Dore Hoyer was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer. She is credited as "one of the most important solo dancers of the Ausdruckstanz tradition." Inspired by Mary Wigman, she developed her o
Hoyer, Dore
Sculpture in tribute to Dore Hoyer, by Gerlinde Beck
Expressive dance from German Ausdruckstanz, is a form of artistic dance in which the individual and artistic presentation of feelings is an essential part. It emerged as a counter-movement to classica
Dore Hoyer
…Dore Hoyer (12 December 1911 – 31 December 1967) was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer. She is credited as "one of the most important solo dancers of the Ausdruckstanz tradition." Inspired by Mary Wigman, she developed…
Mary Wigman (centre), a pioneer of expressionist dance, with students at her Berlin dance studio, 1959.
Ruth St. Denis, the ancient Egyptian, 1910.
Isadora Duncan at the sea front 1915.