Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Manuel Legris is the rare arc of a career that just kept ascending. Twenty-three years as a danseur etoile at the Paris Opera Ballet is already a full life, yet he reinvented himself as a director, first leading the Vienna State Ballet and then taking the reins at La Scala. To me that says he never saw dancing and shaping a company as separate vocations. The Legion of Honour and the Prix Carpeaux confirm the esteem, but I'm more drawn to the quiet stamina of someone who stayed at the very top of an unforgiving art for decades and then chose to build for others.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manuel Legris
- Name (Japanese)
- マニュエル・ルグリ
- Reading
- まにゅえる・るぐり
- Born
- October 10, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- choreographer / dancer / ballet dancer / musician
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Legion of Honour
- Prix Carpeaux
- Nijinsky Award
- Danseur Étoile
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Manuel Legris born?
Born October 10, 1964 (age 61).
Where is Manuel Legris from?
Manuel Legris is from Paris, France.
What does Manuel Legris do?
Manuel Legris works as choreographer, dancer, ballet dancer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.