Malandain Ballet Biarritz / Centre chorégraphique d’Aquitaine en Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Created in Biarritz in 1998 on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the city of Biarritz, with the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departmental Council, Malandain Ballet Biarritz is one of nineteen National Choreographic Centres (NCC) in France.
Its distinctive feature is that it is made up of twenty-two permanent dancers trained in classical technique, whose expression is expressed through the choreography of Thierry Malandain.
Today, it is one of the most popular companies in Europe, with an average audience of 100,000 per season and almost 95 performances a year, a third of which are given abroad.
As a National Choreographic Centre, it is also very active in raising public awareness of dance – with an average of 300 events a year – and in supporting artists and companies through the “Accueil Studio” scheme.
Its unique geographical location has led it to forge fruitful partnerships with a number of cultural players in the Euro-region.
This is how the ‘Ballet T’ project came about, and it is now run by the Pôle Chorégraphique Territorial in association with the Basque Country Community.
Since 2021, the CCN has been responsible for the Festival Le Temps d’Aimer la Danse, which takes place every year in September.
