1. Dore Hoyer was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer.
12 Facts About Dore Hoyer
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Dore Hoyer was born in Dresden to a working-class family on 12 December 1911.
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In 1932 Hoyer met and fell in love with an 18-year-old musician, Peter Cieslak.
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Cieslak composed a number of solo dance pieces which Dore Hoyer choreographed and performed.
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Dore Hoyer died on 5 April 1935, possibly a suicide.
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In 1937 Dore Hoyer was portrayed by the Dresden expressionist painter Hans Grundig on a desolate country road at twilight, utterly alone in the gathering darkness.
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In 1949, Dore Hoyer became director of ballet at the Hamburg State Opera where she was given complete artistic freedom.
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Dore Hoyer left in 1951 after her ambitious plans failed to succeed.
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Dore Hoyer went on to pursue her own career as a soloist and choreographer.
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Dore Hoyer spent seasons in Mannheim, Ulm, Athens, Berlin, Salzburg and Frankfurt.
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Dore Hoyer last performed on 18 December 1967 at the Theater des Westens in Berlin.
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Dore Hoyer bore all the costs of the performance, which was poorly attended.