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    Sylvie Guillem

    1965-02-25 (59 years old) in Paris, France

    Born in February of 1965, French ballerina Sylvie Guillem originally trained to be a gymnast before enrolling in the Paris Opera Ballet School at age 11. At 16, she was promoted into the Company and a year later, after winning the Varna International Ballet Competition, Guillem became an Etoile of the company after her first performance of Swan Lake. She went on to create a lead role for William Forsythe's modern ballet In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated in 1987, before shocking her fellow Company members, particularly Rudolf Nureyev, and leaving the Paris Opera Ballet Company to become the principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet. Guillem was often criticized for her high extensions, which were said to disturb the line of classical form. However, Guillem viewed her extreme flexibility as an asset that helped develop her reputation as a world class dancer and solidify her influential style as a pioneer of contemporary ballet.

    Movies

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    Bye
    70 %|Feb 1, 2013
    Documentary
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    Guillem
    0 %|Apr 16, 2003
    Documentary
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    Cinderella
    0 %|Apr 30, 1997
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    Evidentia
    0 %|Dec 27, 1995
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    Sacred Monsters
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    Sylvie Guillem - On The Edge
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    Smoke
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    Series

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    The Culture Show
    60 %|Nov 11, 2004
    News, Documentary
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    Champs-Elysées
    62 %|Jan 16, 1982
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    Le Grand Échiquier
    80 %|Jan 12, 1972
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