Charles Picq

Charles Picq (or Lepic; in Russian ШарльЛеПик) is a Danse ur and Chorégraphe French born with Naples in 1744 and died with Saint-Pétersbourg in 1806.

He studies the dance with Jean-Georges Noverre with Stuttgart of 1761 to 1764, then dance with Warsaw (1765), with Venice (1769), Milan (1773) and Naples. From 1776 to 1781, he dances in the Ballet of the Opera of Paris with Marie-madeleine Guimard for principal partner. In 1782, it goes to London with Noverre, which gives the opportunity to him to present its own compositions.

In 1787, it goes to Saint-Pétersbourg where it is engaged like First dancer, like as principal choreographer of 1792 to 1799. Very impregnated of the work of its Master, it goes up several Ballet S of Noverre and also presents its compositions, always close to the style noverrien.

Well in court, it choreography majority of the great festivals given by Catherine II of Russia at the end of its life.

Thanks to him, the Lettres on the dance of Noverre are published in Russia (in French) in 1803.

Picq contributed largely to the establishment of the French dance in Russia and prepared the way with the innovations of Charles-Louis Didelot and other choreographers who will follow it during the 19th century.

Principal ballets

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