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Manuel Legris
Manuel Legris (born 10 October 1964) is a French ballet dancer. He was a danseur étoile (principal dancer) with the Paris Opera Ballet for 23 years. On 1 September 2010, he became the director of the Vienna State Ballet. In December 2020, he was appointed artistic director of the La Scala Theatre Ballet.
Legris began ballet lessons in 1973 at the age of 8 with Yvonne Guba, a local ballet teacher. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1976 and entered the corps de ballet in 1980.[citation needed] In 1981, he was promoted to "Coryphée," followed by a promotion to "Sujet" in 1982. On July 11, 1986, at the age of 21, Legris was named an "Étoile" by stage director Rudolf Nureyev, bypassing the rank of "Premier Danseur." On that day, the company performed Raymonda, choreographed by Nureyev, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where Legris danced the leading role of Jean de Brienne.[citation needed]
Legris garnered attention from choreographers such as William Forsythe, John Neumeier, Jiří Kylián, and Jerome Robbins, establishing his reputation in both classical and contemporary choreography.[citation needed] He received invitations to perform with companies such as the Royal Ballet in London, the New York City Ballet, the Cuban National Ballet and the Tokyo Ballet, as well as the ballet companies of Monte Carlo, Stuttgart, and Hamburg.[citation needed] John Neumeier created Spring and Fall and A Cinderella Story specifically for him.[citation needed]
Legris has performed around the world, including at La Scala in Milan, the Met in New York, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. During his tours, he partnered with dancers such as Evelyn Hart, Dominique Khalfouni, Alessandra Ferri, Lorna Feijoo, and Diana Vishneva.
In 1996, Legris founded his own dance troupe, "Manuel Legris et ses Étoiles," in collaboration with Monique Loudières.
In 2003, Legris added two major works to his repertoire: Variations on Carmen by Roland Petit and Phrases of Quartet by Maurice Béjart. That same year, Béjart restaged The Song of a Wayfarer for Legris and Laurent Hilaire, granting them exclusive performance rights.
In February 2004, Legris danced opposite Aurélie Dupont in Jiří Kylián's pas de deux Il faut qu'une porte... at the Paris Opera. He later joined Trisha Brown's O zlozony / O composite, performing alongside Dupont and Nicolas Le Riche.
In December 2005, the Stuttgart Ballet offered Legris the title role in Onegin, where he danced opposite Maria Eichwald.
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Manuel Legris
Manuel Legris (born 10 October 1964) is a French ballet dancer. He was a danseur étoile (principal dancer) with the Paris Opera Ballet for 23 years. On 1 September 2010, he became the director of the Vienna State Ballet. In December 2020, he was appointed artistic director of the La Scala Theatre Ballet.
Legris began ballet lessons in 1973 at the age of 8 with Yvonne Guba, a local ballet teacher. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1976 and entered the corps de ballet in 1980.[citation needed] In 1981, he was promoted to "Coryphée," followed by a promotion to "Sujet" in 1982. On July 11, 1986, at the age of 21, Legris was named an "Étoile" by stage director Rudolf Nureyev, bypassing the rank of "Premier Danseur." On that day, the company performed Raymonda, choreographed by Nureyev, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where Legris danced the leading role of Jean de Brienne.[citation needed]
Legris garnered attention from choreographers such as William Forsythe, John Neumeier, Jiří Kylián, and Jerome Robbins, establishing his reputation in both classical and contemporary choreography.[citation needed] He received invitations to perform with companies such as the Royal Ballet in London, the New York City Ballet, the Cuban National Ballet and the Tokyo Ballet, as well as the ballet companies of Monte Carlo, Stuttgart, and Hamburg.[citation needed] John Neumeier created Spring and Fall and A Cinderella Story specifically for him.[citation needed]
Legris has performed around the world, including at La Scala in Milan, the Met in New York, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. During his tours, he partnered with dancers such as Evelyn Hart, Dominique Khalfouni, Alessandra Ferri, Lorna Feijoo, and Diana Vishneva.
In 1996, Legris founded his own dance troupe, "Manuel Legris et ses Étoiles," in collaboration with Monique Loudières.
In 2003, Legris added two major works to his repertoire: Variations on Carmen by Roland Petit and Phrases of Quartet by Maurice Béjart. That same year, Béjart restaged The Song of a Wayfarer for Legris and Laurent Hilaire, granting them exclusive performance rights.
In February 2004, Legris danced opposite Aurélie Dupont in Jiří Kylián's pas de deux Il faut qu'une porte... at the Paris Opera. He later joined Trisha Brown's O zlozony / O composite, performing alongside Dupont and Nicolas Le Riche.
In December 2005, the Stuttgart Ballet offered Legris the title role in Onegin, where he danced opposite Maria Eichwald.