Background
Deroc, Jean was born on May 5, 1925 in Zurich, Switzerland.
choreographer ballet artistic director
Deroc, Jean was born on May 5, 1925 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Diploma, école chorégraphique, Geneva, 1946. Diploma, Operahouse Balletschool, Zurich.
Principal dancer, Stadttheater Basel, Switzerland, 1952; principal dancer, Opéra House, Lyon, France, 1954; ballet director, Stadttheater, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1956-1958; ballet director, Operahouse, Graz, Austria, 1959-1961; ballet director, State Theater, Bremen, Federal Republic Germany, 1961-1963; artistic director, Swiss Chamber Ballet Company, Basel, since 1965; artistic director, International Festival, Königsfelden, Switzerland, since 1973.
Vice-president SDT (Swiss Organization for Professional Dancers), Bern, 1975-1985. President Ballet Federation Argovien, Aarau, Switzerland, since 1972. Member Aarg. Ballettvereinigung (president since 1972).