Jean Guizerix (born 27 October 1945) is a French

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and

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Biography

Born in

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in 1945, Guizerix is described as "tall and muscular, with a brooding

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face". He studied dance privately before he joined the

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(1964). He was nominated ''etoile'' (star) eight years later. His wife,

Wilfride Piollet Wilfride Piollet (28 April 1943 – 20 January 2015) was a French ballerina and choreographer. She was born in Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. Her philosophy of dance and her research led to the publication of several books. Piollet joined the Paris Opera ...

, is also a former ''etoile'' of the Paris Opera Ballet. They created their own company in 1980. His awards include the laureate of French Grand Prix de la Danse (1984) as well as chevalier of the Order for Merits (1989). In 1994, he premiered at the Aix Danse Festival ″Les sept dernières paroles du Christ″ ( The seven last words of the Christ) by

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, choreographed by Christine Bastin, Mark Tompkins, Michel Kelemenis, Dominique Boivin, François Raffinot, François Verret, Andy Degroat, and Daniel Larrieu.

References

External links

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Jean Guizerix
at Internet Danse DataBase

at Dansez.com
Association de Wilfride Piollet et Jean Guizerix (Clef de Sole)

by Katharine Kanter (2003) 1945 births Living people French choreographers Paris Opera Ballet étoiles Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite {{Ballet-bio-stub