Maurice Béjart
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Maurice Béjart (born January 1, 1927) is the French choreographer who runs the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland.
He was born in Marseille, France and founded the Ballet de l'Etoile company in 1954. In 1960 he founded the Ballet du XXe Siècle in Brussels. In 1987 he moved to Lausanne in Switzerland, where he founded the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, one of the most famous and successful dance companies in the world.
[edit] Dance schools
Béjart is the founder of several dance schools:
- the Mudra School in Brussels, 1970-1988;
- the Mudra Afrique School in Dakar, 1977-1985;
- the Rudra School in Lausanne, 1992-present.
The Rudra School is still open and is one of the most famous professional dance schools in the world.