Maurice Béjart

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Maurice Béjart was a renowned 20th-century French choreographer and ballet director known for his innovative, theatrical, and often avant-garde reinterpretations of classical ballet.

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Maurice Béjart canonical 3
Riponne–Maurice Béjart 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet director
choreographer
dancer
human
theatre director
activeYearsEnd 2007
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
surface form: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
birthName Maurice-Jean Berger
citizenship France
countryOfBirth France
countryOfDeath Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1927-01-01
dateOfDeath 2007-11-22
familyName Berger
founded Ballet du XXe Siècle
Lausanne Béjart Ballet
surface form: Béjart Ballet Lausanne
genre ballet
contemporary dance
givenName Maurice
influenced European modern dance
contemporary ballet
influencedBy Friedrich Nietzsche
Igor Stravinsky
Richard Wagner
knownFor avant-garde ballet productions
innovative reinterpretations of classical ballet
theatrical choreography
language French
movement contemporary ballet
modern dance
name Maurice Béjart self-link
notableWork Bhakti
Boléro
The Rite of Spring
surface form: Le Sacre du printemps

Messe pour le temps présent
Ninth Symphony
Romeo and Juliet
surface form: Romeo et Juliette

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occupation ballet director
choreographer
dancer
theatre director
placeOfBirth Marseille
placeOfDeath Lausanne
sexOrGender male
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Lausanne
Paris

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Sylvie Guillem collaboratedWith Maurice Béjart
Maurice Béjart name Maurice Béjart self-link
M2 servesStation Maurice Béjart
subject surface form: M2 (Lausanne Metro)
this entity surface form: Riponne–Maurice Béjart