At the age of fifteen, Thibault joined the
Paris Opera, thereupon becoming a student of the ballerina
Noëlla Pontois, with whom he continues to work to this day. Appointed Soloist (sujet) at the age of seventeen, he was appointed
Principal (premier
danseur) following the Internal Promotion Contest (Concours interne de promotion) on December 23, 2004.
Grand pas de Trois in ‘Paquita’ by Marius Petipa, staged by Pierre Lacotte;
Bronze Idol, in ‘La Bayadère’, staged by
Rudolf Nureyev;
Grand pas de trois in Act I of ‘The Swan Lake’, staged by Rudolf Nureyev;
The Bluebird, in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ by Marius Petipa, staged by Rudolf Nureyev;
Peasant Pas de deux in ‘Giselle’ by Jules Perrot, staged by Patrice Bart;
Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’, choreography by Rudolf Nureyev;
Basilio in ‘Don Quixote’, staged by Rudolf Nureyev; The Bluebird in Carla Fracci's Staging of "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Rome Opera; Prince Désiré in the Inoue Ballet Foundation's staging of "The Sleeping *Beauty" at Tokyo, the Prince in the Inoue Ballet Foundation's staging of "Cendrillon" at Tokyo; Colas in Frederick Ashton's staging of "La Fille mal gardée" for the Paris Opera.
Films
Serge Peretti, le dernier des Italiens, film by Dominique Delouche (Le Tambourin)
Paquita, Grand pas de trois, Act I (Paris Opera Ballet, Lacotte), with Mlles. Daniel and Hurel
The Swan Lake, Grand pas de trois, Act I (Paris Opera Ballet, Nureyev) with Mlles. Daniel and Gilbert
Jewels, Pas de trois, Emeralds Section (Paris Opera Ballet, Balanchine) with Mlles. Abbagnato and Daniel.
Giselle, Pas de deux des Paysans (with Myriam Ould-Braham) (Paris Opera Ballet, Perrot/Bart)