Marguerite Thoresen
Monte Carlo Opera
.Rita Tori (born Marguerite Thoresen; 17 June 1908 – 16 August 1967) was an international noted, Norwegian
choreographer.[1]
She was born to Norwegian parents living in
Lyubov Yegorova
.
She debuted at the
René Blums Ballets de Monte Carlo in 1936 and opened a dance academy in Oslo that same year. From 1953 to 1958, she was the Director of the Norwegian Ballet (Den Norske Ballett).[2]
[3]
During the
Grini concentration camp from 3 November 1944 until her release on 26 March 1945.[4]
Death
She died in Norway in 1967 and was awarded the Norwegian King's Medal of Merit upon her death.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hans-Christian Arent. "Rita Tori". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Valdemar Hansteen. "Rita Tori - Ballettdanser, Koreograf, Pedagog". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Det Oversøiske Compagnie". University of Bergen. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
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