About two key pioneers of Swedish dance in the 1900s: Birgit Åkesson and Birgit Cullberg. Both were born in 1908 and became choreographers who made a big impression in the international dance history. Birgit Åkesson, in the serious "Fertility" directed by Alf Sjoberg, debuted in 1934 in Paris. She was co-designed the European avant-garde modern dance language, and created in the 1950s and 1960s, legendary works for the Stockholm Opera together with others including composer Karl-Birger Blomdahl and Erik Lindegren as librettist. Birgit Cullberg gives a much more relaxed and humorous impressions in "Antonius & Cleopatra", directed by Gerd Osten. Cullberg got her big break as a choreographer a few years in "Miss Julie" in 1950. After spending some time abroad Birgit Cullberg returned to Sweden and formed in 1967 the Cullberg Ballet, which she led until 1985. Topsy Håkansson, who performs the role as the gypsy.
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Birgit Cullberg
Cleopatra
Also in
Abbalett
General von Döbeln
Topsy Håkansson
The Gypsy
Also in
Flottare med färg
Hon kom som en vind
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Gerd Osten
Julius Mengarelli
Antonius
Also in
Löjtnantshjärtan
Sextuplets
Alf Sjöberg
Einar Åkesson
Birgit Åkesson
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Birgit Åkesson - legendarisk koreograf
Alf Sjöberg Director · Gerd Osten Director Birgit Cullberg Writer
First release June 6, 1946 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Tre danser
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Filmo
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Original title
Tre danser
Original language
Swedish
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Swedish
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Sweden · June 6, 1946
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