Greta Wrage von Pustau
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Greta Wrage von Pustau | |
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1957 bust of Wrage von Pustau by Luis Rauschhuber | |
Born | Greta von Pustau 2 August 1902 |
Died | 20 March 1989 |
Education | Folkwang University of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | dancer, dance teacher |
Spouse | Klaus Wrage |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Alfred Julius Engelbrecht von Pustau Antonia von Pustau |
Greta Wrage von Pustau (2 August 1902 – 20 March 1989) was a Chinese-born German dancer and dance teacher.
Biography
Von Pustau was born on 2 August 1902 in Guangzhou. Her parents, Antonia and Alfred Julius Engelbrecht von Pustau, were merchants from Hamburg.
In 1921 she married Klaus Wrage, a landscape painter. They had three children.
Von Pustau studied dance under
Laban dance school in Nuremberg. She performed Laban's original choreography in the 1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[1] In 1953 sculptor Luis Rauschhuber created a bust of her.[2]
Her work is archived at the Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln.[3]
References
- ^ "Interview with Greta Wrage von Pustau - Laban Collection oral archive - Audio material in the Laban Collection - Laban Collection". Archives Hub. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ "Rauschhuber: Plastiken". luis-rauschhuber.de. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ "Greta Wrage von Pustau - Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln". deutsches-tanzarchiv.de. Retrieved 2019-05-31.