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GENÈVA Dance Excellence – International Winter Dance Intensive 

Geneva, Switzerland | 15–20 February 2027

Six days of international training featuring classical ballet and contemporary dance with internationally renowned faculty.

When is it and who is it for?

Programs:

15–17 February 2027

  • Ballet Intensive (Ages 12–14) Accademia Teatro alla Scala Teachers

  • Ballet Intensive (Ages 15+) Accademia Teatro alla Scala Teachers

18–20 February 2027

What do you get?

  • Internationally renowned faculty

  • Elite ballet and contemporary training

  • Scholarship and school-entry opportunities

  • Classical ballet and contemporary repertory training

  • Flexible programme combinations

  • International networking opportunities

How does it work?

Geneva Dance Excellence offers four intensive programmes.

The Ballet Intensive runs over three-day (15–17 February) and is divided into two age groups (12–14 and 15+).

The William Forsythe Intensive and Hans van Manen Intensive are two separate three-day programmes (18–20 February) for dancers aged 16+.

Participants may register for a single intensive or combine programmes to create a personalised training experience.

 

Dancers aged 16+ may combine the Ballet Intensive with either the William Forsythe Intensive or the Pina Bausch Lab, or choose to experience both contemporary intensives.

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Explore the programs below to learn more.

Intensive Programs

Every intensive is a stand-alone 3-day course;
ballet and contemporary intensives are offered separately.

15 to 17 February 2027 

Ballet Intensive 
Age 12 - 14 

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Ballet Intensive 
Age 15 + 

18 to 20 February 2027

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William Forsythe Intensive
on "Enemy in the Figure"
Age 16+

Faculty:
Classical Ballet Intensive

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Paola Vismara

Teacher of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala of Milano

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Frédéric Olivieri

Ballet Director of the Company and Accademia 

Teatro alla Scala  

of Milano

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Damiano Pettenella

Artistic Director

"Dance excellence"

First Ballet Master with the Hamburg Ballet International Professional Experience

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Ekaterina Shushakova 

  • Contemporary teacher and dancer.

  • Former member of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

  • Stager for Pina Bausch repertoire

Faculty:
Choreographic languages Intensive

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Ana Catalina Román

  • Assistant Artistic Director at the National Dance Company

  • Teacher and Professor of Choreographic Composition at the CSDMA in Madrid

  • Dancer and rehearsal director closely associated with the work of William Forsythe

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Rachel Beaujean

  • Director of the Hans van Manen Foundation

  • Former Artistic Associate, Dutch National Ballet

  • Choreographer

  • Stager for Hans Van Manen repertoire 

Location

UMA – Urban Move Academy

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