Aurélie Dupont (born 15 January 1973 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as an Étoile. She began her career in dance in 1983 when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School (L’École de danse de l’Opéra de Paris). She joined the company at age sixteen in 1989, and became a première danseuse in December 1996. Dupont was promoted to star dancer (Étoile) in 1998 after her performance as Kitri in Paris Opera Ballet's revival of Nureyev's production of Don Quixote. She has also starred in Paris Opera Ballet's revival of Nureyev's version of The Sleeping Beauty. In 2010, Cédric Klapisch released a documentary about Dupont, L'espace d'un instant, which had been made over the previous two years. Dupont formally retired from the Paris Opera stage following a performance of Kenneth MacMillan's Manon on 18 May 2015. It was announced on 5 Feb 2016 that she would be the next director of dance for the Paris Opera Ballet after the resignation of Benjamin Millepied. In June 2022, Dupont announced that she would leave the company the following month. Repertoire Dupont's repertoire includes: Don Quixote La Bayadère Sylvia Giselle Swan Lake Romeo and Juliet The Sleeping Beauty Raymonda Les Sylphides La Sylphide The Four Temperaments Manon Onegin Awards 1992 : Gold medallist at the Varna International Ballet Competition (category juniors) 1993 : Winner of the French 1994 : Winner of the AROP (Association pour le rayonnement de l'Opéra national de Paris) 2002 : Prix Benois de la Danse 2005 : Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres References External links Ballet magazine interview, December 2003 Prima ballerinas French ballerinas 1973 births Living people Prix Benois de la Danse winners Paris Opera Ballet étoiles Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres