Germain Quériau


Pierre-Angélique-Germain Quériau was a French dancer and choreographer in the first half of the 19th century, born c. 1790 and died in Montmartre 14 July 1850.
A dancer in Naples from 1813 to 1815, then principal dancer in Lyon from 1820 to 1824, Quériau became ballet master at the theatre of Marseille from 1826 to 1829 where he had L'Apothéose d'Hercule, Énée ou le Triomphe de Vénus and Romulus staged and printed. From 1830 to 1831, he headed the ballets of Lyon where he performed Napoléon en Égypte and Le Flageolet magique, ballets which would also be printed. The following season, he was principal mime dancer in Bordeaux, under the direction of ballet master, then he joined the Paris Opera Ballet as principal dancer in 1833, where he held important roles in ballets by Filippo Taglioni, Jean Coralli, Joseph Mazilier and Arthur Saint-Léon.
He was choreographer Louis Henry's stepbrother, was mayor of Lyon for 24 hours in 1830, and committed suicide in July 1850.

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