NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET 2 / COLINE / IT DANSA
NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET 2 / COLINE / IT DANSA
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.
NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET 2 (Norway)
ALAN LUCIEN ØYEN
Youth (Creation)
FORMATION COLINE
ARNO SCHUITEMAKER
Inked
IT DANSA, JOVE COMPANYIA DE L'INSTITUT DEL TEATRE (Spain)
OHAD NAHARIN
Minus 16
Three young ballets and three must-see pieces! Youth, a creation by Alan Lucien Øyen, performed with finesse by the Norwegian National Ballet 2; Inked, a captivating piece by Arno Schuitemaker, interpreted by the dancers of the Coline training program; and Minus 16, an explosive work by Ohad Naharin, danced by IT Dansa, Jove Companyia de l'Institut del Teatre. An intense choreographic journey through poetry, raw energy and sensory immersion.
NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET 2
"Youth" 2026 creation
Choreography Alan Lucien Øyen
Director Jahn Magnus Johansen
Dancers Sofia Blok Lysvåg, Sigurd Blystad, Jules Chastre, Jakob Köpf Lindström, Yevhenii Ohanian, Kailin Pham Kratz, Nell Ramstad-Pedersen, Carolina Rodriguez, Mayako Setta, Erle Østraat, Ludvig Støvind, Ei Takagawa, Hannah Thi Dvergsdal, Louis Freches
Duration 20 min
FORMATION COLINE
"Inked" Création 2025
Choreography Arno Schuitemaker
Assistant choreography Emilia Saavedra
Dancers iago Alves Da Cruz, Manon Baldini, Ève Brandenburger, Timothée Banchereau, Johanne Charpe, Maria-Raffaella De Franceschi, Marius Josserand-Gourlier, Marta Machado, Émilien Moutin, Clémentine Pérez, Romane Sagot, Carla Sousa, Axel Thelliez, Gwénaëlle Verdegem
Music Varjakuvatanssi - Cucina Povera, Rez - Underworld , People’s Faces - Kae Tempest
Lighting Yvan Guacoin
Production Coline
Coproduction Théâtre de Fos/Mer – Scènes et Cinés, scène conventionnée Art en territoire
Educational and artistic director Bernadette Tripier
Director of Projects and Development Clélia Jouteau
President Marie Godfrin-Guidicelli
Duration 25 min
IT DANSA, JOVE COMPANYIA DE L'INSTITUT DEL TEATRE
"Minus 16" Recreation 2009
Choreography Ohad Naharin
Assistants choreography Matan David, Erez Zohar, Guy Shomroni
Music Album "Cha-Cha De Amor" avec arrangements de Dick Dale, chanson traditionnelle "Echad Mi Yodea" de The Tractor’s Revenge et Ohad Naharin, Nisi Dominus, R.608 – IV. Cum dederit (Andante) de Antonio Vivaldi interpreté par James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music y Christopher Hogwood, Asia 2001, Chopin
Lighting creation Avi Yona "Bambi" Bueno
Costumes creation Ohad Naharin et Rakefet Levy
Dancers Erik Andrades Palacios, Pau Barreda Llorens, Lucas Carvalho, Sergi Casares, Alicia del C. Vilcherrez, Olga del Rio, Hanna Fores Lozano, Genis Garcia Marmol, Eva Jensen, Oriol Jover Guttierez, Eleni Nikodemou, Anna Nikolaidou, Pol Ortiz Boronat, Emma Pons Sugranyes, Billie Pram Nielsen, Joseph Sebastiani, Chiao-yu Tseng, Ekaitz Villar Romera
Artistic direction Catherine Allard
Rehearsal directors Nora Stiges-Sardà, Mathilde van de Meerendonk
Technical coordination Raül Perales
Costumes Some Blasi
Tour production Delta Danse
Coproduction Gran Teatre del Liceu, du Festival Grec de Barcelone 2009 et de l'Institut du Théâtre
Duration 35 min
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 IT DANSA © Roy Ribas / Josep Aznar, Formation Coline © M.Barret-Pigache
within the frame of
MEETINGS OF EUROPEAN JUNIOR BALLETS
PARIS OPERA JUNIOR BALLET
Sunday 08 and Monday 09 March 2026
Theatre – Pavillon Noir
BALLET PRELJOCAJ JUNIOR
From Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 March 2026
Theatre – Pavillon Noir
ROYAL DANISH BALLET SCHOOL / CANNES JEUNE BALLET ROSELLA HIGHTOWER / BALLET JUNIOR DE BAVIÈRE
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Theatre – Pavillon Noir