Descombay studied dancing in Paris, and debuted as a professional dancer of the Ballet de l'Opéra National in 1947. In 1959 he became premier danseur,[3] then ballet master, and official choreographer and finally director of the company from 1962 to 1969. He also established the training ballet group of the Opéra National de Paris. Afterwards he was ballet director of the Zürcher Ballett[4] of the Zurich Opera from 1971 to 1973, and was invited to Mexico by Orozco.[5] In 1975 he settled down in Mexico, where he became chief choreographer and associate director of the Ballet Teatro del Espacio in 1977.[3] He was a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (SNCA).[6]
michel, descombey, october, 1930, december, 2011, french, ballet, dancer, choreographer, director, born, 1930, october, 1930bois, colombes, francedied5, december, 2011, 2011, aged, mexico, city, mexicodescombay, studied, dancing, paris, debuted, professional, . Michel Descombey 28 October 1930 5 December 2011 1 2 was a French ballet dancer choreographer and director Michel DescombeyBorn 1930 10 28 28 October 1930Bois Colombes FranceDied5 December 2011 2011 12 05 aged 81 Mexico City MexicoDescombay studied dancing in Paris and debuted as a professional dancer of the Ballet de l Opera National in 1947 In 1959 he became premier danseur 3 then ballet master and official choreographer and finally director of the company from 1962 to 1969 He also established the training ballet group of the Opera National de Paris Afterwards he was ballet director of the Zurcher Ballett 4 of the Zurich Opera from 1971 to 1973 and was invited to Mexico by Orozco 5 In 1975 he settled down in Mexico where he became chief choreographer and associate director of the Ballet Teatro del Espacio in 1977 3 He was a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte SNCA 6 Honors EditChevalier knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevaliers of the Legion d honneur Order of the Aztec EagleReferences Edit Muere el bailarin y coreografo Michel Descombey Archived 2011 12 06 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Michel Descombey a b Michel Descombey The Oxford Dictionary of Dance Zurcher Ballett Geschichte Ensemble Repertoire in German Gabriela Jimenez Bernal Michel Descombey Archived 2011 07 22 at the Wayback Machine National Autonomous University of Mexico in Spanish Michel Descombey in Spanish External links Edit Michel Descombey Internet Dance Database This article about a dancer or person in a dance related occupation in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michel Descombey amp oldid 1153273393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
