Anita berber

“The Dance Track.” Helene Shelda, a young Russian dancer who was inspired by the Hindus in British India, reaped great success in Paris, 1931. Via Vintage Photography and First Time User.

Josef Fenneker was one of the most important film poster artists of the 1910s and 1920s. An almost complete collection of his film posters is available for viewing at the Deutsche Kinemathek's website.

Anita Berber and her lover manager, Susi Wanowski

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Autor : Willy Herzig (Dresden 1894 - 1978)

Anita Berber by Otto Dix, Berlin, 1920s

Anita Berber "Koreanischer Tanz"

The woman with the shock of dyed red hair, her body wrapped in a fur coat, and a pet monkey grinning and holding tight to her neck was Anita Berber. She danced across the foyer of the Adlon Hotel opened her sable coat and revealed her lustrous naked body underneath. Men leered, goggle-eyed. Women giggled or turned their heads in shock and embarrassment. Anita Berber didn’t care. She liked to shock. She liked the attention. If she didn’t get it, she would shout and throw empty bottles or…

Anita Berber in one of her most famous choreographies, which she named "Cocaine", 1922. Berlin is a city of ghosts and one of the most alluring phantoms is Anita Berber, the high priestess of debauchery; she of the kohl black eyes and flaming red hair and vermillion lips. Immortalised by Otto Dix

Anita Berber in one of her most famous choreographies, which she named "Cocaine", 1922. Berlin is a city of ghosts and one of the most alluring phantoms is Anita Berber, the high priestess of debauchery; she of the kohl black eyes and flaming red hair and vermillion lips. Immortalised by Otto Dix