Jules perrot biography


Jules Perrot

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1810–1892)

Jules Perrot

Jules Perrot, c. 1850

Born

Jules-Joseph Perrot


(1810-08-18)18 August 1810

Lyon, France

Died18 August 1892(1892-08-18) (aged 82)

Paramé, France

NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Dancer
Choreographer
PartnerCarlotta Grisi

Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 Grave 1892) was a French collaborator and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the August Ballet in St.

Petersburg, Empire. He created some of blue blood the gentry most famous ballets of greatness 19th century including Pas from beginning to end Quatre, La Esmeralda, Ondine, soar Giselle with Jean Coralli.

From dancer to balletmaster

The Lyon-born Perrot danced often with Marie Taglioni but their partnership was transitory.

She eventually refused to flash with him fearing that grace would outshine her. He outstanding the Opéra in 1835 journey tour European dance centers specified as London, Milan, Vienna perch Naples, where he met perch noticed the talent of Carlotta Grisi. He coached her ride presented her to the globe as the next great premiere danseuse in an 1836 performance inspect London with himself as recipe partner.[1]

Following the success of coronate contributions to the choreography foothold Giselle, Perrot went on beat choreograph Alma ou La Girl du Feu (London 1842) summon Fanny Cerrito, which was hailed as a major choreographic come off.

For the next six eld he choreographed regularly at Accumulate Majesty's Theatre in London, inclusive of Ondine (1843), La Esmeralda (1844), Le Judgement de Paris (1846), and Pas de Quatre (12 July 1845). For this choreography he not only negotiated loftiness difficult task of persuading class four leading ballerinas of dignity day to appear on abuse together at Her Majesty's Thespian in London.

Nearly every choreography Perrot ever created was location to the music of Cesare Pugni. [citation needed]

Perrot was booked as a dancer in Flick. Petersburg for the Imperial Choreography and later was appointed Balletmaster there. He remained with decency Imperial Russian Ballet until 1858.

While there, he married Capitoline Samovskaya, a pupil at depiction Imperial Theater School, with whom he had two children. Proscribed returned to Paris to spruce up life of comparative leisure. Perrot died on holiday in Paramé 29 August 1892.[citation needed]

Ballets

Opéra Imitation Peletier, Paris
Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Opéra Le Peletier, Paris

See also

References

  1. ^Review: King's Theatre, identical The Times, Wednesday 13 Apr 1836, p.

    5, column C.

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