Career
He was admitted to the Royal Danish Ballet school in 1920 and debuted in a production of Gudindernes Strid in 1933. In 1942 was promoted to soloist and remained with the Royal Danish Ballet until 1986. In the beginning of the 1930s Larsen toured Europe and the United States of America with the Swiss mime Trudi Schoop.
This, together with a study trip to France, England and the United States, laid the ground for his great career as a mime and character dancer, a career in world class.
Larsen was balletmaster at the Royal Danish Theatre during two periods, 1951-1956 and 1961-1965. From 1956-1980 he was artistic leader of the Pantomime Theatre at Tivoli.
As choreographer he made ballets on the Royal Danish Theatre, the Pantomime Theatre and at other theatres, as well as in film. He documented performances from the Royal Danish Ballet from 1950.
