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French choreographers

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André CampraPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Campra (lang; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era.
André MessagerPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Charles Prosper Messager (lang; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor.
Angelin PreljocajPerson · Music memorabiliaAngelin Preljocaj (Preljoçaj; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance.
Angelique KidjoPerson · Music memorabiliaAngélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (born c. 1960) is a French-Beninese musician, actress, and activist.
Antoine BoëssetPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine Boësset (1586 – 8 December 1643) was a French composer of Baroque music, known particularly for airs de cour.
Antoine Houdar de La MotteAuthor · BooksAntoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 167226 December 1731) was a French writer.
Armand SilvestreAuthor · BooksPaul Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and conteur born in Paris.
Balthasar de BeaujoyeulxPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Engraving of the first scene of the Ballet Comique de la Reine. Click to enlarge.
Blanca LiPerson · Film memorabiliaBlanca Li, originally Blanca María Gutiérrez Ortiz (born January 12, 1964) is a Spanish choreographer, film director, dancer, and actress.
Cyril RaffaelliPerson · Film memorabiliaCyril Raffaelli (born 1 April 1974), sometimes credited as Cyril Xavier Cuenel Raffaelli and Cyril Quenel-Raffaelli, is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.
DumanoirAuthor · BooksPhilippe François Pinel (filip fʁɑ̃swa pinɛl), known as Dumanoir (dymanwaʁ; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Ernest GuiraudPerson · Music memorabiliaErnest Guiraud (lang; 23 June 18376 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher.
Ferdinand HéroldPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold, was a French composer.
Gabriel PiernéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Constant Gabriel Pierné (16 August 1863 – 17 July 1937) was a French composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
Geneviève LaporteAuthor · BooksGenevieve Laporte (1926 – 30 March 2012) was a French philanthropist, documentary filmmaker, artists' model, poet, and author of sixteen books.
Georges AuricPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorges Auric (lang; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France.
Germaine TailleferrePerson · Music memorabiliaMarcelle Germaine Tailleferre (French: [ʒɛʁmɛn tɑjfɛʁ]; née Taillefesse; 19 April 1892 – 7 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as…
Jacques LecoqPerson · Film memorabiliaJacques Lecoq (15 December 1921 – 19 January 1999) was a French stage actor and acting movement coach.
Jean FrançaixPerson · Music memorabiliaJean René Désiré Françaix (lang; 23 May 1912 – 25 September 1997) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator known for his prolific output and vibrant style.
Jean-Benjamin de La BordePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
Jean-Marie LeclairPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer.
Jean-Michel DamasePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Michel Damase (ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Léon GastinelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A portrait of Léon Gastinel the French composer
Ludmilla TchérinaArtist · SculptureLudmilla Tchérina (born Monique Tchemerzine; 10 October 1924 – 21 March 2004) was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Marie-Claude PietragallaPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer.
Nathaniel MéchalyPerson · Music memorabiliaNathaniel Méchaly (born 1972) is a French musician and film composer. His composing credits include Avanim (2004), Revolver (2005), Colombiana (2011), The Grandmaster (2013), and the Taken…
Nicolas-Charles BochsaPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert-Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (9 August 1789 – 6 January 1856) was a French harpist and composer.
Olha KhokhlovaArtist · PaintingsOlga Picasso (born Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova; 17 June 1891 – 11 February 1955) was a Russian ballet dancer in the Ballets Russes, directed by Sergei Diaghilev and based in Paris.
Pascal CollassePerson · Music memorabiliaPascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era.
Paul DukasPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Abraham Dukas (lang 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher.
Pierre BeauchampPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pierre Beauchamp
Qigang ChenPerson · Music memorabiliaQigang Chen (born 8 August 1951) is a Chinese-born French composer who has lived in France since 1984 and obtained French citizenship in 1992.
Reynaldo HahnPerson · Music memorabiliaReynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer of Venezuelan birth.
Roland-ManuelPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism.
Shy'mPerson · Music memorabiliaTamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm, is a French singer and actress. She released her first album, Mes fantaisies, in 2006 and has since released six more albums.
Théodore LabarrePerson · Music memorabiliaThéodore François Joseph Berry Labarre (23 March 1805 – 9 March 1870) was a French harpist and composer.
Thoinot ArbeauPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy sing the pavane Belle qui tiens ma vie of Thoinot Arbeau
Valentine de Saint-PointArtist · PaintingsValentine de Saint-Point (née Anna Jeanne Valentine Marianne Glans de Cessiat-Vercell;

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