Antoine Pitrot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French ballet dancer and choreographer
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Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Antoine Pitrot
- Antoine-Bonaventure Pitrot (31 March 1727, in Marseille – after 1792), known as Pitrot aîné (Pitrot the elder), was a French dancer, choreographer and ballet master.
- He was the elder brother of Jean-Baptiste Pitrot, and their father Barthélemy Pitrot was an actor who criss-crossed the French provinces in the first half of the 18th century. Antoine Pitrot began his career at the Opéra de Paris in 1744 and then as ballet-master at the Théâtre-Italien.
- He pursued a brilliant career, appearing across Europe and even in Russia, and composed several ballets.
- He is considered as one of the precursors of Paris's 'ballet d'action'.
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