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Marie-Claude Pietragalla

Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris and was named étoile on 22 December 1990 after the performance of Don Quixote in which she played the role of Kitri. In 1998, she was appointed to the leadership of the National Ballet of Marseille, where she remained five years. After a conflict, the dancers of the company obtained her resignation. She danced at the Opéra Bastille with Patrick Dupond the "Swan Lake" (1992) and "Les Variations d'Ulysse" (1995) under the direction of Jean-Claude Gallotta. In 1998 she received the Prix Benois de la Danse. In 2000 she appeared in a one-woman show "Don't look back", a solo performance created for her by Carolyn Carlson. In October that year she introduced the ballet Sakountala that evokes the internal struggle of the sculptor Camille Claudel with her own demons. In 2002 she choreographed the show "Enzo", a duo created for the show at the Olympia of Christophe (Victoire de la Musique 2002). In 2003 she choreographed the show "Metamorphoses" for the dance school of Marseille. The same year she also choreographed "Ni Dieu ni maître", a show about anarchist poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré, which was presented first at the Théatre Toursky in Marseille, then at the Olympia in Paris. The show was about music and songs by Léo Ferré (and Elizabeth Cooper). She signed a new version of "Don Quixote" (Minkus-Cooper). Since 2004 she has run her own company, the Pietragalla Company. In 2006 she presented a show called "Conditions humaines". In 2007 she began her second year of residency at the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and under the direction of Pierre Cardin created the dance-drama "Sade ou le théâtre des fous". Presented first at the castle of Lacoste in July 2007, this ballet was also given in February 2008 at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. In March 2009 she presented the show "Marco Polo" at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. She is married to the dancer Julien Derouault. In 2011 she reappeared alone on the stage of the Palace with his new creation, "The temptation of Eve", which was originally scheduled to run from 25 January-12 February 2011 but was extended until 12 March, after which she went on a tour in France and Switzerland. She is currently a judge on Danse avec les Stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars. Source: Article "Marie-Claude Pietragalla" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Feb 2, 1963 In Paris, France
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the series 30 millions d'amis 1976-01-06
Latest Project:
Series Un dimanche à la campagne 2022-10-23
Known For
Poster of Un dimanche à la campagne
Poster of La Parenthèse inattendue
Poster of Le Lac des Cygnes
Poster of The Nutcracker
Filmography
Series Un dimanche à la campagne Self 2022-10-23
Movie Sahara Pietra (voice) 2017-02-01
Series Amanda Self 2016-09-05
Series La Parenthèse inattendue Self 2012-10-31
Series Danse avec les stars Self - Judge 2011-02-12
Movie Livid Jessel 2011-12-06
Movie Quand je vois le soleil Margot 2003-07-16
Series L'Invité self 2002-01-01
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Movie Le Lac des Cygnes Odette 1992-07-18
Movie The Nutcracker Arab #1 1989-01-01
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Series 30 millions d'amis Self 1976-01-06