Janine Charrat (24 July 1924 – 29 August 2017) was a French dancer and choreographer. She was considered to be a child prodigy and appeared in ''

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'' at the age of 12. She went on to choreograph over 50 ballets. Her 1949 choreography for composer

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's ballet ''

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'' became a standard work in the German dance repertory. In 1961, she had a serious accident. During a television show, a candle set fire to her tutu and the ensuing burns covered 70% of her body. After receiving life-saving treatment at the Cochin hospital, she stayed at the Thermes de Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc baths. She managed to recover and returned to dancingreturned to dancing
/ref> in 1964. She was an officer of the

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Filmography

* 1938: '' La Mort du cygne'', by

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* 1952: ''La Jeune Fille aux allumettes'', by Jean Benoît-Lévy * 1959: ''Les Algues'', by Louis Bertrand Castelli * 1962: ''

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'' by

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, with

Anna Karina Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; 23 September 1940 – 14 December 2019)

and Gil Vidal, choreography by Janine Charrat * 2001: ''Janine Charrat, l'instinct de la danse'', by Luc Riolon and Rachel Seddoh

References

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