Tag: ophelia

Ophelia by Rosemarie Clausen

Rosemarie Clausen (1907-1990) ~ Tänzerin Natascha Trofimowa (als Ophelia im Hamlet-Ballett), um 1951 | src Schneider-Henn
(link to pdf)

Verso Studiostempel, auf kartonierte Unterlage geheftet, dort signiert, verso Studiostempel wiederholt, handschriftlich bezeichnet: »…tanzte die ›Ophelia‹ im Hamlet-Ballett Staatsoper Hamburg, Regie Helga Swedlund« (quoted from pdf / page 101)

Sadayakko – Sada Yacco

Sadayakko or Sada Yacco as Orieko (Ophelia), 1903 | src wikimedia commons
Sadayakko or Sada Yacco (1871-1946) as Orieko or Orié (Ophelia) in Hamlet, 1903 | src wikimedia commons

Sadayakko (貞奴), also Sada Yacco, was the stage name of the first Japanese actress and dancer, derived from a combination of her real name, Sada Koyama, and her geisha name, Yakko.

Sada Yacco dans le rôle d'Oriye, l'Ophélie japonaise: scène de la folie. | src Flickr
Sada Yacco dans le rôle d’Oriye, l’Ophélie japonaise: scène de la folie. | src Flickr
Sada Yacco, 1902. © Futaba Museum 二葉館 | src futabakan.jp
Sada Yacco, 1902. © Futaba Museum [ 二葉館 ], former residence of Sadayakko Kawakami. | src futabakan.jp

Asta Nielsen as a female Hamlet

Asta Nielsen and Lilly Jacobson in Hamlet. German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, nº 644/6. Photo: Art-Film. Asta Nielsen-Film. Asta Nielsen as a female Hamlet and Lilly Jacobsson as the love interest Ophelia in the 1921 German silent adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Svend Gade, Heinz Schall). Asta Nielsen produced the film herself. | src Flickr

Dore Hoyer „Ophelia“, 1941

Siegfried Enkelmann :: Dance portrait of Dore Hoyer as „Ophelia“, 1941. Vintage gelatin silver print. (detail) | src eBay
Siegfried Enkelmann :: Dore Hoyer „Ophelia“, 1941. Tanz des Whansinns. Musik: Debussy (annotated on filing card). Vintage gelatin silver print. | src eBay