Emöke Pöstenyi

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Emöke Pöstenyi in Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, October 2008

Emöke Pöstenyi (born March 15, 1942 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian dancer and choreographer. As a solo dancer of the television ballet , she was present in entertainment shows on GDR television , and she also appeared on tours and galas.

Life

Pöstenyi and her sister became interested in dance and ballet at an early age. The parents encouraged the urge to move and made sure that a trapeze and gymnastic rings were installed in the home, on which both girls could practice diligently. In addition to the solid school education, she attended a private ballet school from the age of 9. After graduating from high school in Hungary, her talent for dance was discovered by talent seekers from the GDR and she was invited to this country. In consultation with her mother, she wanted to stay for two years and first moved to Thuringia in 1960. She received an engagement at the Meiningen Theater , then in Dresden and soon at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin . In 1963 she started the television ballet with ballet master Günter Jänzlau and was its most successful solo dancer. Emöke Pöstenyi stayed in the GDR in this way. Here she married the screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase . In addition to active dance, she began to write her own choreographies in 1979 and was very successful with them. In the summer of 2002 Emöke announced her retirement and withdrew as far as possible to her country residence near Bad Saarow .

Artistic career

As a dancer, Emöke Pöstenyi was the figurehead of television ballet in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, she had regular appearances with the thirty-member ensemble at the revues in the Friedrichstadt-Palast and on tours abroad. Together with Susan Baker , Emöke formed a very successful dance duo. The singer Gerti Möller lent her and Susan Baker the singing voices.

From 1980 she choreographed for the television ballet, for the Friedrichstadt-Palast and for performances at the Komische Oper , Staatsoper and the Metropoltheater . During these years, Pöstenyi worked with numerous GDR artists such as Dagmar Frederic , Petra Kusch-Lück and Helga Hahnemann . Many dancers in television ballet developed under her artistic direction, including André Höhl , Maik Damboldt and Jana Torneva .

When GDR television was phased out in the early 1990s, Pöstenyi kept her company together and campaigned for its continued existence. Although she was not familiar with organizational tasks until then, she took over the former television ballet on her own. In view of the uncertain future for the dancers, she used the award of the " Telestar " in 1991 to promote the preservation of the television ballet with a passionate appeal to the entertainment industry and the audience. At the end of December 1991, the MDR offered the ballet a connection to their ARD station. Other potential shareholders were quickly found who were committed to the ballet and secure its future.

After completing her ballet work and choreographic activity, Pöstenyi discovered her passion for artistic design. She paints roots and wood in particular and uses them to decorate her home or gives the works to friends and acquaintances.

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Individual evidence

Commons : Emöke Pöstenyi  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  1. ^ A b c Regine Sylvester: What does Emöke Pöstenyi actually do . In: Berliner Zeitung , 24./25. October 2009, p. 8
  2. ↑ a b c Emöke Pöstenyi short portrait ( memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - MDR included from 2
personal data
SURNAME Pöstenyi, Emöke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest