Janine Charrat
French ballet dancer, actress and choreographer
About Janine Charrat
Lived 1924 – 2017 (aged 93). Janine Charrat was a French choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer.
Janine Charrat (24 July 1924 – 29 August 2017) was a French dancer and choreographer. She was considered to be a child prodigy and appeared in Ballerina at the age of 12. She went on to choreograph over 50 ballets.
In 1961, she had a serious accident. During a television show, a candle set fire to her tutu and the ensuing burns covered 70% of her body. in 1964.
She was an officer of the Legion of Honour.
Filmography 1938: La Mort du cygne, by Jean Benoît-Lévy 1952: La Jeune Fille aux allumettes, by Jean Benoît-Lévy 1959: Les Algues, by Louis Bertrand Castelli 1962: Schéhérazade by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, with Anna Karina and Gil Vidal, choreography by Janine Charrat 2001: Janine Charrat, l'instinct de la danse, by Luc Riolon and Rachel Seddoh
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French ballet dancer, actress and choreographer (1924–2017)
When was Janine Charrat born?
Janine Charrat was born on 24 July 1924 in Grenoble.
When did Janine Charrat die?
Janine Charrat died on 29 August 2017 in Rueil-Malmaison.
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Janine Charrat was a choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer.
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Janine Charrat was French.
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