Yvette Chauviré, Étoile

The life and work of the French prima ballerina assoluta, Yvette Chauviré.

Dominique Delouche traces the extraordinary artistic career of Yvette Chauviré. Born in 1917, the French prima ballerina assoluta entered the Paris Ballet Opera School at the age of 10 and trained with Boris Knyaseff and Victor Gsovsky. In 1934, she joined the Paris Ballet and gradually climbed the hierarchy of the institution to its highest level, becoming an étoile in 1941.

Yvette Chauviré became famous in all the great works of the classical repertoire, but especially in the role of Giselle, which she performed on the most prestigious stages in the world.

In the company of the principal dancers of the Paris Opera, Yvette Chauviré passes on her unforgettable art.