Josephine Baker
(1906/1975)
Singer, dancer and revue leader. She is often considered the first black star and supports the fight against racism, particularly the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King.
Maurice Béjart
(1927/2007)
Dancer and choreographer, member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Lycette Darsonval-Humbert
(1912/1996)
A prima ballerina (1940), she directed the Paris Opera ballet (1957).
Odette Florelle
(1898/1974)
A dancer and actress, lead performer at the Moulin Rouge (1925), she devoted the rest of her career to cinema and worked with Pabst, Jean Renoir and Fritz Lang.
Mary Louise, also known as Loïe Fuller
(1862/1928)
American dancer, famous for the veils she twirled in her choreography.
Carlos Gardel
(1890/1935)
French singer, tango composer, and actor. Considered the most important figure in tango during the first half of the 20thcentury . His work and voice have been listed as a UNESCO Memory of the World since 2003.
Elise Jouhandeau
(1888/1971)
French dancer and writer. She married the writer Marcel Jouhandeau in 1929.
Kiki of Montparnasse
(1901/1953)
Muse of the Montparnasse of the Roaring Twenties, she posed for many artists, including Man Ray, Modigliani, Foujita, Kisling, etc.