Born: January 1, 1927, Marseille, France [Died] November 22, 2007. Lausanne, Switzerland. French dancer and choreographer. His real name was Maurice-Jean Berger. He was the son of philosopher Gaston Berger. He started ballet at the age of 14, debuted in 1945, and joined Roland Petit's Ballet de Paris in 1947. After dancing with ballet companies in England and Sweden, he formed the Ballet de Étoile (later renamed Ballet Théâtre de Paris) with Jean Rolland in 1954. In 1955, he choreographed Symphonie pour un homme seul (Symphonie for a lonely man), a work themed on existentialism in musique concrète, which attracted attention. In 1959, he premiered Igor F. Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring at the Royal Opera House of Belgium, and gained fame for his innovative choreography. In 1960, he founded the Ballet de la Série 20th Century, which grew into one of the world's most famous ballet companies. He released a succession of popular works, which were performed all over the world. He was called a "modern revolutionary," and revived classical ballet, which had been the product of a specific society or era, as a comprehensive art that could be applied to all societies. His works range from theatrical and philosophical to religious and ceremonial in nature. In 1987, he moved his base from Brussels, Belgium to Lausanne, Switzerland, and formed the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, starting anew. His representative works include Bolero (1961), Nijinsky: The Divine Clown (1971), The Kabuki (1986), based on Chushingura, and The Ring of the Nibelung (1990). Since his first visit to Japan in 1967, he has performed in Japan 12 times. He was awarded the Kyoto Prize in 1999. Bejart |
[生]1927.1.1. フランス,マルセイユ [没]2007.11.22. スイス,ローザンヌ フランスの舞踊家,振付家。本名 Maurice-Jean Berger。哲学者ガストン・ベルジェの子。 14歳でバレエを始め,1945年デビュー,1947年ローラン・プチのバレエ・ド・パリに入団。イギリスやスウェーデンのバレエ団で踊ったのち,1954年ジャン・ローランとともにバレエ・ド・エトアール (のちにバレエ・テアトル・ド・パリに改称) を結成,1955年ミュジック・コンクレートによる実存主義をテーマにした作品『孤独な男のためのシンフォニー』 Symphonie pour un homme seulを振り付け,注目を浴びた。 1959年ベルギー王立モネ・オペラ劇場でイーゴリ・F.ストラビンスキー作曲の『春の祭典』を初演し,斬新な振り付けによって名声を博した。 1960年二十世紀バレエ団を創設,世界で最も有名なバレエ団の一つに育てた。次々と話題作を発表し,世界各地で上演。「現代の革命児」といわれ,特定の社会や時代の産物となっていたクラシック・バレエをあらゆる社会に通じる総合芸術として復興した。作品は演劇的,哲学的なものから宗教・祭式的な性格をもつものまで幅広い。 1987年ベルギーのブリュッセルからスイスのローザンヌに本拠を移し,ベジャール・バレエ・ローザンヌを結成,再出発した。代表作に,『ボレロ』 (1961) ,『ニジンスキー・神の道化』 (1971) ,『忠臣蔵』をもとにした『ザ・カブキ』 (1986) ,『ニーベルングの指輪』 (1990) などがある。 1967年の初訪日以来,12回の日本公演を行なった。 1999年京都賞受賞。 ベジャール
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