Tag: bending backwards

Vera Fokina as Beotienne, 1914

Emil Otto Hoppé :: Vera Fokina as a Young Beotienne in Narcisse, 1914. | src Hoppé photoshelter / ballets russes
Emil Otto Hoppé :: Vera Fokina as a Young Beotienne in Narcisse, 1914. | src Hoppé photoshelter / ballets russes

Groteske (Tanz), um 1927

dancer bending backwards 1920s
Martin Imboden :: "Groteske", Zürich, um 1927 (close up). | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz
Martin Imboden :: “Groteske”, Zürich, um 1927 (close up). | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz
Martin Imboden :: "Groteske", Zürich, um 1927 (full size). | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz
Martin Imboden :: “Groteske”, Zürich, um 1927 (full size). | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

Toneelnamen, 1923

Atelier Jacob Merkelbach :: Alfred (Alfred Stroganoff) Nöggerath*, Louise (Iris Delysia) Bernard, 1923.(**) | src Red een Portret ~ Toneelnamen ~ Stage Names: “A successful dance career requires at least Russian names”. (*) Born as Alfred Cäcil Alscher on July 10, 1900. (**) Stage names: Alfred and Léonid Stroganoff and Iris Delysia and Vera Tamarowska respectively.

Scenic study, 1928

Aleksandr Danilovich Grinberg :: Scenic study, Vera Maya studio, From the series ‘The Art of movement’, Moscow, Russia, 1928. | Study of Movement, two dancers, The Theatre of Meyerhold.

Acrobatic study, 1920s

Alexander Danilovich Grinberg :: Maryia Peschanaya. Akrobaticheskii etiud, 1920s. | Acrobatic Study of Maria Peschanaya, 1920s. Vintage gelatin print. | src MutualArt

Anna Robenne in “Mot ljuset”

Russian dancer Anna Robenne in “Mot ljuset” [Towards the Light]. The picture shows how Robenne took an active part in the typical trend of the time. Both Finnish and American material contain traces that indicate that nude dancing was an important component of her broad repertoire. Photographer: Hammarqvist (Olsson’s name has been deleted on one of the pictures in the series). Image source: Theater History Archive, Gothenburg City Museum via I avantgardets skugga by Rikard Hoogland (Published by Gothenburg University)