Théodore, Mlle
(1760–1796)> DANCER
Théodore, Mlle (6 October 1760, Paris; 9 September 1796, Audenge), a dancer originally named Marie-Madelaine Crépé, studied ballet with Jean-Barthélémy Lany in her native city. She made her debut at the Opéra on 26 December 1777 in Myrtil et Lycoris and went on to appear in six premieres at the same theatre within a period of a few years: Maximilien Gardel’s Mirsa on 18 November 1779, Noverre’s Médée et Jason on 30 January 1780, Grétry’s Andromaque on 6 June 1780, Candeille’s Laure et Pétrarque…