Motte, Claire (1937–)
Motte, Claire (1937–)
French ballet dancer. Born Dec 21, 1937, in Belfort, France.
Trained with Carlotta Zambelli and Serge Lifar at Paris Opéra Ballet and danced there throughout performance career; created roles in Serge Lifar's Chemin de la Lumière (1957), Michel Descombey's Bacchus et Ariadne (1967), and Roland Petit's Turangalila (1968), among others; danced opposite Jean-Pierre Bonnefous in Corelli's Lament and was featured in works by Balanchine and Georges Skibine; retired (1979).
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