Ballet of the 20th Century

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

References

^ 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.
^ Lynn Garafola (28 January 2005). Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-8195-6674-4.
^ 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.
^ Steve Luck (22 October 1998). The American Desk Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-19-521465-9.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1 May 2008). Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9.

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[Millard2014-1] 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.

[Garafola2005-2] Lynn Garafola (28 January 2005). Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-8195-6674-4.

[BrownstoneFranck1991-3] 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.

[Luck1998-4] Steve Luck (22 October 1998). The American Desk Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-19-521465-9.

[Inc.2008-5] Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1 May 2008). Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9.

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