EDUCATION
1986 - 1993 - Dance Conservatoire in Prague
2000 - 2023 - Master of Arts Dance Pedagogy Degree at the Paluccca University of Dance Dresden

CAREER
1993 - 2006 - member of Hamburg Ballet under John Neumeier
1997 - At the age of 22  promoted to Principal dancer
since 1999 - Choreographer

2006 - 2015 - Principal dancer at Semperoper Ballet in Dresden
2009 - Creater of Les Ballets Bubeníček
2023 - Creator of Bubeníček Ballet Masterclasses

since 2015 - Freelance Choreographer 

Internationally sought-after choreographer Jiří Bubeníček enjoyed enormous acclaim over his almost 25-year career as one of the world’s top ballet dancers. Musicality, athleticism, suppleness, an unparalleled technique and his instinctive sense of character turned him into an international star. During his time with the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier created numerous roles for him, the most legendary being “Nijinsky”. Following his engagement from 1993-2006 (from 1997 as principal), Jiří Bubeníček went to Dresden to take up the position of principal with the Semperoper Ballet. There he performed countless choreographies by Petipa, Fokine, Balanchine, McMillan, Cranko, Kylián, Inger, Forsythe, Dawson, Celis and the Dresden ballet director Aaron S. Watkin until his departure in 2015. Guest appearances took him around the world. Particularly memorable were his engagements at the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris where he partnered the leading ballerinas of the age in the “Lady of the Camellias”. In 2002 he was awarded the “Benois de la Danse” for his interpretation of Armand. His many other prizes include the “Espèces” of the Prix de Lausanne or the Mary Wigman Prize bestowed by the Semperoper.

Jiří Bubeníček created his first choreographies back in 1999 in the midst of his dancing career. From short scenes to abstract pieces to full-length narrative ballets, his current oeuvre of over 65 works is impressively large.

In particular, Jiří Bubeníček has established an outstanding reputation as a choreographic storyteller: his successful productions include “Anita Berber – Goddess of the Night” (2016), “Doctor Zhivago” (2016), “The Piano” (2018), “The Trial” (2019), “Cinderella” (2019) or "Romeo and Juliet" (2022). Amongst his many honours, the choreographer was awarded the “Europa in Danza” for his version of “Carmen” (2019) or “Boris Papandopulo” award for „Romeo and Juliet“ for the best ballet performance in the 2021/22 season. His last creation was narrative full length ballet „Spartacus“, premiered January 27, 2023 for the Croatian National Ballet in Zagreb. And, of course, Jiří Bubeníček is a familiar face in the international media through TV and DVD productions of his choreographies as well as those featuring him as a dancer. In addition to founding a touring company “Les Ballets Bubeníček” to perform own choreographies, Jiří Bubeníček is also socially engaged, striving to build bridges between diverse cultures. For these efforts, he was awarded the “Silver Medal of the City of Prague” in 2017, a very special accolade from his home city. 

He has choreographer for ballet companies such as:

San Francisco Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Teatro di Roma, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Tokyo City Ballet, New York City Ballet, State Vienna Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Semperoper Ballet in Dresden, Mariinsky Ballet Theater, National Ballet of China, North Carolina Dance Theatre in Charlotte in USA, for dancers from Opéra national de Paris, Zurich Ballet, Croatian National Ballet in Zagreb, for dancers from National Theatre in Prague, Croatian National Ballet Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, Nuovo Balletto di Toscana in Florence, Badisches State Theater in Karlsruhe, Dortmund Ballet, State Ballet Nürnberg, Slovenia National Theatre Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana,  Gauthier Dance, Košice State Theatre, Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen Ballet Company, Laterna Magika in Prague, Thüringer State Ballet in Gera, Copenhagen International Ballet, Palucca Dance High School, Hamburg ballet School, New York Choreographic Institute, Royal New Zealand School, he was a choreographer for The Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert 2016 and many other companies around the globe.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jiří is currently in his final semester at Palucca Dance University in Dresden, pursuing a Master of Art degree in Dance Pedagogy. He has also conducted numerous workshops at various schools, including:

