Elia Roger-Viviès

Elia Roger-Viviès (Paris, France) started ballet classes at the age of six. He began his professional training at the Paris Conservatory of Dance and was accepted at the ballet school of the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris at the age of ten. In 2019, Elia continued his studies at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, from which he graduated with honors. 

During his training, Elia already performed in several productions, such as George Balanchine’s Serenade and John Neumeier’s Yondering (the ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ scene) at the Hamburg Ballet and James Kudelka’s Lay Dances at the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris. In 2024, Elia started his Associate Degree Classical Ballet at the Dutch National Ballet Academy. During his studies here, Elia had the opportunity to perform in Dutch National Ballet’s production of Don Quixote.