Jorge Donn

Jorge Donn ( born February 25, 1947 in El Palomar, † November 30, 1992 in Lausanne) was an Argentine ballet dancers of international reputation.

Education in Argentina

Decision for Europe

In 1963 he was accepted into the Corps de Ballet of the Colon with 16. In the same year Maurice Béjart made ​​with his company Ballet du XXe siècle a tour of Argentina. After Donn had attended a workshop with him, he asked if he could continue to dance for Béjart. Béjart told him he was good enough, but he had to fill any vacancy in its ensemble. Nevertheless Thu borrows money and follows Béjart in Brussels, where he is allowed to substitute for a sick dancer: the beginning of his international career.

Collaboration with Maurice Béjart and world fame

It will soon become one of the leading solo dancer of the company and dancing the title roles in the Ninth Symphony (1964 ), in Romeo and Juliet (1966 ), Fair pour le temps présent (1967 ), Nijinsky, Clown de Dieu (1971 ), Notre Faust ( 1975), Bolero (1979) and in many other ballets. In 1976 he was invited by George Balanchine to dance for his New York City Ballet. In 1980 he became artistic director of the Ballet du XXe siècle.

In the 1981 released movie every man shall receive his reward ... (Les et les autres us ) by Claude Lelouch, who introduced him to the world also a ballet inexperienced audience, he depicts a dancer, Rudolf Nureyev is modeled. There he is dancing the Bolero by Maurice Ravel.

As Béjart Brussels leaves to work in Lausanne, Jorge Donn examines the artistic independence from his teacher. He founded his own company, the Ballet Europe, but that has only a few months inventory. He eventually follows Béjart at the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Despite illness ( he is HIV - positive) he stands on the stage, is 1990, the title role in a new production of Nijinsky represents and gives world's ideas. In 1992, he died at the immunodeficiency AIDS in Lausanne.