AS PART OF THE RENCONTRES DES BALLETS JUNIORS EUROPÉENS
Two weeks of meetings and shows to celebrate the diversity and excellence of Europe’s ballet schools and junior ballet companies.

ROYAL DANISH BALLET SCHOOL (Danmark)
AUGUST BOURNONVILLE
Pas de Deux, extrait de Kermesse in Bruges

CANNES JEUNE BALLET ROSELLA HIGHTOWER
RUBÉN JULLIARD
Soudainement, ici

BAYERISCHES JUNIOR BALLETT MÜNCHEN (Germany)
MARCO GOECKE
Devil’s Kitchen
 

Three styles, three emotions, embodied by the new generation! The Royal Danish Ballet School brings out the beauty of August Bournonville’s Pas de deux from Kermesse in Bruges. The Cannes Jeune Ballet Rosella Hightower unveils a vibrant creation by Ruben Julliard. The Bayerisches Junior Ballett Munich ignites the stage with Devil’s Kitchen by Marco Goecke. Three distinctive aesthetics, blending tradition and modernity.

 

 

 

 

Dates
Tuesday
17 March 2026 at 8pm
Location
Theatre, Pavillon Noir
Price
From 10€ to 27€

Distribution / Credits

ROYAL DANISH BALLET SCHOOL
Duration 8 min
"Kermesse in Bruges" Creation 1851
Choreography August Bournonville
Composer Holger Simon Paulli
Artistic direction Anne Holm-Jensen Peyk
Rehearsal assistant Henriette Muus
Dancers Emma Larsen Julian Ternstrom
CANNES JEUNE BALLET ROSELLA HIGHTOWER
Duration 25 min
"Soudainement, ici" Creation 2025
Choreography Rubén Julliard
Dance direction Paola Cantalupo
Rehearsal assistant Maurizio Drudi
Dancers Maria Agusti, Lise Arola, Suhyeok Bang, Niccolo Colangelo, Zoé Delbove, Marie Ducrest, Serena Manara, Paula Navarro Ares, Dahui Paek, Akito Yumoto
BALLET JUNIOR DE MUNICH
Duration
"Devil's Kitchen" Creation 2025
Choreography Marco Goecke
Music Pink Floyd
Costumes Susanne Stehle
Lighting Udo Haberland
Artistic direction Ivan Liška
Master of Ballet Olivier Vercoutère
Dancers Ata Aktas, Oljka Aleksic, Michaela Berinde, Danielle Beskur, Joe Bratko-Dickson, Vera Cortell, Benedetto Fenni, Apolline Hartz, Guillermo Maroto, Axel Mero, Manuel Mircuda, Rose Perrot, Elze Sadauskaite, Mark Sims, Tahlia Szumowski, Hanxi Wang
Support Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung, Bayerisches Staatsballett, Ballett-Akademie der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Company ambassador Dr. h.c. Irène Lejeune is Ambassador of the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich
The European Junior Ballet Encounters benefit from the special support of Association des Amis du Ballet Preljocaj and Fonds de dotation Francis Kurkdjian
Credits photos Photo 1 - Cannes Jeune Ballet Rosella Hightower © Nathalie Sternalski / Photos 2 et 3 - Ballet Junior de Bavière © Marie-Laure Briane

within the frame of

MEETINGS OF EUROPEAN JUNIOR BALLETS