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Biography
Jules Perrot
choreography / Romantic era ballet
(1810-1892)
A dancer who performed to acclaim across Europe, Jules Perrot became one of the most important and productive choreographers of the Romantic period. His ballets include Giselle (1841) and La Esmeralda (1844), which was based on the Victor Hugo novel Notre-Dame de Paris. His ballet Pas de quatre (Quartet) (1845) featured four of the leading ballerinas of the day: Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Lucile Grahn.
Perrot's choreography helped to establish the importance of female dancers during the Romantic era. Throughout his career, Perrot was praised for his ability to combine pantomime with dance to further the plots of his ballets, and for his talent in creating interesting crowd scenes.
Learn more:
Guest, Ivor. Jules Perrot: Master of the Romantic Ballet. New York: Dance Horizons, 1984.
