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André Isidore Carey
André Isidore Carey (c. 1790, Paris – ?) was a French ballet dancer. A student of Auguste Vestris, he arrived in Stockholm in 1815 as premier danseur in the Royal Swedish Ballet until 1823. He débuted in December 1815 in ''La Fille mal gardée'' by Jean Dauberval, choreographed by Jean-Baptiste Brulo and with a company also including Sophie Daguin. In 1820, he succeeded Filippo Taglioni as ballet master and dance director. Leaving Sweden in 1823, Carey danced in Warsaw in 1823–24, Milan and Naples in 1828–29, Moscow in 1838 and finally setting up home in Amsterdam, where he was partner to Madame Montessu. His date of retirement is unknown. For a long while he corresponded with August Bournonville who was teaching Carey's sons Gustave and Édouard. He married the French ballerina Josephine Sainte-Claire Josephine Gabrielle Marcelle Meunier Sainte-Claire (20 April 1793 – after 1823) was a French ballerina. She was born in Paris to Joseph Marcel Meunier Sainte-Claire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Vestris
Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, known as Auguste Vestris (27 March 1760 – 5 December 1842), was a French dancer. He was born in Paris, the illegitimate son of Gaétan Vestris and Marie Allard (1742–1802). His father was a Florentine dancer who had joined the Paris Opéra in 1748, his mother was a French dancer in the same theatre. He was dubbed "le dieu de la danse", (''the god of dance''), a popular title bestowed on the leading male dancer of each generation (previous 'Gods of the Dance' included his father Gaétan and Gaétan's teacher, Louis Dupré). He made his debut at the Paris Opéra (as had his mother, Marie Allard) in the third divertissement of the pastorale ''La Cinquantaine'' (written by Desfontaines-Lavallée and set to music by Jean-Benjamin de La Borde) in 1772 and was immediately recognized for his talent. He was accepted as a regular member of the troupe in 1775, became a soloist in 1776, a "premier danseur" (principal dancer) in 1778, and finally he was ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Public Library
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19th-century French Ballet Dancers
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Year Of Death Missing
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French Male Ballet Dancers
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1790 Births
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Dancers From Paris
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Giovanni Battista Ambrosiani
Giovanni Battista Ambrosiani (born 2 July 1772, Milan – 19 February 1832, Karlberg Palace) was an Italian ballet dancer. He arrived in Stockholm in 1795 and was taken on by the Royal Swedish Ballet as its premier danseur, then as its ballet master from 1823 to 1827. He was also dance master and gymnastics master at the Military Academy Karlberg until 1834. He notably created ballets for operas like '' Il turco in Italia'' by Rossini, ''Preciosa'' by Weber and ''Fernand Cortez'' by Spontini Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (14 November 177424 January 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor from the classical era. Biography Born in Maiolati, Papal State (now Maiolati Spontini, Province of Ancona), he spent most of his .... Succession {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrosiani 1772 births 1832 deaths Italian male ballet dancers Dancers from Milan Ballet masters 19th-century Italian ballet dancers 18th-century Italian ballet dancers Royal Swedish Ballet dancers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Deland
Louis Joseph Marie Deland (25 April 1772 – 15 April 1823) was a Swedish ballet dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and ballet master in the Royal Swedish Ballet. He is often considered the first native male star in the Royal Swedish Ballet. Life and career Louis Deland was the son of Louise-Antoine Deland from Luxembourg, the hair dresser, parfymeuse and footman of the Swedish queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. He was the brother of the violinist Jean Pierre Deland. He debuted on the stage of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in the ballet to the opera ''Orphée'' at the age of ten. He impressed the king Gustav III of Sweden, who sent him to be educated at the ballet of Paris in France, by the famous Gardel. Career at the Royal Ballet In 1792, he returned to Sweden, where he had his homecoming performance in ''Armide'' 9 January, and was hired as premier dancer at the Royal Swedish Opera and at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He was soon considered the most notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Sainte-Claire
Josephine Gabrielle Marcelle Meunier Sainte-Claire (20 April 1793 – after 1823) was a French ballerina. She was born in Paris to Joseph Marcel Meunier Sainte-Claire and Julienne Buisson. She was premier dancer at the Imperial Ballet in Saint Peterburg in Russia in ?–1813, and a premier dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm in 1813–1823. She was also a guest artist at the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen in 1820–1823. Marianne Ehrenström wrote about her: "M:lle Sainte-Claire was for a period of ten years the delight of the Stockholm audience. She was particularly talented within her pantomime ability, by her pleasing figure and the gracious modesty of her dance." She was first married to Alexandre Vedel, actor at the French Theater in Saint Petersburg; divorced in 1813 and remarried in 1821 to her colleague in the Swedish ballet, André Isidore Carey. She left for Warsaw in 1823Janina Pudełek: ''Warszawski balet romantyczny 1802-1866'', Kraków 1968. and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his numerous stage productions were '' On the Town'', ''Peter Pan'', ''High Button Shoes'', ''The King and I'', ''The Pajama Game'', '' Bells Are Ringing'', ''West Side Story'', ''Gypsy'', and '' Fiddler on the Roof''. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for ''West Side Story'' and a special Academy Honorary Award for his choreographic achievements on film. A documentary about Robbins's life and work, ''Something to Dance About'', featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage, and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered on PBS in 2009 and won both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Bournonville
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet. Bournonville was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, where his father had settled. He trained with his father Antoine Bournonville as well he studied under the Italian choreographer Vincenzo Galeotti at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen, and in Paris, France, under French dancer Auguste Vestris. He initiated a unique style in ballet known as the Bournonville School. Following studies in Paris as a young man, Bournonville became solo dancer at the Royal Ballet in Copenhagen. From 1830 to 1848 he was choreographer for the Royal Danish Ballet, for which he created more than 50 ballets admired for their exuberance, lightness and beauty. He created a style which, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
