Léonore Baulac

Léonore Baulac is a French ballet dancer. She is an étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet.[1]

Léonore Baulac
Born (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990
Paris, France
EducationParis Opera Ballet School
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2008-present
Current groupParis Opera Ballet

Early life

Baulac's mother is Norwegian. When she was ten, she did not went through the entrance exam to Paris Opera Ballet School. She only decided to pursue a career in ballet a year later, but could not enter the school at that time as she was too old. Therefore, she trained with a private teacher. At age 13, she started training at Conservatoire de Paris. She learned contemporary dance there. In 2005, at age 15, Baulac finally entered Paris Opera Ballet School as a paying student.[1][2]

Career

In 2008, Baulac joined the Paris Opera Ballet's corps de ballet. She only had a handful of opportunities during her first few years in the company. She also danced with Samuel Murez's 3e étage. In 2014, when she was considering leaving the company, she was promoted to coryphée. She was trained by Aurélie Dupont for her coryphée exam. Benjamin Millepied became the artistic director later that year, and Baulac was immediately cast in The Nutcracker. She was promoted to sujet in 2015 and première danseuse a year later. In 2016, Baulac was assigned to understudy Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and replaced an injured dancer on 31 December. After her performance, Dupont, now the artistic director, promoted Baulac to étoile on stage. She has danced roles such as Kitri in Don Quixote, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and The Sylph in La Sylphide. She also created roles for William Forsythe's Blake Works I and Crystal Pite's Body and Soul.[1][2][3]

Selected repertoire

Baulac's repertoire with the Paris Opera Ballet includes:[1]

References
  1. "Léonore Baulac". Opéra national de Paris (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Étoile Léonore Baulac on Feminist Ballet, Hygge and Not Dancing Too "Safe"". Dance Magazine. 20 November 2017.
  3. "Two Etoiles Shining in the Firmament". Paris Opera. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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