Janine Charrat
French dancer and choreographer (1924–2017)
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Born | (1924-07-24)24 July 1924 Grenoble, France |
Died | 29 August 2017(2017-08-29) (aged 93) Paris, France |
Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, choreographer |
Janine Charrat (24 July 1924 – 29 August 2017) was a French dancer and choreographer.[1][2] She was considered to be a child prodigy and appeared in Ballerina at the age of 12. She went on to choreograph over 50 ballets.[1]
In 1961, she had a serious accident. During a television show, a candle set fire to her tutu and the ensuing burns covered 70% of her body.[1] After receiving life-saving treatment at the Cochin hospital, she stayed at the Thermes de Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc baths. She managed to recover and returned to dancing[3] in 1964.
She was an officer of the Legion of Honour.[1]
Filmography
- 1938: La Mort du cygne, by Jean Benoît-Lévy
- 1952: La Jeune Fille aux allumettes, by Jean Benoît-Lévy
- 1959: Les Algues, by Louis Bertrand Castelli
- 1962: Schéhérazade by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, with Anna Karina and Gil Vidal, choreography by Janine Charrat
- 2001: Janine Charrat, l'instinct de la danse, by Luc Riolon and Rachel Seddoh
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