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Maurice Béjart
1927Jan, 1

Maurice Béjart

Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007)
Maurice Béjart (French: [beʒaʁ]; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French-born dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, talking vast themes. He was awarded Swiss citizenship posthumously.

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Events on 1927

  • 10Jan

    Metropolis (1927 film)

    Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
  • 23Feb

    Uncertainty principle

    German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
  • 30Apr

    Mary Pickford

    Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
  • 27May

    Ford Model T

    The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
  • 26Jun

    Coney Island

    The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.