- Harald Kreutzberg was born on December 11, 1902 in Reichenberg, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Liberec, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Labyrinth (1959), Paracelsus (1943) and The Nutcracker (1964). He died on April 25, 1968 in Gemmlingen nr. Bern, Switzerland.
- Famous German dancer-choreographer
- Harald Kreutzberg was a German dancer and choreographer associated with the Ausdruckstanz movement, a form in which the individual, artistic expression of feelings or emotions is essential.
- Portraits of Kreutzberg and Yvonne Georgi, together and alone, were printed on cigarette cards distributed as part of Cigarettenfabrik Orami's "Famous Dancers (Series E)" cards. Anna Pavlova, Josephine Baker, Mary Wigman, Rudolf von Laban, Anton Dolin and Ted Shawn were also in this collection.
- In 1920, he performed a "hashish dance" at a student carnival. The piece was so well received, he decided to enroll in dance classes.
- While many gay male dancers continued careers under the National Socialist government, Kreutzberg was the most notable as his long-term partnership with Friedrich Wilckens was an open secret. While other gay men were imprisoned and forced to wear pink triangles, Kreutzberg was encouraged to tour throughout Germany and abroad.
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