Julie Nioche

Choreographer
France

Portrait Julie Nioche © S.Gressin

In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Chaillot - Théâtre National de la Danse for the presentation of 3, Avenue de l'Espérance by Julie Nioche.

Julie Nioche is a dancer, choreographer and osteopath. She graduated from CNSMD - Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in 1996, and has performed alongside Odile Duboc, Hervé Robbe, Meg Stuart, Alain Michard, Catherine Contour, Emmanuelle Huynh, Alain Buffard, Jennifer Lacey. From 1996 to 2007, she co-directed the Fin Novembre Association with Rachid Ouramdane, with which she participated in joint works and initiated her own. She has also conducted several informal research projects. In 2007, Julie Nioche teamed up with collaborators from various professional backgrounds to establish A.I.M.E. – Association d’Individus en Mouvements Engagés, which supports her creative projects and raises awareness of the body in society.



Julie Nioche uses dance as a site of research to make visible emotions and imaginations. Each of her creations a project of experimentation, she devotes particular attention to the process leading to realization. The pieces are questions that offer space for debate and exchange. Dance becomes a meeting place.