I was lucky enough to attend quite a few performances of varied ballets by Maurice Béjart’s company and was sorry to hear about his death. Béjart certainly was one of the stars of the 20th century and reconciled me with ballet. I would have liked to find a working video clip of Ravel’s famed boléro with Jorge Donne, but another favourite of mine was Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, which I saw in June 2006, in Paris.
Another icon of the twentieth century is gone. I hope he is now dancing in heaven with Donn and Stravinsky 
Read Béjart’s obituary in The Times
ça m’a fait un plaisir fou de revoir ce Béjart que j’ai tant aimé; j’ai vu la 9ème au moins quattre fois! Merci Claude.
Comment by fazou — November 27, 2007 @ 8:45 am |
Quel magnifique chorégraphe nous avons perdu! Merci Claude pour cette vidéo et merci à Maurice Béjart pour l’héritage qu’il laisse à la danse.
Comment by Musarde — November 27, 2007 @ 1:43 pm |
OH WOW….I was totally mesmerized by this, Claude! Absolutely stunning!
The precision of body movement was brilliant. What a performance and how fortunate for you to witness this in person.
Thank you SO much for sharing. I truly enjoyed it!
Comment by Terri — November 29, 2007 @ 5:15 pm |
I personnally knew Jorge Donn and am now working on a movie project initiated by his nephew to pay tribute to this wonderful danser. Any comments, support or video materials would be very helpful. Thanks. Tricia
Comment by Tricia — May 15, 2008 @ 4:10 pm |
@ Tricia, I wish I had photos of that time, but unfortunately, I don’t.
There’s a movie by Claude Lelouch, called Les Uns et les Autres, in which he dances Béjart’s Boléro by Ravel.
Here’s an extract on YouTube
Comment by Claude — May 15, 2008 @ 4:18 pm |