We are proud to welcome prof. Géraldine Wiart as member of our elite jury at Dance Grand Prix Sofia in May 2026.
Entering L'École de Danse de l’Opéra national de Paris in 1981, Géraldine Wiart joined the theater's Corps de Ballet at the age of 16. Promoted to Coryphée in 1988, she performed her first solo roles. Géraldine was named Sujet in 1993. She has danced all the classical ballets in the repertoire of Rudolf Nureyev, Vladimir Bourmeister, George Balanchine, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, Serge Lifar, Harald Lander, Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Ninjiska, and Kenneth MacMillan. She is also frequently chosen for contemporary choreography, both for new additions to the repertoire and for new creations.
Géraldine has participated in creations by Rudolf Nureyev (Cinderella), Pierre Lacotte (Paquita), Mats Ek (Apartment), Angelin Preljocaj (The Park), Nicolas Le Riche (Caligula), Twyla Tharp (Rules of the Games), Patrice Bart (Coppélia, The Little Dancer by Degas), and Blanca Li (Scheherazade).
Today, Mme Géraldine Wiart is professor at l’École de Danse de l’Opéra national de Paris
Mme Wiart's full biography is available here.
More details about Dance Grand Prix Sofia 2026 are available here.
