Klaus Meyer

1 August 1928 Wuppertal - 12 May 2014 Würzburg

Together with the choreographer Klaus Meyer, Bertold Hummel created the ballet The Last Flower op. 55a in 1974/75 based on an idea by James Thurber.

Biography

Born on 1 August 1928 in Wuppertal

Vocational training

Orloff Ballet School 1946/51
Folkwang University, Essen
Sadler's Wells Ballet, London

Engagements

1951 Ballets Jooss
1953 Musical in London
1953/56 Cologne Opera House: solo dancer and choreographic collaborator
1956/58 Ballet master at Regensburg City Theatre
1958/59 Ballet master at Hildesheim City Theatre
1959/60 Guest choreographer: Operetta Theatre Hanover Operetta Theatre Hamburg Television Cologne
1960/64 Ballet master, Coburg State Theatre
1972-1976 Ballet master at Würzburg City Theatre

Died on 12 May 2014 in Würzburg

Klaus Meyer and Bertold Hummel, Würzburg City Theatre 1975
Klaus Meyer and Bertold Hummel, Würzburg City Theatre 1975
Klaus Meyer and Bertold Hummel, Würzburg City Theatre 1975
Klaus Meyer and Bertold Hummel, Würzburg City Theatre 1975

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