Laurent Hilaire
Laurent Hilaire (born 8 November 1962) is a French ballet dancer. Regarded as one of the greatest dancers to emerge from ballet over the past few decades, he was an étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet for 22 years. From 2011, he was the associate artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet and a ballet master with the company from 2005 to 2014.
Laurent Hilaire
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- Name
- Laurent Hilaire
- Born
- 8 November 1962
- Birthplace
- France
- Occupation
- ballet dancer, ballet master, artistic director
- Honours
- Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Laurent Hilaire (born 8 November 1962) is a French ballet dancer. Regarded as one of the greatest dancers to emerge from ballet over the past few decades, he was an étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet for 22 years. From 2011, he was the associate artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet and a ballet master with the company from 2005 to 2014.
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Laurent Hilaire (born 1962) is a French actor, artistic director and ballet dancer, among other activities. The actor was born in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Laurent Hilaire worked for Paris Opera and Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre.
Languages used include French. The actor received Legion of Honour.
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In 2017, he became the director of dance at Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre. He resigned in February 2022 over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In May, he was appointed the new director at Bavarian State Ballet.
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• Name — Laurent Hilaire • Born — 8 November 1962 • Birthplace — France • Occupation — ballet dancer, ballet master, artistic director • Years Active — 1979–present
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Career
Hilaire joined the Paris Opera Ballet school in 1975 and entered the company's corps de ballet in 1979, aged 17. On 2 November 1985, he was promoted to etoile (a top-billing principal dancer) by Rudolf Nureyev after a performance of Swan Lake. Laurent Hilaire became a ballet master with the company in 2005, occasionally performing as an etoile until he made his farewell performance on 14 February 2007. For it he performed George Balanchine's Apollo and Maurice Béjart's Song of A Wayfarer, in which he was partnered by Manuel Legris. After his farewell performance Hilaire was awarded Commander of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest rank of the order. He is a head of the jury at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in 2025.
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1962
Laurent Hilaire born at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Notable awards
• Officer of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1998 • Male Dancer, Benois de la Danse 2004 • Chevalier of Legion of Honour 2004 • Commander of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2007 • Lifetime Achievement, Benois de la Danse 2007
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- 1.Laurence Liban. Laurent Hilaire, maître des étoiles. L'Express. February 7, 2011.
- 2.French ballet director quits Russia company over Ukraine invasion. France 24. February 27, 2022.
- 3.Bavelier, Ariane. Laurent Hilaire takes over as head of the Munich Ballet. Le Figaro. May 4, 2022.
- 4.L'Express. Laurent Hilaire Biographie.
- 5.Rudolf Nureyev Foundation. Etoiles nominated by Rudolf Nureyev.
- 6.French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Remise des insignes de Commandeur dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Laurent Hilaire.
- 7.Benois de la Danse. Laurent Hilaire.
- 8.Benois de la Danse. Benois de la danse: 2004.
- 9.French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Remise des insignes de Commandeur dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Laurent Hilaire.
- 10.Benois de la Danse. Benois de la danse: 2007.
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