Ludwig Kilanyi
Ludwig Kilanyi (Hungarian Lajos Kilányi ; born March 17, 1819 in Pest , Kingdom of Hungary , † April 22, 1861 in Vienna - Ottakring , Austrian Empire ) was a Hungarian ballet dancer and ballet master who also worked as a ballet choreographer . His wife Therese Kilanyi also worked as a dancer, ballet master and choreographer.
Life
Ludwig Kilanyi initially studied medicine, but then took ballet lessons from the then highly respected ballet master F. Crombé. In 1842 he became a member of the ensemble at the German Theater Pest . In 1846 he married Therese Papp. As a soloist couple, the two joined the newly founded national dancer group of Alexander Veszter and undertook various guest tours with them to Vienna, neighboring Germany , but also to Paris and London .
From 1857 until his death he worked as a ballet master at the kk priv. Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, where his wife became his successor.
Web links
- Kilanyi, Ludwig. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 330.
- Ludwig Kilanyi in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Barbara Boisits: Kilanyi, married couple. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
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| SURNAME | Kilanyi, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kilányi, Lajos (Hungarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian ballet dancer, master and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pest , Kingdom of Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1861 |
| Place of death | Vienna - Ottakring , Austrian Empire |