Charlotta Norberg

Maria Charlotta (or Charlotte) Norberg, as married Törner, (27 December 1824 in Stockholm – 25 February 1892), Swedish Ballerina and ballet teacher. She was counted as one of the greatest stars of the Swedish Ballet in the 19th century.

Norberg was accepted as a student of Sophie Daguin at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera at Stockholm in 1833, at the age of nine. She debuted as a solo-dancer in 1834. In 1842, she made a success in the pantomime "Max och Emma" (Max and Emma) by Sophie Daguin, and in "La fille mal gardée" by d'Auberval, with music by A. F. Schwartz. In 1846–47, she was a student of August Bournonville in the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, and at her return to Stockholm in 1847, she was made premier dancer, a position she kept for the rest of her career. During the 1850s, she was one of the most popular ballerinas in Sweden. She is described as one of the most prominent dancers of the "Bournonville School"; during his frequent stays as a guest ballet master in Stockholm, August Bournonville often requested her and Johanna Gillberg-Sundberg in his productions. She also educated her own students in this school of dance.

Norberg

Norberg is a locality and the seat of Norberg Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 4,518 inhabitants in 2010. Most known is the Norbergfestival which is Scandinavias biggest electronic music festival, organized in an old iron mine. Norberg consists of two large parts, the actual Norberg in the south and Kärrgruvan (Marsh Mine) in the north, along with smaller settlements scattered around the area.

History

Iron-making in Norberg can be traced back to the 6th century, but the area has been populated since the Nordic Stone Age.

The blast furnace plant at Lapphyttan, probably originates from 11 - 1200's (currently under reconstruction elsewhere), shows the beginning of the mining community that grew up in Bergslagen. In the Middle Ages, Norberg was a marketplace where mountain men in the surrounding districts gathered.

The oldest preserved buildings in Norberg are in Norbergsån, the area around Norberg church with farms that originate from the Middle Ages, while many current buildings are from the 18th century. The oldest parts of Norberg's church, including the vaults, date from the 13th century. The interior was changed after a big fire in 1727 and the church tower was rebuilt in 1904. In the cemetery is a bone chamber from the 18th century.

Norberg (disambiguation)

Norberg is a town in Sweden

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