On the recommendation of José Martinez, Director of Dance, Alexander Neef, General Director of the Opéra national de Paris, has appointed Thomas Docquir as an danseur Étoile of the Opéra national de Paris. The announcement was made on the stage of the Opéra Bastille following the performance of Rudolf Nureyev's La Bayadère, in which he danced the role of Solor alongside Dorothée Gilbert (Nikiya) and Roxane Stojanov (Gamzatti) on Sunday, 21 June 2026.

Thomas Docquir will perform the role of Solor again on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with Sae Eun Park as Nikiya and Inès McIntosh as Gamzatti.