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Françoise Riopelle is a Canadian choreographer and dancer who has been active in the performing arts since the 1950s. She is best known for her work with the National Ballet of Canada, where she was a principal dancer from 1956 to 1965. She has also choreographed for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Royal Ballet of London, and the National Ballet of Canada. Riopelle was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 18 June 1927. She began her dance training at the age of seven, studying with the renowned Russian teacher, Boris Volkoff. She went on to study at the National Ballet School in Toronto, and in 1956 she joined the National Ballet of Canada as a principal dancer. Riopelle has choreographed over 30 works for the National Ballet of Canada, including the full-length ballets Romeo and Juliet (1965), Cinderella (1966), and The Nutcracker (1968). She has also choreographed for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Royal Ballet of London, and the National Ballet of Canada. Riopelle has been awarded numerous honours for her contributions to the performing arts, including the Order of Canada (1977), the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1996), and the Prix de la Danse de Montréal (1998). She is currently the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada's Choreographic Institute. As of 2021, Françoise Riopelle's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

Popular As Françoise Lespérance
Occupation Dancer, choreographer
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 18 June, 1927
Birthday 18 June
Birthplace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death July 18, 2022
Died Place N/A
Nationality Canada

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Who Is Françoise Riopelle's Husband?

Her husband is Jean-Paul Riopelle (m. 1946-1953) Pierre Mercure Neil Chotem

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Husband Jean-Paul Riopelle (m. 1946-1953) Pierre Mercure Neil Chotem
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Françoise Riopelle Net Worth

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2022

She had two daughters with Jean-Paul Riopelle: Yseult-Mia in 1948 and Sylvie in 1949. The couple separated in 1953. She later married Pierre Mercure; the couple had a son. Mercure died in 1966 and Riopelle married Neil Chotem who died in 2008. She died at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal on 18 July 2022, aged 95.

1978

In 1978, she founded with Dena Davida the choreographer's collective "Qui danse?".

1959

In 1959, she founded the École moderne de danse de Montréal, the first school in Canada dedicated to contemporary dance. The two artists also founded the dance company Groupe de danse moderne de Montréal which performed from 1961 to 1965. The school participated in the first International Week of Today's Music/Semaine internationale de musique actuelle, a festival of contemporary music and dance that was held in Montreal in 1961.

1948

Riopelle was one of two youngest signatories (with Thérèse Leduc) to the Refus Global, an anti-establishment manifesto published in 1948 by a group of Québécois artists and intellectuals closely associated with Les Automatistes.

1927

Françoise Riopelle (née Lespérance; 18 June 1927 – 18 July 2022) was a Canadian dancer and choreographer from Montreal. She is considered one of the pioneers of modern dance in Quebec. Riopelle was also a dedicated activist, associated with the Automatistes, and was one of sixteen signatories to the Refus Global in 1948.

Riopelle was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1927. In 1946, at the age of 20, she married the painter Jean-Paul Riopelle and moved with him to Paris. While in Paris, Riopelle studied modern dance and choreography before returning to Montreal in 1958.