Maurice Béjart

Personal Info

Known For Crew

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-01-01

Deathday 2007-11-22 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Also Known As Maurice-Jean Berger

Maurice Béjart

Biography

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

Crew

2014
Bolero and other works

as Choreographer

2000
1969
Salomé

as Choreographer

Actor

2019
Boléro, le refrain du monde

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Bolero: A Global Hit

as Self (archive footage)

2005
1975
Apostrophes

as Self

1972
Le Grand Échiquier

as Self - Main Guest

1970
Béjart

as Self

1965
Dim Dam Dom

as Self

Writer

2005
L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of)

as Scenario Writer