French-born and US resident, choreographer, director and master teacher Jean-Paul Comelin has long been associated with the world's most prominent ballet companies, and some of the greatest names in the dance world of the 20th century.
Jean-Paul Comelin joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 1956 and went on to dance
with London Festival Ballet, the National Ballet of Washington and the Pennsylvania Ballet as a principal dancer. He has also appeared as a guest artist with the Australian Ballet, performed with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and was coached by George Balanchine in several of his own ballets.
Mr. Comelin choreograph his first Ballet, Autumn Songs for the National ballet of Canada for Ballerinas Veronica Tennant and Karen Kain. He then proceeded to create over sixty works for companies on five continent.
In 1980 Mr. Comelin was invited by Artistic Director Marcia Haydee to be Ballet master of the prestigious Stuttgart Ballet, where he created two New works for the company, Saltarello and Overtones.
As Artistic Director of Ballet du Nord in France, he created several works each year. An original work on Christopher Columbus, a new version of the Nutcracker, a new version of the Firebird, a collaboration with painter Majhoub Ben Bella, and the Mozart Requiem, ( Lux Aeterna ) were the most successful of his works, at home and on tour. He organized tours in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia and the former Soviet Union.
Mr. Comelin has worked with such notable dancers as Margot Fonteyn, Yvette chauvire Nina Novak Rudolf Nureyev, Michail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova, Lawrence Rhodes, Carla Fracci, Claire Sombert Marylin Burr, Svetlana Beriosiava, Claire Motte John Gipin, Marcia Haydee Richard Cragun,
Today Mr. Comelin continues choreographing, directing, lecturing and teaching around the world, and as a consultant in the development of dance.in Vietnam, south Africa, korea philipppines Taiwan japan and offers master classes and create original choreography in paris, basel ,nyon zurich, dallas Chicago, phoenix, Richmond university, SMU.Hanoi Bangkok.
