Jenny Brandt

Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt (13 December 1867, Stockholm- 17 April 1933),[1] was a Swedish ballerina.

Jenny Brandt
Born
Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt

(1867-12-13)13 December 1867
Stockholm, Sweden
Died17 April 1933(1933-04-17) (aged 65)
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)dancer, ballerina
Years active1888-1902

She was a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet, became a student premier dancer in 1888, and was a premier dancer (ballerina) in 1889-1902. Her noted roles include a youth in Undina, "Franz" in Coppelia and the abbess in Robert. She also performed in Brudköpet (The Bartered Bride), Gioconda, Hungary, Pas des manteaux (No Coats), Slavisk bröllops lek (Slavic Wedding Party), and William Tell.[2] Upon her marriage, she retired from the stage.[3]

In 1902,[3] Brandt married the mining engineer Karl Hjalmar Nordquist (5 August 1872[4]–3 April 1944).[5] They had a son, Nils Gustav Nordqvist (1904–1999), who was a printer and manager of a printing house.[6]

References
  1. "Dödsfall" (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Svenska Dagbladet. 19 April 1933.
  2. Hildebrand, Albin (1895–1913). "XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister (biografier af Adolf Lindgren & Nils Personne)". Runeberg (in Swedish). Sweden: Project Runeberg. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. Hildebrand, Albin (1895–1913). "Svenskt porträttgalleri". Runeberg (in Swedish). Sweden: Project Runeberg.
  4. "Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok". Runeberg (in Swedish). Sweden: Project Runeberg. 1943. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. "Teknisk Tidskrift / Årgång 74". Runeberg (in Swedish). Sweden: Project Runeberg. 1944. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. "Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok". Runeberg (in Swedish). Sweden: Project Runeberg. 1993. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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