Report from the 23 September 2024

Étoile dancer Laura Hecquet will bid farewell to the stage on Thursday 10 October 2024

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The Paris Opera will celebrate the official farewell to the stage of Étoile dancer Laura Hecquet on Thursday 10 October 2024, at the end of the Ballet Défilé at the Palais Garnier on the occasion of the William Forsythe / Johan Inger programme.

Biography

Laura Hecquet dans "Le Parc" d'Angelin Preljocaj © Yonathan Kellerman / OnP

2000 : Enters the Paris Opera Ballet School, after being awarded a first prize at the regional Conservatoire in Paris (CNR).

2002 : Joins the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet.

2005 : Promoted to "Coryphée".

2006 : Promoted to "Sujet". Receives the AROP Dance award and the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux.

2015 : Promoted to "Première danseuse".

Following the performance of Swan Lake (Nureyev) in which she dances the role of Odette/Odile for the first time, Laura Hecquet is made an "Étoile" on March 23^rd 2015.

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