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Niels Bjørn Larsen
Niels Bjørn Larsen (15 October 1913 in Copenhagen – 13 March 2003) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer and balletmaster. He was admitted to the Royal Danish Ballet school in 1920 and debuted in a production of '':dk:Gudindernes Strid (ballet), Gudindernes Strid'' in 1933. In 1942 was promoted to soloist and remained with the Royal Danish Ballet until 1986. In the beginning of the 1930s Larsen toured Europe and the US with the Swiss mime Trudi Schoop. This, together with a study trip to France, England and the US, laid the ground for his great career as a mime and character dancer, a career in world class. Larsen was balletmaster at the Royal Danish Theatre during two periods, 1951–56 and 1961–65. From 1956 to 1980 he was artistic leader of the :dk:Pantomimeteatret, Pantomime Theatre at Tivoli Gardens, Tivoli. As choreographer he made ballets on the Royal Danish Theatre, the Pantomime Theatre and at other theatres, as well as in film. He documented performances from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world and originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded. It was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance. The company was founded with the opening of the Royal Danish Theatre, which has served as its home since that time. The Royal Danish Ballet school was founded in 1771 under the French ballet teacher Pierre Laurent (1730–1807), Then Vincenzo Galeotti developed it and August Bournonville founded his methodology for the school. History From the outset, the Royal Danish Ballet employed some of the leading French and Italian dancers and choreographers. Within a few years of its founding, in 1771, the Royal Theater Ballet School or Royal Danish Ballet school was established to provide native dancers, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
