Report from the 7 July 2016
Results of the Ballet’s Internal and External competitive recruitment examinations
© Bianca Chanial et Thomas Lambard
The Internal and External competitive recruitment examinations for the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet were held on July 06 and July 07, 2016. Five dancing posts were filled after a series of trials which included qualifying exercises and a compulsory variation.
The Internal competitive recruitment examinations were exclusively reserved for students of the Ballet School’s First Division. As a result of the trials on July 06, 2016, the following dancers were taken on as of August 25, 2016:
· Ms. Célia Drouy, student of the Ballet School (2016 Promotion)
· Mr. Giorgio Fourès, student of the Ballet School (2016 Promotion)
· Mr. Andrea Sarri, student of the Ballet School (2016 Promotion)
The External competitive recruitment examinations were open to the students of the Ballet School’s First Division, to dancers currently employed by the Paris Opera on fixed-term contracts and dancers from elsewhere. As a result of the trials on July 07, 2016, the following dancers were taken on:
· Mr. Simon Le Borgne, student of the Ballet School (2014 Promotion)
· Mr. Léo De Busserolles, student of the Ballet School (2016 Promotion)
