Background
Bruhn, Erik Belton Evers was born on October 3, 1928 in Copenhagen. Son of Ernst Emil and Ellen (Evers) Bruhn.
Erik Bruhn dancing with Maria Tallchief in 1961.
Bruhn, Erik Belton Evers was born on October 3, 1928 in Copenhagen. Son of Ernst Emil and Ellen (Evers) Bruhn.
Student, Royal Danish Ballet Royal Theater, Copenhagen.
Made debut with Danish ballet, 1946. Premiere danseur, 1949, 1958—1961. Guest artist Metropolitan Ballet, London, 1947—1949.
Dancer American Ballet Theatre, 1949—1958, New York City Ballet, 1959. Guest Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow, 1961, Danish Ballet, 1961, Royal Ballet, London, 1962. Director Royal Swedish Ballet, Stockholm, 1967—1971.
Resident producer National Ballet Canada, Toronto, 1973—1976, artistic director, 1983—1986. Partner with Jeanmaire in movie Hans Christian Andersen, 1952. Appeared as partner with Alicia Markova, Alicia Alonso, Nora Kayo, Mary Ellen Moylan, Mia Slavenska, Rosella Hightower.
With Ballet Theatre Europe, North Africa.
Member of Screen Actors Guild. Choreographer, American Guild Museum Artists, Equity, Royal Danish Ballet Union.