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Ballet of the 20th Century (French: Ballet du XXme Siècle), was a ballet and contemporary dance company in Brussels, Belgium in 1960, by the French/Swiss choreographer Maurice Béjart. 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.

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, he relocated the company and renamed it Ballet du XXme Siècle. It was eventually dissolved when Bejart moved to Switzerland to form Béjart Ballet in Lausanne in 1987.

Main performers

Women
Men


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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