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Jules-Joseph Perrot (
August 18,
1810 in
Lyon, France –
August 18,
1892 in
Paramé) was a
dancer and
choreographer who later became Balletmaster of the
Imperial Ballet in
St. Petersburg,
Russia. He created some of the most famous
ballets of the 19th century including
Pas de Quatre,
La Esmeralda,
Ondine, and
Giselle with
Jean Coralli.
From Dancer to Balletmaster
Perrot danced often with the great Romantic ballerina,
Marie Taglioni but their partnership was short-lived. She eventually refused to dance with him fearing that he'd outshine her.
Perrot left the Opéra in 1835 to tour European dance centers such as
London,
Milan,
Vienna and
Naples, where he met and noticed the talent of
Carlotta Grisi. He coached her and presented her to the world as the next great ballerina in an 1836 performance in
London with himself as her partner. In that same year Perrot began to experiment with the art of
choreography.
Following the success of his contributions to the choreography of
Giselle, Perrot went on to choreograph
Alma ou
La Fille du Feu (London 1842) for
Fanny Cerrito, which was hailed as a major choreographic success. For the next six years he choreographed regularly at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, including
Ondine (1843),
La Esmeralda (1844)
Le Judgement de Paris (1846) and the famous
Pas de Quatre on July 12, 1845. For this ballet he not only negotiated the difficult task of persuading the four leading ballerinas of the day to appear on stage together, but also created a choreographic
masterpiece. The event took place at
Her Majesty's Theatre in London. Nearly every ballet Perrot ever created was set to the music of
Cesare Pugni.
Next, Perrot was engaged as a dancer in
St. Petersburg for the
Imperial Ballet and later was appointed Balletmaster there. He remained with the Imperial Russian Ballet 1858. While there, he married Capitoline Samovskaya, a pupil at the Imperial Theater School, with whom he'd two children. Uncommitted about whether to remain in
Russia or return to
Paris, his mind was made up by an incident in his apartment: without any apparent cause, a large mirror fell from the wall and crashed into many small pieces. He returned to Paris to a life of comparative leisure.
Jules Perrot died on holiday in Paramé August 29, 1892.
From Dancer to Balletmaster
Biography
Perrot danced often with the great Romantic ballerina,
Marie Taglioni but their partnership was short-lived. She eventually refused to dance with him fearing that he'd outshine her.
Perrot left the Opéra in 1835 to tour European dance centers such as
London,
Milan,
Vienna and
Naples, where he met and noticed the talent of
Carlotta Grisi. He coached her and presented her to the world as the next great ballerina in an 1836 performance in
London with himself as her partner. In that same year Perrot began to experiment with the art of
choreography.
Following the success of his contributions to the choreography of
Giselle, Perrot went on to choreograph
Alma ou
La Fille du Feu (London 1842) for
Fanny Cerrito, which was hailed as a major choreographic success. For the next six years he choreographed regularly at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, including
Ondine (1843),
La Esmeralda (1844)
Le Judgement de Paris (1846) and the famous
Pas de Quatre on July 12, 1845. For this ballet he not only negotiated the difficult task of persuading the four leading ballerinas of the day to appear on stage together, but also created a choreographic
masterpiece. The event took place at
Her Majesty's Theatre in London. Nearly every ballet Perrot ever created was set to the music of
Cesare Pugni.
Next, Perrot was engaged as a dancer in
St. Petersburg for the
Imperial Ballet and later was appointed Balletmaster there. He remained with the Imperial Russian Ballet 1858. While there, he married Capitoline Samovskaya, a pupil at the Imperial Theater School, with whom he'd two children. Uncommitted about whether to remain in
Russia or return to
Paris, his mind was made up by an incident in his apartment: without any apparent cause, a large mirror fell from the wall and crashed into many small pieces. He returned to Paris to a life of comparative leisure.
Jules Perrot died on holiday in Paramé August 29, 1892.
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