Handwritten letter from Maurice Béjart

Maurice Béjart, the legendary French choreographer, praises the great ballet star, Sylvie Guillem, also globally recognized.

• Letter written by French choreographer Maurice Béjart, to dancer Sylvie Guillem.
• A page with the heading "Maurice Bejart" and the address of the dance company in Lausanne.
• In French.
• 20.7 cm x 29.5 cm.
• Switzerland.
• No information about the date.
• Excellent condition.
• Unique piece.

How to talk about Sylvie?

Talent is unique, but talent is multiple, evident and indefinable like everything that goes beyond the norms and reaches that mysterious zone where great poets embark on their “drunken boat”!

She takes us away from the gray everyday life and, striking the stars, throws us onto the futon.

Thank you, Sylvie.

Maurice.

Dancer and choreographer Maurice Béjart (1927 – 2007), born in France, dedicated himself to dancing from the age of 14 and trained in classical ballet in London and Paris, with the best teachers. Brilliant, Béjart quickly felt the desire to create innovative choreography, less elitist and more accessible to the people.

The brilliant result immediately displeased critics and traditional professionals in the field. Rejected in France, he moved to Belgium - and later to Switzerland - where he enjoyed international success for many years with his own companies, in theaters, stadiums or circuses. Author of almost 140 choreographies, he revolutionized dance, adding theatrical effects, literary narrations and videos. Maurice Béjart also shared his experience through two schools.

When a journalist asked him to define what dance is, he replied: "A minimum of explanation, a minimum of anecdotes and a maximum of sensations."

Born in Paris, Sylvie Guillem began ballet at the age of 11, was the muse of the great Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and created the ballet Sissi with Maurice Béjart in 1993. She is considered one of the best dancers in the world and prolonged her career for 40 years, a much longer time than other successful dancers.

This letter between two dance monuments is unique for its content, absolutely poetic.