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Roland Petit (1924–2011)

Miscellaneous Crew | Writer | Actor

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Was nominated for Broadway's 1981 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Can-Can." See more trivia »

Born:

in Villemomble, France

Died:

(age 87) in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland
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Roland Petit obituary
11 July 2011 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News
Roland Petit Dead at 87
10 July 2011 11:39 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
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30 April 2011 4:04 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News
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2011 First Position (documentary) (choreographer)
 
2010 Dancing Chaplin (documentary) (choreographer: original)
 
2003 Il pipistrello (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1999 Clavigo (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1997 Roland Petit à Marseille (TV documentary) (choreographer)
 
1996 Notre-Dame de Paris (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1991 Le diable amoureux (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1986 Le chat botté (TV movie) (choreographer, stage director: ballet)
 
1985 White Nights (choreographer: "La jeune homme et la mort")
 
1981 Les intermittences du coeur (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1980/I Carmen (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1965 Roland Petit Ballet Company in Paris (choreographer)
 
1961 Black Tights (choreographer)
 
1957 Too Many Lovers (choreographer)
 
1956 Folies-Bergère (choreographer)
 
1956 Anything Goes (stager: Jeanmaire ballet and "I Get a Kick of You")
 
1955 Daddy Long Legs (ballets by)
 
1955 The Glass Slipper (choreographer: ballet)
 
1952 Hans Christian Andersen (choreographer, dancer: "The Little Mermaid" ballet)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
2003 Il pipistrello (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1999 Clavigo (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1997 L'Arlésienne (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1996 Notre-Dame de Paris (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1991 La belle au bois dormant (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1991 Le diable amoureux (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1986 Le chat botté (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1981 Les intermittences du coeur (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1980/I Carmen (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1978 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV movie) (ballet)
 
1961 Black Tights (adaptation: from the "Ballets of Paris")
 
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1980/I Carmen (TV movie)
Don José
 
1961 Black Tights
Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José
 
1952 Hans Christian Andersen
The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1952 Hans Christian Andersen (performer: "The Little Mermaid Ballet" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2010 Dancing Chaplin (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Violette et Mister B.
Himself
 
1998 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Zizi je t'aime (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Roland Petit à Marseille (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Rudolf Nureyev (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Le chat botté (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1983 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Himself
– Cocteau vivant (1983) … Himself
 
1979 The Magic of Dance (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Release (TV series)
Himself
– Gala Performance (1969) … Himself
 
1964 Gran parada (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1958-1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Choreographer
– Episode #15.30 (1962) … Himself - Choreographer
– Episode #11.36 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #11.35 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.33 (1956) … Himself
 

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(May 1956) He performed in the ballet, "Les Ballets De Paris De Roland Petit," in a Les Ballets De Paris De Roland Petit production at the Palace Theatre in London, England with Renee Jeanmarie and Violet Verdy in the cast. Jacques Bazire and Francis Chagrin were conductors.
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Trivia:

Was nominated for Broadway's 1981 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Can-Can." See more »

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