Company
Gilles is from Belgium, began dance training at the age of 10 in many amateur school. At 13 he joined the Royal Ballet School Of Antwerp. He then continued his training at Danse Ta Vie in 2014.
He also participated in summer Intensive programs including the Academie Biarritz (France), IBstage (Spain), The Washington Ballet, and in competitions in France, Italy, Germany, Greece, New York, and Korea. In 2016, in New York City at VKIBC (Valentina Kozlova Ballet Competition) he won the silver medal in both ballet and contemporary. He was also a finalist at IBC Varna and won a special prize of Dimitar Kirov (for Artistry).
In 2016, Gilles received a one-year scholarship as a trainee at The Washington School of Ballet and performed in The Nutcracker, Giselle, and The Dream. During his second season, he was promoted to the Studio Company.
In 2019, Gilles was promoted to join the company.
Since joined the company Gilles has danced:
Silas Farley’s Downland Dance and Werner Sonata, George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Theme And Variation (Demi Soloist), Slaughter on 10th Ave (Principal), Allegro Brillante and Prodigal Son, Julie Kent’s Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake (Soloist roles), Jessica Lang’s Beethoven Serenade and Reverence, Mthuthuzeli November’s Where Do We Go Now, Brett Ishida’s Home Coming, Septime Webre’s The Nutcracker, Soloist/Principal (2017-2024), Andile Ndlovu’s B1, Stanton Welch’s new work, Dana Genshaft’s Orpheus and Shadowland, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Delusional Beauty and Sombrerisimo, Alexei Ratmansky’s Bolero, Jerome Robbins’s The Concert, Ethan Stiefel’s Wood Work, Paul Taylor’s Company B (Buggle Boy, Joseph), Merce Cunningham’s Duets, John Heginbotham’s Racecar, Brian Reeder’s Peter And The Wolf (Principal), John Cranko’s Romeo And Juliet (Soloist), Marcelo Gomes’s The Outset, Frederik Ashton’s Midsummer Night Dream, Chanel Dasilva’s Colōrem (Principal), Houston Thomas’s A Dancer’s Prayer, Dwight Rhoden’s Midnight Riff, Jessica Lang’s Coloring Silent Space.
And can’t wait for more…
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