Louis Pineau

Born and raised in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Louis Pineau began his dance training at the age of 12 at the Rosella Hightower School in Cannes, France. After graduating from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with a focus on contemporary dance, he went on to complete his post-secondary training at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver. Joining Ballet BC Annex in 2025 as a recipient of the Ballet BC Dancers of Today scholarship, he later performed as a guest artist for their tour of Frontier by Crystal Pite.

Throughout his journey, he has collaborated with and performed pieces by internationally acclaimed choreographers including Crystal Pite, Aszure Barton, Fernando Magadan, Astrid Boons, Lea Ved, Ella Rothschild, Felix Landerer, Ethan Colangelo, and Cyril Baldy; alongside performing repertoire of Sharon Eyal, Marcos Morau, Marco Goecke, William Forsythe, and Trisha Brown, among others. He further expanded his practice through summer intensives with Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet BC, and Gagalab, studying repertoire of Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Out Innerspace, and Medhi Walerski. Louis also took part in the Young Choreographers Project, creating a work under the mentorship of Crystal Pite.