Benjamin Poirier

Corps de ballet

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Born in France. He studied ballet at the Ecole National de Danse de l`Opéra de Paris (Nanterre), at the Conservatoire National Boulogne Billancourt and, later, at the English National Ballet School (London).

In January 2008, he joined the Opernhaus Leipzig Ballet in the demi soliste category, dancing in choreographies such as Cinderella (Tankard), Le Jeune homme (Scholz), Les Noces (Bigonzetti), Agon (Balanchine) and The Taming of the Shrew (Cranko). Four years later, he joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza of México, where he performed lead roles in the choreographies La Esmeralda (Burlaka, Medvedev), La Bayadére (Petipa), L’Oiseau de Feu (Béjart) and Giselle (Coralli, Perrot). Throughout his professional career, he has participated in numerous dance festivals and events worldwide (St. Polten, Stuttgart, Madrid, São Paulo, Tokyo, etc).

In September 2014, he joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza, directed by José Carlos Martínez, where he remains under the direction of Muriel Romero. Since joining the CND he has participated in the productions of Don Quixote and The Nutcracker by José Carlos Martínez, Por vos muero and White Darkness by Nacho Duato, Carmen by Johan Inger and others such as Apollo by George Balanchine, Barber violin Concerto by Peter Martins, Passengers Within by Joaquín De Luz or Bella Figura by Jiří Kylián.

Instagram: @benjipoirier

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