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Jorge Donn

1947 – 1992

Argentine ballet dancer

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About Jorge Donn

Lived 1947 – 1992 (aged 45). Jorge Donn was an Argentine ballet dancer, choreographer and dancer.

Jorge Donn ( Jorge Raúl Itovich Donn; 25 February 1947 in Ciudad Jardin, Buenos Aires – 30 November 1992 in Lausanne, Switzerland), was an Argentine internationally known ballet dancer. He was best known for his work with Maurice Béjart's Ballet of the 20th Century. He died of AIDS on 30 November 1992 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Repertoire Maurice Béjart 1964: Ninth Symphony by 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 (with Maya Plisetskaya) 1979: Boléro by Ravel (first male performer), Mephisto Waltz 1980: Eros Thanatos 1981: Adagietto by 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 1975: Je suis né à Venise by Maurice Béjart — as Jorge / The Sun 1978: Flesh Color by François Weyergans — as Ramón 1981: Les Uns et les Autres by Claude Lelouch — as Boris Itovitch / Sergei Itovitch 1990: There Were Days... and Moons by Claude Lelouch — as dancer (uncredited)

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Education
Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón
Also known as
Jorge Itovich Donn

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jorge Donn?

Argentine ballet dancer (1947–1992)

When was Jorge Donn born?

Jorge Donn was born on 25 February 1947.

When did Jorge Donn die?

Jorge Donn died on 30 November 1992 in Lausanne.

What was Jorge Donn's occupation?

Jorge Donn was a ballet dancer, choreographer and dancer.

What nationality was Jorge Donn?

Jorge Donn was Argentine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jorge Donn

· Wikidata: Q953586

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