Jean-Georges Noverre (April 29, 1727–November 19, 1810) was a French dancer and ballet master, and is considered to be the creator of modern ballet. His birthday is now observed as International Dance Day. Jean-Georges Noverre This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Jean-Georges Noverre This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Traditionally the head of the ballet company, nowadays Ballet Master is the title for someone who oversees the artistic instruction and direction of the company, often working closely with the Artistic Director. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... Snow dance from The Nutcracker Tango in Buenos Aires International Dance Day (World Dance Day) is celebrated on April 29, promoted by the International Dance Council ( CID), an umbrella organization for all kinds of dance within UNESCO. The holiday was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the...

He first performed at Fontainebleau in 1743, and in 1747 composed his first ballet for the Opéra-Comique. In 1748 he was invited to Berlin by Prince Henry of Prussia, but went to Strasbourg where he stayed until 1750. He then went to Lyon. In 1755 he was invited by Garrick to London, where he remained for two years. Location within France Fontainebleau is a city and commune in central France. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... This article is about the Paris opera house. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... This page refers to Prince Henry of Prussia (1726-1802); for Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929), see Prince Heinrich of Prussia. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1717 births | 1779 deaths | English actors | Lichfield ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Between 1758 and 1760 he produced several ballets at Lyons, and published his Lettres sur la danse et les ballets. It is from this period that the revolution in the art of the ballet for which Noverre was responsible can be dated. He was next engaged by Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg, and later Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, until 1774. In 1775, he was appointed maître des ballets of the Paris Opera at the request of Queen Marie Antoinette. He returned to Vienna in Spring of 1776 to stage ballets there but in June 1776 he returned again to Paris. He regained this post until the French Revolution reduced him to poverty. He died on November 19, 1810, at St. Germain. 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). ... Karl II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (11 February 1728 - 24 October 1793) was the eldest son of Duke Karl I Alexander and Maria Augusta Anna of Thurn und Taxis (11 August 1706) - 1 February 1756). ... This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the Habsburg Empire from 1740-1780. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... During the French Revolution (1789–1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a city west of Paris, in the Yvelines d partement (of which it is a sous-pr fecture), in the Ile-de-France r gion, in France. ...

Noverre's friends included Voltaire, Mozart, Frederick the Great and David Garrick (who called him "the Shakespeare of the dance"). The ballets of which he was most proud were his La Toilette de Venus, Les Jalousies du sérail, La dour corsaire and Le Jaloux sans rival. Besides the letters, Noverre wrote Observations sur la construction d'une nouvelle salle de l'Opéra (1781); Lettres sur Garrick écrites a Voltaire (1801); and Lettre à un artiste sur les flies publiques (1801). The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1717 births | 1779 deaths | English actors | Lichfield ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.