Maurice Béjart
Born
January 1, 1927
Died
November 22, 2007 (80 years old)
Known For
Crew
Place of Birth
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
Boléro, le refrain du monde
Self (archive footage)
2019
Bolero: A Global Hit
Self (archive footage)
2019
L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of)
Choregraphe
2005
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
Ballerinaliv
2004
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
2001
New Old
1979
Apostrophes
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Un film sur quelqu'un
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest · (3 episodes)
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (3 episodes)
1972
Béjart
Self
1970
Dim Dam Dom
Self · (1 episode)
1965
Symphony for One Man Alone
1957
The Firebird
1952