Gizela Bravničar
Slovene ballet dancer and choreographer
About Gizela Bravničar
Lived 1908 – 1990 (aged 81). Gizela Bravničar was a Yugoslav, Italian and Austrian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher.
Gizela Bravničar (20 February 1908 – 3 February 1990) was a Slovenian ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer.
Biography Gizela Bravničar was born Gizela Bravničar in Trieste on 20 February 1908. She was privately tutored in ballet by Marija Tuljakova and Peter Gresserov. She married Matija Bravničar in 1932. She was a member of the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet's troupe from 1927 to 1952. Bravničar danced most of the title roles whilst with the National Ballet, proving popular with audiences.
Bravničar had one child with Matija, Dejan Bravničar. She died in Ljubljana on 3 February 1990.
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Slovene ballet dancer and choreographer (1908-1990)
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Gizela Bravničar was born on 20 February 1908 in Trieste.
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Gizela Bravničar died on 3 February 1990 in Ljubljana.
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Gizela Bravničar was a ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher.
What nationality was Gizela Bravničar?
Gizela Bravničar was Yugoslav, Italian and Austrian.
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