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Julie was born in France, raised in the French West Indies, and grew up in Canada. She discovered her passion for movement at a young age, performing both at school and in her parents’ living room, where her brother was often her first dance partner and collaborator.

At the age of twelve, she began her professional training at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver under the direction of Artemis Gordon. As a member of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company, she worked with renowned choreographers such as Emily Molnar, Shawn Hounsell, Matjash Mrozewski, Roberto Campanella, Crystal Pite, Gioconda Barbuto, Serge Benathan, and Sabrina Matthews. In 2008, she further expanded her training through Springboard Danse Montréal, working with Alexandra Wells and Hélène Blackburn.

After graduating, Julie moved to Toronto to work as a freelance dancer, performing notably with ProArteDanza in works by Roberto Campanella, Robert Glumbek, Mats Mrozewski, and Emily Molnar. She then relocated to Europe, where she joined the Kevin O’Day Ballett at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. From 2009 to 2015, she performed as a soloist, contributing to numerous creations by Kevin O’Day, Dominique Dumais, Lukas Timulak, and Robert Glumbek.

Robert Glumbek has been a significant influence throughout Julie’s career. In addition to creating works for and with her, he supported her development as a choreographer. Julie assisted him as a choreographic assistant and staged his work internationally, including in Poland and Canada. Together with Veronika Kornová-Cardizzaro and Kevin O’Day, they co-created Triggers in 2019.

During her time at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Julie began creating her own work through the Choreografische Werkstatt, an experience that reignited her interest in choreography. Alongside her performing career, she collaborated as a guest artist with La Trottier Dance Collective (2015–2018) and later with the Schauburg Theatre for Young Audiences in Munich (2017–2019).

Her collaboration with theatre director Andrea Gronemeyer began in 2011 and led to the creation of TanzTrommel, a production she co-created and performed with percussionist Peter Hinz. The piece was awarded the German theatre prize Der Faust for Best Children’s Theatre Production in 2013. This experience deepened her ongoing interest in creating work for young audiences, which continues to inform her artistic practice.

In 2017, Julie became one of the founding members of EinTanzHaus in Mannheim, where she was part of the artistic team until 2023. She contributed to the development of its training and educational programs, while also teaching and mentoring young dancers. Since 2018, she has co-led the Junior Dance Company, creating choreographic work with emerging performers. She continues to collaborate with EinTanzHaus on various projects and regularly presents her work there.

Alongside her pedagogical work, Julie developed her own choreographic voice through independent creations and long-term collaborations. With Michelle Cheung, she created the full-length works un/feminine and en passant, as well as the short piece CIRCO. Her more recent works include Proximal Distance (2021), an interdisciplinary solo exploring proximity between performer and audience, Transitional States (2023), and Lost Threads (2024), a duet investigating resilience through ballet terminology. In 2025, she also created in the fold for the pre-professional program at Arts Umbrella.

From 2023 to 2025, Julie completed a Master of Arts in Choreography (COMMA) at Fontys Academy of the Arts and Codarts, further deepening her choreographic research and artistic approach.

In 2025, she co-founded COTA projects with Jonas Frey, a platform dedicated to choreography, artistic research, teaching, and community-oriented work.

Today, Julie’s practice exists at the intersection of creation, performance, and transmission, with a strong focus on choreographic research, musicality, and the relationship between body, memory, and audience.