The chairman of the jury and the artistic director of the competition is Javier Torres, the artistic director of the Finnish National Ballet.
Representatives from well-known international ballet companies will be invited to the jury.
Competition
Javier Torres has been working as a choreographer since 1984 and he has created more than 30 works: neoclassical and contemporary, like Kuukylpyjä (1991), Unen Iholta (1992), Wild Jealous Beast (1993), Boleros (1995), Poppies (2001), Nereidas (2014) and Flock (2021) and full evening ballets, like The Sleeping Beauty (2008) and The Beauty and the Beast (2014) for the Finnish National Ballet and La Bayadére (2014) for the Czech National Ballet.
Javier Torres has lectured at many international dance and medicine symposiums and conferences, e.g.in Helsinki, London, Munich and Basel. He has led international seminars focused on the psychological, physical and methodological aspects of ballet teaching. Javier Torres has been working as a freelance teacher and choreographer for professional ballet companies, including the Stuttgart Ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet, Czech, Norwegian, Spanish and Mexican National Ballets as well as Dusseldorf Ballet.
Representatives of well-known international ballet companies are invited to the jury.