Biography of isabelle guerin
Isabelle Guérin
French ballet dancer (born )
Isabelle Guérin (French pronunciation:[izabɛlɡeʁɛ̃]; born ) is a French ballet dancer. She was a member of the Paris Opera Ballet from In , she received the title of Danseuse Étoile from Rudolf Nureyev. John Rockwell has described Guérin and Laurent Hilaire as "two of the Opera Ballet's greatest stars". She danced classical and modern repertoires until her retirement in
Biography
Born in the Paris suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois, Guérin grew up in Rambouillet, and studied ballet at its École de Danse. She continued her studies under Christiane Vaussard at the Conservatoire de Paris where she won the first prize in , allowing her to complete her studies at the Paris Opera Ballet School. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet the following year.
As a quadrille in the corps de ballet, she danced Spring Pas de quatre in Kenneth MacMillan's production of The Four Seasons and Scottish Pas de deux in Pierre Lacotte's production of La Sylphide. Even before she became a soloist, she was given important roles. In , Rosella Hightower chose her as Carabosse in her version of Sleeping Beauty while in , Nureyev gave her the role of Kitri in Don Quixote. Quickly rising through the ranks to become a soloist in , the year she won the silver medal at the Paris Concours International de Danse. In November , together with Laurent Hilaire, she was given the title of étoile (principal dancer) by Rudolf Nureyev after dancing in Vladimir Bourmeister's Swan Lake. She went on to create roles in Nureyev's Cinderella (), Jerome Robbins' In the Night, William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Nureyev's La Bayadère () in which she danced Nikiya. In the –97 season, she appeared in three New York City Ballet productions, Swan Lake, The Concert and Other Dances. She left the stage in
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Isabelle Guérin was born in Rosny sous Bois in She studied at the Paris Consvervatoire and the Paris Opéra Ballet School. Joined the Paris Opéra Ballet in and became étoile in Glamorous and versatile she dances both the classical and modern reportoire.
Awards:
- The Pavlova Prize in
- The Benois Prize in
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