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Lorsque le décret impérial de [[1807]] impose la fermeture de plusieurs théâtres parisiens, Hus sillonne la province et danse à [[Bordeaux]], [[Marseille]], [[Carcassonne]], [[Lyon]] et [[Toulouse]]. C'est alors que l'administration du Théâtre de la Monnaie lui propose la charge de régisseur ; Hus accepte et prend ses fonctions le 1{{er}} décembre [[1814]]. Trois ans plus tard, il crée à Bruxelles le premier [[Conservatoire de danse (Bruxelles)|Conservatoire de danse]], que [[Jean-Antoine Petipa]] réorganisera en [[1826]]. En plus de la direction du ballet et du Conservatoire, il est « chargé des fêtes de la Cour » de [[Guillaume Ier des Pays-Bas|Guillaume I{{er}}]]. En [[1819]], il fait venir de [[Marseille]] [[Jean-Antoine Petipa]] et sa famille et se retire peu à peu de la scène. |
Lorsque le décret impérial de [[1807]] impose la fermeture de plusieurs théâtres parisiens, Hus sillonne la province et danse à [[Bordeaux]], [[Marseille]], [[Carcassonne]], [[Lyon]] et [[Toulouse]]. C'est alors que l'administration du Théâtre de la Monnaie lui propose la charge de régisseur ; Hus accepte et prend ses fonctions le 1{{er}} décembre [[1814]]. Trois ans plus tard, il crée à Bruxelles le premier [[Conservatoire de danse (Bruxelles)|Conservatoire de danse]], que [[Jean-Antoine Petipa]] réorganisera en [[1826]]. En plus de la direction du ballet et du Conservatoire, il est « chargé des fêtes de la Cour » de [[Guillaume Ier des Pays-Bas|Guillaume I{{er}}]]. En [[1819]], il fait venir de [[Marseille]] [[Jean-Antoine Petipa]] et sa famille et se retire peu à peu de la scène. |
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With [[Pierre Gardel]] and [[Auguste Vestris]], Eugène Hus was one of the main founders of 19th century ballet and a witness to major political and artistic changes. He was the only living link between [[Jean-Georges Noverre|Noverre]] and Russian ballet, via the [[Petipa]] family. |
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Pierre-Louis Stapleton, known as Eugène Hus (17 July 1858, Brussels - 24 February 1823, Brussels) was a Franco-Belgian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Life
He was the son of Louis Stapleton, an Irish officer in the garrison at Brussels, and Elisabeth Bayard, a ballet dancer at the Théâtre de la Monnaie known by the pseudonym Mlle Bibi. Deserted by his father when he went off on campaign, Pierre-Louis soon got on the stage alongside his mother - aged around 4 he danced before prince Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine, who offered him 50 ducats in a gold box in recognition of his precocious talents, according to Hus's obituary in the Journal de Bruxelles. In 1762, Jean-Baptiste Hus arrived in Brussels as ballet master returning to the Théâtre de la Monnaie. Pierre-Louis was adopted by Hus (Elisabeth was Hus's mistress and later wife) and followed the couple on their wanderings, performing at Lyon (1764-67 and 1770-79), where Pierre-Louis began his career as a ballet master under Hus's guidance.
With Pierre Gardel and Auguste Vestris, Eugène Hus was one of the main founders of 19th century ballet and a witness to major political and artistic changes. He was the only living link between Noverre and Russian ballet, via the Petipa family.