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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy · 1999
- Praemium Imperiale · 1993
- honorary citizen of Brussels · 1984
- Erasmus Prize · 1974
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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- Deutscher Tanzpreis
- Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
