Joseph Mazilier

Joseph Mazilier
Joseph Mazilier in c.1860
Born
Giulio Mazarini

(1801-03-01)1 March 1801
Died19 May 1868(1868-05-19) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Dancer, balletmaster and choreographer
Career
Dances

Joseph Mazilier (1 March 1801 – 19 May 1868) was a 19th-century French dancer, balletmaster and choreographer. He was born as Giulio Mazarini. He was most noted for his ballets Paquita (1844) and Le Corsaire (1856). He created the role of James in La Sylphide with Marie Taglioni. Marie Guy-Stéphan debuted in Aelia et Mysis at the Paris Opéra when she moved in 1853 to Paris.