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Biography - Béjart, Maurice
1927–, French ballet dancer and opera director. After studying in Marseilles, Paris, and London, he danced and choreographed for the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Ballets de l’Étoile before forming his own company in 1957. He choreographed (1959–87) for his Ballet of the 20th Century, which he established in Brussels but moved to Lausanne in 1987. That same year he became director of the Béjart Ballet. In keeping with European tradition, he emphasizes content over innovation in movement. Many of his themes are academic, cultural, or biographical in content; he has been influenced by mysticism, and East Asian influences can be detected throughout his dances. His expressionist style incorporates jazz and avant-garde music, nontraditional dance forms, e.g., acrobatics, and unusual settings. Among his works are Symphony for a Lonely Man, Mass for the Present Time, Tannhäuser, and Le Flûte enchantée.
See C. Masson, Béjart by Béjart (tr. 1980).
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