Aurélie Dupont facts for kids
Aurélie Dupont (born on January 15, 1973, in Paris) is a famous French ballet dancer. She was a top dancer, called an Étoile, with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Aurélie started her dance journey in 1983 when she joined the Paris Opera Ballet School. She became part of the main dance company in 1989 when she was just sixteen. By December 1996, she was a première danseuse, which is a very high rank. She became a star dancer (Étoile) in 1998 after an amazing performance as Kitri in the ballet Don Quixote. She also starred in another famous ballet, The Sleeping Beauty.
In 2010, a movie director named Cédric Klapisch released a documentary about Aurélie called L'espace d'un instant. He had filmed it over two years to show her life as a dancer.
Aurélie Dupont officially retired from the Paris Opera stage on May 18, 2015, after performing in the ballet Manon. But her journey with the Paris Opera wasn't over! On February 5, 2016, it was announced that she would become the new director of dance for the Paris Opera Ballet. She took over after Benjamin Millepied stepped down. In June 2022, Aurélie announced that she would leave the company the following month.
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Ballets She Performed In
Aurélie Dupont performed in many famous ballets, including:
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Awards and Honors
Aurélie Dupont has received several important awards for her dancing:
- 1992: She won a Gold medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition (for junior dancers).
- 1993: She won the French Prix du Cercle Carpeaux.
- 1994: She won an award from the AROP (Association for the influence of the Paris National Opera).
- 2002: She received the Prix Benois de la Danse, which is a very prestigious international ballet award.
- 2005: She was named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a special honor from the French government for people who have contributed to arts and literature.
Performances on Stage and Screen
Paris Opera Ballet Performances
Aurélie Dupont performed in many notable ballets with the Paris Opera Ballet:
- 1999: The Sleeping Beauty, a version by Rudolf Nureyev, with Manuel Legris.
- 2002: Don Quixote, also by Rudolf Nureyev, with Manuel Legris.
- 2004: La Sylphide, a version by Pierre Lacotte, with Mathieu Ganio.
- 2005: Sylvia, a version by John Neumeier.
- 2010: Siddharta, a ballet by Angelin Preljocaj, with Nicolas Le Riche.
- 2012: La Bayadère, by Rudolf Nureyev, with Josua Hoffalt.
- 2012: Romeo and Juliet, a version by Sasha Waltz, with Hervé Moreau.
- 2015: L'histoire de Manon, by Kenneth MacMillan, with Roberto Bolle. This was her final performance before retiring from the stage.
Other Performances
- 2019: She appeared in Written on Water, a dance film by Pontus Lidberg, with Alexander Jones from Ballett Zürich.
See Also
In Spanish: Aurélie Dupont para niños
