Köhler-Richter, Emmy (1918–)
Köhler-Richter, Emmy (1918–)
German ballet dancer and choreographer. Name variations: Koehler-Richter. Born Feb 9, 1918, in Gera, Germany.
Trained with Mary Wigman and Tatiana Gsovsky in Berlin; danced with German opera ballets in Bonn, Berlin, and Leipzig, among others; after WWII, served as ballet master at state operas in Cologne, Weimar and Basel, Switzerland; became choreographer-inresidence for Leipzig Opera Ballet (c. 1955) where she created numerous works, including popular Sklaven, based on story of Spartacus (1961); also choreographed The Daughter of Castille (1960), Dornroeschen (1960), Legend of Love (1961), Till Eulenspiegel (1965) and Der Rowdy und Das Maedchen (1972).
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