Maurice Béjart

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Maurice Béjart

Crew January 1, 1927

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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…

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Apostrophes

Apostrophes

8.5 1975 TV Show
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

8.0 1972 TV Show
Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom

8.0 1965 TV Show
New Old

New Old

6.2 1979 Movie
Pour le plaisir

Pour le plaisir

1964 TV Show
Non-lieu

Non-lieu

1968 Movie
Le voyageur

Le voyageur

1967 Movie
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

7.3 2001 Movie
La choucroute

La choucroute

1967 Movie
Bhakti

Bhakti

1975 Movie
Boléro, le refrain du monde

Boléro, le refrain du monde

2019 Movie
The Firebird

The Firebird

5.0 1952 Movie

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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

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  1. 2026
    Donn. Dancer of the 20th century

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Béjart, 3 regards 2025

    Movie Choreographer

  3. 2019
    Boléro, le refrain du monde

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2019
    Queen + Béjart - Ballet For Life

    Movie Maurice Béjart

  5. 2019
    Bolero: A Global Hit

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2015
    The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart

    Movie Choreographer

  7. 2014
    Bolero and other works

    Movie Choreographer

  8. 2008
    Le Tour du Monde en 80 minutes

    Movie Self

  9. 2005
    L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of)

    Movie Choregraphe

  10. 2005
    Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

    Movie

  11. 2004
    Ballerinaliv

    Movie

  12. 2001
    Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

    Movie

  13. 2000
    Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

    Movie Self

  14. 1985
    Maurice Béjart, The Art of The 20th Century ballet

    Movie Self & Choreographer

  15. 1981
    Les Plaisirs de l'île enchantée

    Movie Choreographer

  16. 1979
    New Old

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1975
    Apostrophes

    TV show Self

  2. 1975
    Bhakti

    Movie Director

  3. 1972
    Un film sur quelqu'un

    Movie

  4. 1972
    Le Grand Échiquier

    TV show Self - Main Guest

  5. 1970
    Béjart

    Movie Self

  6. 1969
    Salomé

    Movie Choreographer

  7. 1969
    La princesse vous demande

    Movie Narrator

  8. 1969
    Une simple alerte

    Movie Narrator

  9. 1969
    Noces de plumes

    Movie Narrateur

  10. 1968
    Être libre

    Movie Self

  11. 1968
    Non-lieu

    Movie Narrateur

  12. 1967
    La choucroute

    Movie Narrateur

  13. 1967
    Le voyageur

    Movie Narrateur

  14. 1967
    Le futur antérieur

    Movie Narrateur

  15. 1965
    Dim Dam Dom

    TV show Self

  16. 1964
    Pour le plaisir

    TV show Self / Chorégraphe

  17. 1957
    Symphony for One Man Alone

    Movie

  18. 1952
    The Firebird

    Movie Alex

  19. —
    Mudra-Afrique

    Movie

  20. —
    Je suis né à Venise

    Movie Director