Cornel Patrichi

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Cornel Patrichi
Born
Cornel Patrichi

(1944-04-01)1 April 1944
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died5 April 2016(2016-04-05) (aged 72)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placePipera Cemetery, Voluntari
NationalityRomanian
Occupation
  • Ballet dancer
  • choreographer
  • actor
Spouse(s)Cornelia Patrichi
Children1
Awards [ro]

Cornel Patrichi (Romanian pronunciation: [korˈnel paˈtrici]; 1 April 1944 – 5 April 2016) was a Romanian ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor.[1][2]

Biography[]

Born in Bucharest in 1944, he attended School 18, near Piața Romană, and then completed high school (with specialty in choreography) in 1962. Upon graduation, he was hired as ballet dancer at the Constantin Tănase Theater by his uncle, Nicolae Patrichi, the musical director of the theater.[1] Starting in 1972 he was for ten years ballet dancer at the Fantasio Theater in Constanța.

He was married to Cornelia Patrichi, a ballerina, with whom he had a son, Alexandru. The two moved in 1987 to Italy, where they founded in Tuscany a ballet school, "Dance Studio Patrichi". In 1999 the couple returned to Romania, though their son remained in Italy.[1][3] In 2004, Patrichi was awarded the  [ro], Knight rank by Romanian President Ion Iliescu.[1]

Patrichi died in Bucharest in 2016 after a long battle with cancer,[2] and was buried at Pipera Cemetery, in Voluntari.[3]

Filmography[]

As choreographer[]

As actor[]

  • Mens sana in corpore sano (1965)
  •  [ro] (1968)
  •  [ro] (1968)
  •  [ro] (1971)
  • Veronica (1972)
  •  [ro] (1973)
  •  [ro] (1976)
  •  [ro] (1978)
  •  [ro] (1980)
  •  [ro] (1982)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bădulescu, Marina (March 31, 2014). "Cornel Patrichi a dus coregrafia de televiziune la rang de artă". agerpres.ro (in Romanian). Agerpres. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cornel Patrichi a murit la vârsta de 72 de ani, măcinat de cancer. Gigi Becali a oferit familiei un loc de veci in Pipera". stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). ProTV. April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Alexandrescu, Dorina (February 6, 2021). "Văduva lui Cornel Patrichi a luat o decizie radicală. Ce a făcut la mormântul artistului". playtech.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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