Cullberg Ballet ( Swedish : Cullbergbaletten ) is a Swedish contemporary dance company.
4-445: It was founded by the modern dancer and pioneer choreographer Birgit Cullberg in 1967, who brought it to fame. After Cullberg's retirement in 1985 the company was until 1993 run by her son, the popular Swedish dancer, choreographer and stage director Mats Ek . From 2003 Cullbergbaletten was managed by choreographer Johan Inger and from 2009 to 2013 Anna Grip held the position as artistic director. From 2014 to 2022, Gabriel Smeets
8-530: Was a Swedish choreographer. Her father Carl Cullberg was a bank director and her mother was Elna Westerström. Cullberg was born in Nyköping and was married from 1942 to 1949 to actor Anders Ek . She was the mother of Niklas Ek in 1943, and twins Mats Ek , and Malin Ek in 1945. Cullberg studied ballet under Kurt Jooss-Leeder and Lilian Karina and at The Royal Ballet , London (1952–1957). In 1960, Cullberg
12-722: Was appointed director and choreographer at the Stockholm City Theatre . Some of her choreographies were premiered at the Royal Opera in Stockholm . Cullberg gained international recognition by founding the Cullberg Ballet in the 1960s. On her retirement in 1985, her son Mats Ek took over the ballet company. The Swedish Arts Grants Committee instituted the Cullberg scholarship in her honour, and she
16-605: Was the artistic director of the ballet. Cullberg Ballet is part of the National Swedish Touring Theatre and tours both nationally and internationally. This article about an organization based in Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to contemporary dance is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Birgit Cullberg Birgit Ragnhild Cullberg (3 August 1908 – 8 September 1999)
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