Carlo Taglioni
Carlo Taglioni (* before 1755 in Turin ; † 1835? In Naples ?) Was an Italian grotesque dancer, ballet master and choreographer .
Live and act
Taglioni is the father of the important dancers and choreographers Filippo Taglioni (1777–1871) and Salvatore Taglioni (1789–1868). Carlo was mainly active as a grotesque dancer in northern Italy. He made his debut in Turin in 1773. In 1778 he was promoted to "primo grottesco". He danced in Livorno and Pisa (1794), in Florence (1795) and at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice (1797/98). Around 1809 he choreographed in Vienna, where his son Filippo Taglioni danced. He last appeared in Naples in 1818.
literature
- Pierre Tugal: Notes sur la famille des Taglioni . In: Les Archives Internationales de la Danse , Vol. 1 (1933), p. 24.
- Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller (Ed.): Taglioni materials of the Derra de Moroda Dance Archives, Vol. 1: Souvenirs de Taglioni (dance research; B. 7). Kieser, Munich 2007, p. 15 and p. 51, footnote 9, ISBN 978-3-935456-14-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taglioni, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian dancer and ballet master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1835 |
| Place of death | Naples |