Maurice bejart beethoven biography

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    • Maurice Béjart

    French-born Swiss ballet dancer and choreographer (1927–2007)

    Maurice Béjart

    Béjart in 1988

    Born

    Maurice-Jean Berger


    (1927-01-01)1 January 1927

    Marseille, France

    Died22 November 2007(2007-11-22) (aged 80)

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer and opera director

    Maurice Béjart (French:[beʒaʁ]; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, tackling vast themes.[1] He was awarded Swiss citizenship posthumously.

    Biography

    Maurice-Jean Berger was born in Marseille, France, in 1927, the son of French philosopher Gaston Berger. Fascinated by a recital of Serge Lifar, he decided to devote himself entirely to dance. In South France days, he had studied under Mathilde Kschessinska.

    In 1945, he enrolled as a corps de ballet at t