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Albertina Rasch (January 19, 1891 – October 2, 1967) was an Austrian-American dancer, company director, and choreographer. Albertina Rasch on the cover of Player magazine, January 17, 1913.
Albertina Rasch was an Austrian-born American dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose troupes became well known during the 1920s and ’30s for their appearances in Broadway musicals and Hollywood films. Rasch, a student of the Vienna Opera ballet school, became leading ballerina at the Hippodrome.
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The première danseuse Albertina Rasch, married to Dimitri Tiomkin from 1926 until her death in 1967, had a prolific career as a ballerina and choreographer. As a teen, she wowed concert hall audiences throughout her native Austria with her classical ballet performances.
Apr 13, 2014 · Titles read: "Now Pathetone presents the famous Albertina Rasch Dancers from Hassard Short's Production "Wild Violets" at Drury Lane, London." London. Various shots of girls in flesh-coloured...
Albertina Rasch was born on 19 January 1891 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for The Merry Widow (1934), The Rogue Song (1930) and Frauenopfer (1923). She was married to Dimitri Tiomkin and August Anton Schneider.
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Austrian-born ballerina and choreographer. Name variations: Albertina Tiomkin; Madame Albertina Rasch. Born Jan 19, 1896, in Vienna, Austria; died Oct 2, 1967, in Woodland Hills, CA; trained in ballet at School of the Royal Opera House, Vienna; m. Dmitri Tiomkin (composer), 1927.
Mar 14, 2012 · This article examines the dance practices and performance philosophies of Anna Pavlova and Albertina Rasch, two company directors, choreographers, and dancers of the early twentieth century, within the context of the discourses of the American women's movement.
