Lacotte, Pierre

He studied at the ballet school at the Paris Opera with teachers from Gustave Rico, Carlotta Zambelli , Serge Lifar , and also took lessons from Russian ballerinas L. Egorova , M. Kshesinsky , O. Preobrazhenskaya .

At the end of his studies in 1946 , he was accepted into the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera. In 1951 , at the age of 19, he was elevated to the rank of first dancer . In 1957 he danced at the Metropolitan Opera Theater ( USA ). He also danced in Germany , Switzerland , Benelux countries . In 1995 , he completed his career as a dancer at the Paris Opera, but until 1997 he continued to collaborate with this theater as a choreographer .

In 50 - 60 years. - Artistic Director of the Eiffel Tower Ballet troupe at the Champs Elysees Theater , for which he staged the Concertino plays to the music of A. Vivaldi , The Parisian Boy to the music of S. Aznavour , The Night of the Sorceress to the music of S. Béchet, "Solstice" to the music of D. Weinberg, etc.

In 1963 - 1968 - Artistic director of the troupe "National Ballet of the French Musical Youth", where he met with the dancer Gilen Tesmar , who later became his wife. For this troupe he staged 35 ballets, including “The Voice” in collaboration with E. Piaf , “Hamlet” to music by W. Walton, “Future Passions” to music by V. Lutoslavsky, “Simple Symphony” to music by B. Britten .

Since 1968 , he began exploring archives, including at Harvard University , and collecting historical records. The ballet La Sylphide by J. Schneitzgoffer, reconstructed by Lacotte in 1971 ( 1972 ), was widely known for it (choreography by F. Taglioni ). Subsequently, he carried out the transfer of this production to the stages of other theaters in the world, including in the USSR in 1979 - 1980 . After a while, he reconstructed the ballet “Butterfly” (choreography by M. Taglioni ). In 2001 , he reconstructed the ballet Coppelia (choreography by A. Saint-Leon ), in which he played the role of Coppelius. Most of Lacotte's productions were broadcast by French and British television.

Since 1985 - Director of the Monte Carlo Ballet, in 1991 - 2001 - Ballet of the National Opera of Lorraine in Nancy . He taught at the National Conservatory, at the Paris Opera he worked as a teacher - tutor .

In 1987 , he wrote a book about ballet (co-authored with Jean-Pierre Pastory) - “Tradition” (Editions Favre).

Collaborates with the theaters of the USSR and Russia : for example, in 1980 , specially for Ekaterina Maksimova staged the ballet Natalie or the Swiss Thrush in Moscow , in 2000 he delivered the ballet The Daughter of the Pharaoh , specially for the Bolshoi Theater , in 2006 . specially for the troupe of the Mariinsky Theater , he delivered the ballet , in 2011 he transferred the production of the ballet La Sylphide to the MAMT stage, in 2013 he transferred the production of the ballet Marko Spada to the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, etc.

Reconstruction of classical ballets

• La Sylphide by J. Schneitzgoffer (choreography by F. Taglioni ) - 1972 - Paris Opera, 1980 - Boston Ballet ( New York , touring), 1984 - Tokyo Ballet ( Japan ); 1979 - Colon Theater ( Buenos Aires ), National Theater ( Prague ), Monte Carlo Ballet, Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater ; 1997 - Roman Opera , Finnish National Ballet, Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro.
• “Coppelia” by L. Delibes (choreography by A. Saint-Leon ) - 1973 - Paris Opera; 2002 - Ballet of Shanghai ( China ).
• Pas de deux from the ballet “Butterfly” (the only production of M. Taglioni to the music of J. Offenbach ) - 1976 - Paris Opera ; 1979 - LGATOB them. S. M. Kirova .
• Swan Lake by P. I. Tchaikovsky (choreography by M. Petipa and L. Ivanov ) - 1976 - National Opera of Bordeaux; 1998 - Nancy's Ballet.
• “Giselle” by A. Adana (choreography by J. Coralli and J. Perrault , costumes and sets for the first production (1841)) - 1978 - ballet of the Rennes Opera ( Strasbourg , France ); subsequently Ballet Monte Carlo, National Ballet Nancy (France).
• The Danube Virgin by A. Adana (choreography by F. Taglioni) - 1978 - Colon Theater; 2006 - Tokyo Ballet.
• Pas de sis from the ballet “The Marquitante” by C. Pugni (choreography by A. Saint-Leon) - 1979 - Paris Opera, Leningrad State Academic Theater named after S. M. Kirova.
• The Marco Spada by D. Ober (choreography by J. Mazilier ) - 1981 - Roman Opera; 1985 - Paris Opera (the title part was created especially for R. Nureyev , who danced at the premieres in both theaters).
• Polovtsian Dances (from the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin , choreography by M. Fokin ) - 1986 - Monte Carlo Ballet.
• The Firebird by I. Stravinsky (choreography by M. Fokin) - 1991, 2000 - School at the Paris Opera.
• “Gitan” to the music of I. Schmidt, D. Ober and J. Stephanie (choreography by F. Taglioni) - 1993 - Warsaw Bolshoi Theater ( Poland ).
• The Shadow by L.V. Maurera (choreography by F. Taglioni) - 1993 - Nancy Ballet.
• Fairy Lake to music by D. Ober (choreography by F. Taglioni) - 1995 - Berlin State Opera .
• “Vision of a Rose” to music by K. M. von Weber (choreography by M. Fokine) - 1997 - Paris Opera.
• Opera-ballet "Gallant Europe" by A. Campra and the ballet "Lady with Camellias" to the music of J. Verdi - 1997 - for French television.
• The Nutcracker by P. I. Tchaikovsky (choreography by L. Ivanov) - 2000 - Athens National Opera.
• Paquita by L. Minkus (choreography by J. Mazilier and M. Petipa) - 2001 - Paris Opera.

