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Dance scene from the musical comedy Florodora
Scanned glass negative, photograph by Anton Blomberg, 1903
The Performing Arts Museum, Stockholm
 

 

A lively moment from the Cakewalk dance sequence in Owen Hall's 1899 Edwardian musical comedy Florodora, featuring Ottilia Tropp, John Borgman, Evelyne Bergström, and Helge Kihlberg mid-performance at the Vasateatern in Stockholm. Captured in synchronised, dramatic backbends, the dancers' expressions and gestures reflect the stylised theatricality and playful sophistication emblematic of the dance. The elaborate costuming and intricately painted backdrop contribute to the period’s visual opulence, highlighting the connection between fashion, stagecraft, and social satire that characterised Edwardian musical theatre.