Pierre Pontvianne

Born in Saint-Etienne (France) in 1981. 

A  graduate of the ESDC Rosella Hightower and winner of the professional  prize at the Prix de Lausanne, Pierre Pontvianne joined the Nederland  Dans Theater 2 under director Jiří Kylián in 1999. Since then, he has  worked as a freelance artist throughout Europe, in particular for  Frankfurt Ballet, Carte Blanche and, more recently, Maguy Marin’s dance  company. 

During  the course of his dance career, Pierre Pontvianne has danced the works  of accomplished choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Hans  van Manen, Johan Inger, William Forsythe, Tony Rizzi, Amanda Miller and  Maguy Marin, among others.

In  2012, he took over the direction of the French-based company PARC to  develop his personal work. Currently, a number of his creations are  touring in several international dance festivals throughout Europe.

Source: Company’s website

More information: http://www.compagnieparc.com