European Ballet Grand Prix

10/02/2026

To Caterina Mantovani with all the gratitude for your work at European Ballet Grand Prix 2026❤️

10/02/2026

Thank you Adriana Villela for your contribution to European Ballet Grand Prix 2026❤️

08/02/2026

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Wien/ MuTh 06.02.2026 : „GALA EUROPEAN BALLET GRAND PRIX“. – höchst ambitionierter Ballettnachwuchs Bereits langjährige Tradition hat die Abhaltung des European Ballet Grand Prix (=EBGP) im Februar in Wien, wurde doch dieser Ballettwettbewerb heuer bereits zum 9. Mal ausgetragen: rund 200 Te...

08/02/2026

The Winner of Grand Prix and F***y Elssler Prize at the European Ballet Grand Prix 2026 4-6 February in Vienna is: MAYA KONAGAI from Japan❤️

We are honoured to announce that at European Ballet Grand Prix 2026 in Vienna 4-6 February 2026, „The F***y Elssler Prize“ has been won by MAYA KONAGAI from Japan❤️

07/02/2026

We would like to thank to every participant, teacher and parent from the 34 countries in European Ballet Grand Prix 2026, as well as to our jury panel and guests! Mario Radacovsky Jean-Guillaume Bart Caterina Mantovani Jed O'Grady Weiss Gisele Santoro Adriana Villela
You made the ballet world more beautiful, more authentic and more joyful❤️

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07/02/2026

Thank you Jed O'Grady Weiss for the Contemporary Dance Workshop at European Ballet Grand Prix 2026!

07/02/2026

EBGP 2026 in Vienna 4-6 Feb. 2026 in MuTh Theater
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06/02/2026

Our lovely guests to the EBGP DANCE GALA, tonight at 6pm in MuTh Theater, Vienna

“Talisman” Pas de Deux
Diana Zinchenko of the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest,
& Oleksii Potomkin,
Honored Artist of Ukraine,
former Principal Soloist of the National Opera of Kyiv and former Principal Soloist of the National Opera of Lviv.

MuTh Theater
Am Augartenspitz 1 ,1020 Wien

TICKETS:

https://muth.jetticket.net/webshop/webticket/seatmap?eventId=20996

06/11/2025

We are honored to welcome Ms. Adriana Villela as a juror in the 9th edition of the European Ballet Grand Prix Competition in Vienna 2026!

Born in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Adriana comes from a family of great artists, including writers, and a professional dancer.

She began her studies at the age of 8 years old at the Vaganova method.
At 16, she was hired by the first professional dance company in Belo Horizonte, and at 18 she danced for the Ballet Company of the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro through hearing under the direction of Dalal Achcar.

She practiced her technique courses with distinguished teachers in Brazil and abroad.
In 1985, through a competition, she joined the Companhia Nacional de Bailados in Lisbon under the direction of Armando Jorge, where she danced as a soloist in a classical and contemporary repertoire with important international choreographers.
At the invitation of director Erich Payer, she danced as the first soloist at Stadttheater Augsburg, Germany.
As the principal dancer, she performed at the Stadttheater Mönchengladbach / Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of director Irene Schneider.
Danced choreographies and repetiteur by great professionals: Uwe Scholz, Hans Van Manen, Michael Maclen, Irene Schneider, John Auld, Michael Renauld, José Limón, Hanns Brenna, Frederick Ashton.
Adriana was teacher and repetiteur at the São Paulo Dance Company, where she rehearsed ballets by Important ballets by choreographers Nacho Duato, G. Balanchine, Jirí Kylián.
She gave classes as a guest for the Corpo de Baile of La Scala in Milan during the Brazilian tour.
Guest teacher at the Deborah Colker Company.-
Founder and director of the Art Minas Seminar, a summer course for dancers and teachers held to date.-

-Guest teacher at the Dance School of the National Conservatory in Lisbon under the direction of Pedro Carneiro.-

Gave classes as a guest teacher for the National Ballet Company in Lisbon under the direction of Luiza Taveira.-

Gave classes as a guest teacher at Stadttheater Hagen, Germany.

Received the Artistic Merit Commendation 2016 at the City Council.
She teaches Pointe Technique courses and has a ballet school that bears her name.
She is currently a director of the dance department of the Artists' Union SATED MG in Brazil.
Director of the Arte MINAS Competition since 2018, where dancers are awarded internacional scholarships and places at important competitions.

Register: https://ebgp.info/registration/