Jean-Christophe Maillot
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Jean-Christophe Maillot (born 1960) is a French dancer and choreographer born in Tours.
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[edit] Early life & education
He studied at the dance conservatory in Tours before enrolling at the upper school of dance in Cannes, where Rosella Hightower was his primary teacher.[1]
[edit] Career
In 1983, he became the choreographer and director of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre in Tours. Since 1993, and on the appointment of Her Royal Highness Caroline, Princess of Hanover, he has been the artistic director of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
[edit] Distinctions & awards
- 1977: Prix de Lausanne
- 1992: Knighthood of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1999: Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Monaco
- 2001: Nijinski Award for Best Choreography for the production of La Belle
- 2002: Knighthood of the Légion d'honneur
[edit] Personal life
He is married and has three children, born between 1986-1992. His family is understood to be on intimate terms with the family of The Princess of Hanover. In particular, his eldest child and daughter Juliette, an actress and business student in Paris, is a well-known childhood friend of Charlotte Casiraghi.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Kaye, Elizabeth: "Provocative Ballet by Way of Tough Love," The New York Times, 6 October 1996.
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