Malandain Ballet Biarritz is one of nineteen National Choreographic Centres in France, based at Gare du Midi in Biarritz. The company has 22 permanent dancers and presents around 100 performances annually.
Malandain Ballet Biarritz is the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nouvelle-Aquitaine en Pyrénées-Atlantiques, one of nineteen National Choreographic Centres in France. The company was created in 1998 in Biarritz through an initiative of the French Ministry of Culture and the City of Biarritz, with support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departmental Council. It is based at the former Gare du Midi in Biarritz and maintains a permanent ensemble of 22 dancers. Thierry Malandain serves as director and choreographer, with Martin Harriague scheduled to succeed him as director from January 2027.
The company creates and produces choreographic works, developing its own repertoire supplemented by guest choreographers. Its repertoire includes productions such as Cinderella, Boléro, Carmen, The Firebird, and Beauty and the Beast. The company presents around 100 performances annually, approximately one-third of which are international, and has toured to countries including Spain, China, the United States, Russia, and throughout Europe. It also manages the artistic programme for Le Temps d’Aimer la Danse Festival and hosts an associate artist programme. The company offers cultural education activities and works with local institutions including the Conservatoire Maurice Ravel Pays Basque.
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Malandain Ballet Biarritz is the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nouvelle-Aquitaine en Pyrénées-Atlantiques, one of nineteen National Choreographic Centres in France. Created in 1998 at the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture and the City of Biarritz, it is a major cultural hub in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with a permanent artistic ensemble of 22 dancers under the direction of Thierry Malandain.
The organization is based at Gare du Midi, 23 avenue Foch, 64200 Biarritz, France. The company’s territorial work covers the North and South Basque Country and has access to the municipal theatres Casino and Colisée.
The organization creates, produces and presents choreographic works locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. It offers open rehearsals, master classes and workshops with students at the Conservatoire Maurice Ravel Pays Basque, supports choreographic companies through Accueil-studio and Résidence Artiste associé(e) programmes, provides cultural action and artistic education especially for young people, and manages the artistic programme for Le Temps d’Aimer la Danse Festival.
The organization welcomes spectators to its performances, which attract 12,000 spectators per year in Biarritz. Students at the Conservatoire Maurice Ravel Pays Basque may attend classes or rehearsals. Choreographic companies can access studio and residency support programmes.
The organization focuses on artistic education especially for young people. Students at the Conservatoire Maurice Ravel Pays Basque participate in open rehearsals, master classes and workshops.
The organization holds auditions for choreographic artists in classical and contemporary dance. Auditions include a classical dance class, repertoire by Thierry Malandain and Martin Harriague, and improvisation. Applications are welcome from all individuals who meet the artistic criteria, without distinction of origin, gender identity or expression, physical appearance, nationality, or beliefs.
The organization works on Thierry Malandain’s repertoire with pupils in partnership contexts and offers cultural education resources and artistic/cultural education activities. The company develops its own creative work and creates a repertoire for its permanent dancers, supplemented by works by guest choreographers.
The organization presents around 100 performances a year, with a third of them international. The company has a repertoire of more than twenty works including Cinderella, Boléro, Carmen, The Firebird and Beauty and the Beast, and organizes a European festival with about thirty companies in around ten towns in the French and Spanish Basque Country.
Phone: +33 (0)5 59 24 67 19. Email: ccn@malandainballet.com. Address: Gare du Midi, 23 avenue Foch, 64200 Biarritz, France. Diffusion contact: Lise Philippon, +33 (0)5 59 24 96 98, l.philippon@malandainballet.com. Communication contact: Sabine Cascino, +33 (0)5 59 24 87 66.