Capucine Perrot

corps de ballet

Capucine Perrot was born in Lyon, France. She began and spent 10 years training at Guillemette Meyrieux‘ private school. During this period she successfully competed in the Youth American Grand Price and the European Ballet Grand Price competitions. At 15 years, she joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse de Lyon. During her 3 years there she worked intensively on repertoire (Kylián, Forsythe, Ek, Lifar) and on Laban technique. In 2021, she choreographed her first piece désunions. At 18 years, she joined the European School of Ballet directed by Jean-Yves Esquerre. After working on a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire, she was employed by the Ballet National du Capitole in Toulouse to perform La Sylphide and Suite en Blanc. Capucine takes the next step in her career by joining the corps de ballet of Bayerisches Staatsballett in the 2024/25 season.

(Information as of September 2024)

Roles and parts in the 2025/26 season
Giselle (Peter Wright after Coralli/Perrot/Petipa)
The Nutcracker (John Neumeier)
La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Taglioni)
Illusions – like Swan Lake (John Neumeier)
Onegin (John Cranko)
Cacti (Alexander Ekman), as part of the Common Ground triple bill
IMPASSE (Johan Inger), as part of the Common Ground triple bill
Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)

Prevous roles and parts
Giselle (Peter Wright after Coralli/Perrot/Petipa)
Illusions – like Swan Lake (John Neumeier)
The Nutcracker (John Neumeier)
Onegin (John Cranko)
The Rite of Spring (Pina Bausch), as part of the Wings of Memory triple bill
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Taglioni)