Maurice BÉJART

Three original childhood photographs of Maurice Béjart, and his birth announcement 
[after 1927] | 12.2 x 17.2 cm| three photographs and a card
Three original photographs of Maurice Béjart as a child beside his mother, taken in Mougins.
We attach the birth announcement, dated 1 January 1927, printed with his name “Maurice Jean Berger.”
Provenance: Maurice Béjart's personal archives.

Personal diary handwritten by Maurice Béjart, written in a 1969 diary celebrating the centenary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
52 handwritten leaves, written in red and blue pen in a spiral-bound notebook. This diary features amongst Béjart's very rare, privately owned manuscripts, the choreographer's archives being shared between his house in Brussels, the Béjart foundation in Lausanne and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie.
The choreographer Maurice Béjart's diary written during the year 1969. An extremely rare collection of thoughts, questions and introspections from the point of view of Hinduism and Buddhist wisdom, which Béjart adopts following his first trip to...

Handwritten manuscript signed by the choreographer Maurice Béjart. 

10 leaves written in blue pen. Handwritten pagination.
Maurice Béjart's handwritten proofs for his book Béjart-theâtre: A-6-Roc (éditions Plume, 1992), about his play A-6-Roc, first performed in the same year at the Vidy theatre in Lausanne.
After the foundation of “Béjart Ballet Lausanne” and his definitive departure from Belgium in 1987, Béjart continues to stage operas, produce films and publish several books (novel, memories, personal diary...). In addition, he wrote and directed his third play A-6-Roc performed in Lausanne in 1992, which he published...

Handwritten manuscript signed by the choreographer Maurice Béjart, sent to his publisher with a handwritten letter on two leaves.

9 leaves, 145 lines written in blue pen. Hand-pagination of the manuscript (1-7) and the letter to his publisher (a-b).
Maurice Béjart's handwritten reflections, entitled “Mémoire” “Memoirs,” make up the last chapter of his work Béjart-theâtre: A-6-ROC (Editions Plume, 1992), regarding his eponymous play that was created the same year in Lausanne.
After the foundation of “Béjart Ballet Lausanne” and his definitive departure from Belgium in 1987, Béjart continues to stage operas, produce...

Letter typed and signed from André Malraux to Maurice Béjart. One leaf headed by the Ministre d'Etat chargé des Affaires Culturelles (Ministry of Culture), bearing a stamp from 29 January 1969.
André Malraux hopes to place choreographer Maurice Béjart in charge of the Ballet de l'Opéra in Paris.

Handwritten manuscript from the choreographer Maurice Béjart. Three leaves, 60 lines written in black ink.
Maurice Béjart’s handwritten preparatory notes for the show in tribute to dancer Nijinsky, entitled, Nijinsky: Clown de Dieu. Here Béjart lists Nijinsky’s diary extracts that were intended to be read during the performance, indicating their place in the ballet.
In 1971, Maurice Béjart created the “Clown de Dieu,” a ballet dedicated to Vaslav Nijinsky, a famous Russian dancer and choreographer of Polish origin. The work retraces a young man’s slow descent into hell, in search of spirituality, love and truth; it also makes reference to Nijinsky’s most...

Final script of Maurice Béjart’s show, Messe pour le temps présent, created at the Avignon festival on 3 August 1967.
24 leaves of laid paper bound with a flexible board and two brass fasteners, bearing the SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques) stamp. 9 leaves entirely handwritten, 15 leaves typed. Several passages crossed out with blue marker.
A precious handwritten and typescript notebook of the texts recited during Maurice Béjart’s famous dance ceremony, the Messe pour le temps présent, with choreographic and philosophical explanations written by the...