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