Jocelyn Alizart
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Jocelyn Alizart was born in Plaine Wilhems, Mauritius, January 1, 1949. He began his career in 1975, under the leadership of Anna Voos and the Cuban choreographer Jorge Lefebre. In 1984, he joined the Malmö Ballet, as ballet master under director Elsa Marianne von Rosen. While there, he created two 2 ballets: Delibes Suite and Samson and Dalila. He also served briefly with Ballet de France and Ballet du Lourve.
In 1988, he joined the National Ballet of Finland with Director Doris Laine, and then worked between 1991 and 1998 in Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf with Heinz Spörli and Yuri Vamos. During this time he created addtional ballets, Isadora "Sans limites" , Choice of Two Mothers, Twins, En Souvenir, and Pictures. In 1988, he was asked by Director Uwe Scholz to join the Leipzig Ballet. Since 2000, he has toured throughout the world, primarily in Northern Europe, as a guest teacher and choreographer.
His body of work includes 12 full length ballets as well as numerous musicals and solos.
