Max Niehaus

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Max Niehaus (born December 17, 1888 in Wesel ; † April 8, 1981 in Munich ) was a German writer, dance researcher and ballet journalist.

Life

Max Niehaus, who was a full-time state official in Wiesbaden , was considered one of the leading representatives of objective modern dance literature. He was also an employee at the Goethe Institute , where he was responsible for German ballet guest performances abroad. The international contacts gave him a comprehensive view of the dance scene and also shaped his publications. These dealt with both German dancers such as Heinz Bosl and international dance professionals such as Isadora Duncan and Vaslav Nijinsky . His friendship with Sergei Diaghilew and the Ballets Russes as well as with numerous German and American artists enabled him to conduct intensive research. He received professional international recognition through the establishment of ballet photo exhibitions in New York , Brussels , Naples and Munich . The specialty of the photos was that no posed positions were shown, but snapshots of the performance process were taken. Since 1958, Niehaus has also published an annual ballet calendar. - His estate is in the German Dance Archive in Cologne .

Works (selection)

Monographs

  • Sardinia: a travel book . Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1938
  • Ballet . Prestel Verlag, Munich 1954.
  • Young ballet . Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich 1957 - NA 1972.
  • Heaven, Hell and Trikot - Heinrich Heine and the ballet . Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich 1959.
  • Nijinsky. Guest from another world . Prestel Verlag, Munich 1961.
  • Ballet in the picture . Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich 1961.
  • Ballet fascination . Heyne, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-453-01061-2 - NA 1978 with a comment from the dance archive Cologne.
  • Heinz Bosl . Südwest-Verlag, Munich 1975, NA 1988, ISBN 3-517-00576-2
  • Peter Breuer . Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich 1978.
  • Isadora Duncan. Triumph and tragedy of a legendary dancer . Heyne, Munich 1982. ISBN 3-453-03031-1

Secondary literature

  • Alexander J. Balcar (ed.): Knaurs Ballett Lexikon . Knaur Verlag, Munich / Zurich 1958.
  • Horst Koegler , Helmut Günther (ed.): Reclams Ballettlexikon . Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1991, p. 323. ISBN 3-150-10328-2
  • Horst Koegler (ed.): Friedrichs Ballettlexikon . Friedrich Verlag, Velber near Hanover 1972.
  • Paul S. Ulrich: Biographical directory for theater, dance and music . Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-870-61479-X

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DER SPIEGEL 42/1959: Max Niehaus: Heaven, Hell and Trikot. Retrieved April 15, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Niehaus, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, dance researcher and ballet journalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Wesel
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1981
Place of death Munich