| History | Lilla Bauer was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1912. She was the daughter of Emil Bauer, an architect, and was one of four daughters. She became one of the principal dancers in the Ballet Jooss, Kurt Jooss's company, and performed the role of "young girl" in The Green Table in the 1930s, touring the USA and Europe. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6]
Baurer's carrer in Hungary was cut short by the Second World War. She performed a final time in 1938 and then left the country at the urging of her parents. She accompanied Ballet Jooss to England and to Dartington Hall. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6]
After the Second World War ended in 1945, Bauer remained in England and went to teach at Goldsmiths' College in London, retiring in the early 1970s. At Goldsmith's she taught both Modern Dance and Labanotation. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6]
After she retired she volunteered at St Lawrence's, a local scheme aimed at helping those with learning difficulties. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6]
She was married to Mátyás Seiber, the Hungarian composer who died in 1960. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6]
She died in 2011, aged 99. [Order of Service for Lilla Bauer's funeral, ref LBS/6] |