Birgit Cullberg

Birgit Cullberg

Birthday: 1908-08-03

Place of Birth: Nyköping, Södermanlands län, Sweden

Biography: Birgit Ragnhild Cullberg was a prominent Swedish dancer and choreographer. She is the mother of Niklas Ek, Mats Ek, and Malin Ek. Cullberg gained international recognition by founding the Cullberg Ballet in the 1960s. On her retiring in 1985, her son Mats Ek took over the ballet company.

Movies

General von Döbeln
General von Döbeln

1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von Döbeln...

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Ballerinaliv
Ballerinaliv

Gerd Andersson and Ellen Rasch are both prima ballerinas who now look back on their rich dance lives...

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Kvinnofest 1981
Kvinnofest 1981

A gala performance at Cirkus in Stockholm ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, 1981....

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Abbalett
Abbalett

Modern ballet set to the music of ABBA....

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Mother
Mother

About the young film critic Gerd, who dream of interviewing actors like Jean Gabin and Jean-Louis Ba...

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Three Dances
Three Dances

About two key pioneers of Swedish dance in the 1900s: Birgit Åkesson and Birgit Cullberg. Both were ...

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Ung och kär
Ung och kär

The two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

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