Jean-Christophe Maillot Explained

Jean-Christophe Maillot (born 1960) is a French dancer and choreographer born in Tours.

Early life and education

He studied at the dance conservatory in Tours before enrolling at the École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, where Rosella Hightower was his primary teacher.^[1]

Career

Maillot was invited by John Neumeier to join the Hamburg Ballet in 1978, where he became a soloist and stayed until 1983, when an accident ended his career as a dancer.^[2]

In 1983, he became the choreographer and director of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre in Tours. Since 1993, on the appointment of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, he has been the artistic director of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.

He helped Princess Caroline design the bridesmaids costumes at the wedding of her brother.

In 2000, 2012 and 2023 was a head of a jury at Prix de Lausanne ballet competitions.

Works

Works created for Les Ballets des Monte-Carlo:^[3] Bêtes Noires; Home, Sweet Home; Dov’è la Luna; Vers un Pays Sage; Roméo et Juliette; Recto Verso; L’Île; Cendrillon; Entrelacs; Oeil pour oeil; La Belle; D’une rive à l’autre; Miniatures; Le Songe; Altro Canto; Casse-Noisette Circus (2000). For the Bolshoi Theater, he created The Taming of The Shrew.

1987 : Le Mandarin Merveilleux
1989 : Über die Winterreise
1989 : Du haut de ...
1991 : L'enfant et les sortilèges
1993 : Bêtes noires
1993 : Lueurs d'amour
1993 : Thème et quatre variation
1994 : Home Sweet Home
1994 : Dov'e la Luna
1995 : Ubuaha
1995 : Vers un pays sage
1996 : Concert d'anges
1996 : Roméo et Juliette
1997 : Duo d'anges
1997 : Recto verso
1997 : In volo
1998 : L'Île
1999 : Cendrillon
1999 : Casse-noisette circus
2000 : Opus 40
2000 : Entrelacs
2001 : Œil pour œil
2001 : La Belle
2002 : Men's Dance
2003 : D'une rive à l'autre
2003 : Noces
2004 : Miniatures
2005 : Le Songe
2006 : Altro canto I
2007 : Faust
2008 : Altro Canto II
2009 : Schéhérazade
2009 : Men's Dance for Women
2009 : Fauves
2010 : Daphnis et Chloé
2011 : Opus 50
2011 : Lac
2013 : Choré
2013 : Casse-Noisette Compagnie
2014 : La Mégère Apprivoisée - Ballet du Théâtre Bolchoï
2015 : Presque Rien
2016 : Aleatorio
2017 : La Mégère Apprivoisée

Distinctions & awards

1977: Prix de Lausanne
1992: Knighthood of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1999: Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Monaco
2001: Nijinski Award for Best Choreography for the production of La Belle
2002: Knighthood of the Légion d'honneur
2007: Prix Benois de la Danse Choreographer of the Year for "Faust"
2015: Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
2018: Prix de Lausanne Life Time Achievement Award

Personal life

He and his wife, Valentine, have three children, born between 1986-1992.^[4] His daughter, Juliette Dol, is a French actress.

Footnotes

Kaye, Elizabeth: "News: Provocative Ballet by Way of Tough Love . The New York Times . Elizabeth . Kaye . 6 October 1996 . 6 May 2010.," The New York Times, 6 October 1996.
Benois de la danse 2007: Jean-Christophe Maillot
Program for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's 2009 production of Roméo et Juliette
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/arts/dance-this-cinderella-wears-a-simple-ivory-frock.html "This Cinderella Wears a Simple Ivory Frock," The New York Times, 27 April 2003