Background
Bonnefoux, Jean-Pierre was born on April 9, 1943 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. Son of Laurent and Marie-Therese (Noel) Bonnefoux.
Bonnefoux, Jean-Pierre was born on April 9, 1943 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. Son of Laurent and Marie-Therese (Noel) Bonnefoux.
Student, Paris Opera School. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Goucher College, 1987.
Principal dancer New York City Ballet, 1970—1977. Ballet master and choreographer Pittsburgh Ballet. Artistic director and president North Carolina Dance Theatre, Charlotte, since 1996.
Faculty School American Ballet, 1977—1980. Ballet artist-in-residence Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, 1984—1994. Chairman and artistic director Indiana University School Music, Bloomington, 1985—1996.
Artistic director, choreographer, and teacher Chautauqua Institute, New York.
Married Patricia McBride, September 8, 1973.