Ballet Preljocaj is a modern ballet company world-renowned for its ingenuity. Based in Aix en Provence in France, Angelin Preljocaj’s company presents dramatic and virtuosic choreography and direction, striking music and spectacular design.

Created in December 1984, the Preljocaj Company became the National Choreographic Centre of Champigny-sur-Marne and Val-de-Marne in 1989.

In 1996, the ballet was welcomed at the Cité du Livre in Aix-en-Provence and became the Ballet Preljocaj – National Choreographic Centre of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, the Bouches-du-Rhône Department, the Pays d’Aix Territory and the City of Aix-en-Provence.

Since founding his company, now composed of 24 dancers, Angelin Preljocaj has created over 50 choreographic works, ranging from solo to larger formations. The Ballet performs about 110 dates per year on tour, in France and abroad.

Angelin Preljocaj’s creations have been restaged by numerous other repertory companies, from which he also receives requests to create new pieces. This has been the case with the New York City Ballet, the Staatsoper in Berlin, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Paris Opera Ballet.

Angelin Preljocaj was born in the region of Paris, in France, and began studying classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance, which he studied with Karin Waehner, Zena Rommett, Merce Cunningham, and later Viola Farber and Quentin Rouillier. He then joined Dominique Bagouet before founding his own company in December 1984. Angelin Preljocaj has created 52 choreographic works, ranging from solo to larger formations. He works regularly with other artists including Enki Bilal, Goran Vejvoda, Air, Granular Synthesis, Fabrice Hyber, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Laurent Mauvignier, Natacha Atlas or Azzedine Alaïa. His productions are now part of the repertoire of many companies, many of which also commission original production from him (New York City Ballet, Staatsoper Berlin, Paris Opera Ballet…). He has also directed and collaborated on several films of his own choreographic work. Angelin Preljocaj has received numerous awards, including the “Benois de la danse” in 1995, the “Bessie Award” in 1997, “Les Victoires de la musique” in 1997, the “Globe de Cristal” for Snow White in 2009 and the “Samuel H. Scripps Price” in 2014.