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Béjart

American  
[bey-zhar] / beɪˈʒar /

noun

  1. Maurice Maurice Berger, 1927–2007, French ballet dancer and choreographer.


Béjart British  
/ beʒar /

noun

  1. Maurice (mɔris). 1927–2007 French dancer and choreographer. His choreography is characterized by a combination of classic and modern dance and acrobatics

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She brought her work to the Washington Ballet and collaborated with choreographers Maurice Béjart and Jennifer Muller/The Works.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

For better or worse, Ravel’s “Boléro,” with its churning swell of sound, has stirred the imagination of artists over time, among them the choreographer Maurice Béjart and the ice dancing team of Torvill and Dean.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

It performed 65 ballets by Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Maurice Béjart, and played a major role in preserving the Balanchine tradition.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2016

Ms. De Keersmaeker, 54, grew up in Wemmel, Belgium, and studied at Mudra, the dance academy founded by the choreographer Maurice Béjart.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2014

Early in 1662 he had married Armande Béjart, the youngest sister of Madeleine Béjart, who was about twenty years younger than her husband.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter