What is Jean-Georges Noverre?
{{Infobox Person |name = Jean-Georges Noverre |image = Jean-Georges Noverre.jpg |image_size = |caption = Jean-Georges Noverre<br />(by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1764) |birth_name = |birth_date = 29 April 1727 |birth_place = |death_date = 19 October 1810 |death_place = |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = |residence = |nationality = French |ethnicity = |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = |education = |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = Dancer<br />[[Choreographer]] |home_town = |title = |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |boards = |religion = |spouse = |partner = |children = |parents = |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Jean-Georges Noverre''' (29 April 1727 – 19 October 1810) was a French dancer and [[Ballet Master|ballet master]] ([[choreographer]]). He is considered the creator of the [[ballet d'action]]. He performed or held posts across Europe. His first great success was the ballet ''Les Fêtes Chinoises''. Other ballets include ''Jason et Médée'', ''La Toilette de Venus'', ''Les Jalousies du sérail'', ''La dour corsaire'' and ''Le Jaloux sans rival''. He expressed his views on dance in the book ''Lettres sur la danse et les ballets'' in 1756 (published in 1760). The [[French Revolution]] reduced Noverre to poverty. He died in 1810. {{Ballet}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Noverre, Jean-Georges}} [[Category:1727 births]] [[Category:1810 deaths]] [[Category:French choreographers]] [[Category:French ballet dancers]] [[Category:French writers]] [[Category:People from Lyon]] [[Category:18th-century writers]]