Martta Bröyer, 1927

Studio Helander (Ivar Helander) :: Tanssija Martta Bröyer (1897–1979), 1927. | Poem - Vision - Intoxication
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Studio Helander (Ivar Helander) :: Tanssija Martta Bröyer (1897–1979), 1927. | Poem – Vision – Intoxication

Bröyer, one of the pioneers of modern dance in Finland, created her own controversial style, bröyerism, or Bröyer-style in the 1920s and 1930s, in which dance was accompanied only by poetry recitation, an art form that, in it’s time, had a conflicted reception.
From: Poem – Vision – Flush: A dancedramatic series & Poem – Vision – Intoxication: A dance drama series in which poems used by Bröyer meet contemporary poetry and influences from her movement language are integrated into contemporary dance. Venues: Helsinki City Museum and Burgher’s House Museum

Ruth St Denis in The Cobras 1906

Aura Hartwig ~ Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in 'The Cobras', 1906
Aura Hartwig ~ Role portrait of Ruth St. Denis in The Cobras, 1906 | src Alamy & NYPL
Aura Hartwig ~ Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in The Cobras, 1906 | src Alamy & NYPL
Aura Hartwig ~ Role portrait of Ruth St. Denis in The Cobras, 1906 | src Alamy & NYPL
Aura Hartwig ~ Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in The Cobras, 1906 | src Alamy & NYPL
Aura Hartwig ~ Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in 'The Cobras', 1906
Aura Hartwig ~ Role portrait of Ruth St. Denis in The Cobras, 1906 | src Alamy & NYPL

Isadora Duncan by Atelier Elvira

Dancer Isadora Duncan, 1904. Anonymous photographer (*) | src Theatermuseum Wien : Alles tanzt
Isadora Duncan (1877 – 1927), founder of Free Dance. Photo by Studio Elvira, Munich, ca. 1910 | src alamy
Hof-Atelier Elvira ~ Isadora Duncan, 1904 | src Theatermuseum Wien
Dancer Isadora Duncan, 1904. Anonymous photographer (*) | src Theatermuseum Wien : Alles tanzt

(*) Even though this photo is uncredited (and undated) on source (Theatermuseum Wien), note that the image bears a blindstamp with the date (1904) with the same typography as the third photo in this post and in the same place (lower left). Furthermore, the dance costume and hairstyle in the “anonymous” photo is just the same as in the image found in Alamy (second image of the post); that said, it is highly probable that the maker of this image is also Atelier / Hof-Atelier Elvira.

Ruth St Denis by White studio

White Studio ~ Ruth St. Denis in costume (profile, bust), 1917 | src Alamy
White Studio ~ Ruth St. Denis in costume (three quarter length portrait), 1917 | src Alamy
White Studio ~ Ruth St. Denis in costume (full length portrait), 1917 | src Alamy

Ruth St Denis in profile

Siri Fischer-Schneevoigt :: Portrait in profile of dancer Ruth St. Denis, Berlin, 1906 | src NYPL
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in wig and East Indian jewelry, 1906 (unspecified photographer) | src NYPL