Jenny Brandt Explained

Jenny Brandt
Birth Name:Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt
Birth Date:13 December 1867
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation:dancer, ballerina
Years Active:1888-1902

Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt (13 December 1867, Stockholm- 17 April 1933),[1] was a Swedish ballerina.

She was a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet, became a student premier dancer in 1888, and was a premier dancer (ballerina) in 1889-1902. Her noted roles include a youth in Undina, "Franz" in Coppelia and the abbess in Robert. She also performed in Brudköpet (The Bartered Bride), Gioconda, Hungary, Pas des manteaux (No Coats), Slavisk bröllops lek (Slavic Wedding Party), and William Tell.[2] Upon her marriage, she retired from the stage.[3]

In 1902, Brandt married the mining engineer Karl Hjalmar Nordquist (5 August 1872[4] –3 April 1944).[5] They had a son, Nils Gustav Nordqvist (1904–1999), who was a printer and manager of a printing house.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dödsfall. Svenska Dagbladet. 19 April 1933. Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Hildebrand. Albin. XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister (biografier af Adolf Lindgren & Nils Personne). Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 1 September 2015. Sweden. Swedish. 1895–1913.
  3. Web site: Hildebrand. Albin. Svenskt porträttgalleri. Runeberg. Project Runeberg. Sweden. Swedish. 1895–1913.
  4. Web site: Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok. Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 1 September 2015. Sweden. Swedish. 1943.
  5. Web site: Teknisk Tidskrift / Årgång 74. Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 1 September 2015. Sweden. Swedish. 1944.
  6. Web site: Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok. Runeberg. Project Runeberg. 1 September 2015. Sweden. Swedish. 1993.