Lacotte in Russia

Staging

• Mariinsky Theater : 1979 - program “An Evening of Ancient Choreography” (performed by leading artists of the troupe, including I. Kolpakova , G. Komleva , A. Sizova ); 1979 - “ Kachucha ” from the ballet “The Lame Demon” by C. Gide (choreography by F. Elsler according to J. Coralli; 1979-80 - transfer - pas de sis from the ballet “The Marquitante” (choreography by A. Sen- Leon ), fragments from the ballets The Lame Demon and Butterfly ; 2006 - the ballet C. Pugni (choreography by J. Perrault and M. Petipa ).
• Bolshoi Theater : 2000 - staging the ballet “ The Pharaoh ’s Daughter ” by C. Pugni (choreography by M. Petipa), 2013 - transfer - “Marco Spada” (choreography by J. Mazilier to the music of the opera of the same name by D. Ober).
• “Natalie, or the Swiss Thrush” by A. Girovets and Carafa di Colobrano (choreography by F. Taglioni) - 1981 - the ballet was staged specially for E. Maximova and the troupe of the Moscow Theater of Classical Ballet under the direction of N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilev .
• The transfer of the production of the ballet La Sylphide by J. Schneitzgoffer (choreography by F. Taglioni): 1979-1980. - Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater , 2011 - MAMT .

Tour

• 1977 - the ballet La Sylphide performed by the troupe of the Paris Opera (on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, for the first time in the USSR).
• 2010 - the ballet Paquita by L. Minkus (choreography by J. Mazilier and M. Petipa) performed by the Paris Opera Company (on the stage of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, three performances).

• Commander of the Order of Arts and Literature ^{[1] [2]} .
• Order of Friendship ( July 27, 2011 , Russia ) - for a significant contribution to the development of Russian-French cooperation ^{[3] [1]} .
• Prize of the International Association of Choreography Figures " Benois de la Danse " in the nomination "For Life in Art" (2012) ^[1] .

• 1977 - Platée / Plateia
• 1980 - Natalie, or the Swiss Thrush, composers A. Girovets and Carafa di Colobrano , choreography by P. Lacotte after F. Taglioni - performance of Moscow Classical Ballet , in the main part E. Maximova , conductor V. Edelman ( De Agostini from series "Ballet. The best on DVD")
• 1991 - Henry VIII / “Henry VIII” - performance of the theater
• 2001 - Tout près des étoiles: Les danseurs de l'Opéra de Paris / Paris Opera Stars (documentary)
• 2004 - La sylphide / La Sylphide by La Sylphide by J. Schneitzgoffer , choreography by P. Lacotte after F. Taglioni - performance of the Opera Garnier Theater, in major parts by ,
• 2011 - The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow / Bolshoi Ballet: live broadcast from Moscow.
• 2011 - Une vie de ballets / Ballet Life (Documentary)

Resources and Articles

• Page on the website of the Bolshoi Theater
• Page on MAMT website
• P. Lacotte at Belcanto.ru
• Premiere of the ballet "Marco Recession" by P. Lacotte at the Bolshoi Theater // Belcanto.ru
• The ballet “Undine” by P. Lacotte at the Mariinsky Theater // Mariinsky Theater
• The ballet Paquita by P. Lacotte at the Paris Opera // Opéra de Paris
• P. Lacotte Ballets // ResMusica
• Pierre Lacotte at the Internet Movie Database

Video

• Video interview with P. Lacotte of March 28, 2014, part 1 // Youtube
• Video interview with P. Lacotte of March 28, 2014, part 2 // Youtube