Junior Ballet: cultivating young talent at the Paris Opera

In May 2024, the Paris Opera announced the creation of its new company: the Junior Ballet. A project that would [...]

[Welcome Project] A call for the next generation to join the dance ...

For 40 years, the BNP Paribas Foundation has been committed to giving power to those who take action. Our ‘Welcome [...]

Macha Gharibian, Célia Kameni and Leïla Ka: 3 women artists support...

The Foundation is proud to present three women artists from the world of jazz and contemporary dance that it began [...]

‘Magie nouvelle’, a new method that reinvents magic: an...

From 26 to 29 March, Compagnie 14:20’s latest show 'On m’a trouvé grandie' ('Ive Grown Up') is on stage at [...]

“Do what you love!” – Thomas de Pourquery in the ‘Welcome Project’ ...

He sets the stage ablaze with his shows, and now he wants to ignite the creative spark in the next [...]

Cross-over of artistic practices: giant dictation “Dancing wi...

Promoting musical creation

Dissiminating musical creation… In addition to support creativity in jazz and enabling artists to created new works, another key aspect [...]

Supporting the artists

Supporting artists’ careers Since 1995, the BNP Paribas Foundation has been supporting jazz and improvised music artists and helping them [...]

Jazz

As far back as 1995, the BNP Paribas Foundation chose to take its cultural patronage off the traditional pathways. Nearly [...]

Dance and digital

Supporting experiments with new forms Digital technologies are profoundly transforming our world. That is why the BNP Paribas Foundation provides support [...]

Dance and circus arts

For the BNP Paribas Foundation, supporting contemporary dance and circus arts is no coincidence. Their pieces offer a diversity of [...]

Innovation and artistic creation

For almost 40 years, the BNP Paribas Foundation has provided support for creativity in contemporary dance, circus arts and jazz [...]