Sorella Englund
Sorella Englund (born 23 December 1945 in
Biography
The daughter of
She became a soloist in 1970 (a first for a foreigner) and, as a result of illness, a character dancer in 1993 before retiring as a dancer in 1994. She was ballet master with the Boston Ballet from 1996 to 1999. Her principal Bournonville roles have included Madge in La Sylphide, Teresina in Napoli, and Hilda in A Folk Tale.[3][4] She has also danced in modern works including Paul Taylor's Aureole (1968) and Antony Tudor's Jardin aux Lilas. She has also participated in Eske Holm's ballets and happenings dancing Electra in his Orestes (1972) and taking the title role in his The Firebird (1975). With her exceptional radiance, Englund has been a challenge for contemporary choreographers. Roles have been created for her by Constantin Patsalas in Das Lied von der Erde (1988), Kenneth Kreutzmann in Lullaby (1996) and Tim Rushton in Carmina Burana (1997).[2][5]
She produced Abdallah together with
Sorella Englund is currently an instructor with the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen.[4]
Awards
- Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (1978)
- Bournonville-Legatet (Bournonville Grant) (1989)
- Karen Marie Thorsens Teaterlegat (Karen Marie Thorsen's Theatre Grant) (1996).[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 87-570-1627-5. Pages 54 and 55.
- ^ a b "Sorella Englund (1945 - )", Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Sorella Englund", The Ballerina Gallery. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Sorella Englund" Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, Det Kongelige Teater. (in Danish) Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Ballet: Sæson 2010/2011" Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, Det Kongelige Teater. (in Danish) Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Alastair Macaulay, "A ‘Napoli’ Changed, Yet Unchanging", New York Times, 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.