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Tarantellen af Napoli

Peter Elfelt, 1903

'Napoli' (1842), ballet by August Bournonville (1805-1879), soloist, head of the royal ballet, and choreographer. Performed by Hans Beck (1861-1952), soloist and head of the royal ballet, and Valborg Guldbrandsen (later: Borchsenius), soloist (1872-1949). Peter Elfelt shot several ballet films.

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Orfeus og Eurydike

Peter Elfelt, 1906

Dance from the 1762 Italian opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787); choreography by Hans Beck, 1896. Performed by Valborg Guldbrandsen (later Borchsenius), Ellen Price, Elisabeth Beck (1865-1946), and Anna Marie Agerholm (1875-1929).

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Livjægerne paa Amager

Peter Elfelt, 1906

Ballet by August Bournonville 1871. With Hans Beck, Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen) and Ellen Price.

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Pas de deux

Peter Elfelt, 1902

A joyful pas de deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen.

Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the most famous actresses of Danish silent cinema; one of her most notable performances is in Dreyer’s Leaves from Satan’s Book (1921), in which she plays Siri in the last of the four sections.

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Fastelavnsløjer hos Mogensen i "Napoli"

Peter Elfelt, 1907

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Børnedansen af Elverhøj

Peter Elfelt, 1902

The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith.

Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissioned by King Frederik VI for the marriage of his youngest daughter Vilhelmine Marie to Frederik Carl Christian (later King Frederik VII).

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Tryllekunstneren Kjeldsen

Peter Elfelt, 1902

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Fra Sibirien til Moskva

Peter Elfelt, 1905

'From Siberia to Moscow' (1876) was August Bournonville’s last long ballet. It was inspired by an 1874 trip to Russia, where Bournonville met Marius Petipa and saw several of his ballets. The music was composed by Carl Christian Møller.

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En by omkring år 1900

Henning Camre, Steen Rønne, Arne Forchammer, 1972

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Kvindelige Brydere

1907

In this film, female wrestlers fight while two male referees, dressed in suits, keep a close eye on the match as it progresses.

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Islands Altings Besøg i København

Peter Elfelt, 1906

Members of the Icelandic parliament visited Denmark in order to discuss the relationship between Iceland and Denmark. Iceland had in 1904 acquired home rule, but the wish for full independence was prominent in Iceland. The country became independent in 1918, though still under the Danish king.

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Panserskibet Odin

Peter Elfelt, 1900