Jorge Donn
Jorge Donn(Spanish: Jorge Raúl Itovich Donn; 25 February 1947 inCiudad Jardin,Buenos Aires– 30 November 1992 inLausanne,Switzerland), was anArgentineinternationally knownballetdancer.[1]He was best known for his work withMaurice Béjart'sBallet of the 20th Century.He died ofAIDSon 30 November 1992 inLausanne,Switzerland.His nephew, Aliocha Itovich, is now a famous French filmmaker.
Repertoire
[edit]- Maurice Béjart
- 1964:Ninth Symphonyby Beethoven (1967?)
- 1966:Webern Opus V,Roméo et Juliette
- 1967:la Messe pour le temps présent
- 1968:Bhakti
- 1970:Serait-ce la mort?,Firebird,Sonate N°5
- 1971:The Rite of Spring,Songs of a Wayfarer,Nijinsky, Clown of God
- 1972:Symphony for a Lonely Man
- 1973:Sonate à trois,Golestan ou le jardin des roses
- 1974:The Triumphs of Petrarch,Ce que l'amour me dit
- 1975:Notre Faust
- 1976:Le Molière imaginaire
- 1977:Héliogabale,Petrouchka
- 1978:Gaîte parisienne,Ce que la mort me dit,Leda(withMaya Plisetskaya)
- 1979:Boléroby Ravel (first male performer),Mephisto Waltz
- 1980:Eros Thanatos
- 1981:Adagiettoby Mahler,Light
- 1982:Vienna, Vienna, Only You
- 1983:Messe pour le temps futur
- 1984:Dionysos
- 1985:Le concours
- 1986:Malraux ou la métamorphose des dieux
- 1987:Souvenir de Leningrad,... and Waltz
- 1988:Dybbuk,A force de partir, je suis resté chez moi
- George Balanchine
- 1977:Vienna Waltzes,Bugaku
Filmography
[edit]- 1975:Je suis né à VenisebyMaurice Béjart— as Jorge / The Sun
- 1978:Flesh ColorbyFrançois Weyergans— as Ramón
- 1981:Les Uns et les AutresbyClaude Lelouch— as Boris Itovitch / Sergei Itovitch
- 1990:There Were Days... and MoonsbyClaude Lelouch— as dancer (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^Lariviere, Michel (2017-10-19).Dictionnaire historique des homosexuel.le.s célèbres(in French). Groupe CB.ISBN978-2-36490-810-9.
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