La Tempête

ballet by Coralli

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La Tempête was a ballet created by Jean Coralli, who was the ballet master at the Paris Opéra. He choreographed this ballet in 1834 for Fanny Elssler, a renowned dancer. Elssler's performance in La Tempête highlighted her sensual style and intricate footwork, establishing her as a contrast to her rival, Marie Taglioni. The ballet was part of the Romantic ballet era, a significant period for dance.1

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Fanny Elssler
…1834 in Jean Co-alli’s ballet La Tempête, derived from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Her immediate success divided Parisian balletomanes into two camps, since the warmth and spontaneity of her dancing was in marked contrast to the ethereal lightness of her greatest rival, Marie Taglioni. Théophile Gautier called Elssler “the Spaniard…
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…1834 in Jean Co-alli’s ballet La Tempête, derived from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Her immediate success divided Parisian balletomanes into two camps, since the warmth and spontaneity of her dancing was in marked contrast to the ethereal lightness of her greatest rival, Marie Taglioni. Théophile Gautier called Elssler “the Spaniard…
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