2021 - Palucca University of Dance Dresden
2021 - Prague Dance Conservatory
2017 - Architanz, Tokyo, Japan

Summer Ballet Schools:
2023 - Bubeníček Ballet Masterclasses
2023 - Valencia Endanza
2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 - Prague Ballet Intensive - Jiří Jelínek
2017 - Art Of Innovative Ballet Master Class & Art,  Madrid, Spain
2009 - Balletsummer SchoolLeipzig

And Zoom Online Classe:
2020 - 2021 - Danzoom, Online platform for Ballet and Dance Education
2021 - OnDance - Roberto Bolle
2021 - Oklahoma Summer Intensive 
2021 - DeCruz summer course

Former teacher and founder of DANZOOM, Online platform for Ballet and Dance Education

EDUCATION
A former Danseuse Étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, received her education at the Ballet School of the Paris Opera. In 1967, at the age of 16, she became a member of the Corps de ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet

CAREER
Soon, she was appointed Quadrille, Coryphée, Sujet and Première Danseuse.
After her interpretation of the title role in "Giselle" in 1977 she was promoted to Danseuse Étoile.

ROLES
Until her stage farewell in 1992 she danced a large repertoire, among them several main roles such as Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Raymonda, The Nutcracker, Cendrillon, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and Manfred. Furthermore, she appeared in works by Alicia Alonso, George Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, Nils Christe, John Cranko, Juri Grigorowitsch, Serge Lifar, John Neumeier, Roland Petit, Jerome Robbins and Paul Taylor. She also danced on international stages and was guesting, among others, at the invitation of Mikhail Baryschnikov in the role of Clara in his The Nutcracker at the American Ballet Theatre in 1976.

PRIZES
Her awards comprise the Officier des Arts et lettresandOfficier de la Légion d’honneur.

BALLET MASTER
After her career as a Étoile dancer Florence Clerc worked at the invitation of Brigitte Lefèvre from 1996 as a ballet master at the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris. From 2002 to 2003 she led the ballet of Florence. Until today, she is an international ballet master and responsible for re-staging Nureyev’s ballets such as at the Boston Ballet La Bayadère (2010) as well as at the Scala di Milano Don Quixote (2018), Sleeping Beauty (2019) and La Bayadère (2021), also there Vladimir Bourmeister’s Swan Lake (2004) and Yvette Chauviré’s Giselle (2005). At the Vienna State Opera Florence Clerc was guesting in 1985 twice in the title role of Nureyev’s Raymonda. With Nureyev’s Don Quixote she re-staged at the Vienna State Ballet in the 2022/23 season.

EDUCATION
Yannick received his dance education at the Paris Opera Ballet School and the National Conservatoire of Paris.

CARRER
Former Principal dancer with Ballet of Bonn, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, the Rome Opera Ballet and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

In 2011, he choreographed for the Istanbul State Ballet a two act ballet, "The Sufferings of Young Werther" (Goethe), music by Frederic Chopin , which was premiered later in May 2014 by The Greek National Ballet.

He has also choreographed for the Junior Ballet of Antwerp "Concerto con brio" music by Shostakovich and in 2021, and "Shostakovich pas de deux" for the National Ballet Company of Portugal.

AWARDS
2021 - Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
1995 - Positano and Leonide Massine Award
1987 - Gold Medal at the International Competition in Paris
1981 - 1st Prize of the Conservatoire of Paris

INTERNATIONAL GUEST BALLET TEACHER
working currently with the following
Ballet Companies:

Semperoper Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Paris Opéra, Houston Ballet, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Finnish National Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, National Ballet of Portugal, Canadian National Ballet, Bayerische Staatsoper, Czech National Ballet in Prague, Slovenian National Ballet, Polish National Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet.

Schools and Academies:
Summer course Centre Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, Houston Ballet Academy, Royal Swedish Ballet School, Mosa Ballet School.

and many others.