She was born in Magdeburg to Bernhard Theodor Albert Jacobi (1856–1914) and Ragna Hansen Mjøen (1858–1939). She was a cousin of actor and theatre director Fridtjof Mjøen (1897–1967). [2]
She studied ballet in Dresden, where she trained with music educator Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950). After the death of her father, she moved with her Norwegian born mother to Kristiania in 1915. She married art historian Henrik Grevenor in 1919.
She established her own ballet school in 1916. Her modern dance expression gained a foothold on established stages. Among her students were the actress Ragnhild Hald (1896–1975) and the ballet dancer and choreographer Gerd Kjølaas (1909–2000). She died in Germany in 1937.[3][4]
inga, jacobi, july, 1891, october, 1937, german, born, ballet, dancer, choreographer, settled, norway, born, 1891, july, 1891magdeburg, germanydiedoctober, 1937, 1937, aged, germanynationalitygerman, norwegianoccupationdancerspousehenrik, grevenorrelativesfrid. Inga Jacobi 2 July 1891 12 October 1937 was a German born ballet dancer and choreographer who settled in Norway 1 Inga JacobiBorn 1891 07 02 2 July 1891Magdeburg GermanyDiedOctober 12 1937 1937 10 12 aged 46 GermanyNationalityGerman NorwegianOccupationDancerSpouseHenrik GrevenorRelativesFridtjof Mjoen cousin Biography editShe was born in Magdeburg to Bernhard Theodor Albert Jacobi 1856 1914 and Ragna Hansen Mjoen 1858 1939 She was a cousin of actor and theatre director Fridtjof Mjoen 1897 1967 2 She studied ballet in Dresden where she trained with music educator Emile Jaques Dalcroze 1865 1950 After the death of her father she moved with her Norwegian born mother to Kristiania in 1915 She married art historian Henrik Grevenor in 1919 She established her own ballet school in 1916 Her modern dance expression gained a foothold on established stages Among her students were the actress Ragnhild Hald 1896 1975 and the ballet dancer and choreographer Gerd Kjolaas 1909 2000 She died in Germany in 1937 3 4 References edit Godal Anne Marit ed Inga Jacobi Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 2 July 2016 Fridtjof Mjoen Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Retrieved November 1 2020 Arent Hans Christian Inga Jacobi In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2 July 2016 Gerd Kjolaas Store norske leksikon Retrieved November 1 2020 nbsp nbsp This Norwegian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inga Jacobi amp oldid 991658004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
