Jean-Jacques de Peyret-Chappuis, called Jean-Jacques Etchevery (1916, Paris – 12 April 1997) was a 20th-century French dancer and choreographer. Trained by Lydia Karpova and

Nicolas Zverev Nicolas Zverev (or Zvereff ; russian: Николай Матвеевич Зверев; 1888, Moscow - 24 July 1965 Saint-Raphaël, Var, Saint-Raphaël) was a Russian-France, French dancer and ballet master. He studied at the Moscow ballet class at ...

, from 1940 he danced at

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (The Monte Carlo Ballet) is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by Caroline, Princess of Hanover, the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco. I ...

. In 1945, he founded his own company "L'Oiseau bleu". In 1946, Georges Hirsch called him as ballet master of the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

then entrusted him, as director of dance, to establish a new national ballet at the

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne ...

. After six years, he left the Opéra-Comique to become choreographer, director of ballet, stage director and finally director at the

Théâtre de la Monnaie The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National O ...

in Brussels. He signed his first mise en scène in 1956. After three years he left that position to become a full-time stage director all over Europe and even at the

Teatro Colón The Teatro Colón (Spanish: ''Columbus Theatre'') is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acousti ...

in Buenos Aires. He signed with the

Grand Théâtre de Genève Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland. As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. The venue is a majestic building, towering over Place Neuve, official ...

, when it reopened in 1962, where he organized the technical and administrative services and directed the stage. In 1973, he was appointed director of the where he would stay 10 full years. A prolific choreographer and director, he mainly drew inspiration from poetry and painting.

Some creations

* 1945: ''La Bourrée fantasque'' * 1947: ''Khamma'', by

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

* 1949: ''

Casse-Noisette ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikov ...

'' * 1951: ''

La Chanson du mal-aimé ''La Chanson du mal-aimé'' (English: ''Song of the Poorly Loved'') is an oratorio composed by Léo Ferré in 1952–53 on Guillaume Apollinaire's eponymous poem. This piece for four soloist singers, choir and orchestra is an example of an oratorio ...

'' (text by

Guillaume Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire) of the Wąż coat of arms. (; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the ...

, music by

Léo Ferré Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...

) * 1953: '' Pelléas et Mélisande'' (music by

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

) * 1954: ''Les Bals de Paris'' * 1955: ''Opéras-Ballets'' * 1956: ''Manet'' * 1956: ''Le Masque de la mort rouge'', by Léon Jongen * 1957: ''Pygmalion'' * 1958: ''Mephisto-Valse'' (music by

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

)

External links

Jean-Jacques Etchevery
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''La jeune fille en bleu: Pétersbourg-Berlin-Paris''

''La vie culturelle à Bordeaux 1945-1975''
French male ballet dancers French choreographers French ballet masters Artists from Paris 1916 births 1997 deaths {{France-dance-bio-stub