Dominique Bagouet (9 July 1951 - 9 December 1992) was a French choreographer and dancer. He was a great figure in contemporary dance and new French dance.

Biography

Dominique Bagouet began training in classical dance in

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, in the school of

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, and obtained his first engagements at the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève directed by Alfonso Cata, where he danced the Balanchine repertoire. In 1974, he left for the

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where he acquired the techniques of Martha Graham and

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before tackling postmodern dance with

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and

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, among others. The story of a posthumous performance of his play ''Jours étranges'' opens the tribute play ''Les Idoles'' by Christophe Honoré. Dominique Bagouet is buried in the Bardines cemetery in Angoulême.

External links

Obituary at The Independent.co.uk
1951 births 1992 deaths Contemporary dancers French choreographers French male dancers People from Angoulême AIDS-related deaths in France {{France-dance-bio-stub