Anita Berber, ca. 1918

Zander & Labisch, Anita Berber, 1918, Die Dame
Zander & Labisch :: Actress and dancer Anita Berber dancing. Published in ‘Die Dame’ 06-1918. | src and hi-res Getty Images
Anita Berber,   (*10.06.1899-10.11.1928+)  , Dancer, actress, Germany, dancing, - published in 'Dame' 06/1918  (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images)
German dancer and actress Anita Berber dancing, published in Die Dame 06/1918 (Photographed probably by Zander and Labisch; uncredited on source) | src Getty Images

“Eine Tänzerin voll Frische und voll lebendigen Glücks an ihrem Dasein”: Enthusiastisch pries ein Journalist des “Börsen-Kurier” 1917 das Talent Anita Berbers. Auch der Berliner Autor und Kritiker Oscar Bie war beeindruckt: “Das Stärkste wird in reiner Akrobatik erreicht, in groteskem Zittern, Verschlingen, Schlagen, Werfen, Überschneiden”, schrieb er über Berber.

“A dancer full of freshness and full of lively happiness in her existence”: a journalist from the “Börsen-Kurier” enthusiastically praised Anita Berber’s talent in 1917. The Berlin author and critic Oscar Bie was also impressed: “The strongest is achieved in pure acrobatics, in grotesque trembling, devouring, hitting, throwing, overlapping,” he wrote of Berber.

quoted from Der Spiegel: Anita Berber – die Hohepriesterin des Lasters

becker und maass anita berber postcard
Becker & Maass (Berlin) :: Tänzerin und Schauspielerin Anita Berber (1899-1928). Postkarte. | src Welt.de

Stepping in the sea, 1920s-1930s

«This is my favorite candid. 1920s-1930s, found it in a little bin of photos. I love the joyous spontaneity of the women, the shedding of clothing and stepping into the endless sea.» | src Snapshot Mafia (BanAnna Martel)

Joy (scarf dance), 1920

Ida Krajewski :: Joy. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world's pictorial photographic work, 1920 issue (plate III). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org and University of Macau
Ida Krajewski :: Joy. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1920 issue (plate III). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org and University of Macau