Petra Broomans

Dr. Petra Broomans is an Associate Professor of European Languages and Cultures with ius promovendi at University of Groningen. For more information about Dr. Petra Broomans, see here.

Contributions to nordics.info

03 September 2020 - Biography

Danish writer Dorrit Willumsen excels in historical, biographical novels.

black and white picture of man leaping into the air with his left leg straight out behind him and his right straight out in front with upper body very straight and arms in a graceful ballet position

27 November 2019 - Petra Broomans

Classical ballet in the Nordic countries has its roots in Nordic folk dance and has been influenced by the Italian, French and Russian traditions, the…

Black and white photograph of two dancers in roleplay. One male dancer dressed as a very bent old woman in old fashioned poor clothes with a bundle of wood on her shoulder. One female dancers dressed as a boy with old-fashioned costume including trousers

20 November 2019 - Petra Broomans

After its independence in 1905, Norwegian ballet took on a tradition of its own, lately being characterised by classical ballet and modern dance…

Dancer dressed in maroon silk with arms and legs behind them while they jump in the air

09 November 2019 - Petra Broomans

Founded in 1773, the Royal Swedish Ballet remained relatively traditional until the early part of the twentieth century when modern dance and dancers…

Ballet performance, a woman with wings performing with a man

27 June 2019 - Petra Broomans

The National Ballet was founded in 1921, later than those in Denmark, Norway and Sweden due to Finland only becoming independent in 1917. Its…

20 June 2019 - The Quick Read

Denmark is home to many contemporary and classical ballet companies, such as the Royal Danish Ballet. The influence of Danish choreographer and ballet…

Revised 13.09.2023

Petra Broomans

Contributions to nordics.info

Dorrit Willumsen (b. 1940)

Ballet in the Nordics

Ballet in Norway

Ballet in Sweden

Ballet in Finland

Ballet in Denmark