Maurice Béjart
January 1, 1927 (97 years old) in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Maurice Béjart was a ballet dancer and choreographer, born in France and naturalized Swiss posthumously. Based successively in Paris, Brussels, and Lausanne, he is recognized as a choreographer, having widely toured with the ballet company he founded in Belgium in 1960, "Ballet of the 20th Century". He founded several dance schools, one of which, the Rudra School in Lausanne, is still open and is one of the most famous professional dance schools in the world. He was appointed to the Académie des Beaux Arts from 1994 until his death.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · Boléro, le refrain du monde as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Bolero: A Global Hit as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of) as Choregraphe
- 2005 · Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala as
- 2004 · Ballerinaliv as
- 1979 · New Old as
- 1975 · Apostrophes as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main Guest
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1970 · Béjart as Self
- 1965 · Dim Dam Dom as Self
- 1957 · Symphony for One Man Alone as
- 1952 · The Firebird as