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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

Ash, who grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and danced with City Ballet, Maurice Béjart in Switzerland and Alonzo King’s company, Lines, in San Francisco, among others, has faced her own periods of isolation and self-doubt.

From New York Times Dec. 16, 2021

He absorbed rock influences as well, most notably in his “Mass for Today,” written with Michel Colombier for a ballet by Mr. Béjart.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2017

You have one last chance, on Sunday, to catch the program of 20th-century French ballets by Serge Lifar, Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart.

From New York Times Jul. 13, 2012

Mortals," said la Béjart, "I come from my grotto to look upon the greatest king in the world.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various

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