Born in Paris to a longtime soloist and instructor with the Paris Opera Ballet, Cébron (1927-2019) is remembered today primarily for his long tenure on the faculty of Germany’s Folkwang School. He was also an influential mentor to Pina Bausch, who performed at the Pillow as Cébron’s partner in 1968. Ten years before that, he made his U.S. debut at Jacob’s Pillow in the performance seen here, returning later to teach and choreograph in the Pillow’s University of the Dance. In the 1950s and 60s, he danced and created works for the Jooss Ballet and also toured widely with Lotte Goslar.
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