Maximilien Gardel

See also: Gardel

Maximilien Gardel was born with Mannheim the December 18th 1741 and died in Paris the March 11th 1787.

Dancer and choreographer French, he is the son of Claude Gardel, Ballet master of the king Stanislas of Poland, and the older brother of Pierre Gardel.

It begins with the royal Académie from Music from Paris in 1759 and becomes soloist five years later. Sharing the roles of noble dancer with Gaëtan Vestris, Gardel will dissociate in 1772 from it: in the resumption of Castor and Pollux of Rameau, he dances without mask nor wig (what was hitherto unimaginable) not to be confused with his rival.

In 1773, it is however, with Jean Dauberval, the assistant of Vestris as ballet master then, in 1781, it will only take up this duty, succeeding Noverre.

With its death, in 1787, it is his/her brother Pierre who will succeed to him as ballet master.

Some works

1777 : the Enquiring one of spirit
1777: Ninette at the court
1778: Phaon
1779 : Mirza and Lindor
1781: the Festival of Mirza
1783: Rosière
1784: Oracle
1785: the First Navigator
1786: the Savages
1786: the Foot of ox
1786: the Deserter
1787: the Cock of the village

External bond

Its ballets and their representations on site CÉSAR

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