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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Born March 10, 1976 in Antwerp, Belgium (50 years old)
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is a Belgian dancer and choreographer and director. He has made over 50 choreographic pieces and received two Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, three Ballet Tanz awards for best choreographer, the KAIROS Prize (2009) and the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities (2018).
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Career Trajectory
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui emerged in the early 2000s as a choreographer of uncommon intellectual ambition, rapidly securing commissions from The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and Europe's leading opera houses. His work synthesizes his Belgian upbringing with Moroccan heritage, creating a visual language that honors classical technique while interrogating its cultural foundations. Now an established international figure, he continues to create works that function as both formal investigations and profound meditations on identity and human connection.
Career Highlight
Created Sutra for The Royal Ballet, establishing himself as a major choreographic voice in contemporary classical dance (2008)
At a Glance
- Discipline
- Choreographer
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Born
- 1976 · Antwerp, Belgium
- Active since
- 2008
Training & Education
Performing Arts Research and Training Studios
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