March 1
Born Today:
Else Fisher-Bergman
Swedish choreographer Else Fisher-Bergman (1918-2006) was briefly married to famed director Ingmar Bergman in the 1940s. Fisher-Bergman appeared in several Swedish films and wrote children’s books, including Beppo the Clown, which she made into a dance pantomime, produced by Bergman, in 1942. Their best-known project was the groundbreaking movie, The Seventh Seal (1957), for which Fisher-Bergman provided choreography.
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Dance Premiere: Esplanade in 1975