François Duval (dancer)
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François Duval known as Malter, was a French dancer.
The son of Antoine Duval, a dance master in Paris, and of Henriette Brigitte Malter, two of his elder brothers were also involved in the theatre world - Antoine Jean François Duval (1732-?) left Paris in 1755 and worked as a dance master in Rochefort/Mer, whilst Jean Charles Duval (1741-?) was first violin
at the Comédie de Lyon
. François Duval was thus part of the Malter family
, an 18th century dynasty of dancers and dance-teachers, and married Marie-Anne Hamoir, also from a family of dancers.
François became ballet master
at the Académie royale de Danse
. From 1778 he worked with Louis Hamoir and Jean Nicolas Le Mercier, then François Bigottini, as head of the Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes
, on rue de Bondy à Paris, at the théâtre de la foire
Saint-Laurent.
The son of Antoine Duval, a dance master in Paris, and of Henriette Brigitte Malter, two of his elder brothers were also involved in the theatre world - Antoine Jean François Duval (1732-?) left Paris in 1755 and worked as a dance master in Rochefort/Mer, whilst Jean Charles Duval (1741-?) was first violin
Concertmaster
The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...
at the Comédie de Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. François Duval was thus part of the Malter family
Malter family
The Malter, Malterre or Maltaire family was a dynasty of French dancers and choreographers, from which came several members of the 18th century Académie royale de danse...
, an 18th century dynasty of dancers and dance-teachers, and married Marie-Anne Hamoir, also from a family of dancers.
François became ballet master
Ballet Master
Ballet Master is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company...
at the Académie royale de Danse
Académie Royale de Danse
The Académie Royale de Danse, founded by letters patent on the initiative of King Louis XIV of France in March 1661, was the first dance institution established in the Western world...
. From 1778 he worked with Louis Hamoir and Jean Nicolas Le Mercier, then François Bigottini, as head of the Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes
Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes
-History:In 1778, Louis Lécluse , a former actor at the Opéra-Comique turned dentist, opened a theatre at foire Saint-Laurent, which shortly afterwards he transferred to the boulevard du Temple, at the corner of rue de Lancry and rue de Bondy .Unable to bear the hostility this new enterprise...
, on rue de Bondy à Paris, at the théâtre de la foire
Théâtre de la foire
Théâtre de la foire is the collective name given to the theatre put on at the annual fairs at Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent in Paris.-Foire Saint-Germain:The earliest references to the annual fair date to 1176...
Saint-Laurent.
Sources
- Émile Campardon, Les spectacles de la Foire, Paris 1877
- Dictionnaire de la danse, Paris, Larousse, 1999