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Kathryn Bradney<\/strong> was born in the USA and studied dance in New York.<\/p>\n

She danced with various companies :<\/strong> Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ( Balanchine repertoire), New York City Opera Company at Lincoln Center and in 1986 with the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne, where she performed principal roles of the Bejart repertoire around the world for 20 years.<\/p>\n

Since 1990, she has been <\/strong>invited to teach at the B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne company and the school, Stuttgart Ballet, Tokyo Ballet, Conservatoire Sup\u00e9rieur de Danse de Cergy-Pontoise in Paris, Dover Dance Academy (USA), Catskill Ballet Theatre (USA), the Dance Academy of Florence (Italy), Balletto di Parma (Italy), Ballet du Rhin (France), the Arena 225 in Zurich, Vevey Youth Ballet (Switzerland) as well as in Seoul (Korea), Beijing and Shanghai (China), Taipei (Taiwan), at the AFJD and at the Prix de Lausanne (Switzerland).<\/p>\n

In 2001,<\/strong> she took part in the film \u00abOne Last Dance\u00bb with Patrick Swayze. In 2004, she choreographed the performance for the overture of the International Harp Symposium, ,in 2005 the Musical Soir\u00e9e, in 2006 Carte Blanche, the Misfortunes of Sophie and Soir\u00e9e Investec.<\/p>\n

From 2001 to 2005<\/strong>, she was ballet mistress, teacher and principal dancer for B\u00e9jart Ballet Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In January 2007,<\/strong> she was appointed as one of the video makers for the Prix de Lausanne for its artistic vision of dance.<\/p>\n

In 2007,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced, as a principal dancer, for the GRAAP evening event \u00abBal de l\u2019Entraide\u00bb.<\/p>\n

In 2008,<\/strong> she choreographed and was a principal dancer in the gala Diams pour le Panda Ball, Le Fant\u00f4me du Ch\u00e2teau and Dentro. She worked in collaboration with Igor Piovano in the Belle H\u00e9l\u00e8ne for the Opera of Lausanne. She was invited to choreograph for the Dance Festival in Olten.<\/p>\n

She was a guest teacher <\/strong>in 2009, 2011 and 2012 at the Tanz Akademie Z\u00fcrich.<\/p>\n

In May 2009,<\/b> she choreographed and danced as principal dancer in \u00abLe 6\u00e8me \u00c9l\u00e9ment\u00bb at the M\u00e9tropole Theatre in Lausanne as well as choreographed and danced as a principal for the Gala \u00abGrands Br\u00fbl\u00e9s\u00bb at the Beaulieu Theater. She danced with the Igokat Company at the Teatro Nuovo de Turin for the second anniversary of the passing of Maurice B\u00e9jart and was invited as guest of honor for the 150th anniversary of the Province of Cuneo in Italy.<\/p>\n

From 2006 to 2017,<\/b> she was a jury member of the pre-selections for the Prix de Lausanne.<\/p>\n

She is a member<\/b> of Danse Suisse and is registered as a professional teacher of dance in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

In March 2010, <\/b>she danced for the overture of the Dance Festival of Lugano.<\/p>\n

In June 2010<\/strong> and May 2011, she choreographed the ballet \u00abSh\u00e9h\u00e9razade\u00bb for the Igokat Academy.<\/p>\n

In 2010,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal in \u00abTais-toi et Danse\u00bb at the M\u00e9tropole Theater in Lausanne. She was invited to dance as a principal for the Cinevox Junior Company gala.<\/p>\n

In May 2011,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal in \u00abBD \u2013 Ballet Dessin\u00e9\u00bb at the Octogone Theatre in Pully.<\/p>\n

From 2009 to 2011, <\/b>she was invited to teach at the dance competition in Soleure (Switzerland).<\/p>\n

From 2011 to 2017,<\/strong> she was the principal teacher at the Migros dance competition in Zurich.<\/p>\n

In October 2011,<\/strong> she was invited to dance as principal for the gala \u00ab30 ans de la Terna\u00bb in Italy.<\/p>\n

