Dorothee Günther

Dorothee Günther
Born(1896-10-08)October 8, 1896
DiedSeptember 18, 1975(1975-09-18) (aged 78)

Dorothee Günther (8 October 1896 — 18 September 1975) was a dance and gymnastics teacher. She founded the Günther School with Carl Orff.[1]

Biography

Dorothee Günther was born in Gelsenkirchen on 8 October 1896 as Anna-Katharine Dorothea Günther. Günther met Carl Orff in 1923, with whom she founded the Günther School in 1924. The Günther School educated students in music and dance. In 1933, Günther joined the NSDAP.[2]

In 1944, the Nazis shut down the school in order to use it as a military base.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "100 Jahre Gründung Günther-Schule München - Universität Mozarteum". www.moz.ac.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Objekt-Metadaten". mugi.hfmt-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  3. ↑ "queerplaces - Dorothee Günther". www.elisarolle.com. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
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