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Bournonville

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[boor-nuhn-vil, boor-nawn-veel] / ˈbʊər nənˌvɪl, bur nɔ̃ˈvil /

noun

  1. Auguste 1805–79, Danish ballet dancer and choreographer.


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At the Ted Shawn Theatre this weekend, the Danes perform excerpts from the Bournonville gems “La Sylphide,” “The Kermesse in Bruges,” and “A Folktale.”

From The New Yorker Jun. 21, 2018

The spirit of 19th-century Danish choreographer August Bournonville had taken over, and it suited the company splendidly.

From Washington Post Mar. 4, 2016

This connection’s most potent ingredient is the long, complex, lively, step-packed dance phrases created by both Bournonville and City Ballet’s founding ballet master, Balanchine.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2016

The pas de deux from “William Tell” was by August Bournonville, which means that the beseeching and demurring should be especially innocent and playful.

From New York Times May 31, 2015

On the following day the senate assembled, and elected a provisional government, consisting of Talleyrand, the Duke of Dalberg, the Marquis of Jancourt, Count Bournonville, and the Abbé Montesquieu.

From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

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