Dancer by Khlebnikov · 1930s

Alexander Khlebnikov ~ Ballerina, 1930s. The art of movement. Ballerina Nadezhdina | src Museu.Mart
Alexander Khlebnikov ~ Ballerina, 1930s. The art of movement. | src Museu Mart
Alexander Khlebnikov ~ Ballerina, 1930s. The art of movement. | src Museum of the Russian Photography (link)

Ruth Sorel-Abramowitsch · 1933

Ruth Sorel-Abramowitsch in the dance Salome, winner of the first prize
1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (June 1933)
Ruth Sorel-Abramowitsch in the Matka [Mother] dance or Salome dance (*). Most likely, the second option : Salomé (06.1933)

(*) The archives of the Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe, host two identical photographs [as the one above here] of Ruth Sorel Abramowitsch, one is captioned as performing the dance Matka and the other as Salome [respective reference id numbers are 3105/616/15 and 3105/616/16]. Both images are part of the same batch, corresponding to the First International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (June, 1933)

source of all images in this post : Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

Salome, performed by Ruth Sorel-Abramowitsch, winner of the 1st prize.
1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (06.1933)

Paula Nireńska in Krzyk · 1933

Paula Nireńska, zdobywczyni II nagrody, w tańcu Krzyk. I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Artystycznego Tańca Solowego w Warszawie (1933)
Paula Nireńska, winner of the 2nd prize, in the Scream dance. 1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (1933)

source of both images : Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

Maria Fredro expressionist dance

Maria Fredro from Vienna in an expressionist dance. 1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (1933)
Maria Fredro z Wiednia w tańcu ekspresyjnym. I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Artystycznego Tańca Solowego w Warszawie (1933)

source of both images : Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

Denishawn Dancers · 1918

Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. University of Washington: Special Collections / J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (SAYRE id. 10947)
Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. University of Washington: Special Collections / J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (SAYRE id. 10947)
Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. | src J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (DETAIL)

Chladek · Artistic Solo Dance

Występ Rozalii Hladek, zdobywczyni II nagrody. I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Artystycznego Tańca Solowego w Warszawie (1933)
Performance by Rosalia Chladek, winner of the 2nd prize. 1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (06.1933)
Rozalia Hladek podczas tańca, laureatka II nagrody. I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Artystycznego Tańca Solowego w Warszawie (1933)
Rozalia Chladek dancing, winner of the 2nd prize. 1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (June 1933)
Rozalia Hladek prezentuje taniec ekspresyjn. I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Artystycznego Tańca Solowego w Warszawie (1933)
Rosalia Chladek in an expressive dance. 1st International Artistic Solo Dance Competition in Warsaw (June 1933)

source of all images : Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

Berber by Kallmus · 1922

Atelier Madame d’Ora :: Anita Berber in ihres Tanzstücks “Kokain”. Die Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase, Wien, 1922. Photoinstitut Bonartes | src Der Standard

Photoinstitut Bonartes: Ausstellungsdauer: 25.08.2023 – 17.11.2023

Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase. Anita Berber in Wien 1922

Im November 1922, inmitten der Wirtschaftskrise, kennt Wien nur ein Gesprächsthema: Anita Berber und ihre Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase. Zusammen mit ihrem Partner Sebastian Droste bringt sie Tabuthemen wie Drogenmissbrauch, Suizid und homosexuelles Begehren auf die Bühne. Um das skandalumwitterte Programm zu bewerben, tritt das Duo vor die Kamera Madame d’Oras. Seit Jahren schon arbeitet Berber mit der Wiener Porträtfotografin an der Inszenierung ihres raffinierten Spiels aus kalkuliertem Schock und Tanzkunst. Diese düster-dramatischen Fotografien illustrieren nicht nur zahlreiche Zeitungsartikel, sondern auch Berbers einzige Publikation. Darin gibt sie Einblick in ihre Gedankenwelt, kritisiert die Hysterie um ihre Person und befeuert sie zugleich aufs Neue.

link zu Ausstellung

 Atelier dOra :: Anita Berber in Cocaine. Dances of Vice, Horror and Ecstasy, Vienna, 1922. | src Kulturpool FS_PE268437

New exhibition at Photoinstitut Bonartes:

Dances of Vice, Horror and Ecstasy. Anita Berber in Vienna 1922

In November 1922, in the midst of the economic crisis, Vienna only had one topic of conversation: Anita Berber and her dances of vice, horror and ecstasy. Together with her partner Sebastian Droste, she brings taboo topics such as drug abuse, suicide and homosexual desire to the stage. In order to promote the scandalous program, the duo appears in front of Madame d’Ora’s camera. Berber has been working with the Viennese portrait photographer for years on staging her sophisticated game of calculated shock and dance art. These darkly dramatic photographs not only illustrate numerous newspaper articles, but also Berber’s only publication. In it she gives insight into her world of thoughts, criticizes the hysteria surrounding her and at the same time fuels it anew.

link to the exhibition

Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase. Anita Berber in Wien 1922 – Photoinstitut Bonartes via Kurier.at

Ausstellung über Anita Berber: Provokation einer Exzentrikerin mit Erotik und Ekstase

„Tänze des Lasters, des Grauens und der Ekstase“ brachte sie ab November 1922 auf die Wiener Bühnen: Anita Berber war für Monate ein Aufreger im Nachtleben der Stadt mit ihren trotz Hyperinflation stets restlos ausverkauften Auftritten im Wiener Konzerthaus. | src Kurier.at

Exhibition about Anita Berber: provocation of an eccentric with eroticism and ecstasy

She brought “Dances of Vice, Horror and Ecstasy” to the Viennese stages from November 1922: Anita Berber was a sensation in the city’s nightlife for months with her performances in the Vienna Konzerthaus, which was always completely sold out despite the hyperinflation. | src Kurier.at

The dancer Aniéka Yan · 1920s

Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Henri Manuel ~ Dancer Anika Yan. Portrait of the dancer Anika Yan (Aniéka Yan), 1926 | src getty images

Merkelbach · Johanna Wittrock

Atelier Jacob Merkelbach ~ Danseres Johanna Wittrock, 1895 | src Stadsarchief Amsterdam Beeldbank
Atelier Jacob Merkelbach ~ Danseres Johanna Wittrock, 1895 | src Stadsarchief Amsterdam Beeldbank
Atelier Jacob Merkelbach ~ Danseres Johanna Wittrock, 1895 | src Stadsarchief Amsterdam Beeldbank