Birthday:
Jan 01, 1927
Place of Birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Place of Birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Maurice Béjart
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of) | Choregraphe | 2005 |
| Bolero: A Global Hit | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| The Firebird | 1952 | |
| Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala | 2005 | |
| Ballerinaliv | 2004 | |
| New Old | 1979 | |
| Béjart | Self | 1970 |
| Boléro, le refrain du monde | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Symphony for One Man Alone | 1957 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Le Grand Échiquier | Self - Main Guest | 1972 |
| Le Grand Échiquier | Self | 1972 |
| Dim Dam Dom | Self | 1965 |
| Apostrophes | Self | 1975 |
