Clotilde von Derp
Clotilde von Derp | |
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Rome, Italy | |
Other names | Clotilde Sacharoff |
Occupation | Expressionist dancer |
Years active | 1910–1956 |
Spouse |
Clotilde Margarete Anna Edle von der Planitz[1] (5 November 1892 – 11 January 1974), known professionally as Clotilde von Derp, was a German expressionist dancer, an early exponent of modern dance.[2] Her career was spent essentially dancing together with her husband Alexander Sakharoff with whom she enjoyed a long-lasting relationship.[3]
Early life
Born in Berlin, Clotilde was the daughter of Major Hans Edler von der Planitz (1863–1932) from Berlin and Margarete von Muschwitz (1868–1955). She was a member of the German lower nobility. On 25 January 1919, she married Alexander Sakharoff, a Russian dancer, teacher and choreographer.[2]
Career
As a child in Munich, Clotilde dreamt of becoming a violinist but from an early age she discovered how talented she was as a dancer. After receiving ballet lessons from Julie Bergmann and Anna Ornelli from the
Among her admirers were artists such as
The two married in 1919 and, with the financial support of
They lived in Paris until the
Sacharoff and von Derp toured widely, visiting China and Japan, which was so successful that they returned again in 1934. The couple and their extravagant costumes visited both North and South America.
von Derp and Sacharoff moved to Spain when France was invaded by Germany. They returned to South America making a new base in Buenos Aires until 1949. They toured Italy the following year and took up an invitation to teach in Rome by
von Derp and Sakharoff stopped dancing together in 1956. They both continued to live in Rome until their deaths.[3] Clotilde gave and sold many of their writings and costumes, that still remained, to museums and auctions. She eventually sold the iconic 1909 painting of her husband by Alexander Jawlensky. In 1997 the German Dance Archive Cologne purchased many remaining items and they have 65 costumes, hundreds of set and costume designs and 500 photographs.[7]
Assessment
Unlike her husband, Clotilde had a taste for modern music, frequently choosing melancholic music by contemporaries such as
References
- Edle was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as a noble (one). Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The masculine form is Edler.
- ^ a b c d e Frank-Manuel Peter. "Sacharoff, Clotilde (Pseudonym Clotilde von Derp, eigentlich Clotilde Margarete Anna Edle von der Planitz)". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). p. 323. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Toepler, Karl (1997). Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935. University of California. pp. 219–222.
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-26322-2.
- ^ Clotilde von Derp, National Media Museum, retrieved 18 February 2014
- ^ Blaue Reiter, Oxford Reference, retrieved 18 February 2014
- ^ The Sacharoffs: Two dancers within the Blaue Reiter circle, sk-kultur.de, retrieved 19 February 2014
Sources
- Brandenburg, Hans (25 February 2012). Der Moderne Tanz... Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1-275-88041-2.
- Stroud, Timothy; Terraroli, Valerio (2006). The Artistic Culture Between the Wars 1920-1945: ART of the 20th Century. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-7624-804-7.
- Toepfer, Karl Eric (1997). Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910-1935. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-91827-6.
- Veroli, Patrizia; Bowlt, John E.; Sakharoff, Alexandre; Convento dei Cappuccini (Argenta, Italy) (1991). I Sakharoff, un mito della danza: fra teatro e avanguardie artistiche (in Italian). Edizioni Bora. ISBN 978-88-85345-09-6.
External links
- Media related to Clothilde von Derp at Wikimedia Commons