Laura Cappelle

Laura Cappelle is a sociologist, dance scholar and arts critic who lives in France. An associate professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, she edited an award-winning French-language introduction to dance history, Nouvelle Histoire de la danse en Occident (Seuil, 2020), and co-authored its adaptation into a graphic novel (Une histoire dessinée de la danse, Seuil, 2024). She is also the author of Créer des ballets au XXIe siècle (CNRS Éditions, 2024).

Additionally, she has worked as a culture writer for international publications since 2010. She is the Financial Times’ Paris-based dance critic and has been a regular contributor to The New York Times since 2017, writing a column on French theatre as well as arts features.