M. Grut, 20 Burghley House, London, SW19 5JB, UK.
Ran a ballet and Spanish dance studio in Stellenbosch from 1950 to 1959
President of the Spanish Dance Society (Europe)
Marina Ingrid Grut, née Keet, was born on 2 September 1934 in Calvinia,
Northern Cape and attended school in Calvinia, George, De Aar and Stellenbosch
(Rhenish). She lived
in Stellenbosch from 1944 to 1977, except for the two years 1959-60 in
Stockholm. She studied ballet at the University of Cape Town, and
performed in the UCT Ballet. She learnt Spanish dance with Elsa Brunelleschi in
London and in many of
the foremost studios in Spain.
Marina performed, choreographed, and directed many performances of Spanish dance,
including at the Nico Malan Opera House (as it was then) in Cape Town, under
her maiden name of Marina Keet; also performances at the Kennedy Center, the
Smithsonian Institute, and the National Geographic Society in Washington
DC, and at the Juillard School in New York. Taught at the UCT Ballet School
1961-75, in
Rome 1977-81, and as Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University
in Washington DC 1981-93; also, for part
of this period, at the University of Maryland.
Marina Grut lives in Wimbledon, England. She is married to Mikael Grut. They have a daughter and two sons, all three born in Stellenbosch, and six grandchildren.
The History of Ballet in South Africa
Human & Rousseau, Cape Town, 1981
ISBN: 0-7981-1089-9
The Jota
Publisher: The Spanish Dance Society Europe, fax 44-1784-452549, UK.
2000
The Bolero School Dance Books Ltd, London, 2002
ISBN: 1-85273-081-1
Royal Swedish Ballet. History from 1592 to 1962, Olms Verlag, 2007
Find more information and excerpts at www.grutbooks.com
Seguidillas del Candil
Misa Flamenca, Nico Malan Opera House, Cape Town,
1971
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