#OTD Aug 21, 1805
August #Bournonville was born in Copenhagen. The uninterrupted tradition of his major works (mainly at Royal Danish #Ballet) provides a fascinating insight into 19C #ballet aesthetics with its important role of miming (which is great when done well)
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#OTD Nov 30, 1879
Choreographer (and #opera director) August #Bournonville died in Copenhagen.
Despite all the changes in #ballet technique & aesthetics since then his surviving oeuvre like #Sylphide, Napoli, Folk Tale, Kermesse in Bruges is our window into the C19.
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