# Janine Charrat

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**Janine Charrat** (24 July 1924 – 29 August 2017) was a French dancer and choreographer.[1][2] She was considered to be a child prodigy and appeared in *[Ballerina](/source/Ballerina_(1937_film))* at the age of 12. She went on to choreograph over 50 ballets.[1] Her 1949 choreography for composer [Werner Egk](/source/Werner_Egk)'s ballet *[Abraxas](/source/Abraxas_(ballet))* became a standard work in the German dance repertory.[3]

In 1961, she had a serious accident. During a television show, a candle set fire to her tutu and the ensuing burns covered 70% of her body.[1] After receiving life-saving treatment at the [Cochin hospital](/source/H%C3%B4pital_Cochin), she stayed at the [Thermes de Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc](/source/Thermes_de_Saint_Gervais_Mont-Blanc) baths. She managed to recover and returned to dancing[4] in 1964.

She was an officer of the [Legion of Honour](/source/Legion_of_Honour).[1]

## Filmography

- 1938: *[La Mort du cygne](/source/Ballerina_(1937_film))*, by [Jean Benoît-Lévy](/source/Jean_Beno%C3%AEt-L%C3%A9vy)
- 1952: *La Jeune Fille aux allumettes*, by Jean Benoît-Lévy
- 1959: *Les Algues*, by Louis Bertrand Castelli
- 1962: *[Schéhérazade](/source/Sh%C3%A9h%C3%A9razade_(1963_film))* by [Pierre Gaspard-Huit](/source/Pierre_Gaspard-Huit), with [Anna Karina](/source/Anna_Karina) and [Gil Vidal](/source/Gil_Vidal), choreography by Janine Charrat
- 2001: *Janine Charrat, l'instinct de la danse*, by [Luc Riolon](/source/Luc_Riolon) and Rachel Seddoh

## References

1. ["Décès de la danseuse Janine Charrat"](http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/08/29/97001-20170829FILWWW00312-deces-de-la-danseuse-janine-charrat.php). *Le Figaro*. August 29, 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

1. Bavelier, Ariane (30 August 2017). ["Mort de Janine Charrat, danseuse et chorégraphe"](http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2017/08/30/03004-20170830ARTFIG00121-mort-de-janine-charrat-danseuse-et-choregraphe.php). *Le Figaro*. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

1. Craine, Debra & Mackrell, Judith (19 August 2010). "Abraxas". *The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.)*. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). ISBN 978-0-19-956344-9.

1. [returned to dancing](https://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/madame-tv/3725300-janine-charrat.html)

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