Tag: swedish ballet

Aeolian Harp’s costume, 1921

Interpretation of the Aeolian Harp’s costume from the Ballets Suédois “L’homme et son désir” [The Man and His Desire] after Audrey Parr’s design from 1921. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Kaj Smith in Aeolian Harp’s costume from the Ballets Suédois “L’homme et son désir” [The Man and His Desire], ca. 1921. | src Dansmuseet on IG

Rhapsody in Blue, 1920s

Astrid Malmborg i Rhapsody in Blue, foto: Jan de Meyere. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Astrid Malmborg i Rhapsody in Blue, foto: Jan de Meyere. | src Dansmuseet on IG

Pierrot och Pierrette, 1918

Jean Börlin and Ebon Strandin in Pierrot and Pierrette, photo: Atelier Moderne, Copenhagen, 1918. [original: Jean Börlin och Ebon Strandin i Pierrot och Pierrette, foto: Atelier Moderne, Köpenhamn, 1918.] | src Dansmuseet on IG
Jean Börlin and Ebon Strandin in Pierrot and Pierrette, photo: Atelier Moderne, Copenhagen, 1918. [original: Jean Börlin och Ebon Strandin i Pierrot och Pierrette, foto: Atelier Moderne, Köpenhamn, 1918.] | src Dansmuseet on IG

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

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

Grieving women (Orpheus)

Sörjande kvinnor, Orfeus akt 1, foto ur Anna Behles samling, foto: okänd. | Grieving women, Orpheus act 1, photo from Anna Behle's collection, photographer unknown. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Sörjande kvinnor, Orfeus akt 1, foto ur Anna Behles samling, foto: okänd. | Grieving women, Orpheus act 1, photo from Anna Behle’s collection, photographer unknown. | src Dansmuseet on IG
Sörjande kvinnor, Orfeus akt 1, foto ur Anna Behles samling, foto: okänd. | Grieving women, Orpheus act 1, photo from Anna Behle's collection, photographer unknown. | src Dasmuseet on IG
Sörjande kvinnor, Orfeus akt 1, foto ur Anna Behles samling, foto: okänd. | Grieving women, Orpheus act 1, photo from Anna Behle’s collection, photographer unknown. | src Dasmuseet on IG