Émilie Cozette

She rose quickly through the ranks, becoming a principal (première danceuse) in 2004 and an étoile in May 2007 after dancing in Rudolf Nureyev's Cinderella.

[2] Encouraged by Christiane Vaussard and Isabelle Guérin, her early solos included Clemence in Nureyev's Raymonda and the young girl in Jerome Robbins's Afternoon of a Faun.

[1] She has also played leading roles in La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Giselle and George Balanchine's Rubies.

[3] Among her current roles are leads in Patrice Bart's La Petite danseuse de Degas, Maurice Béjart's Serait-ce la mort?, Merce Cunningham's Un Jour ou deux, Médée in Angelin Preljocaj's Le Songe de Médée and En Sol in Robbins' In the Night.

[2] She has performed with the troupe in Manchester, Vienna, Milan, San Francisco, Baalbek, São Paulo and Beijing.