Hugo Marchand

Hugo Marchand (born 7 December 1993) is a French ballet dancer. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011 and was named étoile in 2017, at age 23.

Early life Marchand was born in Nantes. He trained at Nantes Conservatory, before leaving home to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School for four years.

Career In 2011, Marchand joined the Paris Opera Ballet. The same year, he was spotted by Benjamin Millepied, who had just become the director of dance, and Marchand began understudying for lead roles, which led to his debuts in The Nutcracker, La Bayadère and Balanchine's Theme and Variations. His repertory includes classical ballets,

In 2021, his memoir Danser was published. Marchand stated he thought he was too young to write one but the editor told him she "wanted to hear the voice of a young person talking about following their passion, and what the costs were of that". He wrote it with the help of Caroline de Bodinat. Later that year, he worked with colleague Hannah O'Neill on a pas de deux for Gagosian Premieres.