Ursula Frey - A Life for Dance (Swiss Press Audio 2014, by Brigitte Mader) - Swiss Press Award
Brigitte Mader
Passport photo of Brigitte Mader - the author of the submitted radio contribution Prima Ballerina Ursula Frey
In der Sendung Rendez-vous von Radio SRF
Audio
2014
Brigitte Mader
Ursula Frey from Bern is arguably the oldest ballet dance teacher in Switzerland. At 90, she still taught ballet and gymnastics. She closed her studio at the beginning of April 2013. As a young woman, she performed on stage both at home and abroad – as a prima ballerina. Her parents would have preferred her to learn something practical – to be a teacher. Her passion for dance is palpable right through to the end. Ursula Frey was reluctant to give up her dance studio. And her students were sad, too. A visit to her last dance class demonstrates this.
