Talvo, Tyyne (b. 1919)

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Talvo, Tyyne (b. 1919)

Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer. Name variations: Tyyne Talvo-Cramér. Born 1919 in Helsinki, Finland; m. Ivo Cramer (dancer and choreographer).

Danced in companies of husband, such as Dance Company of 1945, Swedish Dance Theater, and Ny Norsk Ballet and Dance Company (1970s); created own works for Ny Norsk, including The Hill of the Winds (c. 1979) and Bright Night (1972); also choreographed Sauna (1968), Carvings (1970), As Time Passes … (1975) and Among Pucks and Trolls (1976).