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It was April 1, two days after the scheduled opening night of Roland Petit’s “Notre-Dame de Paris,” the first of two Paris Opera Ballet programs commemorating the 10th anniversary of Petit ...

PARISPARIS — Acclaimed choreographer Roland Petit, whose creations dazzled stages from Paris to Hollywood and inspired dancers, writers and designers has died. He was 87. The Paris National ...

Roland Petit was born on January 13 1924 in Villemomble, a Paris suburb, the elder son of a French café owner and an Italian shoemaker. His mother, Rose Repetto, would leave to set up the Repetto ...

ROLAND Petit, France's major creative figure in postwar ballet and probably the favourite choreographer of the world's greatest ballerinas, has died of leukaemia in Geneva, aged 87. French ...

She played the title role in the ballet “Carmen” and was choreographed by her husband, Roland Petit, who played the lead male role as part of their troupe Les Ballets de Paris. On Broadway ...

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Since Rose Repetto, the mother of French ballet company director Roland Petit, created her first pair of ballet shoes for Bridget Bardot in 1956, her company has become synonymous with the ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Roland Petit, French choreographer, dancer and producer, died in Geneva on Sunday morning. He was 87 years old.