Danseur Étoile
"Danseur Étoile" is the highest rank a dancer can reach at the Paris Opera Ballet. It is equivalent to the title "Principal dancer" in Anglo-Saxon countries. It is also equivalent to the title "Primo Ballerino" or "Prima Ballerina" in Italian.
This title is conferred for life, and is therefore kept during retirement, when the dancer is no longer active.
The nominations were initially made in an administrative setting, then later backstage with the curtain closed. They now take place at the end of a performance, with the curtain open.
List of Paris Opera Ballet Étoiles
By year of nomination:
- 1940 - 1960 : Lycette Darsonval
- 1940 - 1944 : Solange Schwarz - after the première of Entre deux rondes by Serge Lifar. The nomination occurred on stage (but with the curtain closed).
- 1941 - 1946 : Serge Peretti first male "Étoile"
- 1941 - 1945 : Yvette Chauviré after the premiere of Istar by Serge Lifar
- 1946 - 1959 : Michel Renault - at age 19
- 1946 - 1949 : Roger Fenonjois
- 1947 - 1951 : Roger Ritz after the premiere of Palais de Cristal by George Balanchine
- 1947 - 1957 : Christine Vaussard
- 1947 - 1960 : Alexandre Kalioujny
- 1948 - 1957 : Micheline Bardin
- 1948 - 1963 : Max Bozzoni
- 1949 - 1957 : Nina Vyroubova from outside the company
- 1950 - 1959 : Liane Daydé at age 19
- 1952 - 1960 : Madeleine Lafon
- 1953 - 1953 : Jean Babilée nominated only 4 years after entering the Company, left 9 months later to found his own company.
- 1953 - 1964 : Youly Algaroff
- 1954 - 1967 : Jean-Pierre Andréani
- 1955 - 1958 : Peter van Dijk from outside the Company
- 1957 - 1961 : Marjorie Tallchief from outside the Company
- 1956 - 1972 : Claude Bessy
- 1957 - 1961 : George Skibine
- 1958 - 1971 : Josette Amiel
- 1961 - 1964 : Flemming Flindt
- 1960 - 1977 : Claire Motte
- 1961 - 1972 : Attilio Labis after a performance of Pas de Dieux by Gene Kelly, called for by André Malraux
- 1961 - 1974 : Jacquline Rayet after a performance of Giselle
- 1964 - 1986 : Cyril Atanassoff
- 1964 - 1978 : Christine Vlassi
- 1965 - 1983 : Nanon Thibon
- 1966 - 1969 : Jean-Pierre Bonnefous
- 1968 - 1983 : Noella Pontois
- 1969 - 1989 : Georges Piletta
- 1969 - 1983 : Wilfride Piollet
- 1970 - 1980 : Claudette Scouarnec from the Opéra Comique dance troupe
- 1971 - 1989 : Jean-Pierre Franchetti
- 1971 - 1989 : Michael Denard
- 1972 - 1989 : Patrice Bart
- 1972 - 1983 : Ghislaine Thesmar
- 1972 - 1990 : Jean Guizerix
- 1974 - 1980 : Carolyn Carlson
- 1976 - 1980 : Dominique Khalfouni
- 1977 - 1998 : Charles Jude
- 1977 - 1992 : Florence Clerc
- 1978 - 1993 : Claude de Vulpian
- 1980 - 1988 : Patrick Dupond
- 1981 - 1996 : Jean-Yves Lormeaux
- 1981 - 1999 : Élisabeth Platel
- 1982 - 1996 : Monique Loudières
- 1983 - 1997 : Françoise Legrée
- 1984 - 1989 : Sylvie Guillem
- 1985 - 2001 : Isabelle Guérin
- 1985 - 2007 : Laurent Hilaire
- 1986 - 2009 : Manuel Legris
- 1988 - 2005 : Élisabeth Maurin
- 1989 - 2008 : Kader Belarbi
- 1990 - 1999 : Marie-Claude Pietragalla
- 1993 - 2001 : Carole Arbo
- 1993 - 2001 : Fanny Gaïda
- 1993 - 2014 : Nicolas Le Riche
- 1997 - 2013 : Agnès Letestu
- 1997 - 2010 : José Martinez
- 1998 - : Aurélie Dupont
- 2000 - 2008 : Jean-Guillaume Bart
- 2002 - 2012 : Clairemarie Osta
- 2002 - : Laëtitia Pujol
- 2004 - : Marie-Agnès Gillot
- 2004 - : Mathieu Ganio
- 2005 - 2008 : Wilfried Romoli
- 2005 - 2011 : Delphine Moussin
- 2005 - : Benjamin Pech
- 2006 - : Hervé Moreau
- 2007 - : Émilie Cozette
- 2007 - : Jérémie Bélingard
- 2007 - : Dorothée Gilbert
- 2009 - 2014 : Isabelle Ciaravola
- 2009 - : Mathias Heymann
- 2009 - : Karl Paquette
- 2010 - : Stéphane Bullion
- 2012 - : Josua Hoffalt
- 2012 - : Ludmila Pagliero
- 2012 - : Myriam Ould-Braham
- 2013 - : Eleonora Abbagnato
- 2013 - : Alice Renavand
- 2014 - : Amandine Albisson
- 2015 - : Laura Hecquet[1]
References
- ↑ "Laura Hecquet : "Première étoile nommée par Millepied, ça me touche encore plus"". Culturebox. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Le chemin des étoiles, 1940-1972". Google Cultural Institute.
- ↑ "Le chemin des étoiles, 1972-2014". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 3 November 2014.