Trained by Lydia Karpova and Nicolas Zverev, from 1940 he danced at Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
After three years he left that position to become a full-time stage director all over Europe and even at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
He signed with the Grand Théâtre de Genève, when it reopened in 1962, where he organized the technical and administrative services and directed the stage.
In 1973, he was appointed director of the Grand Théâtre de Tours [fr] where he would stay 10 full years.
A prolific choreographer and director, he mainly drew inspiration from poetry and painting.