The public final will take place on Saturday June 6, 2026 at the Théâtre de la Gare du Midi in Biarritz.
The call for entries is open until September 30, 2025.
The finalists will benefit from two days of training to support their project.
A l’instar des quatre premières éditions, le jury sera composé des 3 directeurs des Ballets organisateurs du Concours. Ils seront accompagnés d’éminentes figures de la danse académique et du Ballet.
Artistic Director CCN - Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Director and choreographer of the CCN Malandain Ballet Biarritz
Director of Dance at the Opéra National de Bordeaux
3 commissions for creation and dissemination
Each winner will be able to choreograph a 20-minute piece for 10 to 20 dancers during a month-long residency at the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Bordeaux, the CCNBallet of the Opéra national du Rhin or the Ballett Schwerin.
Each ballet provides its own dancers, a rehearsal studio and the necessary staff to welcome the dancers, and takes charge of costume and accessory manufacture, as well as lighting design (no or minimal scenery).
Each creation will be presented in the official season of the Ballet, which offers the residency.. In each city, the host ballet can complete the programme.
Biarritz Prize
A prize of €15,000 will be awarded to the candidate by the grand jury at the finals.
The professionnels Prize / Fondation pour la Danse Thierry Malandain Académie des beaux-arts
The dance critics and theater directors present at the final will vote to award one of the finalists the Prix des professionnels, endowed with €5,000 by the Fondation pour la Danse Thierry Malandain - Académie des beaux-arts.
Audience Prize
Invited to vote at the end of the competition, the spectators present at the final will award the choreographer of their choice the ‘Audience prize’ worth €3,000.
