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Patrick Armand

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Patrick Armand
Born
Marseille, France
EducationEcole de Danse de Marseille
Occupation(s)Ballet dancer and director
Years active1981–present
Known for
  • Principal Dancer at English National Ballet
  • Director of San Francisco Ballet School
AwardsPrix de Lausanne (1980)

Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School[1] since 2017.

Early life

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Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille.[2][3] In 1980, he won the Prix de Lausanne.[2][3]

In 1981, he joined the Ballet Théâtre Français, rising to principal dancer in 1983. The same year, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier award for his performance of Maurice Bejart's Songs of a Wayfarer, which he performed with Rudolf Nureyev. From 1984 to 1990, he was with English National Ballet as a principal dancer, and then joined Boston Ballet.[2][3]

Armand has been a jury member of the Prix de Lausanne on several occasions since 1998. He served as ballet master and also as a faculty member at Teatro alla Scala in Milan until 2010. It was at this point that he took over as the Principal of the San Francisco Ballet School Trainee program.[4]

From 2012 to 2017, Armand was associate director of the San Francisco Ballet School, when he succeeded Lola de Avila,[2][5] becoming director in 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (October 18, 2022). "Nutcracker to Return to San Francisco Ballet in December". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Patrick Armand Biography". school.sfballet.org. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Patrick Armand - Prix de Lausanne". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Patrick Armand". Youth American Grand Prix. YAGP. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "S.F. Ballet School's Armand has the credentials". 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Faculty". www.sfballet.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.