Maurice Béjart

Born: 1927-01-01

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.


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New Old

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Released: 1979-11-21

"Chronicles of the Present Times" - An experimental trilogy. New Old flows together footage from...

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The Firebird

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Released: 1952-08-11

Italian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet...

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Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

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Released: 2005-01-01

Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in...

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Bolero: A Global Hit

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-01-01

Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody...

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L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of)

as Choregraphe
Released: 2005-05-31

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Ballerinaliv

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Released: 2004-11-06

Gerd Andersson and Ellen Rasch are both prima ballerinas who now look back on their rich dance...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self - Main Guest
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Le Grand Échiquier

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First aired: 1972-01-12

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Apostrophes

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First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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Dim Dam Dom

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First aired: 1965-03-07

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