Category: dancer, Tänzerin, danseuse, danzatrice, bailarina

“The Caterpillar Dance”, 1931

“The Caterpillar Dance” Helene Shelda a young Russian dancer who was inspired by the Hindus in British India, achieves great success in Paris, 1931. Original caption: Balletstukken op naam. “De Rupsdans” Helene Shelda een jonge Russische danseres die werd gëinspireerd door de Hindoe’s in Brits-Indië, oogst grote successen in Parijs, Frankrijk 1931. | src Het Geheugen – Fotocollectie Het Leven

The Dancer Gertrude Barrison

Fritz Zeymer :: The Dancer Gertrude Barrison (plate 3) from the First Theater Program of Kabarett Fledermaus (Cabaret Fledermaus) 1907. In October 1907, the Wiener Werkstätte opened the nightspot and performing arts space. Designed by Carl Otto Czeschka, this program exemplifies the then-current idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. | src MoMA

The Female Figure, ca. 1917

Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: The Female Nude, ca. 1917. Dye imbibition print. Rotogravure. | src Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Inscriptions on verso: [stamp] Original Photograph by Karl Struss \ FROM “THE FEMALE FIGURE.” \ First Series. Plate Nº. [in ink]: 16.

Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: The Female Figure, ca. 1917. Hess-Ives print. Rotogravure. | src Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Inscriptions on verso: [stamp] Original Photograph by Karl Struss \ FROM “THE FEMALE FIGURE.” \ First Series. Plate Nº. [in graphite]: 32.

Tortola Valencia, dansa oriental

Imatge de Tórtola Valencia en una dansa oriental [La baiadera. La bayadera. La Bayadère]. Cartell de Krenes (autor), ca. 1919. Thomas and Wylie (Impressor). | src Centre de Documentació · MAE · Institut del Teatre

Sylvia Chen, Vera Maya Studio

Alexander Grinberg :: Dancer Silvija Chen (also Silvija Chen). A scenic study, Vera Maya Studio, Moscow, late 1920s. (Photo by Aleksandr Grinberg / FotoSoyuz) | src Getty Images

‘Der Idiot’, 1952

Siegfried Enkelmann :: ‘Der Idiot’, 1952. Dancers Wiet Pilar and Harald Horn from the Berlin Ballet performing a scene from „The Idiot“, a ballet based on Dostoyevsky’s novel. Print annotated in pencil (on verso) | src eBay

L’homme et son désir, 1921

A costume interpretation for one of the bjällrorna in L’homme et son désir, the Svenska Baletten in 1921. Photo: Cato Lein. | src Dansmuseet on FB

Between 1920 and 1925, the Swedish Ballet (Les Ballets Suédois) had its own theater in Paris where experimental ballets were performed. Rolf de Maré, the founder and leader of the Swedish Ballet, hired some of the most innovative artists of the time. [src Dansmuseet]

Merkelbach’s advertising photo

Jacob Merkelbach :: Advertising photo, for Merkelbach's studio, with dancer Angèle Sydow, 1916. The letters of Merkelbach's studio have been thickened with ink and made more visible. | src Rijksmuseum
Jacob Merkelbach :: Advertising photo, for Merkelbach's studio, with dancer Angèle Sydow, 1916. The letters of Merkelbach's studio have been thickened with ink and made more visible. | src Rijksmuseum
Jacob Merkelbach :: Advertising photo, for Merkelbach’s studio, with dancer Angèle Sydow, 1916. The letters of Merkelbach’s studio have been thickened with ink and made more visible. | src Rijksmuseum
[Reclamefoto, voor het atelier van Merkelbach, met danseres Angèle Sydow (of Sijdow), 1916. De letters van het atelier van Merkelbach zijn met inkt extra aangedikt en beter zichtbaar gemaakt.] [Detail # 1]
Jacob Merkelbach :: Advertising photo, for Merkelbach’s studio, with dancer Angèle Sydow, 1916. The letters of Merkelbach’s studio have been thickened with ink and made more visible. [detail # 2] | src Rijksmuseum

Anna Pavlova, 1924

Anna Pavlova. The great creator of The Swan, the incomparable star of classical dance, gave two evenings of dances during the magnificent Olympic art season organized at the Champs-Elysées theater, that gained enthusiastic success. Original: La grande créatrice du Cygne, l’incomparable étoile de la danse classique, a donné, au cours de la magnifique saison d’art Olympique organisée au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, deux soirées de danses qui ont obtenu un succès enthousiaste. Le Théâtre et Comœdia illustré, Juin 1924. | src BnF ~ Gallica
Anna Pavlova. The great creator of The Swan, the incomparable star of classical dance, gave two evenings of dances during the magnificent Olympic art season organized at the Champs-Elysées theater, that gained enthusiastic success. Original: La grande créatrice du Cygne, l’incomparable étoile de la danse classique, a donné, au cours de la magnifique saison d’art Olympique organisée au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, deux soirées de danses qui ont obtenu un succès enthousiaste. Le Théâtre et Comœdia illustré, Juin 1924. | src BnF ~ Gallica

Valeska Gert, ‘Olé’, 1940

Lisette Model :: Valeska Gert, ‘Olé’, 1940. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Estate of Lisette Model. | src National Gallery of Canada
Lisette Model :: Valeska Gert, ‘Olé’, 1940. Gelatin silver print. | src National Gallery of Canada