Ballet of the 20th Century explained

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
Men

External links

Notes and References

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

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