Malou airaudo biography of william

Malou Airaudo

Malou Airaudo was born in 1948 in Marseille, southern France, and took dance lessons from the age of eight in the Opéra de Marseille’s ballet school.

Malou airaudo biography of william

In 1963 she joined the Opéra’s ensemble, directed by Joseph Lazzini. In 1965 she moved to the recently founded Ballet de Monte Carlo, led by Léonide Massine, where she danced in two Massine choreographies, the Tannhäuser Bacchanal – set design by Salvador Dalí – and Gaîté Parisienne.

Meanwhile, she continued her dance education with teachers including Marika Besobrasova, Solange Golovine, Rosella Hightower, Alexandre Kalioujny, Madame Nora, Raymond Franchetti and Nina Vyroubova. In 1968, she worked with Ballet Théâtre Contemporain, led by Jean-Albert Cartier and Françoise Adret, where she performed in works by Adret as well as by Joseph Lazzini, George Skibine, Brian Macdonald, John Butler, Michel Descombey, Milko Šparemblek and Félix Blaska.

It was here that she met Manuel Alum, dancer and choreographer wiht the Paul Sa