Prix de Lausanne announces prize winners

The competition of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne concluded on 8th February 2025. Here are the nine prize winners.

1st Scholarship Fondation Caris 214 PARK YounJae South Korea

2nd Scholarship Bourse Jeune Espoir 208 POOR Eric United States

3rd Scholarship Oak Foundation 423 YASUUMI Shinnosuke Japan

4th Scholarship Fondation Maurice Béjart 314 WANG Hanxi P.R. China

5th Scholarship Bourse Jeune Etoile 418 JAIN Hector United States

6th Scholarship Fondation Coromandel 424 HANDA Ryan United States

7th Scholarship Bourse Astarte 102 HAMASAKI Hono Japan

8th Scholarship Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne 302 KIM Bogyeong South Korea

9th Scholarship Aud Jebsen Scholarship 408 WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob UK

The following prizes have been awarded:

Best Young Talent Award:  214 – PARK YounJae – South Korea

Offered by Rudolph Nureyev Foundation

Beaulieu Award: 423 – YASUUMI Shinnosuke – Japan

Offered by Beaulieu SA

Contemporary Dance Award: 408 – WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob – United Kingdom

Offered by Minerva Kunststiftung

Web Audience Favourite Award: 408 – WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob – United Kingdom

Supported by ARTE Concert and la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique

Audience Favourite Award: 423 – YASUUMI Shinnosuke – Japan

Supported by ARTE Concert and la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique

Finalists Award: the Finalists who have not been awarded with any scholarship will each receive CHF 1,000.-

Offered by Bobst SA

Best Swiss Candidate Award: No eligible Finalist this year.

Here are the names of the 20 finalists.

You can watch the final on ARTE.