Ballet of the 20th Century (French: Ballet du XXme Siècle), was a ballet and contemporary dance company in Brussels, Belgium[1] in 1960, by the French/Swiss choreographer Maurice Béjart.[2] For many years it was the official dance company of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie.

The company was known for including South and East Asian elements in its performances.[3]

History

Bejart had previously founded a company in Paris, which he named first Les Ballets de l'Étoile, and later Ballet Théâtre de Maurice Bejart. When he moved to Brussels in 1960,[4] he relocated the company and renamed it Ballet du XXme Siècle.[5] It was eventually dissolved when Bejart moved to Switzerland to form Béjart Ballet in Lausanne in 1987.

Main performers

Women
  • Angèle Albrecht
  • Hitomi Asakawa
  • Tania Bari
  • Tessa Beaumont
  • Claire Carrie
  • Louba Dobrievich
  • Suzanne Farrell
  • Maina Gielgud
  • Graziella Gillebertus
  • Nicole Karys
  • Jaleh Kerendi
  • Brigitte Kher
  • Dolorès Laga
  • Beatriz Margenat
  • Maguy Marin
  • Andrée Marlière
  • Menia Martinez
  • Shonach Mirk
  • Lise Pinet
  • Rita Poelvoorde
  • Laura Proença
  • Michèle Rimbold
  • Michèle Seigneuret
  • Duška Sifnios
  • Mathé Souverbie
  • Christine Teyssier
  • Carole Trévoux
  • Catherine Verneuil
Men
  • Rouben Bach
  • Alain Baran
  • Patrick Belda
  • Vittorio Biagi
  • Paolo Bortoluzzi
  • Serge Campardon
  • Antonio Cano
  • Germinal Casado
  • Pierre Dobrievich
  • Jorge Donn
  • Niklas Ek
  • Michel Gascard
  • André Herbet
  • Daniel Lambo
  • Jörg Lanner
  • André Leclair
  • Jorge Lefebre
  • Yann Le Gac
  • Pilippe Lizon
  • Daniel Lommel
  • Iván Markó
  • Claude Mazodier
  • Jan Nuyts
  • Timur Ratlas
  • Gil Roman
  • Franco Romano
  • Patrick Sarrazin
  • Jacques Sausin
  • Rachid Tika
  • Patrice Touron
  • Victor Ullate
  • Micha van Hoecke
  • Jean Vinclair
  • Éric Vu-An
  • Gerard Wilk


References

  1. ↑ Max Millard (9 September 2014). 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s: Revised Edition of Original Version. otbebookpublishing. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-3-95676-686-2.
  2. ↑ Lynn Garafola (28 January 2005). Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-8195-6674-4.
  3. ↑ David M. Brownstone; Irene M. Franck (1 May 1991). 20th century culture: a dictionary of the arts and literature of our time. Prentice Hall. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-13-210519-4.
  4. ↑ Steve Luck (22 October 1998). The American Desk Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-19-521465-9.
  5. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1 May 2008). Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9.



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