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Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (October 3, 1928 – April 1, 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, director, actor, and writer. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms

Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he began training with the Royal Danish Ballet at the age of nine. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest Ballet troupes in Europe. He later joined the company at the age of eighteen and was promoted to soloist two years later.

He was best known for his roles in La Sylphide, Giselle, and Swan Lake, in which he combined subtle precision with a flair dance style. La Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic Ballets There are two versions of the ballet the version choreographed by the Danish Giselle is a Ballet by Adolphe Adam. It has 2 acts 2 scenes with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Swan Lake ( Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero) is a Ballet, op

He appeared in a Russian-style pas de deux with French ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire in the 1952 Goldwyn film Hans Christian Andersen which starred Danny Kaye. Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire, known as Zizi Jeanmaire, (born April 29 1924) is a Ballet dancer and wife of Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian It was his first trip to the US.

He authored the book Beyond Technique with Fred Fehl, as well as co-authoring with Lillian Moore "Bournonville and Ballet Technique: Studies And Comments On August Bournonville's Etudes Choregraphiques,". Fred Fehl ( 21 January 1906 to 5 October 1995) was an American Photographer of Viennese birth and upbringing He was the subject of the book "Erik Bruhn: Danseur Noble" by John Gruen.

Erik Bruhn met Rudolf Nureyev, the celebrated Tatar dancer, who was on a tour in Denmark. Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( Tatar: Rudolf Xämät ulı Nuriev, Russian: Рудольф Хаметович Нуриев Bruhn became Nureyev's lover, his closest friend, and his protector for many years.

He was director of the Swedish Opera Ballet from 1967 to 1973 and the National Ballet of Canada from 1983 to 1986. The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet troupes in Europe The National Ballet of Canada is Canada 's largest Ballet troupe A posthumous film biography, "I'm the same only more," by Danish filmmaker Lennart Pasborg won a Cannes award for use of archival material.

His death in 1986 was attributed to lung cancer. However, according to Pierre-Henri Verlhac (Nurejew. Bilder eines Lebens), he may have died of AIDS.

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