Mary Wigman

Mary Wigman was a German dancer and choreographer, notable as the pioneer of expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement training without pointe shoes. She is considered one of the most important figures in the history of modern dance. She became one of the most iconic figures of Weimar German culture and her work was hailed for bringing the deepest of existential experiences to the stage.

13 November 1886

Born on the same birth day (13 November): Abraham Flexner • Arthur Nebe • Caroline Goodall • Frances Conroy • Grégory Hofmann • Jean Seberg • Jimmy Kimmel • Kalle Kriit • Kurt Morath • Masahiro Hasemi • Petar II Petrović-Njegoš • Rex Linn • William Bradford Huie

Born in the same month (November 1886): Alexandre Stavisky • Aron Nimzowitsch • Ben Travers • Dhirendranath Datta • Ed Wynn • Eduards Smiļģis • Edward Joseph Collins • Ferenc Münnich • Günter Dyhrenfurth • Harold Nicolson • Hermann Broch • Karl von Frisch • Margaret C. Anderson • René Guénon • Robert Hunter (golfer) • Sadae Inoue • Sakutarō Hagiwara • Tsuguharu Foujita • Walter Terence Stace