Choreographer Annie Arnoult loves difficult people. At least as material for her Open Dance Company’s projects. Arnoult has devoted a decade, on and off, to exploring the life and work of Valeska Gert ...

Annie Arnoult Beserra, head of Striding Lion Performance Group, fell in love with Valeska Gert in 2005, when, as a grad school student, she saw recently released archival footage of Gert’s dance solos ...

More than 30 years after her death, admirers pay tribute to one of Germany's most enigmatic - and overlooked - artists, dancer and actress Valeska Gert. She's said to have laid the foundations for the ...

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Jeff Hancock and Britt Banaszynksi in Dada Gert Credit: Courtesy Striding Lion Striding Lion‘s Annie Arnoult Beserra can tuck a manifesto into a dance so it’s visible just under the surface, like a ...

The lauded dancer and choreographer will be presenting her work on October 24, 2023, at the Akademie der Künste (AdK) nora chipaumire has been named Valeska Gert Visiting Professor at Freie ...

Image: 17.25 x 13.75 in. (43.82 x 34.92 cm.) Dancer, actress, cabaret star, bar owner, and book author Valeska Gert (1892–1978) was "one of the most influential artists of the modern era" (Wolfgang ...

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Valeska Gert was a young actress and dancer in 1920's Berlin. At that time, she created a sensation with her highly athletic stile of dance. In her 70s, she made a number of films, including one for ...