Julie Bour

Julie Bour graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where she studied works of influential choreographers including Dominique Bagouet, Maguy Marin, Claude Brumachon, Carolyn Carlson, Jennifer Muller, Alwin Nikolais, and Viola Farber.

From 1994 to 2002, she performed with Ballet Preljocaj in France, earning the “Bessie Award” for Best Performance of the Year. She then joined the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company in Tel-Aviv before performing in an Opera directed by Julie Taymor in the U.S.

Between 2007 and 2012, Julie was based in New York City, where she gained international acclaim for her choreography and co-founded The Flying Mammoth, a project that blends different art forms.
She has also assisted choreographer Angelin Preljocaj at top institutions like New York City Ballet, Ballet de Bordeaux, Teatro del Maggio, and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Julie has taught at renowned dance companies such as Rambert Ballet and LA Dance Project, and has also taught at Juilliard, Alvin Ailey Fordham School, Interlochen School of the Arts, Wayne State University, Iowa State University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, University Paul Valery in Montpellier and Pôle Supérieur Rosella Hightower in Cannes.

In 2012, Julie moved to Los Angeles, where she expanded into film and music videos. Her choreography for the role of Isadora Duncan in “La Danseuse,” which was nominated at the Cannes Festival in 2016, featured artists Soko and Lily-Rose Depp. Since 2014, she has been a full-time faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), teaching contemporary technique, composition, improvisation, partnering, and interdisciplinary practices. She is currently the MFA in Choreography Program Director at CalArts.