Throwback Thursday and Jean Coralli
Giovanni Coralli Peracini, better known as Jean Coralli, was
born on January 15, 1779 in Paris, France. He received his dance training in
Paris and debuted at the Paris Opera at age 23. By 1808 he was principal dancer
at La Scala in Milan, where he remained until 1815.
Coralli eventually returned to Paris and became ballet
master at the Porte-Saint-Martin Theatre.
There he choreographed ten ballets along with other works, including one
with an ice-skating scene that used roller skates.
In 1831 he became the ballet master of the Paris Opera and
choreographed many works for Fanny Elssler and for Carlotta Grisi. In 1841 he
began working with Grisi on the ballet he
is best remembered for, Giselle. Although the ballet is often attributed
solely to Coralli, who oversaw the production, much of the choreography was created
by Jules Perrot. But because Perrot
wasn’t on the payroll of the Paris Opera, Coralli got the credit.
Jules Coralli died on May 1, 1854.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #59:
“Jean Coralli is best known for contributing to the choreography of
Giselle.”
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