Patrick Armand
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Patrick Armand | |
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| Born | Marseille, France |
| Education | Ecole de Danse de Marseille |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer and director |
| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Awards | Prix de Lausanne (1980) |
Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School[1] from 2017-2023.[2]
Early life
[edit]Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille.[3][4] In 1980, he won the Prix de Lausanne.[3][4]
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
From 2012 to 2017, Armand was associate director of the San Francisco Ballet School, when he succeeded Lola de Avila,[3][6] becoming director in 2017.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (October 18, 2022). "Nutcracker to Return to San Francisco Ballet in December". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ a b SF Ballet (February 23, 2023). "Patrick Armand to Conclude Tenure as Director of San Francisco Ballet School and Trainee Program". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Armand Biography". school.sfballet.org. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Patrick Armand - Prix de Lausanne". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Armand". Youth American Grand Prix. YAGP. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "S.F. Ballet School's Armand has the credentials". 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Faculty". www.sfballet.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.