Christian Berner

Swedish stage actor and pioneer ballet master

Christian Berner (1702–1773), was a Swedish stage actor, ballet dancer and ballet master. He was a member of the pioneer generation of stage performers at the first national stage Kungliga svenska skådeplatsen in Bollhuset. He was a pioneer performer and the first native ballet master and likely the first professional native ballet dancer in Sweden known by name. Berner is listed as the ballet master of the ballet at the theatre from 1738 to 1754. As such, he was the first native ballet master in Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Berner

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