Paris Opera Ballet School

The École de Danse de l'Opéra national de Paris is the ballet school of the Paris Opera, founded in 1713 by decree of Louis XIV. It is keeper of a tricentennial oral tradition in classical dance training and has built a worldwide reputation through outstanding personalities and excellent teaching. The school is directed by Elisabeth Platel since September 2004 and trains 150 students.

The school has facilities in Nanterre, near Parc André Malraux and close to the RER line connecting to the Opéra. The Nanterre campus consists of three linked buildings including the dance building, teaching and administration building, and boarding school wing. The school also maintains an address at Palais Garnier, Place de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris, where student performances take place.

The school provides classical dance training based on a tricentennial oral tradition combined with diverse instruction for today's dancers. It offers year-round training programs for students aged 8 to 17 admitted through auditions in three age bands. The school also offers a summer intensive program called Stage d'été for young dancers aged 10 to 19, which does not involve auditions. Classes are taught by the school's professors and pianists, as well as dancers from the Ballet of the Opéra national de Paris.

The year-round training programs are for children aged 8 to 17 who go through admission procedures. The Stage d'été summer intensive is open to young dancers aged 10 to 19 from more than 30 nationalities.

The school admits children from 8 to 17 years old through three age bands: 8 to under 11, 11 to under 13, and 13 to under 17 years old as of September 1st. The Stage d'été summer intensive program caters to young dancers aged 10 to 19.

The school provides professional training for dancers, with a jury drawn from the troupe deciding passage from one class to another and engagement within the Opéra. The school supports maintaining free classical academic dance instruction and developing pedagogical projects for professional integration. Teaching is rooted in a tricentennial oral tradition passed down by professors who are former dancers of the Opéra Ballet.

The school's teaching is based on a tricentennial oral tradition in classical dance, described as precious knowledge that must be preserved. Training combines this heritage with a broad diversity of instruction required for today's dancers. The school originally institutionalized professional classes comparable to those received by the ballet corps, with teaching organized historically in three stages: elementary class up to age 13, upper class up to age 16, and a perfection class.

The school presents regular student performances at Palais Garnier, including Ballet Démonstrations de l'École de Danse, Ballet Spectacle de l'École de Danse, and Ballet Gala des Écoles de Danse. These performances showcase the work of students throughout the year.

For general inquiries regarding the apprenticeship tax, contact 01 40 01 80 00 or redacted@example.com. The school's address is Palais Garnier, Place de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris.