COMPANY

Created in 2006, today, the Ballet Julien Lestel is composed of ten dancers from différent backgrounds, and it has more than twenty choreographies in its repertoire that are performed regularly in France and abroad. The dancers are free to express their individuality whilst remaining in the modern neoclassical style characteristic of Julien's Lestel choreographies.

"My research is centered on the creation of unrestrained, fluid movements, but also on fractured ones with breaks in rhythm, inducing an emotion so that the spectator can be carried into a combined dynamic of power, sensuality and poetry, all highlighted by the dancers."

ACTIONS

Aside from performances, open rehearsals and discussions with the audiences, the Ballet Julien Lestel Ballet has embarked on an awareness campaign where it interacts with all kinds of people through educational projects and choreographic workshops. For example, in the academic sector, from kindergarten to high school as well as teenagers with an autistic disorder or mental disability. The BJL also sets up workshops in prisons, but also in retirement homes and hospitals.

In Marseille, the BJL works closely with IRSAM, an organisation supporting and caring for people with sensory impairment. The BJL conducts workshops where new choreographies are danced on stage.

"In this context, my aim is to make dance accessible to everyone so that it can become a means of expression and fulfilment for all - an activity truly without any frontiers"

SUPPORT

Supported mainly by the city of Marseille and PACA region, the Julien Lestel Ballet also receives grants from foundations or private partners.