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'''Marie Taglioni''' (April 23, 1804 – April 24, 1884) was an Italian/Swedish [[ballet dancer]] of the [[Romantic ballet]] era, a central figure in the [[history of dance|history of European dance]]. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London, and at the [[Salle Le Peletier|Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique]] of the [[Paris Opera Ballet]].
'''Marie Taglioni''' (April 23, 1804 – April 22, 1884) was an Italian/Swedish [[ballet dancer]] of the [[Romantic ballet]] era, a central figure in the [[history of dance|history of European dance]]. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London, and at the [[Salle Le Peletier|Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique]] of the [[Paris Opera Ballet]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Taglioni retired from performing in 1847; for a time she took up residence at the [[Ca' d'Oro]] on the Grand Canal in Venice. When the ballet of the Paris Opera was reorganized on stricter, more professional lines, she was its guiding spirit. With the director of the new ''Conservatoire de danse'', [[Lucien Petipa]], and Petipa's former pupil, the choreographer [[Louis Mérante]], she figured on the six-member select jury of the first annual competition for the [[corps de ballet]], held April 13, 1860.
Taglioni retired from performing in 1847; for a time she took up residence at the [[Ca' d'Oro]] on the Grand Canal in Venice. When the ballet of the Paris Opera was reorganized on stricter, more professional lines, she was its guiding spirit. With the director of the new ''Conservatoire de danse'', [[Lucien Petipa]], and Petipa's former pupil, the choreographer [[Louis Mérante]], she figured on the six-member select jury of the first annual competition for the [[corps de ballet]], held April 13, 1860.


Later she taught [[social dance]] to children and society ladies; she also took a limited number of ballet pupils. Her only choreographic work was ''[[Le papillon (ballet)|Le papillon]]'' (1860) for her student [[Emma Livry]], who is remembered for dying in 1863 when her costume was set alight by a gas lamp used for [[stage lighting]]. [[Johann Strauss II]] composed the "Marie Taglioni Polka" (Op.&nbsp;173) in her honour, using music from ballets in which she had appeared.
Later she taught [[social dance]] to children and society ladies; she also took a limited number of ballet pupils. Her only choreographic work was ''[[Le papillon (ballet)|Le papillon]]'' (1860) for her student [[Emma Livry]], who is remembered for dying in 1863 when her costume was set alight by a gas lamp used for [[stage lighting]]. [[Johann Strauss II]] composed the "Marie Taglioni Polka" (Op.&nbsp;173) in honour of Marie's niece, Marie "Paul" Taglioni, also known as Marie the Younger. The two Marie's are often confused.


Taglioni died in Marseille in 1884.
Taglioni died in Marseille on April 22, 1884.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:02, 21 February 2015

Marie Taglioni
Lithograph by Chalon and Lane of Marie Taglioni as Flora in Didelot's Zéphire et Flore. London, 1831 (Victoria and Albert Museum/Sergeyev Collection)
Born(1804-04-23)April 23, 1804
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedApril 22, 1884(1884-04-22) (aged 79)
Marseille, France
NationalityItalian/Swedish
Occupationdanseuse
Years active1824–1847
Known forLa Sylphide, other romantic ballets
Parent(s)Filippo Taglioni and Sophie Karsten
RelativesPaul Taglioni (brother)

Marie Taglioni (April 23, 1804 – April 22, 1884) was an Italian/Swedish ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, and at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Biography

Taglioni was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to the Italian choreographer Filippo Taglioni and the Swedish ballet dancer Sophie Karsten, maternal granddaughter of the Swedish opera singer Christoffer Christian Karsten and of the Polish opera singer and actress Sophie Stebnowska. Her brother, Paul (1808–1884), was also a dancer and an influential choreographer; they performed together early in their careers.

Taglioni rose to fame as a danseuse when her father (and teacher) created the ballet La Sylphide (1832) for her. Designed as a showcase for Taglioni's talent, it was the first ballet where dancing en pointe had an aesthetic rationale and was not merely an acrobatic stunt, often involving ungraceful arm movements and exertions, as had been the approach of dancers in the late 1820s. Taglioni was also known for shortening her skirt in the performance La Sylphide, which was considered highly scandalous at the time. She shortened all of her skirts to show off her excellent pointe work, which the long skirts hid. Her father was approving of the shortening of the skirt because he also wanted everyone to see how good his daughter was en pointe.

In 1827 Taglioni left the Ballet of Her Majesty's Theatre to take up a three-year contract in Saint Petersburg with the Imperial Ballet (known today as the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet). It was in Russia after her last performance in the country (1842) and at the height of the "cult of the ballerina", that a pair of her pointe shoes were sold for two hundred rubles, reportedly to be cooked, served with a sauce and eaten by a group of balletomanes.[1] In July 1845, she danced with Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, and Fanny Cerrito in Jules Perrot's Pas de Quatre.

Taglioni retired from performing in 1847; for a time she took up residence at the Ca' d'Oro on the Grand Canal in Venice. When the ballet of the Paris Opera was reorganized on stricter, more professional lines, she was its guiding spirit. With the director of the new Conservatoire de danse, Lucien Petipa, and Petipa's former pupil, the choreographer Louis Mérante, she figured on the six-member select jury of the first annual competition for the corps de ballet, held April 13, 1860.

Later she taught social dance to children and society ladies; she also took a limited number of ballet pupils. Her only choreographic work was Le papillon (1860) for her student Emma Livry, who is remembered for dying in 1863 when her costume was set alight by a gas lamp used for stage lighting. Johann Strauss II composed the "Marie Taglioni Polka" (Op. 173) in honour of Marie's niece, Marie "Paul" Taglioni, also known as Marie the Younger. The two Marie's are often confused.

Taglioni died in Marseille on April 22, 1884.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Kassing, Gayle (2007). History of dance: an interactive arts approach. Human Kinetics. p. 131.

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