In November and December 2011,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal in \u00abBD \u2013 Ballet Dessin\u00e9\u00bb at the Vevey Theatre and the Octogone Theatre in Pully.<\/p>\n

From March 2012 to 2017 <\/b>she was a jury member for the annual \u2018Sport-Art-Etudes \u2019 audition in D\u00e9l\u00e9mont.<\/p>\n

She is a member and is registered in the professional Swiss Federation of Dance Schools (FSED).<\/b><\/p>\n

In June 2012 and 2013,<\/strong> she choreographed the ballet \u00abChatouille\u00bb for the Igokat Dance Academy .<\/p>\n

In July 2012,<\/strong> she became an instructor and coach for \u00abJeunesse & Sport\u00bb Swiss for the gymnastic and dance categories.<\/p>\n

In July 2012,<\/strong> she danced as a principle for the Igokat Company in the Gala opening of the festival \u2018Vignale Danza\u2019 in Italy.<\/p>\n

In November and December 2012,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal with the Igokat Company in \u00abUne Chance, un Sourire\u00bb at l\u2019Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne and at the Marens Theater in Nyon.<\/p>\n

In October 2013,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal with the Igokat Company in \u00abGive & Take\u00bb at l\u2019Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In December 2013,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal with the Igokat Company in extracts of \u00abGive & Take\u00bb for the re-opening of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

She is an Expert for the CFC in contemporary dance in Geneva.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was invited<\/b> many times to teach for the \u2018Sport-Art-Etudes\u2019 audition for the Canton of Geneva.<\/p>\n

In June 2014 and 2015,<\/strong> she choreographed the ballet \u00abAlice au Pays des Merveilles in 2014\u00bb for the Igokat Dance Academy.<\/p>\n

In November 2014,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal with the Igokat Company in \u00abVouloir c\u2019est Pouvoir\u00bb at l\u2019Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In November 2015,<\/strong> she choreographed and danced as a principal dancer with the Igokat Company in \u00abDansebook\u00bb at the Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In January 2016,<\/strong> she danced as a principal dancer with the Igokat Company in \u00abDansebook\u00bb at the Th\u00e9atre de Colombier in Neuch\u00e2tel.<\/p>\n

In December 2015,<\/b> she was engaged as a choreographer for the Op\u00e9ra de Lausanne in \u00abMy Fair Lady\u00bb.<\/p>\n

In June 2016,<\/strong> she choreographed the ballet \u00abCinderella au Grand Bal d\u2019Igokat\u00bb for the Igokat Dance Academy.<\/p>\n

In October 2016,<\/b> she was a jury member for the Prix de Lausanne at La Plata (Argentina) for the pre-selections of the Prix de Lausanne 2017 candidates in South America.<\/p>\n

In November 2016,<\/strong> she choreographed \u00abRom\u00e9o cherche Juliette\u00bb for the Igokat Company at the Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In September 2017,<\/strong> she was awarded, with her husband Igor Piovano, the \u2018Prix de l\u2019\u00c9veil\u2019 from the Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

In October 2017, <\/b>she was a jury member for the South American pre-selections in Montevideo (Uruguay) of the 2018 Prix de Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In November 2017,<\/strong> she choreographed \u00abPetrouchka le Clown\u00bb for the Igokat Company at the Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In November 2017,<\/b> she was appointed Associate Director of the Prix de Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In 2018 and 2019,<\/b> she choreographed “The Carnival of the Animals” for the Igokat Dance Academy.<\/p>\n

In November and December 2018, <\/b>she choreographed \u201cIl Maestro Vivaldi\u201d for the Igokat Company presented at the Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In March 2020,<\/b> she choreographed \u201cThe Wall\u201d for the Igokat Company presented at the Center Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

In June 2021, <\/b>she choreographed the ballet \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d for the Igokat Dance Academy.<\/p>\n

She is currently co-founder and teacher of the Igokat Dance Academy, managing member of ASCI, Artistic and Executive Director of the international dance competition the Prix de Lausanne as well as a freelance teacher and choreographer.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

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