Jean Börlin (1920s) by Isabey

Jean Börlin i Skating Rink, Svenska Baletten, foto: Studio Isabey, Paris, 1922. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin i Skating Rink, Svenska Baletten, foto: Studio Isabey, Paris, 1922. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin i Fågelhandlaren av Svenska Baletten, foto Studio Isabey, Paris, 1923
Jean Börlin i Fågelhandlaren av Svenska Baletten, foto: Studio Isabey, Paris, 1923 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin i Det sällsamma tornerspelet av Svenska Baletten (Börlin in The Strange Tournament by the Swedish Ballet), foto: Studio Isabey, Paris, 1924 | src Dansmuseet • IG
Jean Börlin i Det sällsamma tornerspelet av Svenska Baletten (Börlin in The Strange Tournament by the Swedish Ballet), foto: Studio Isabey, Paris, 1924 | src Dansmuseet • IG

Carina Ari in The Moonlight

Carina Ari i Månstrålen (in The Moonlight, aka Rayon de lune), Studio Granere, Paris, 1934. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Carina Ari i Månstrålen (Rayon de lune), 1928, foto: Studio Iris, Paris. | Carina Ari in The Moon Ray (Rayon de lune), 1928, photo: Studio Iris, Paris. | src dansmuseet on IG
Balletttänzerin Carina Ari (*), late1920s -early 1930s | src Nordicphotos on eBay
(*) Maria Karina Viktoria Jansson (Stockholm, 1897 – Buenos Aires, 1970)

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]

La danseuse (Entr’acte, 1924)

Entr’acte. An “instantaneous” film. Rolf de Maré’s Ballets Suédois have just produced the film Entr’acte which will be screened during the ballet Relâche by Francis Picabia, music by Erik Satie and choreography by Jean Börlin, at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The script of the film is by Francis Picabia, the technical production of René Clair. The performance brings together the names of Jean Börlin and Inge Frïss from the Swedish Ballets, Marcel Duchamp and Man-Ray. Le Théâtre et Comœdia illustré, November 1924.
Entr’acte. Un film “instantanéiste”. Les Ballets Suédois de Rolf de Maré viennent de produire un film Entr’acte qui sera projeté au cours du ballet Relâche de Francis Picabia, musique d’Erik Satie et chorégraphie de Jean Börlin, au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Le scénario du film est de Francis Picabia, la réalisation technique de René Clair. L’interprétation réunit les noms de Jean Börlin et de Inge Frïss des Ballets Suédois, de Marcel Duchamp, Man-Ray. Le Théâtre et Comœdia illustré, Nov. 1924. | src BnF ~ Gallica
La danseuse (Entr’acte), René Clair, 1924. | src Centre Pompidou – Musée national d’art moderne – RMN

Carina Ari in Degas, 1925

G. et L. Manuel Frères :: Carina Ari i Degas, Paris, 1925. | src Dansmuseet • IG
G. et L. Manuel Frères :: Carina Ari i Degas, Paris, 1925 | src Dansmuseet on IG

Jean Börlin, ca. 1919

Jean Börlin i okänd komposition, foto: Atelier Moderne, Köpenhamn, ca. 1919. | Jean Börlin in unknown composition, photo: Atelier Moderne, Copenhagen, ca. 1919. | src dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin i okänd komposition, foto: Atelier Moderne, Köpenhamn, ca. 1919. | Jean Börlin in unknown composition, photo: Atelier Moderne, Copenhagen, ca. 1919. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin, foto: okänd. | src Dansmuseet • IG
Jean Börlin, foto: okänd. | src Dansmuseet • IG

Irma Calson, 1924

Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson in The Strange Tournament (Le Tournoi Singulier), The Swedish Ballet, 1924. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson in The Strange Tournament (Le Tournoi Singulier), The Swedish Ballet, 1924. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson i Det sällsamma tornerspelet, Svenska baletten, 1924. | src Dansmuseet
Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson i Det sällsamma tornerspelet, Svenska baletten, 1924. | src Dansmuseet
Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson in The Strange Tournament (Le Tournoi Singulier), The Swedish Ballet, 1924. | src Dansmuseet
Studio Isabey :: Irma Calson in The Strange Tournament (Le Tournoi Singulier), The Swedish Ballet, 1924. | src Dansmuseet

Swedish dancer Carina Ari

Carina Ari – från Smala Gränd till Buenos Aires. Hennes liv var som en saga. Ny utställning öppnar den 1 juni. | Carina Ari – from Smala Gränd to Buenos Aires. Her life was like a fairy tale. New exhibition opens on June 1. | src Dansmuseet on FB
Carina Ari i Anitras dans 1922. Publiken hyllade henne så mycket för numret att Jean Börlin blev sotis. | Carina Ari in Anitra's dance in 1922. The audience praised her so much for the number that Jean Börlin grew jealous. | src Dansmuseet on FB
Carina Ari i Anitras dans 1922. Publiken hyllade henne så mycket för numret att Jean Börlin blev sotis. | Carina Ari in Anitra’s dance in 1922. The audience praised her so much for the number that Jean Börlin grew jealous. | src Dansmuseet on FB
Carina Ari. Den här bilden är från Cantique des Cantiques, 1938. | This picture is from The Song of Songs, 1938. | src Dansmuseet on FB
Carina Ari. Den här bilden är från Cantique des Cantiques, 1938. | This picture is from The Song of Songs, 1938. | src Dansmuseet on FB

Jenny Hasselqvist at the beach

Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919 | Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919. | src Dansmuseet on IG
also #hoppamedhasselquist on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
also #hoppamedhasselquist on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919 | Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselqvist on the beach in England, 1919. | src Dansnuseet’s IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919 | Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselquist on the beach in England, 1919
Jenny Hasselquist på stranden i England, 1919 | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jenny Hasselqvist on the beach in England, 1919. | src Dansmuseet on IG

Carina Ari in Sous-marine

Carina Ari (*) i Sous-marine, foto: Studio G.L. Manuel Frères, Paris, 1925. | src Dansmuseet arkiv on IG
Carina Ari (*) i Sous-marine, foto: Studio G.L. Manuel Frères, Paris, 1925. | src Dansmuseet arkiv on IG
(*) Maria Karina Viktoria Jansson (Stockholm, 1897 – Buenos Aires, 1970)