Roland Petit

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Roland Petit was a renowned 20th-century French choreographer and ballet director known for his innovative, theatrical works and major influence on modern ballet.

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instanceOf French artist
ballet dancer
ballet director
choreographer
human
awardReceived Commandeur de l'ordre national du Mérite
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
collaboratedWith Jean Cocteau
Pablo Picasso
Pink Floyd
Yves Saint Laurent
Zizi Jeanmaire
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1924-01-13
dateOfDeath 2011-07-10
educatedAt Paris Opera Ballet School
employer Ballet National de Marseille
Ballets de Paris
Paris Opera Ballet
familyName Petit
fieldOfWork choreography
theatrical dance
genre ballet
contemporary ballet
givenName Roland
influenced European ballet in the 20th century
modern ballet
knownFor innovative staging and dramaturgy in ballet
theatrical, narrative ballets
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement modern ballet
name Roland Petit self-link
nationality French
notableWork Carmen
surface form: Carmen (ballet)

La Chauve-Souris (ballet adaptation)
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort
Le Loup
Le Loup
surface form: Le Loup (The Wolf)

Les Rendezvous
surface form: Le Rendez-vous

Les Forains
Notre-Dame de Paris (ballet)
Pink Floyd Ballet
Proust ou les intermittences du cœur
placeOfBirth Villemomble, France
placeOfDeath Geneva
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
positionHeld director of Ballet National de Marseille
director of Ballets de Paris
spouse Zizi Jeanmaire
studentOf Serge Lifar

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Roland Petit name Roland Petit self-link