Paris Opera Ballet
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The Paris Opera Ballet is the ballet company of the Paris Opera. Its origins can be traced back to 1661 with the foundation of the Académie Royale de Danse and the Dance School of the Opera (1713) by Louis XIV of France. The French Name is Le Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris.
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[edit] History
History of the Paris Opera Ballet....
see also: History of ballet
[edit] Ranking
There are five ranks of dancer in the Paris Opera Ballet, from highest to lowest they are:
- étoiles
- premiers danseurs
- sujets
- coryphées
- quadrilles
see also: Ballerina
[edit] choreographers
- Jean Dauberval: La fille mal gardée (1789).
- Pierre Gardel: Télémaque (1790), Psyché (1793), Le jugement de Pâris (1793), La dansomanie (1800)
- Philippe Taglioni: La Sylphide (1832)
- Jules Perrot: Giselle (1842)
- Jean Coralli: Giselle (1842)
- Carlo Blasis
- Arthur Saint-Léon: Coppélia (1870)
- Serge Lifar: Les Créatures de Prométhée (1929), Icare (1935), Istar (1941), Suite en blanc (1943)
- Rudolf Nureyev: Raymonda (1983), Swan Lake (1985)
- Maurice Béjart: Arepo (1986)
- William Forsythe: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (1987)
note: works given were created for the Paris opera Ballet
[edit] Dancers
[edit] See also
es:Ballet de la Ópera de París fr:Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
