the associated cultural events (European Heritage Days, Tous à l’Opéra, Opéra Partagé, etc.).

Requirements

The training is free of charge and funded by Les Productions de l’Opéra Royal.

Each dancer selected following the audition and training will be required to pay a €35 registration fee, payable by cheque to Les Productions de l’Opéra Royal.

Supervision

Pierre-François Dollé, choreographer, teacher, dancer, and dance researcher.

After beginning his career in companies in Germany and England, where Pierre-François encountered numerous choreographers in various styles, he returned to France. Following many productions at the Paris Opera, he developed a passion for Baroque dance and specialized in early dance forms in general.
He then went on to collaborate as a soloist with companies such as L’Éclat des Muses, L’Éventail, Les Jardins Chorégraphiques, Les Arts Florissants, Le Poème Harmonique, Le Théâtre de l’Incrédule, and more.

Pierre-François now has an active career as a choreographer both in France and internationally, leading his own company, HéliosKine, and also as a guest choreographer for musical ensembles, theatre directors, and festivals.

Since 2022, Pierre-François has been working closely with Château de Versailles Spectacles as a choreographer for productions such as Parcours du Roi, La Sérénade Royale, and Les Fêtes Galantes.