What is August Bournonville?
[[File:August Bournonville (1828 painting).jpg|thumb|Bournonville in 1828]] '''August Bournonville''' (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Ballet Master|ballet master]] and [[choreographer]]. He studied in [[Paris]] as a young man. He became a solo dancer with the [[Royal Danish Ballet]] in [[Copenhagen]]. He became the company's choreographer from 1830 to 1877. He created more than 50 ballets. Only a limited number survive. It was only after [[World War II]] that his ballets became known outside Denmark. His work is a link with earlier ballet traditions. He avoided the excesses of [[romantic ballet]]. He gave equal emphasis to both the male and female dancer. The extremes of human nature were tempered in his work and a more balanced picture of human nature emerged. His ballets include ''[[Napoli (ballet)|Napoli]]'' and ''[[The Conservatory]]''. {{Ballet}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bournonville, August}} [[Category:Choreographers]] [[Category:1805 births]] [[Category:1879 deaths]] [[Category:Danish people]]