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“Being the greatest I can tell you, the greatest dancer has not been born yet.”
– Erik Bruhn
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 3, 1928, Erik Bruhn was originally put into dance class because he seemed disconnected with people his age. He took to ballet like a fish to water. He became deeply focused on the precision and technique of the sport, dancing at Copenhagen’s Royal Opera house when he was only eighteen.
Though his dancing and hard work were highly praised by teachers and critics alike, Bruhn never fully shook the loneliness that had held onto him from childhood. He felt deeply the pressure of such a rewarding—and expensive—career. His family didn't have an easy time financially, and he focused all of his energy on dancing. He knew from a young age that he was good at ballet, and strove to be the best.
Once he felt he had mastered the technical side of the art, he focused in on the emotional one, working for passion in his performances as well as perfection. He was invited into the Royal Danish Ballet when he was eighteen and promoted to soloist only two years late
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Erik Bruhn facts for kids
Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish danseur, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author.
Early life
Erik Bruhn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the fourth child and first son of Ellen (née Evers), owner of a hairdressing salon, and third child of Ernst Bruhn. His parents married shortly before his birth. Bruhn began training with the Royal Danish Ballet when he was nine years old, and made his unofficial début on the stage of Copenhagen's Royal Opera House in 1946, dancing the role of Adonis in Harald Lander's ballet Thorvaldsen.
Career
He was taken permanently into the company in 1947 at the age of eighteen. Bruhn took the first of his frequent sabbaticals from the Danish company in 1947, dancing for six months with the short-lived Metropolitan Ballet in England, where he formed his first major partnership, with the Bulgarian ballerina Sonia Arova. He returned to the Royal Danish Ballet in the spring of 1948 and was promoted to soloist in 1949, the highest level a dancer can attain in the Danish ballet.
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Erik Bruhn
Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author.
Awards and career
[change | change source]Bruhn became a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1963. Also in 1963, he was given the Nijinsky Prize in Paris.[1] He was director of the Swedish Opera Ballet from 1967 to 1973. He was also the director of the National Ballet of Canada from 1983 until his death in 1986. He made many popular classical ballets. He produced many famous ballets. Some of his famous ballets are La Sylphide, Giselle, Coppélia and Swan Lake. In 1974, he played a leading role in Rashomon.
Legacy
[change | change source]In his will, Bruhn created the Erik Bruhn Prize.[2] This prize is given to dancers.[3] The first Erik Bruhn Prize was given in 1988.[4]
References
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