Louis Gallodier facts for kids
Louis Gallodier was a famous French ballet dancer and choreographer. He lived from about 1734 to 1803. He spent most of his life in Sweden. There, he became very important for Swedish ballet. He was the first ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet.
Life and Career
Louis Gallodier was born in France around 1734. He started working at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1756. He learned to dance from a famous teacher, Jean-Georges Noverre.
In 1758, he joined a French dance group called the Du Londel Troupe. This group performed in Stockholm at the Bollhuset theatre. They also danced at royal theatres like Drottningholm Palace Theatre and Confidencen.
In 1771, King Gustav III of Sweden decided to create a national theatre. He wanted Swedish actors to perform there. The French dancers, including Gallodier, were allowed to stay.
When the Royal Swedish Ballet started in 1773, many French dancers joined. Gallodier became its first ballet master. He often danced with Elisabeth Soligny. Gallodier also created many dances for ballets and operas. One of his students was the dancer Sophie Hagman.
Gallodier was married three times. From 1762 to 1784, he was married to Gasparine Becheroni. She was an Italian opera singer. Later, in 1792, he married the Swedish ballerina Judith Christina Brelin. After she passed away, he married Marie Louise Du Londel in 1796. She was the daughter of Louis Du Londel, who led the Du Londel Troupe.
His Works
Louis Gallodier created many ballets and dances for operas. Here are some of his important works:
- Sylvie, an opera by Pierre Montan Berton (1774)
- Neptun och Amphitrite, an opera-ballet (1775)
- Æglé, an opera-ballet (1775)
- Adonis, an opera-ballet by Thomas Christian Walter (1776)
- Procris och Cephal, an opera by Lars Lalin (1778)
- Zemire och Azor, a comedy-ballet by André Grétry (1778)
- Arsène, a fairy-tale comedy by Monsigny (1779)
- Atys, an opera-ballet by Piccinni (1784)
