The Resume

(January 1, 1927-November 22, 2007)
Born in Marseilles, France
Birth name was Maurice-Jean Berger
Founded the Ballet de l'Etoile in Marseilles (1954), the Ballet du XXe Siecle in Brussels, Belgium (1960), and the Bejart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland (1987)
Choreographed over 200 dances, including 40 full-length ballets

Why he might be annoying:

He took his stage name from Moliere's wife.
He was a perfectionist who said of his ballets, 'There aren't many that are good, and maybe five or six things that are not too bad.'
He feuded with Rudolf Nureyev after Nureyev was named director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
An American critic wrote, 'Every time I see the Bejart dancers, they've lost more muscle tone and added more makeup.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a populist who wanted ballet to have the same appeal as the movies.
His pieces used music by everyone from Mozart to Queen.
His ballets were known for their eroticism.
Critic Claude Bessy wrote, 'If dance has a public today, it is because of Maurice Bejart.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 26]
• Choreographers
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Converted to Islam
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 80)
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Clasped
• Profiles 27751-28000 (Ranked: 27803)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20071122)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 128 Votes: 57.03% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 60 Votes: 51.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 65 Votes: 64.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 171 Votes: 80.70% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 162 Votes: 69.75% Annoying