What is Jean Coralli?
{{Infobox person | name = Jean Coralli | image = Coralli.jpg | alt = | caption = Coralli, about 1810 | birth_name = Jean Coralli Peracini | birth_date = January 15, 1779 | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = {{Death date and age|1854|05|01|1779|01|15}} | death_place = Paris, France | nationality = French | other_names = | known_for = ''[[Giselle]]'' | occupation = Dancer<br />Choreographer }} '''Jean Coralli''' (January 15, 1779 &ndash; May 1, 1854), born '''Jean Coralli Peracini''', was a French [[dancer]] and [[choreographer]] of [[Italy|Italian]] background. He debuted in Paris in 1803. He choreographed for [[Vienna]], Milan, Lisbon, and Marseilles. He later held the post of First [[Ballet Master]] of the [[Paris Opéra Ballet]]. He is best known for the creation of the [[Romantic ballet]] ''[[Giselle]]'' (1841). This ballet was choreographed with [[Jules Perrot]]. Other ballets include ''Le Diable Boiteux'', ''La Tarentule'', and ''La Péri''. == References == * Beaumont, Cyril W. 1935. ''The Complete Book of Ballets''. Grosset & Dunlap. pp.&nbsp;113–143. {{Commons|Jean Coralli}} {{Ballet}} {{multistub|performing-arts|bio}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrali, Jean}} [[Category:1779 births]] [[Category:1854 deaths]] [[Category:French choreographers]] [[Category:French ballet dancers]]