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Maurice Béjart
Deceased

When Did Maurice Béjart Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
Also known asMaurice-Jean BergerGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn01/01/1927Born inMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceDied22/11/2007 (aged 80)Died inLausanneWikidataQ217764 ↗TMDb#1893813 ↗

Maurice Béjart 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. He was awarded Swiss citizenship posthumously.

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Filmography23 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Donn. Dancer of the 20th centuryMovie—99
2019Bolero: A Global HitMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2019Boléro, le refrain du mondeMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2019Queen + Béjart - Ballet For LifeMovieMaurice Béjart92
2005Rudolf Nureyev alla ScalaMovie—78
2005L'Amour, La Danse (Best Of)MovieChoregraphe78
2000Maurice Bejart's NutcrackerMovieSelf73
1985Maurice Béjart, The Art of The 20th Century balletMovieSelf & Choreographer58
1979New OldMovie—52
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf48
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf45
1970BéjartMovieSelf43
1969Une simple alerteMovieNarrator42
1969Noces de plumesMovieNarrateur42
1968Être libreMovieSelf41
1968Non-lieuMovieNarrateur41
1967Le voyageurMovieNarrateur40
1967Le futur antérieurMovieNarrateur40
1965Dim Dam DomSeriesSelf38
1964Pour le plaisirSeriesSelf / Chorégraphe37
1957Symphony for One Man AloneMovie—30
1952The FirebirdMovieAlex25
0Mudra-AfriqueMovie——