Chauvire, Yvette

Chauviré, Yvette 

Born Apr. 22, 1917, in Paris. French ballerina.

From 1927 to 1931, Chauviré studied at the Paris Opéra school, and from 1941 she was a leading soloist with the Paris Opéra Ballet. She also appeared with Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées, La Scala Opera Ballet, and the Festival Ballet. She was an outstanding representative of the French school of classical dance. Her dancing, highly refined and dramatic, was characterized by high mastery, a keen sense of style, and meticulous attention to detail. Chauviré became particularly known for her interpretations of contemporary works, such as one of the mirages in the allegorical ballet Les Mirages by Sauguet, and for her performances in other ballets of the choreographer S. Lifar, including d’Indy’s Istar and Leleu’s Nautéos. In the classical repertoire, her best role was the title role in Adam’s Giselle.

In the 1960’s, Chauviré was director of the Paris Opéra school. She made her last stage appearance in 1972, at the Paris Opéra. A prize named for her was established in France in 1972. Chauviré performed in the USSR many times.

WORKS

la—balerina. Moscow, 1977.

REFERENCE

Cuillot de Rode, F. Yvette Chauviré. Paris, 1949.