11 Facts About Manuel Legris

Manuel Legris is a French ballet dancer, born in Paris on October 10,1964.

Manuel Legris was an etoile of the Paris Opera Ballet for 23 years.

Manuel Legris was appointed artistic director of La Scala Theatre Ballet in December 2020.

Manuel Legris started ballet lessons at the age of 8 under a local ballet teacher, Yvonne Guba.

Manuel Legris established his reputation in both classical and contemporary choreography, attracting the notice of choreographers such as William Forsythe, John Neumeier, Jiri Kylian, and Jerome Robbins, who continued to engage him.

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Manuel Legris earned invitations to dance companies such as the Royal Ballet in London, the New York City Ballet, the Cuban National Ballet, and the Tokyo Ballet, as well as the Ballets of Monte-Carlo, Stuttgart, and Hamburg, where John Neumeier created Spring and Fall and A Cinderella Story especially for him.

Manuel Legris has preformed all around the world, including in La Scala in Milan, the Met in New York, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Bolshoi in Moscow, and, most recently, the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg.

In 2003, Manuel Legris added two major works to his repertoire: Variations on Carmen by Roland Petit and Phrases of Quartet by Maurice Bejart.

Manuel Legris made his official farewell from the stage of the Opera Garnier on May 15,2009.

Manuel Legris received a nearly 30 minute standing ovation after receiving the insignia of "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres".

Manuel Legris stepped down from the Ballet after his contract ended in 2020, and assumed his current position of artistic director of La Scala Theatre Ballet.