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Choreographer
August Bournonville
Danish ballet master and choreographer (1805–1879)
August 21, 1805Born
November 30, 1879Died
France, Kingdom of DenmarkCitizenship
CopenhagenPlace of birth
Facts
- Born
- August 21, 1805
- Died
- November 30, 1879
- Citizenship
- France, Kingdom of Denmark
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupations
- choreographer, dancer, ballet dancer, ballet master
- Awards
- Medal of Merit in Gold, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the Order of Vasa, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q448812
Ballets choreographed · 14
| Ballet | Premiere | Music |
|---|---|---|
| La Sylphide | 1836 | Herman Severin Lovenskjold |
| Napoli | March 29, 1842 | Niels Gade, Holger Simon Paulli, Hans Christian Lumbye, Edvard Helsted |
| Le Conservatoire | 1849 | Holger Simon Paulli |
| The Kermesse in Bruges | April 4, 1851 | Holger Simon Paulli |
| Abdallah | 1855 | Holger Simon Paulli |
| Flower Festival in Genzano | December 19, 1858 | Holger Simon Paulli, Edvard Helsted |
| A Folk Tale | — | Niels Gade, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann |
| Bournonville Divertissements | — | Edvard Helsted |
| Bridal Movements in Hardanger | — | Holger Simon Paulli |
| Far from Denmark | — | Joseph Glæser |
| From Siberia to Moscow | — | Carl Christian Møller |
| King's Volunteers on Amager | — | Vilhelm Christian Holm |
| La Ventana | — | Hans Christian Lumbye, Vilhelm Christian Holm |
| La Ventana | — | Hans Christian Lumbye |
Libretti · 1
| Ballet | Premiere | Choreography | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Festival in Genzano | December 19, 1858 | August Bournonville | Holger Simon Paulli, Edvard Helsted |