Hans von Kusserow

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Hans von Kusserow (born March 25, 1911 in Wollstein near Posen, † April 10, 2001 in Munich ) was a German dancer and choreographer .

Life

Von Kusserow came from a West Prussian noble family . His father was an officer . The boy's artistic talent became apparent at an early age. His parents understood his professional wishes. They made it possible for Hans von Kusserow to receive profound dance training with Lyubow Egorova, Vera Kratina, Victor Gsovsky and Marie Rambert and sent him to the Royal Ballet School in London . In 1928 the 17-year-old made his debut at the Wroclaw City Theater . Then followed an engagement in Duisburg and numerous tours as a variety dancer. In 1942 he was Marika Rökk's dance partner in the film Hab 'mich lieb .

After the war, Hans von Kusserow was engaged as a solo dancer at the Stuttgart State Theater from 1945 to 1950 . Heinz Hilpert then brought him to the German Theater in Göttingen as a ballet master . There Kusserow formed a ballet ensemble in the 1950/51 season, which in a very short time caused a sensation nationwide with its classical dance evenings. The ballet company consisted almost exclusively of excellent soloists such as B. Gisela Deege , Hilde Garden, Lisa Kretschmar , Edel von Rothe , Marcel Luipart and Erich Walter . Kusserow also found international recognition as a choreographer in Göttingen , for example with his dance version of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet in the orchestral version by Günther Weißenborn and Peter Rocholl .

In 1951 Hans von Kusserow went to the German State Opera in East Berlin for ten years . He later worked in touring companies such as the Léonide Massines Balletto Europeo, the American Ballet Theater and often in domestic and foreign film productions. However, he has always remained loyal to the stage. Hans von Kusserow had his last stage appearance in 1978 in the Munich Gärtnerplatztheater in the dance role of old Faust in the ballet Abraxas by Ivan Sertic. His estate is in the German Dance Archive in Cologne .

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SURNAME Kusserow, Hans von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Wollstein near Posen, today Wolsztyn
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 2001
Place of death Munich