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DATE
9-12 Sep 2009

Semi-final (9 & 10 Sep 09)
Wed - Thu, 10:00AM

Final (12 Sep 09)
Sat, 7:30PM

*Post Gala Reception (Final)(12 Sep 09)
Sat, 10:30PM



The Genée International Ballet Competition is one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world and attracts the finest young ballet dancers from all over the globe. This will be the first time since the competition started running in 1931 that it will be held in Singapore. The Genée in Singapore is co-presented by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and the National Arts Council of Singapore in association with the Singapore Dance Theatre and with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board and the University Cultural Centre (NUS).

Genée competitors spend five days in intensive coaching sessions with the RAD faculty before competing in the Semi-finals where they perform a Classical Class, a Commissioned Variation, and a 19th Century Classical Repertoire Variation, over two days of Semi-finals. They perform in front of a panel of distinguished judges who select a short-list of finalists to compete for a coveted medal in the Final. At the Final, the candidates perform a Commissioned Variation, a 19th Century Classical Repertoire Variation and a 20th Century Classical Repertoire Variation. The audience is also given the chance to vote for their preferred performer.

This year, the competitors will be coached by Lynn Wallis, the Academy’s Artistic Director and internationally renowned choreographer Christopher Hampson. Acclaimed New Zealand choreographer Adrian Burnett has been commissioned to create two exclusive variations (male and female), set on the candidates, which will be premiered during the Competition. The distinguished judges this year are the Academy’s President, Dame Antoinette Sibley DBE; Founder of Singapore Dance Theatre and Principal of Singapore Ballet Academy, Goh Soo Khim; and Artistic Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet, Gary Harris.

The Final will also feature a guest performance by the internationally acclaimed dance company, the Singapore Dance Theatre.