Biography

Trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, Julien Guérin pursued a career as a dancer with English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux and then Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, where he danced from 2007 to 2019 under the direction of Jean-Christophe Maillot.

From his earliest works, his choreography has revealed a strong affinity for narrative, musicality and character development. In 2014, he was selected by the New York Choreographic Institute. In 2018, he received the Audience Award and the Fondation de la Danse Prize at the Competition for Young Classical and Neoclassical Choreographers organised by Opéra National de Bordeaux.

His works have been created for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the ballet company of the Grand Theatre in Łódź, the Ballet of the Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz, Carolina Ballet, the Czech National Ballet, the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Nantes in collaboration with the Centre chorégraphique national de Nantes, Ballet de l’Opéra de Nice, Académie Princesse Grace, School of American Ballet, Beijing Dance Academy and Arles Youth Ballet Company. His repertoire includes Le Temps du Tendre, La Princesse de Clèves, La Jeune Fille et la Mort, La Belle et la Bête, Le Déclin d’une marquise, Dear Soaring Thoughts, a solo created in 2019 for the Czech National Ballet, Caravansérail, Swan Versatility and Coppélia.

In 2026, Caravansérail enters the repertoire of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, and Swan Versatility is presented in Shanghai and Shenzhen with dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet. He also creates a new Coppélia for the Grand Theatre in Łódź.

His work has developed through collaborations with composers, scenographers, visual artists and designers including Martin Matalon, Gity Razaz, Sébastien Gaxie, Anthony Rouchier, Dominique Drillot, Roland Fontaine, Antoine Fontaine, Adeline André, Charles de Vilmorin, Jean-Michel Lainé and Agnès Letestu.

Holder of the French State Diploma and teaching certification in classical dance—a master’s-level qualification combining dance pedagogy and cultural management—he also works as a teacher, répétiteur, ballet master and jury member in France and internationally, notably at the Centre national de la danse, the CNSMD schools in Paris and Lyon, Académie Princesse Grace in Monaco, conservatoires and professional companies.