Anne Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The grand old lady of Danish ballet, Kirsten Simone, celebrates her 80th brithday today. A loving portrait was brought in Jyllands Posten on Sunday. You can read it here Link to comment
Stage Right Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Wow! I saw her dance several times in my youth, including in "Miss Julie" with Erik Bruhn. Wonderful dancer and actress. I'm glad to hear that she's having a long life. Link to comment
Anne Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 She had an amazing range - from pure lyricism to strong character roles. Unfortunately I have never seen her, when she was still young and danced the big roles like the Julie you mention, Juliet, Sylphide, Giselle etc., but I have seen her in plenty of character roles late in her career, and she was one of those seldom dancers who can "fill the stage" by doing almost nothing. Link to comment
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